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- Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 20:19:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: Vision Australia Information Library Service <library@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Vision Australia Information Library Service - Read This newsletter
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Inside this issue...
Messages from the Editor
Message from the Library
Library Update
App of the Issue
Writers who write like…
Theme of the Issue –Diabetes
Diabetes Quiz
Readers’ Reviews
Featured Author
Messages from the Editor
Welcome to the latest issue of “Read This”.
Diabetes Awareness Week.
10th-16th July 2012 marks Diabetes Awareness Week. In this issue we
feature books on diabetes. To find out more visit
http://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/
National Diabetes Week aims to raise awareness about diabetes, which
can lead to vision impairment.
Competition.
In keeping with the theme, this month we have a “Diabetes Quiz”. You
could be in the running to win an MP3 audiobook!
Quiz winner.
Thank you to everyone who responded to last issue’s “Eye Quiz”.
Congratulations to our winner Coral Arnold of Five Dock, NSW. We hope you enjoy
your prize!
Message from the Library
Same title, different authors.
The Library’s automatic allocation system is designed to only loans
books out to your record if they have not been loaned to you previously. So if
you receive a book with a title that you recognize, please remember to check to
see who the author is, as it should be someone different. For example, the
Library holds two books with the title “Archangel” – one by Gerald Seymour, the
other by Robert Harris. If the second title is indeed a copy of the first,
please advise the Library of this error, either by contacting us or including a
note in with the book.
Library Update
Removal of Compact Discs.
The Library recently removed all Compact Discs from our collection, due
to their low number, low capacity, and limited demand. This means that Compact
Discs are no longer available for borrowing.
App of the Issue
Goodreads.
Goodreads is a free app which allows you to read your friends’ book
reviews, and write your own so others can read them. Goodreads allows you to
monitor your “bookshelves”, see what others have read, find new books to read,
or start a bookclub. Goodreads has a catalogue of over 8 million books.
To find out more, visit http://www.goodreads.com/.
Writers who write like…
CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYRE
(Mystery/Suspense)
Colin Bateman; Kirsty Brooks; Janet Evanovich;
Jasper Fforde.
Christopher Brookmyre’s official website
Information about Christopher Brookmyre
Audio interview with Christopher Brookmyre
Theme of the Issue - Diabetes
“Healthy eating for diabetes” by Antony Worrall Thompson.
Format: DAISY(AU121770).
Subject Interest Codes: Cookery and Health Care.
Summary: This is a collection of 100 recipes created by Antony Worrall
Thompson, who has been diagnosed with Syndrome X, a condition that can lead to
diabetes. Carefully monitored by diabetes dietician Azmina Govindji, these
recipes to create taste, texture and flavour using the healthiest ingredients
and cooking methods. There are rich soups, flavoursome vegetables, succulent
meat dishes and of course, divine desserts. Antony and Azmina also explain how
to adapt recipes so they use less sugar and fat.
“Diabetes : your complete exercise guide” by Neil F. Gordon.
Format:DAISY (AU 102503).
Subject Interest Code: Health Care.
Summary: Sufferers of Type I or Type II diabetes can achieve real
physical payoffs by making exercise a part of their routine. This book provides
a safe and sensible exercise program that - with good nutrition and proper
medication - will help control and improve health and physical fitness. In
addition, the different types of diabetes and treatments are discussed.
“Karen's roller-coaster ride : a journal of living with type 1
diabetes” by Karen Nelson and Shanne Kast.
Format:DAISY (AU 96132).
Subject Interest Codes: Autobiography, Biography – Medical,
Health Care, Psychology.
Summary: Karen's Roller-Coaster Ride is based on Karen's personal
journals which so vividly detail her life with diabetes and the added
complications of an eating disorder. The book incorporates Shanne's knowledge
and experience as a diabetes educator and her invaluable advice.
“The new glucose revolution : people with diabetes” by Jennie
Brand-Miller, Kaye Foster-Powell and Stephen Caligiuri.
Format:DAISY (AU 127173) and Braille (AU 91420).
Subject Interest Codes: Cookery and Health Care.
Summary: The glycemic index (GI) is a tool that could revolutionize the
way people view what foods, especially carbohydrates, they eat. This book
dispels the common myths about sugar and explains what you need to know to
control blood glucose, weight loss, dental caries, children's behaviour and
mental performance. It also contains the GI and GL (glycemic load) tables.
