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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Without Mercy Lisa Jackson Kensington Publishing, 2010 ISBN 0758225644 Hardcover It was a good book and kept me interested through the read.  The only negative I have is that one does need to suspend disbelief about this school and its success.  Other than that, I took it with me everywhere until I finished it!  [...]

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September 6, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Guest Reviews, My Reviews, Tales of a Bookseller, Teeny Reviews  One Comment

Book Review: Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper

Homer’s Odyssey Gwen Cooper Read by Renee Raudman Random House Audio, 2009 ISBN 0307704114 Unabridged Audio Book A tiny homeless kitten is left with a veterinarian, a kitten with a terrible eye infection that could be successfully treated only be removing his eyes.  Being blind is one thing; being eyeless is quite another and the [...]

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September 4, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews, My Reviews  No Comments

Book Review: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World Vicki Myron with Bret Witter Grand Central Publishing, 2008 ISBN 0446407410 Hardcover Trade Paperback to be released October 2010 Of course, it had been the coldest night of the year when librarian Vicki Myron opened the book depository one morning to find a kitten shivering inside. [...]

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July 14, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  2 Comments

Book Review: Making Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa, M.D.

Making Rounds with Oscar David Dosa, M.D. Hyperion Books, 2010 ISBN 1401323235 Hardcover This is the true story of Oscar, an ordinary cat from the street with an extraordinary talent.  He knows when a patient is going to die and goes that that person’s bedside to remain with them. Inscrutible like every other feline, we [...]

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June 23, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  One Comment

Book Review: Scent of the Missing by Susannah Charleson

Scent of the Missing Susannah Charleson Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010 ISBN 0547152442 Hardcover I, too, learned my first lessons about SAR dogs during the Oklahoma bombing. Friends were left in that building and I watched with a mixture of anticipation and dread as dogs and handlers dredged through the broken husk of a building looking [...]

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June 12, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Full Reviews  No Comments

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The Telltale Turtle Joyce & Jim Lavene Midnight Ink, 2008 ISBN 0738712264 Trade Paperback Pet psychic Mary Catherine is a widow with panache and a successful radio show.  Then, one day, she hears the thoughts of an animal in distress and discovers a turtle with the body of his murdered owner.  Unfortunately, turtles don’t have [...]

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February 22, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Teeny Reviews  No Comments