BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Deadly Offer” and “The Maine Lobster Book”

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August 2, 2012

BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Deadly Offer” and “The Maine Lobster Book”

Evelyn Waugh once said, “It is difficult to enjoy a good wine in a bad glass,” especially so when the wine has been poisoned and the wine drinker is dead.
Published
August 2, 2012

BOOKS: Best sellers for the week of Aug. 2

Publishers Weekly best sellers
Published
August 2, 2012

BOOKS: ‘MIDDLE CLASS’ answers pressing questions about the masses

James "Ragin' Cajun" Carville and less-ragin' pollster Stan Greenberg helped Bill Clinton become president and still make a living helping their party sell its ideas to voters. For "It's the Middle Class, Stupid!," they interviewed middle-class Americans and found that if Democrats want to win in 2012, they must reframe their message to directly appeal to this demographic. Highlights:
Published
August 2, 2012

TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Summer dining divine at Bar Harbor’s Looking Glass

A special Chef’s Table Dinner was our excuse to return to our favorite Bar Harbor Inn — the Bluenose — and the dinner at the inn’s Looking Glass Restaurant was exceptional. But so is everything else at this resort with its stunning ocean views, gorgeous rooms, fabulous customer service and amenities and one of the state’s top chefs, Arturo Montes.
Published
July 29, 2012

HARLAN: Try to focus on being a good dad

My girlfriend currently is 13 weeks pregnant. The pregnancy wasn't planned. I want to be the best father to my child. I have my college degree and a decent job, but don't think I can make enough to take care of us. We are having a hard enough time finding an affordable place to move into together. But now, she suddenly seems reluctant to move in with me. She says she's not ready and unsure if she can be with me forever. I love her very much and want her to be my wife, but right now, things aren't looking too good. Another complicating factor is that her mom has been taking care of her. In the past, their relationship was very turbulent. I'm confused and scared. I want to keep making her happy, but I can't seem to do things right any more.

Published
July 26, 2012

BOOKS: Best sellers for the week of July 26

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY best sellers
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July 26, 2012

TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): ‘Celebrate all things summer’: Eat fresh food by the sea

The message was tempting: “Celebrate all things summer and local overlooking the beautiful wildlife sanctuary and Crescent Beach. Chef Mitch will present a weekly fixed menu that features Maine fare from gardens and sea.”
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July 26, 2012

BOOKS: ‘Beneath the Shadows’ offers a dark plot

Australian author Sara Foster uncovers a rich vein of atmosphere in the North Yorkshire moors for her intense psychological thriller about a woman trying to rebuild her life after her husband disappears.
Published
July 26, 2012

BOOKS: ‘Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck’ examines why it’s human to gawk and rubberneck

Morbid curiosity. Rubbernecking. Schadenfreude. From our national obsession with celebrity crackups to the popularity of gore fests such as "The Passion of the Christ" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," Americans lead the world in the urge to wallow in everything grotesque, blood-spattered and shocking - as long as it's happening to somebody else.
Published
July 26, 2012

BOOKS: These mysteries should be on your summer reading list

What would you do to save your son? Sam Capra experienced betrayal and loss in Jeff Abbott's "Adrenaline." In Abbott's new thriller, "The Last Minute," Capra's wife is in a coma and he is desperate to find his infant son. An ex-CIA agent, Capra has the skills and resources for the search.