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	The Adirondack Atlas, A Geographic Portrait of the Adirondack Park • Jerry Jenkins • Andy Keal • Bill McKibben • REFERENCE • This visual tour of the Adirondacks not only offers lavish illustrations, with 450 color figures, maps and tables, but also a broad range of useful demographic and ecological information. (NYS39, $34.95)
	Adirondack Park Lake George, Great Sacandaga Lake Map 743 • Trails Illustrated • A topographic map at a scale of 1:75,000 of the Lake George region of the park, including Ticonderoga and Schroon Lake. One in a series of five hiking maps covering the park. (NYS52, $11.95)
	Adirondack Park Lake Placid High Peaks Map 742 • Trails Illustrated • A topographic map at a scale of 1:75,000 of the Lake Placid region of the park, including Mt. Marcy. One in a series of five hiking maps covering the park. (NYS51, $11.95)
	Adirondack Park Northville Raquette Lake Map 744 • Trails Illustrated • A topographic map at a scale of 1:75,000 of the Northvilleregion of the park, including the Northville-Lake Placid Trail and Raquette Lake. One in a series of five hiking maps covering the park. (NYS53, $11.95)
	Adirondack Park, Old Forge, Oswegatchie Map 745 • Trails Illustrated • A detailed topographic map of the central region of the park at a scale of 1:75,000, including Pigeon Lake, Pepperbox and the Five Pond's Wilderness Area, Cranberry Little Tupper, Star and Tupper Lake. (NYS50, $9.95)
	Adirondack Park: Saranac, Paul Smiths Map 746 • Trails Illustrated • A detailed topographic map of the Saranac and Paul Smiths region of the park at a scale of 1:75,000, including Saranac Lakes, the Saint Regis Canoe Area, McKenzie Mountain and the Sentinel Range Wilderness Area. One in a series of five maps covering the park. (NYS49, $11.95)
	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)
	Ahab's Wife • Sena Jeter Naslund • LITERATURE • This absorbing, lyrical and well-researched novel was inspired by Melville, Nantucket whaling and 19th-century America. A first-rate take on historical fiction. (USE279, $15.00)
	All Fishermen are Liars, True Tales from the Dry Dock Bar • Linda Greenlaw • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This collection of tales of New England fishermen, lobstermen, and other waterlogged folk is presented as a series of barroom yarns, each one funnier, wilder or more thrilling than the next. (USE353, $14.00)
	AMC White Mountain Guide, Hiking Trails in the White Mountain National Forest • Gene Daniell • Steven D. Smith • GUIDEBOOK • An award-winning, compact and comprehensive guide to 500 trails in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine, bundled with six topographic maps. (USE395, $22.95)
	Insight Guide New England • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • For a good overview of the region, you can't go wrong with this guide, noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and outstanding color maps. It is a thoroughly illustrated overview of the history, culture and nature of New England. (USE38, $23.95)
	America from the Air • Daniel Mathews • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An illustrated guide, in both book and CD-ROM, of landscapes seen from commercial airplane windows across the United States. (USE456, $19.95)
	The American Artist in Connecticut:The Legacy of the Hartford Steam Boiler Collection • Jeffery W. Andersen • Hildegard Cummings • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This volume covers the Hartford Stem Boiler Collection, a sizable set of American Impressionist paintings recently donated to the Florence Griswold Museum. (USE362, $29.95)
	The American Revolution in Indian Country: Crisis and Diversity in Native American Communities • Colin G. Calloway • HISTORY • This is the first, detailed study of the impact of the Revolution on Native Americans. (USE169, $26.99)
	An American Vision, Three Generations of Wyeth Art • James Duff • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A beautifully illustrated collection of the work of three generations of the Wyeth family, including N.C., Andrew and James. It shows how the three men have tackled similar themes and landscapes in their art. (USE180, $35.00)
	The American Woodland Garden, Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest • Rick Darke • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome celebration of garden design and eastern woodlands. (NAM10, $49.95)
	Angel in the Whirlwind, The American Triumph of the American Revolution • Benson Bobrick • HISTORY • A lively, narrative history of the American Revolution. (USE168, $18.00)
	Appalachian Trail Guide to New Hampshire-Vermont • appalachian trail conference • GUIDEBOOK • Covering 311 miles from Grafton Notch, Maine, to North Adams, Massachusetts, including the White Mountains. With eight four-colour topographic hiking maps on four sheets at a scale of 1:62,500. (USE390, $19.95)
