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Acadia, The Complete Guide •  James Kaiser
GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 271 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 National Park Wildlife, An Introduction to Familiar Species •  James Kavanagh
NATURAL HISTORY • 2008 • PLASTIC CARD
A handy, shirt-pocket guide with illustrations of commonly encountered wildlife in Acadia. (USE438, $5.95)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England •  Brian Cassie •  Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE • 1998 • FLEXI-BOUND • 448 PAGES
A compact, easy-to-use guide to 1,000 of New England's trees, wildflowers, mammals, insects, birds and other flora and fauna. It also provides an extensive overview of the area's geology, weather patterns and natural sites. With more than 1,300 photographs and 20 maps. (USE06, $19.95)

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)

Acadia National Park Map •   Trails Illustrated
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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)

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Maine and Maritime Provinces Map •   National Geographic • A regional map of Maine, including the Canadian Maritime Provinces. (USE39, $7.95)

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)

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)

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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, $14.95)

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The Secret Life of Lobsters, How Fishermen and Scientists are Unraveling the Mysteries of our Favorite Crustacean •  Trevor Corson • SCIENCE • Corson unravels the behavior of lobster and lobstermen on Little Cranberry Island in the Gulf of Maine. Besides dealing with the lobstermen-scientist row over quotas, the book offers an in depth look into the social behavior of these strange (and strangely abundant) crustaceans. (USE340, $13.99)

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)

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	Acadia, The Complete Guide • James Kaiser GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 271 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 National Park Wildlife, An Introduction to Familiar Species • James Kavanagh NATURAL HISTORY • 2008 • PLASTIC CARD A handy, shirt-pocket guide with illustrations of commonly encountered wildlife in Acadia. (USE438, $5.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England • Brian Cassie • Peter Alden FIELD GUIDE • 1998 • FLEXI-BOUND • 448 PAGES A compact, easy-to-use guide to 1,000 of New England's trees, wildflowers, mammals, insects, birds and other flora and fauna. It also provides an extensive overview of the area's geology, weather patterns and natural sites. With more than 1,300 photographs and 20 maps. (USE06, $19.95)
	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)
	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)

	Maine and Maritime Provinces Map • National Geographic • A regional map of Maine, including the Canadian Maritime Provinces. (USE39, $7.95)
	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)
	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 • You may want to carry this small volume in your daypack for inspiration. In it, Thoreau offers his meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel. (WLK04, $9.95)
	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)
	The Artist's Mount Desert • John Wilmerding • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A study of Maine's Mount Desert Island and the artists who have been drawn to its shores. (USE189, $39.50)
	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, $14.95)
	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, $14.95)
	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, $13.00)
	The Maine Woods • Henry David Thoreau • Edward Hoagland • NATURAL HISTORY • Thoreau's excellent renderings of plant, animal and native Indian culture make this one of the enduring writings on the wilderness of Maine. (USE62, $17.00)
	The Secret Life of Lobsters, How Fishermen and Scientists are Unraveling the Mysteries of our Favorite Crustacean • Trevor Corson • SCIENCE • Corson unravels the behavior of lobster and lobstermen on Little Cranberry Island in the Gulf of Maine. Besides dealing with the lobstermen-scientist row over quotas, the book offers an in depth look into the social behavior of these strange (and strangely abundant) crustaceans. (USE340, $13.99)
	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 Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America • National Geographic • FIELD GUIDE • From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)