Diabetes Quiz
Send in your answers to library@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 20th July 2012 –
please include ‘Quiz’ in the subject line of your email. The first correct
entry will receive an MP3 audiobook (“Blood on my hands” by Craig Jurisevic).
Q1. Diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by high blood
________.
Q2. People with diabetes are prone to i___________.
Q3. Diabetes is linked to h________ disease.
‘Eye Quiz’ Answers.
Q1. Myopia. (Short-sightedness is also known as__________.)
Q2. Retina. (The part of the eye that acts like a film inside a
camera is the ________.)
Q3. True. (‘A blurred spot in the middle of your vision is one
symptom of Macular Degeneration.’ True or False?)
Readers’ Reviews
Off the Returns Trolley…
“Outback heroes : 75 years of the Royal Flying Doctor Service” by Kay
Batstone.
Format: DAISY(AU 135748).
Subject Interest Codes: Biography, Biography – Australian, Biography –
Medical, History, and Australian History.
Summary: Marking the 75 years of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in
Australia, Outback heroes commemorates the rise of the RFDS from the vision of
its founder John Flynn, and pays tribute to the outback heroes who have been
involved with the RFDS during its long and remarkable history.
Reader Comments: “Kay Batstone’s book has brought to the attention of
its readers a great amount of information about the R.F.D.S. history. The
vision of Rev John Flynn demanded energy and courage on his part together with
the contribution from dozens of men and women over 75 years; is a truly
remarkable story which I have enjoyed. During my lifetime I have visited many
of the towns serviced by the R.F.D.S., but this book explains how very
important individuals contributions have been, over the years to provide urgent
medical services to those centres. I am pleased I have a more informed
understanding of the history of the R.F.D.S. and of its work today.”
“A thousand splendid suns” by Khaled Hosseini.
Format:DAISY (AU 120074).
Set in: 20th centuryAfghanistan.
Subject Interest Codes:Perceptive and Twenty-First Century Literature.
Summary: Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the
troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades
later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila,
who must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila and Mariam
are to find consolation in each other, their friendship to grow as deep as the
bond between sisters, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter.
Reader Comments: “This was a most enjoyable book. The reader was
excellent and the story was both moving and of historical significance.”
“Druids” by Morgan Llywelyn.
Format:DAISY (AU 134671).
Set in:Ancient Europe.
Subject Interest Codes:Ancient History and Historical Fiction.
Summary: Celtic Gaul is already bowing to the might of Rome when
Ainvar, the Traveller, is born. Even as a child, his extraordinary powers are
revealed to the druids. Under their tutelage, he meets Vercingetorix, the
warrior-prince and soul friend as different from him as ice and fire. Yet
together they will strive to save their people from certain extinction at the
hands of the brilliant Roman general Julius Caesar.
Reader Comments: “What a great story. Lovingly written, lovingly read.
Thank you again.”
“Airs above the ground” by Mary Stewart.
Formats:DAISY (AU 105135)and Braille (AU 6722).
Set in:20th century Europe.
Subject Interest Codes:Romance Mystery and Romance Fiction.
Summary: Vanessa March believes her husband to be on business in
Stockholm. When she glimpses him in a news-reel shot in Austria with another
woman, she decides to confront him. Her trip turns into a nightmare of terror
and intrigue, involving the secrecy of three countries.
Reader Comments: “This was an excellently conceived story and kept my
interest right until the very end. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.”
Featured Author – Barbara Blackman
The author, poet, and philanthropist Barbara Blackman was recently awarded an
AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) ‘for distinguished service to the arts
and to the community, as a supporter of artistic performance, through
philanthropic contributions, and as an advocate for people who are blind and
partially sighted.’
Born in Brisbane in 1928, Blackman also worked as a child psychologist,
artist's model, magazine columnist and radio producer. Blackman was diagnosed
with optic atrophy in 1950 and is now totally blind.
The Library holds several of Barbara Blackman’s books:
“Certain chairs: sketches drawn from our life” (DAISY AU105740)
“Glass after glass: autobiographical reflections” (DAISY
AU106536, Braille AU 66201)
“Kids are fun for everyone” by Diana Braun (Braille AU12474) –
Barbara Blackman is a contributor
“The little lives of certain chairs: a table for two and other
inanimates of our acquaintance” (Braille AU 4697)
Vision Australia Radio recently recorded an interview with Barbara Blackman.
Listen to it here.
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