I have always known that reading books can change your life. When I was a child, my mum taught me to love books. I was priviledged to have the mobile British Council Library come to my primary school weekly. I borrowed books and she ensured that I read them. She discussed the books with me. [...]
Its a brand new month, July 2012. As is usual, I received many messages wishing me a happy new month. In addition, I received many more welcoming me to the second half of the year 2012. After the first few messages, I find myself overwhelmed. First, I need to stop what I am doing to [...]
How will young people read if they do not know about books? This is the question that has engaged our minds at HIDDEN TREASURES Bookstore. And so we sent letters to some secondary schools in Enugu City, inviting them to bring their students on excursion to the bookstore. After some follow up with the schools, [...]
Father’s Day is celebrated worldwide to recognize the contribution that fathers and father figures make to the lives of their children. This day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting. The idea of a special day to honor fathers and celebrate fatherhood was introduced from the United States. There, a woman called Sonora Smart Dodd was inspired [...]
Reading is a foundational skill for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment. As a lifelong learning skill, reading goes beyond decoding and comprehension to interpretation and development of new understandings. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Reading opens a window to the world. By reading, I can travel to places outside my [...]
In a couple of weeks, we will celebrate the 2012 Children’s Day in Nigeria. The children love the day. A lot of excitement in the air – no school, outings to the playgrounds, eateries, cinema houses, visits to grandparents and other family members. This of course means more work for already pressured parents, who still [...]
Children’s Day is an event celebrated in many places around the world. The holiday is simply set to honor children and minors. Universal Children’s Day takes place on November 20 annually. Proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1954, it was established to encourage all countries to institute a day, firstly to promote mutual [...]
On Saturday, April 14, 2012 HIDDEN TREASURES Bookstore held her first author event, a one-day seminar tagged “Lead An Effective Ministry” at Bridgewaters Hotel, Enugu. Take a peep at the event here. Pastor Seyi Oladimeji, author of “Church Administration and Management“, “Effective Follow-Up Strategies”, “Church Packaging”, “Growing Your Church from Within“, “Church Marketing & Creative [...]
Heartsong Presents novels are inspiring faith-filled romances that reflect and strengthen your Christian values. These contemporary and historical stories emphasize God’s role in every relationship and reinforce the importance of faith, hope and love, guiding characters to stay true to their faith and commitments. We have over 70 titles in stock at HIDDEN TREASURES [...]
Heartsongs Presents novels are inspiring faith-filled romances that reflect and strengthen your Christian values. These contemporary and historical stories emphasize God’s role in every relationship and reinforce the importance of faith, hope and love, guiding characters to stay true to their faith and commitments. We have over 70 titles in stock at HIDDEN TREASURES [...]
Mothering Sunday, sometimes known as Mother’s Day, is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent. It is exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday and usually falls in the second half of March or the beginning of April. Background In the United Kingdom, Mothering Sunday was originally a time when people returned to the church, [...]
It is commonly repeated that Nigerians have poor reading habits. Do they? Yes, they do. In Biology, I learnt that microbes grow when you culture them, i.e. create an enabling environment for them to grow. This tells me that our poor reading habits is reflective of the enabling environment we have created. In order to [...]
Your Bible is one of your most personal and treasured possessions. Read daily, studied regularly, and relied upon for Spiritual growth, it is thumbed, marked, highlighted, underlined, and personalized with your own study notes. It feels comfortable and familiar to turn the pages, and over time it has become easy to locate your favorite verses, [...]
Nine years ago it was. 2003. My dream, a bookstore was just unfolding. My desire was to provide a reliable and convenient access to life-transforming resources for the Enugu community in particular , and the residents of the South Eastern Region of Nigeria in general. In preparing for our start-up, I had read some books: [...]
One of our best selling titles is Resolving Conflict in Marriage by Darrell L. Hines. In January 2011, a Couples Fellowship in Nsukka, South East Nigeria, decided to study this book together. One year later, in January 2012, I received an email from the Coordinator of the group titled “I’m Excited-Again!”. ” What happened?”, he [...]
2011 was a very exciting year for us at Hidden Treasures Bookstore. For the very first time in our existence, we set a sales target for the year. I experienced first hand what I had read in my books on managing a small business – having a SMART objective gives focus and direction to your [...]