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NEW ENGLAND
Berkshires
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/U511018. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 4 items are available
for $55, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXUSE160) |
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The Berkshire Book, The Complete Guide
• Lauren Stevens
GUIDEBOOK •
2006 •
PAPER
• 312 PAGES
The fully-updated eighth edition of the classic guide to the Berkshires, the title that launched the Great Destinations series twenty years ago.
(USE403, $18.95) |
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The Berkshire Reader
• Richard Nunley
LITERATURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 544 PAGES
An anthology of Berkshire-inspired writings by residents and visitors to the area, including Edith Wharton, Nathanial Hawthorne and Paul Metcalf.
(USE165, $16.95) |
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Norman Rockwell, A Life
• Laura Claridge
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2003 •
PAPER
• 592 PAGES
A provocative biography of the iconic American illustrator, detailing his life and work.
(USE348, $16.95) |
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Berkshire County Map
• JIMAPCO
MAP
A detailed, colorful map of Massachusett's Berkshire County at a scale of 1:96,000. Two Sides. 38x27 inches.
(USE302, $4.95) |
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Also Recommended
Fodor's Boston's 25 Best
• Fodor's
• GUIDEBOOK
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A shirt-pocket guide to Boston, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights.
(USE04, $11.99)
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Muses in Arcadia, Cultural Life in the Berkshires
• Timothy Cahill
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to Berkshires' prominent cultural venues
(USE164, $19.95)
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Lexington and Concord, The Beginning of the War of the American Revolution
• Arthur Bernon Tourtellot
• HISTORY
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A popular history of the opening shots of the American Revolution.
(BOS16, $18.95)
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The Americans, the Colonial Experience
• Daniel Boorstin
• HISTORY
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Winner of the Bancroft Prize, this wide-ranging portrait of colonial America looks to the origins of the American character and its institutions.
(USA05, $16.95)
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The Berkshire Cottages, A Vanishing Era
• Carole Owens
• HISTORY
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A tour of the grand estates built in the Berkshires during the Gilded Age.
(USE166, $29.95)
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The Most Beautiful Villages of New England
• Tom Shachtman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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In this coffee-table book, New England's most picturesque towns and villages are presented through 240 full color photographs. Accompanying descriptions fill in details about each town's history and architecture.
(USE42, $40.00)
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Little Women
• Louisa May Alcott
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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Louisa May Alcott's classic tale of four high-spirited sisters growing up in Civil War-era Massachussetts.
(USE210, $8.99)
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The James Joyce Murder
• Amanda Cross
• MYSTERY
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this book finds our English professor hero at the estate in the Berkshires with a gaggle of fellow academics, a stack of Joyce correspondence, and a dead neighbor.
(USE364, $6.50)
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The Poetry of Robert Frost
• Robert Frost
• LITERATURE
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Three volumes of Frost poetry, as well as interviews and essays, collected in one book, representing the majority of the poet's published works.
(USE370, $21.99)
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Writing New England, An Anthology from the Puritans to the Present
• Andrew Delbanco
• ANTHOLOGY
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An overflowing anthology of New England writings, from fiction and memoir to natural history and politics.
(USE269, $29.95)
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England
• Brian Cassie
• Peter Alden
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, easy-to-use overview of 1,000 of New England's trees, wildflowers, mammals, insects and other flora and fauna. It also provides an extensive overview of the area's geology, weather patterns and natural sites.
(USE06, $19.95)
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New England Trees and Wildflowers
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
• FIELD GUIDE
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A pocket-size fold-out guide to the conspicuous plants of New England.
(USE233, $5.95)
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New England Wildlife
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
• FIELD GUIDE
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This laminated, fold-out, pocket-size guide features illustrations of almost 150 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals.
(USE234, $5.95)
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