Lifestyle Books & e-books

Cookbooks – Pantry

The “When it all becomes too much” series of mini cookbooks by Terri Bateman and Sarah Jackson are designed for those folk who find themselves with an abundance of pantry ingredients. They are a handy set of go-to ideas and recipes to deal with the excess. There are 20 recipes in each.

These books are available in e-book format ($AU0.99) and print format (from $10.00) each through Amazon.

Current Titles – Available Now

• Bountiful Biscuits
• Brilliant Breads
• Cheeky Cheesecakes
• Crepes & Pancakes
• Festive Fruit Mince
• Majestic Mudcakes
• Marvellous Muffins
• Saucy Slices

Other Titles – Coming Soon

• Cakes
• Pies and Tarts (Sweet)
• Pies and Tarts (Savoury)
• Scones
• Simple Slices
• Trifles
• Truffles

Cookbooks – Produce

The “When it all becomes too much” series of mini cookbooks by Terri Bateman and Sarah Jackson are designed for those folk who find themselves with an abundance of produce. They are a handy set of go-to ideas and recipes to deal with the excess. There are 20 recipes in each.

These books are available in e-book format ($AU0.99) and print format (from $10.00) each through Amazon.

Current Titles – Available Now

• An Abundance of Apples and Pears
• Bags of Berries
• Bananas for Bananas
• Bonkers for Brassicas
• Countless Cucumbers
• Crates of Citrus
• Excess of Eggplants
• Extra Eggs
• Heaps of Herbs and Spices
• Millions of Mushrooms
• Multitudes of Mangoes
• Piles of Pumpkin & Squash
• Pots of Potatoes
• Tonnes of Tomatoes
• Roomful of Root Vegetables
• Rhubarb, Rhubarb, Rhubarb
• Stacks of Stone Fruit
• Zillions of Zucchinis

Other Titles – Coming Soon

• Avocados
• Honey
• Lots of Leafy Greens
• Overflow of Onions (Garlic & Leeks) 
• Peck of Peppers
• Profusion of Passionfruit
  

Christmas

Terri Bateman and Sarah Jackson love Christmas. They especially love Christmases that involve easy catering and reliable recipes. This new series of books (with the exception of the Fruit Mince Offering) are designed to make Christmas catering cheerful. Time to crack on.

These books are available in e-book format ($AU0.99) and print format (from $10.00) each through Amazon.

Current Titles – Available Now

• Christmas Confectionery
• Festive Fruit Mince

Other Titles – Coming Soon

• Christmas BBQs & Picnics
• Christmas Cocktails and Drinks
• Christmas Canapés
• Christmas Desserts
• Christmas Leftovers
• Christmas Mains
• Christmas Sides
• Panetone Solutions

Gardening

“Gardening for Beginners: Hints and Tips for Melbourne Australia – 2nd Edition” by Sarah Jackson

Humour and Gift Books

“You want me to do what now? 101 of the worst job titles around” by Sarah Jackson 

“You want me to do what now: 101 of the worst job titles around” is a humorous look at job searching and advertising. In any given month, in Australia alone, there is an average of 165,00 jobs advertised, and approximately 750,000 people recorded as being out of work – and this doesn’t include job seekers who are looking for a change of employment. There are a great many people looking at a wide range of position titles. It’s a big business. The book, set in a Listicle format, looks at ridiculous, pompous and downright misleading job titles.  Job seekers, employers, advertisers, and the general public, may find this an interesting read, as it is both true and bizarre.

Available in three formats!

Kindle e-book: Order here

Standard novel size (5.5 x 8.5″): Order here

Coffee Table book size (A4 size): Order here

Thank you Leanne Margaret, author of “Love of the Universe” and “Multidimensional Mediation” for her review of “You want me to do what now?”

You Want Me To Do What Now? 101 of the Worst Job Titles Around, is a humorous and easy to read little book that highlights the importance of good grammar and clear language. It’s an anthology of unusual, provocative and badly written job ads, collated to not only bring a smile to your face, but also to be made proper fun of! Recently I was in the marketplace myself, searching for a new job, and believe me, making fun of job titles is a community service someone had to perform.

Well Sarah Jackson has done it with wit and style. She has even taken the time to create a pictograph of each ad, helping to turn up the ridiculousness another notch. But she doesn’t just expose the wound, proffered at the end of each chapter the author also provides a salve of uncommon sense: The ads are re-written in a clear and correct form – a relief for grammar nerds.

You can’t dress a crap job in cool words without losing clarity. Words are supposed to clearly convey meaning but I think some of the employers illustrated are using words to conceal it.

The only job title I would not be so harsh on is Vegetation Liaison Officer. It brings to mind a dreadlocked person, hands stained with the forest, plucking a guitar while singing folk songs to the plants.

Some of the job titles do deserve to re-shamed right here. Like Assistant Controlled Entity Accountant. Seriously! I want to apply for this job so I can ask what the hell it is. As for Special Requests Clerk – What is wrong with Concierge?

Good copywriters are numerous, businesses willing to pay for the service, not so much. Perhaps we need to make as much fun of dodgy copywriting as we can.

It was the author’s intention to bring a smile to the reader’s face and this reader was smiling. I don’t think we ever did work out what a Keyholder is, but I bet the wages are bad.

By Leanne Margaret