V1 Bereavement, Great Aussie Fact book, For all occasions ..

Bereavement: Your Questions Answered
Author: Ursula Markham
Format: Paperback Publication
Date: March 1996
Publisher: Element Books Ltd

Author Ursula Markham provides practical advice on psychological and emotional states to bring help and guidance to sufferers and their families. Ursula speaks on coming to terms with the loss of a loved one, understanding the stages of bereavement, helping and comforting the bereaved child, the loss of a child, special cases, and suicides. She recommends further reading giving names of books and authors, there is a tape available by Ursula Markham titled Dealing with Bereavement, she also provides addresses and phone numbers within Australia for support agencies.

Quote “Remember that when we weep, we weep for ourselves because we are the ones left behind and we have lost someone very special to us. But there comes a time when the weeping stops and we realize that we are doing far more to honour their memory, if we can find ways of celebrating their life”

For all Occasions: Poems, Prose, and Party Pieces for Reading Aloud
Compiled by: Peter Barkworth
Date: 1999
Publisher: Methuen

I bought this book a few months ago, included are Peter Barkworth’s inspired selections for Weddings, Funerals, Christenings, Memorial Services, The Four Seasons and a brilliant collection of  Show-off  Poems.

The authors are as diverse as Joyce Grenfell, Noel Coward, William Shakespeare, T.S.Elliot, and many others including both known and unknown. This may not be the book a funeral celebrant would buy, but I am very happy to have it in my library

The Great Aussie Fact Book : The Ultimate Guide to Australian Facts and Figures.
Compiled by: Belinda Edwards
Date: 2003
Publisher: Pennon Pub. Essendon North, Vic.

Description:
This book is a guide to Australian history, sporting events, people achievements and much more. It informs about our culture, exports, money, tourism, food, music television and hundreds of other subjects.

It tells us about our hero’s and legends Phar Lap (pg 314), Dawn Fraser (pg 315), Australians and War, Gulf War 1990-1991 (pg 189), War time facts eg no Australian soldier was taken prisoner during the Vietnam War (pg 176), The price of War Vietnam $281,000,000 (pg 177), NSW Premiers 1959-1964, Aussie Music – Top 10 Australian hits of 1973 by Aussie artist,

Comments:
This is an excellent reference book; the index is first-rate and easy to follow.

For example, If one wished information on Australian PGA winners, look up golf and refer to pg 93 Year/winner/course listed from 1950 to 2002. Aussie Icons (pg328-335) includes information on Holden Cars, Dog on the Tuckerbox, Tim Tams and much more. Also has excellent information on Aussie buildings: Sydney Harbour Bridge (pg 334), Snowy Mountain Scheme (pg 335).

This book lists much information on entertainment including television shows and Australian movies. One can find the ten most popular breeds of dogs and cats; this book tells us about our proudest moments, disasters, our tragedies, and the land itself, our flora and fauna, crimes and mysteries.

This good publication will meet many of the needs of the funeral celebrant.