This week, we finally managed to install our new (not new ) item of furniture - a mid-18th Century grandfather clock. It's not bright and shiny like more modern ones, but a dark oak with a warm patina which the beeswax polish is drawing out. In order to set it up, we had to do a certain amount of research - how to hang the pendulum, where the weight went on the endless chain - and it got me thinking... where and when did certain divisions of time come from? The time periods which I have written either had household clocks or didn't, I have not written novels from the time of their invention. Clocks have been around for a long time, and the obsession with measuring time in an ordered fashion dates back to at least the ancient Sumerians. It was they who established a circular reading of time and, I imagine, the sixty seconds/minutes came about as much because it was an easy way to divide a circle as anything else. But it wasn't until much later that the precision of seconds ...
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It's great to part of this book's journey!
When my parents bought me my sewing machine many years ago, the gift tag read "believe in your ability and this will become your best friend" or something to that ilk. This book reminded me a little of that - it gives you the matter-of-fact motivational speech needed by some many youngsters.
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"Total Blueprint for World Domination" is an inspirational book for young people. Young people need to think big, and believe in themselves, and this book certainly helps with that!
There are motivational speeches and activities gallore. Some of the activities have been seen before, but others are new to me. Occasionally, books heap activities onto the reader like nobody's business, but this book gets it just right. Not too many, and not too few. The reader is left feeling like they can take part without worrying about the time!
And did I mention the graphics? The design of the book is eye catching and, in itself, inspirational! I love the theme of superheroes throughout, in a truly comic book style, and the snippits of funny, inspirational stories are fantastic.
Overall, I would recommend this book to teachers and librarians who want to give young adults that magic push to believe in themselves.
Persuaded to buy the book? You can buy it from Amazon.
Here's a bit more information about the author...
Author Bio
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| Jolene Stockman |
tangata whaitakiwātanga; an autistic person. Since her adult diagnosis, she has gone public
with her experience - its challenges and superpowers as a TEDx Talk
Her books let you uncover your superpowers to design (and dominate!) your dream world.
Links
Website: www.jolenestockman.com
Blog: http://www.totalblueprint.com/blog/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoleneStockman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jolene_stockman/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoleneStockmanOfficial
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolene-stockman-quicke-07513273/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46122879-total-blueprint-for-world-domination---illustrated
Giveaway
Oh, and I mustn't forget! Jolene Stockman is running a giveaway for a $75 Amazon/BN GC! You can enter it through Rafflecopter here:
Enter to win a $75 Amazon/BN GC – a Rafflecopter giveaway
Thanks to Goddess Fish for organising this book tour!
Did you go to school and major in writing?
ReplyDeleteMost of my education has been in writing (technical, scriptwriting, business writing, copywriting, etc.) but my degree is in broadcasting :)
DeleteOh, thank you so much for your beautiful review Clemency! Eeeeeeee!
ReplyDeleteI love the cover!
ReplyDeleteI am excited to read this book and my email is tmcooper1972@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteYay! I'm excited for you to read it! You can get the original text-only version of the book for free on Amazon here https://www.amazon.com/Total-Blueprint-Domination-Jolene-Stockman-ebook/dp/B005FDTCEM
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ReplyDeleteSounds like a book I will enjoy!
ReplyDeleteIf you could have a do over, what would you do differently?
ReplyDeleteSooooo many things! (There's a book to write!) What about you?
DeleteSounds like an amazing Book! Thank you for sharing with us! Children needs to beleive in themself!
ReplyDeleteThat's how we change the world <3
DeleteDo you have any exciting plans for the Labor Day weekend?
ReplyDeleteWriting totally counts as an exciting plan, right?
DeleteThank you so much for supporting my book launch! You can download the original text-only version of the book for free on Amazon here https://www.amazon.com/Total-Blueprint-Domination-Jolene-Stockman-ebook/dp/B005FDTCEM (if you want to!)
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