http://www.thelandonline.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:03:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_183164031.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_183164031.html Natalie will always remember the summer of 1966 and the young man who walked up the road to the farmhouse. She was just 15, and in the new novel “After River” by Donna Milner, life was never the same again. Fri, 09 May 2008 03:01:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_123094118.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_123094118.html Read “The Compassionate Carnivore” by Catherine Friend, and see what an animal-raising, animal-eating farmer has to say about what’s on your plate. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:01:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_102092323.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_102092323.html For months, you’ve been planning, imagining what your garden would look like in full bloom and all during harvest. But what will it look like next winter when the snow comes back? Before you put those seed catalogs down, check out “The Garden in Winter” by Suzy Bales. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_073104251.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_073104251.html As much as pets need us to care for them, we need them for our well-being says author Sharon Sakson. In her new book “Paws and Effect” she writes about dogs who have healed their friends, inside and out. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:34:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_039113044.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_039113044.html Eighty years ago, if you lived in the Ozarks, you’d have gotten farm hints and tips, gardening ideas, gossip and advice from a surprising source: a woman farm writer. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:09:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_018120803.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_018120803.html Five hundred years ago, your forebears might have washed their grimy paws once a day, but a full-body immersion bath? It was all but unheard-of. You’ll find further foul facts in “The Dirt on Clean” by Katherine Ashenburg. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_334110311.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_334110311.html Building an igloo — also called an aputiak — might seem easy. It’s just a mound of snow blocks, right? Not, so. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:01:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_306095204.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_306095204.html You’re a country woman and you’ve seen it all. You probably don’t need to read “How to Shovel Manure and Other Life Lessons for the Country Woman” by Gwen Petersen, but you’re going to want it. Sometimes, a country woman needs a good laugh. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_277143922.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_277143922.html In the new book “American Band” author Kristen Laine follows the beat of a Midwestern high school marching band through a notable year of dedication, exhaustion, frustration and accomplishment. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_250103042.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_250103042.html Remember how much you loved reading James Herriot’s books a few decades ago? Then you’re going to love “Just One More Thing, Doc” — maybe even more so, because this Doc is closer to home. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:01:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_220172902.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_220172902.html Do rats deserve their bad press? Read the new book “Rat: How the World’s Most Notorious Rodent Clawed Its Way to the Top” by Jerry Langton, and you might think differently about them. Or maybe not. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:34:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_192153618.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_192153618.html For thousands of years, dogs have saved mankind a whole lot of hassle by herding stock, sounding a warning against intruders of both the two-footed and the four-footed variety, and by giving countless farm kids a playmate who won’t argue back. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_152154142.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_152154142.html Ever dream of making your gardening hobby into a way of life? In “Women of the Harvest” by Holly L. Bollinger and Cathy Phillips (foreword by Maryjane Butters), you’ll meet a few women who took the next step down the garden path to live life by the seasons of their land. Fri, 11 May 2007 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_130121751.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_130121751.html According to an online search, bird watching is one of America’s top five favorite hobbies. And why not? It’s inexpensive, it’s something you can do anywhere, and it’s easy for anyone of any age or skill level. But when it comes to all things avian, do you feel a little like a bird brain? Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:03:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_096144821.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_bookworm_sez/local_story_096144821.html Experienced farmers know there’s always something to learn and most people just can’t know everything. Smart livestock people rely on help from friends, neighbors, the county agent ... and books like these.