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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $54, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXUSE218)		  
Acadia, The Complete Guide  •  James Kaiser
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
Packed with full-color photgraphs, travel tips, maps and top recommendtaions for camping and sightseeing, this is a beautiful and practical guide to Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Isle au Haut, Seal Harbor, the Cranberry Isles and other lovely Maine destinations. (USE398, $22.99)		   Acadia, The Complete Guide
Acadia National Park Wildlife  •  James Kavanagh
NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  PLASTIC CARD
A handy, shirt-pocket guide with illustrations of commonly encountered wildlife in Acadia. (USE438, $5.95)		   Acadia National Park Wildlife
One Man's Meat  •  E.B. White
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1997 •  PAPER  • 279 PAGES
A collection of observant, personal, and often humorous essays about daily life on a Maine saltwater farm. Originally published in 1938, and written by E.B. White, author of the children's classics "Charlotte's Web," "Trumpet of the Swan" and "Stuart Little," this book is a wonderful portrait of coastal, small town life. (USE43, $14.95)		   One Man's Meat
Acadia National Park Map  •  Trails Illustrated
MAP
A hiker's detailed topographic map of Acadia National Park, shown at a scale of 1:50,000, printed on tear-resistant, waterproof paper. Two Sides. 37x25 inches. (USE154, $11.95)		   Acadia National Park Map



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Maine Map  •  Rand McNally Maps    •  This road map (1:600,000) includes city plans, a mileage chart and points of interest. (USE416, $5.99)
 		  
Compass Guide Maine  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handsome guide is an excellent overview of Maine, with particular emphasis on history and visitor attractions. With color and archival photographs, it features good maps, some practical travel information and literary excerpts by various writers. (USE63, $21.95)
 		  
Discover Acadia National Park, AMC's Guide to the Best Hiking, Biking, and Paddling  •  Marcy Monkman  •  Jerry Monkman   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Directions and detailed descriptions of 50 hiking, biking and paddling trips in Acadia for all abilities. Includes black and white photos, a pull-out topographical map and appendices of all hiking trails and other activities. (USE511, $21.95)
 		  
Moon Handbook Acadia National Park  •  Kathleen M. Brandes   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This compact guide combines an overview of the history, culture and nature of Maine's Acadia National Park and neighboring Bar Harbor, with practical information for travelers. The book also features photographs, maps and illustrations. (USE322, $17.95)
 		  
Walking  •  Henry David Thoreau   • REFERENCE  •  Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration. (WLK04, $9.99)
 		  
Down East, A Maritime History of Maine  •  Lincoln Paine   • HISTORY  •  Maine's maritime history, from the coastal travel of Native Americans to the Basque fishing industry to the pleasure boating of today, incorporating ecology, culture and art into its well researched history. (USE246, $14.95)
 		  
The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier  •  Colin Woodard   • HISTORY  •  A fascinating cultural history of coastal Maine as seen through the lobstering industry. (USE355, $16.00)
 		  
Maine in America, American Art in the Farnsworth Art Museum  •  Pamela Belanger   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An illustrated survey and history of the collection at the Farnsworth Museum. (USE177, $55.00)
 		  
Empire Falls  •  Richard Russo   • LITERATURE  •  A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel lovingly set in a fictitious Maine mill town. Russo has composed an entertaining and poignant portrait of what lies beneath the facade of small-town New England life. (USE220, $15.00)
 		  
The Cider House Rules  •  John Irving   • LITERATURE  •  This is John Irving's story of a teenage orphan named Homer Wells who lives in rural Maine. Growing up under the tutelage of Dr. Wilbur Larch, an abortionist and administrator of the local orphanage, Homer must face the moral dilemmas that surround him. (USE46, $16.00)
 		  
The House by the Sea, A Journal  •  May Sarton   • LITERATURE  •  One of many journals by May Sarton, who moved from New Hampshire to live alone in a house on the seacoast of Maine. She writes beautifully on the topics of aging, solitude, nature, gardening, food, relationships, and of course, on life in coastal Maine. (USE61, $21.00)
 		  
The Maine Reader, The Down East Experience, 1614 to Present  •  Charles Shain   • LITERATURE  •  An excellent anthology covering the gamut of the state's culture and history, from early European explorers to the 20th century works of Carolyn Chute, Rachel Carson and John McPhee. (USE57, $20.95)
 		  
Against the Tide, The Fate of the New England Fisherman  •  Richard Adams Carey   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A discussion the crisis that faces the New England fishing industry from a journalist who spent a year among the fishermen of Cape Cod. (USE44, $21.95)
 		  
The Maine Woods  •  Henry David Thoreau  •  Edward Hoagland   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The essential companion to a canoe trip on the Allegash or other wanderings in Maine. (USE62, $17.00)
 		  
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Life Between the Tides, Marine Plants and Animals of the Northeast  •  Jill Fegley  •  John Moring  •  Les Watling   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact, convenient guide to habitats, invertebrates, fishes and marine plants, written for the University of Maine's Sea Grant program. (USE351, $15.00)
 		  
Maine Trees & Wildflowers  •  James Kavanagh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This plastic card illustrates 140 common species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers. (USE446, $5.95)
 		  
National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England  •  Brian Cassie  •  Peter Alden   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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)
 		  
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  Jon Dunn   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)
 		  
 
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