{"id":85671,"date":"2025-12-05T14:43:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=85671"},"modified":"2025-12-05T14:43:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:43:35","slug":"consider-the-turkey-more-nov-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2025\/12\/05\/consider-the-turkey-more-nov-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the Turkey (&amp; More Nov. Reads)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/November-Books-Read-FB.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/November-Books-Read-FB.png?resize=1024%2C681&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"November Books\" class=\"wp-image-81947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/November-Books-Read-FB.png?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/November-Books-Read-FB.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/November-Books-Read-FB.png?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/November-Books-Read-FB.png?resize=400%2C266&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/November-Books-Read-FB.png?resize=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/November-Books-Read-FB.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/category\/holidays-2\/thanksgiving\/\">Thanksgiving<\/a>, two trips to Dallas, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/flanders_family\/p\/DRze5OCjvQf\/\">a backyard wedding<\/a>, and out-of-town guests, November was a busy, busy month for our family. So busy, in fact, that I only read five books during the course of those four and a half weeks: Peter Singer&#8217;s <em>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/preview.convertkit-mail.com\/click\/dpheh0hzhm\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbXpuLnRvLzRwMUtIOWo=\">Consider the Turkey<\/a> <\/em>plus four others. Read on for my impressions of each title.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85671_9138f0-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85671_9138f0-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85671_9138f0-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id85671_9138f0-67 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85671_9138f0-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85671_9138f0-67 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85671_9138f0-67 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85671_b3e1cf-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85671_b3e1cf-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85671_b3e1cf-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85671_b3e1cf-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85671_b3e1cf-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85671_b3e1cf-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85671_b3e1cf-4f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85671_b3e1cf-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85671_b3e1cf-4f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85671_b3e1cf-4f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-First-Two-Lives-of-Lukas-Kasha.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-First-Two-Lives-of-Lukas-Kasha.jpg?resize=321%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-First-Two-Lives-of-Lukas-Kasha.jpg?w=321&amp;ssl=1 321w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-First-Two-Lives-of-Lukas-Kasha.jpg?resize=193%2C300&amp;ssl=1 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Version 1.0.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85671_4a92d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85671_4a92d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85671_4a92d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85671_4a92d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85671_4a92d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85671_4a92d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85671_4a92d8-26{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85671_4a92d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85671_4a92d8-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85671_4a92d8-26\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-first-two-lives-of-lukas-kasha-by-lloyd-alexander\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oiFDNs\">The First Two Lives of Lukas Kasha<\/a> <\/em>by Lloyd Alexander <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I think <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oiFDNs\"><u>The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha<\/u><\/a> is one of the best tales Lloyd Alexander ever wrote, so it makes me sad to see it is no longer in print. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to read it aloud (again) to my younger kids and older grandkids this fall. We finished it a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A traveling magician sends Lukas on the adventure of a lifetime by dunking him headfirst into a bowlful of water as part of his side show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lukas resurfaces to find himself flailing in the sea in a foreign land surrounded by strangers hailing him as king.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85671_5d584c-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85671_5d584c-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85671_5d584c-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id85671_5d584c-7d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85671_5d584c-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85671_5d584c-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85671_5d584c-7d alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85671_e760c7-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85671_e760c7-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85671_e760c7-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85671_e760c7-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85671_e760c7-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85671_e760c7-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85671_e760c7-81{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85671_e760c7-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85671_e760c7-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85671_e760c7-81\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Beauty-of-Dirty-Skin.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Beauty-of-Dirty-Skin.jpg?resize=292%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Beauty-of-Dirty-Skin.jpg?w=292&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Beauty-of-Dirty-Skin.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85671_f480dd-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85671_f480dd-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85671_f480dd-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85671_f480dd-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85671_f480dd-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85671_f480dd-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85671_f480dd-3d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85671_f480dd-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85671_f480dd-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85671_f480dd-3d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-beauty-of-dirty-skin-by-whitney-bowe-md\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pqTbHi\">The Beauty of Dirty Skin<\/a> <\/em>by Whitney Bowe MD <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In her fascinating book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4pqTbHi\">The Beauty of Dirty Skin<\/a>, <\/em>researcher and practicing dermatologist shares the secret to healthy, radiant, beautiful skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examining a spectrum of skin disorders, she shows how addressing the gut-brain-skin axis and doing everything we can to support a healthy microbiome (both internally and externally) can help remedy many of the most stubborn skin problems, including acne, eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, and even premature wrinkles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author gives practical guidelines (and recipes) that will help afflicted readers address such maladies from the inside out.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85671_09027c-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85671_09027c-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85671_09027c-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id85671_09027c-0c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85671_09027c-0c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all 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and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85671_5cecf5-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85671_5cecf5-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85671_5cecf5-af\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Consider-the-Turkey.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"347\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Consider-the-Turkey.jpg?resize=347%2C522&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Consider-the-Turkey.jpg?w=347&amp;ssl=1 347w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Consider-the-Turkey.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85671_9b9984-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85671_9b9984-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85671_9b9984-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85671_9b9984-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85671_9b9984-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85671_9b9984-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85671_9b9984-8f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85671_9b9984-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85671_9b9984-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85671_9b9984-8f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-consider-the-turkey-by-peter-singer\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/preview.convertkit-mail.com\/click\/dpheh0hzhm\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbXpuLnRvLzRwMUtIOWo=\">Consider the Turkey<\/a> <\/em>by Peter Singer <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you love turkey and dressing and can&#8217;t imagine celebrating Thanksgiving without this traditional centerpiece to the day&#8217;s feast, then steer clear of Peter Singer&#8217;s illuminating book, <em>Consider the Turkey<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you learn what goes into raising and preparing the 210 million commercially produced birds that are bought and consumed in the US each year, you may never look at load your holiday plate the same way again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, if you&#8217;ve ever considered adopting a vegetarian lifestyle, this book may convince you to give up eating this popular fowl sooner than not. \ud83d\ude15<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85671_fa3016-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85671_fa3016-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85671_fa3016-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id85671_fa3016-e8 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85671_fa3016-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85671_fa3016-e8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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