ASB Book of the Week

Now that the movie Slumdog Millionaire has won best film from the Golden Globe awards and has received 10  Oscar nominations, perhaps it should be known that previously this title was an international bestseller under the name of Q & A.  Vikas Swarup, who is actually a member of the Indian Foreign Service, wrote this tender story.  A young man wins a large amount of money on a TV quiz show, but since it seems impossible for him to win, he’s is falsely jailed for cheating.  Through flashbacks, all the answers are explained for this true winner by the histories of his life.

Dorling Kindersley (DK) has created the ultimate travel books.  DK started with an Eyewitness series many years ago for kids.  Any Eyewitness book is filled with tons of information with accompanying pictures and graphics.  The books are eye candy for anyone eager to learn about a particular topic.  Now, DK has started a new line of travel books that follow the same suit.  Pick a region, country, or city, and most likely DK has made a travel book for this place.  The information will include the history, sights, culture, and maps as well as lodging and dining options for a travel destination.  This week, in lieu of Inauguration Day, Washington, DC has been chosen as the Book of the Week.

This week a magazine shall be highlighted.  Ready Made is a jam-packed magazine tiny wonder.  It has instructions and projects for just about anything.  Take old unused belts for example.  Old belts can be turned into the cover for a stool, an earring holder, or the handles for storage boxes.  Closets always seem to lose space; bungee cords may be used to hold shoes down on the door.  This is an old classic: organize bed sheets by storing the folded sheets inside the pillow case.  For an simple baby gift, pom pom socks look easy enough to make.  These are just four examples found from paging through this magazine.  And to increase the value of this resourceful mag, there’s a blog to match!  http://readymade.com/blogs/rmblog