The Land :: www.TheLandOnline.com Bookworm Sez2012-02-10T13:36:37-06:00urn:uuid:aa790b14-f588-4365-b6d5-9fbf080ac9f4The Bookworm Sez: 'Scent' leads readers to thrilling life-or-death canine talesurn:uuid:c2510776-2483-4351-bfca-251ae96a46d82010-06-18T08:47:35-05:00
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A valued member of your household has a big job. He's in charge of security, which he does well, but there's more.</p>
The Bookworm Sez: Two lost souls make 'One Good Dog' a major findurn:uuid:d969ccd6-8210-4cc7-8430-28d630d2f7a72010-05-21T03:01:00-05:00
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There you were, at the top of your game.You thought you had it all, Midas with the magic touch, Glenda with a magic wand, Superman with a magic cape. Life was good ... for a while.</p>
The Bookworm Sez: Best way to parent a parent isn’t always apparenturn:uuid:c8e013bd-d92b-45a9-8ec5-32949c8c1ea22010-04-09T08:25:01-05:00
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Author Francine Russo says that you’re not alone in the hard choices you make when caring for elderly relatives. In her new book “They’re Your Parents, Too!,” she writes about how adult children can ask for and get help from the rest of the family in dealing with an elder’s aging.</p>
The Bookworm Sez: ‘Dead Renegade’ a mystery to really sink your teeth intourn:uuid:955e5144-e78c-40cf-a50e-194ce3c5b99c2010-02-12T03:02:00-06:00
<p>The pain woke you up at about 3 a.m., screeching from your jaw all the way to the top of your head like an icicle straight through your cranium.</p>
The Bookworm Sez: The Bookworm presents the best books of 2009urn:uuid:b92747c7-bd46-4b16-b89f-405d3d3c5ba62010-01-29T13:49:49-06:00
<p>Ahhh, the new year. A time for fresh beginnings and resolutions made with the best intentions (then broken). Out with the old, in with the new. A time to use up that bookstore gift certificate that’s burning a hole in your pocket. But what to buy?</p>
The Bookworm Sez: Meet Mitten, a beloved, indulged, trouble-making caturn:uuid:b4c2d246-ccff-445c-8fc8-920cdbda5a9d2010-01-15T03:02:00-06:00
<p>If you’ve ever loved an animal, you know they have a way of staying in your heart long after they’re gone. In the book “Citizen Mitten” by William Voedisch, you’ll read about a man and his cat.</p>
The Bookworm Sez: ‘Born to Pull’ worth a pull off the bookshelf for dog loverurn:uuid:660713b2-6ec5-4a44-bf3a-02a9e83a50fb2009-12-23T02:01:00-06:00
<p>Got a child who’s passionate about sports, dogs and snow — or all three? If you do, “Born to Pull” is a book he’ll want to get his mittens on.</p>
The Bookworm Sez: Enjoy this western with a twisturn:uuid:606c55de-49dd-4102-b9cb-25cf4dab26272009-11-06T02:01:00-06:00
<p>“Spoon” by Robert Greer, c.2009 Fulcrum Books, 256 pages, $24.95/$31.95 Canada</p>
The Bookworm Sez: Airplane crash mystery filled with many twists, turnsurn:uuid:590f732c-f3ba-4ce8-9350-89ecf416dd1a2009-10-09T02:01:00-05:00
<p>“Heaven’s Keep” by William Kent Krueger, c.2009, Atria Books. 336 pages, $25/$32.99 Canada</p>
The Bookworm Sez: Unsavory sports scandals make for winning bookurn:uuid:0e828c4c-86b8-4d0b-9557-e5ff74a76ce62009-08-14T02:01:00-05:00
Cheating in sports is opportunity plus willful dishonesty and ignoring rules to gain unfair advantage. But, since it’s human nature to fudge a little, where do we draw the line?