Special Event: Pat's Plant Sale

New Business:

ZIGGY Books 2 MONTHS ONLY : November - December GRAND OPENING November 5th!!! OCCULT * ESOTERICA * PHILOSOPHY *PSYCHOLOGY * ART * PHOTOGRAPHY * HISTORY * BIOGRAPHIES *SCIENCE * BEAUTIFUL COFFEE TABLE BOOKS * CHILDREN'S BOOKS . . . ALL Hardcover books at GREAT PRICES! EVERYTHING MUST GO! JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! Open Mon - Sun 11 - 8 pm 1883 Commercial Drive (3rd and Commercial) Tel. 604 723-5384

Calendars on Sale @ People's Co-op Bookstore

Just a quick note to let you know:

Calendars are on sale right now-
up to 50% off.

And make note of our Annual January Sale -
January 24-31st:
All Books 20% off!
Your chance to pick up that expensive hardcover that you couldn't afford, or load up on reading for the long dark winter. Sale includes already deeply discounted items.That is Jan 24-31st inclusive.


People's Co-op Bookstore (est 1945)
1391 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
V5L 3X5
Tel/Fax 604-253-6442
Toll Free 1-888-511-5556
www.peoplescoopbookstore.com

Literary: Adeena Sumter-Frietag Book Launch

Literary: Brendan McLeod Launches First Novel

The notorious 3-Day Novel Contest has long been a Labor Day long weekend tradition in the writing community.
Last year's winner was East Van's own Brendan McLeod (of Fugitives fame). That book, The Convictions of Leonard McKinley, is being launched on Wednesday, Aug. 22nd at Chivana Restaurant. The Fugitives are expected to be there as well!

Event: Book Launch

Host: The Straight's Ron Yamauchi
When: Wednesday, August 22 at 8:00pm
Where: Chivana Restaurant and Lounge

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=9817190642

The Childbearing Years

http://www.adarbirthservices.com

When you start telling people that you are expecting a child, you will quickly find that there are a sea of recommendations for preparatory reading on pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding. When I work with a new doula or prenatal massage client, I like to give them this list of books; it's short, the books are engaging and I consider them to be an excellent foundation.

All of these books are usually available at the People's Co-op Bookstore, 1391 Commercial Drive, 604-253-6442 . If they don't have one in, it is likely already on it's way. Support our small booksellers!

May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin

A truly wonderful book that will inspire you to embrace the experience. Gaskin is an internationally-respected midwife (the only midwife to have an obstetrical manoeuvre named after her, "The Gaskin Manoeuvre") who has attended thousands of births.

The first section of the book is dedicated to the stories of women who have had their babies with Gaskin. They describe their experiences in their own words with some commentary by the author. The births that are detailed in these stories are extremely varied and yet they are not just a rare sampling of successful outcomes as you can see when you look at her records spanning over 30 years of practice (in all that time her C-section rate has remained below 3%).

The second section focuses on the clinical aspects of natural childbirth with solid and well-presented information on the realities of current medical practise around birth.

As one reviewer said: "she once again relies on her story-telling techniques for getting across her central message: If you're surrounded by people who believe you can do it and who support your own belief that you can do it, then guess what? You can do it."

Birthing From Within by Pam England, Rob Horowitz

This a wonderful book that focuses on what each individual woman and her partner can do to prepare for their own birth as well as for the post-partum period and beyond. It has a holistic approach, meaning that it addresses not just the need for clinical-type knowledge (i.e. stages of labour, cervical dilation, Braxton-Hicks contractions etc.) but also the couple's need to explore the emotional and spiritual aspects of the radical changes that they are going through. England makes good use of creative exercises such as drawing and sculpting to encourage parents-to-be to dig deep into their unearthed feelings (positive and negative) about pregnancy, birth and parenthood.

Birthing From Within provides accurate, evidence-based information on the various options available to women, and yet it is non-judgemental in terms of individual choices. Following the exercises in this book will help couples work through their "issues" and prepare for the best birth possible for them.

The Breastfeeding Café : Mothers Share the Joys, Challenges, and Secrets of Nursing

by Barbara L. Behrmann

Another book that mixes storytelling with information, it is a wonderful companion to have at your fingertips as you negotiate the challenges and joys of breastfeeding. The stories are brief and engaging and cover a very wide range of women's experiences.

Not Recommended!

What to Expect When You're Expecting

This book is a wonder of marketing. Amongst birth professionals it is commonly called "What to Be Afraid of When You're Expecting" due to the way that it focuses heavily on the possibility of complications. As one Amazon.com reviewer wrote:

This might be good material if you are still planning and have nothing to fear. Or not.

In my case, the idea of pregnancy was a little scary at first, so I bought this book in order to be as well informed as I could... the results were: a whole week crying in desperation and fear that all those awful things could happen to me at once, and the urge to make a bonfire out of the whole book.

Another thing that gave me shivers was the authors' obsession with the nearly demonic effects of eating refined sugar. It seems that all problems in pregnancy are caused by sugar... It's amazing to think how millions of women throughout the decades have had so many kids and are still alive, in spite of the sinful sugar consumption.

Luckily, I have understanding people around me who eased off my mind from the horrors of pregnancy. Now I am prepared to enjoy every stage of this awesome part of my life. With another book, of course.

If you find that the things that you are reading are making you feel stressed, take a break and check in with you body, with your partner, or with a friend to try to figure out what it is about the book that is making you feel anxious. While reading and getting prepared for your birth are excellent endeavours, don't forget to take time to relax and enjoy yourself as well.

Special Event: Yard Sale

Books, books, and more books...

It looks like a sunny day tomorrow; the yard sale is back on!

1559 East 20th Ave (between Knight and Victoria)
Vancouver
778-229-3944 (my cell)

10 AM - 3 PM on SUNDAY May 13th (tomorrow)

I took a closer look at the authors we have available and here's a more extensive list:

James Merrill
Ezra Pound
Bob Kaufman
Coleman Barks
Adrienne Rich
Hannah Weiner
Sam Sheppard
Jerome Rothenberg
Michael Ondaatje
Flannery O'Connor
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Tess Gallagher
Nanao Sakaki
Herman Melville
Fielding Dawson
H.D.
Douglas Oliver
Amy Hempel
Tom Wolfe
Kurt Vonnegut
Margaret Atwood
Virgina Woolf
Alice Walker
Joseph Conrad
Robert Grenier
Denise Levertov
Gary Snyder
Dozens of literary anthologies (poetry and prose)
Non-fiction, spiritual, and more.

This list is probably only 1/3 of the authors, too. All need good homes! Some signed copies might have slipped in, although I tried to keep those ones for myself.

In addition we have loads of CD's, a TV, Microwave, furniture, computer equipment, wine rack, speakers with stands, toaster oven... we've really had to get rid of stuff because we moved into a smaller space.

And if you play chess, we have this really cool coffee table / chess board with salt and pepper shakers as chess pieces.

So come, bring friends, enjoy the day.

Oh, and 10% off for mothers. :-)

Danika