	Architecture After Richardson, Regionalism Before Modernism • Margaret Henderson Floyd • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An oversized scholarly study of American architects Longfellow, Alden and Harlow. (BOS20, $100.00)
	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)
	Away Offshore, Nantucket Island and Its People • Diane Swartz • Nathaniel Philbrick • HISTORY • A cultural history of Nantucket and, most notably, of its storied whaling industry. This book is informed and entertainingly written, with a strong slant toward telling the stories of individuals. (USE266, $19.95)
	Backroads of New England, Your Guide to New England's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures • Kim Knox Beckius • GUIDEBOOK • A driving tour guidebook to New England, covering the most picturesque routes through Cape Cod, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, and Rhode Island. (USE371, $21.95)
	Backroads of New York, Your Guide to New York's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures • Kim Knox Beckius • GUIDEBOOK • Get out of town with this handy guide, featuring two dozen trips along the backroads and byways of rural and wild New York. With maps and photographs. (NYS66, $21.95)
	The Bedquilt and Other Stories • Dorothy Canfield Fisher • Mark J. Madigan • LITERATURE • A collection of 11 short stories and two essays. (GEN172, $24.95)
	Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered • James Kirby Martin • HISTORY • A revisionist biography of the famous traitor. (USE171, $22.00)
	The Berkshire Book, The Complete Guide • Lauren Stevens • GUIDEBOOK • 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)
	The Berkshire Cottages, A Vanishing Era • Carole Owens • HISTORY • A tour of the grand estates built in the Berkshires during the Gilded Age. (USE166, $29.95)
	Berkshire County Map • JIMAPCO • A detailed, colorful map of Massachusett's Berkshire County at a scale of 1:96,000. (USE302, $4.95)
	The Berkshire Reader • Richard Nunley • LITERATURE • An anthology of Berkshire-inspired writings by residents and visitors to the area, including Edith Wharton, Nathanial Hawthorne and Paul Metcalf. (USE165, $16.95)
	The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, The Classic Anthology from 1899 to 1967 • Langston Hughes • LITERATURE • A collection of groundbreaking works by luminaries including James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ralph Ellison and Alice Walker. (GEN400, $16.99)
	The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession • Mark Obmascik • NATURAL HISTORY • Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year. It's an utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd), likely never again to be equaled. (BRD29, $14.00)
	Bird News, Vagrants and Visitors on a Peculiar Island • E. Vernon Laux • NATURAL HISTORY • A bird's-eye natural history of Martha's Vineyard by a longtime resident -- and one of its most enthusiastic birders. Organized by season, this memoir by the editor of "Bird News" captures the life and lore of the Vineyard. (BRD07, $20.00)
	Birdsong, A Natural History • Don Stap • NATURAL HISTORY • Stap, a professor of English at the University of Central Florida, mixes science and travel narrative in this delightful, informative account of his time in the field with ornithologist Don Kroodsma and his students. (BRD21, $16.95)
	The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife • Christopher W. Leahy • Gordon Morrison • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. (NAM21, $19.95)
	Boston A to Z • Thomas H. O'Connor • HISTORY • An eclectic, affectionate tour of people, places, and events in the history of Boston. (BOS02, $14.95)
	Boston Map (Boston Unfolds) • VanDam • A cleverly folded map of Boston. (BOS09, $6.95)
	Boston Then and Now, 59 Boston Sites Photographed in the Past and Present • Peter Vanderwarker • HISTORY • Boston captured in time, first over a century ago and again in the early 1980s. (BOS15, $10.95)
	Boston, A Topographical History, Third Enlarged Edition • Lawrence W. Kennedy • Walter Muir Whitehill • HISTORY • A classic history of Boston, told with a particular focus on urban planning. The authors explain how old and new commingle in the city from colonial present through modern times. (BOS06, $17.50)
	Bridge of Sighs • Richard Russo • LITERATURE • Russo's acclaimed novel chronicles three families over half a century in upstate New York. The follow up to Pulitzer Prize winning Empire Falls, this portrait of small town life is characteristically Russo, both devestating and highly witty. (NYS74, $15.95)
	Cape Cod • Henry David Thoreau • LITERATURE • The classic work, accompanied by Scot Miller's stunning photography of beach scenes which may have inspired Thoreau. (USE436, $35.00)
	Cape Cod • Henry David Thoreau • Paul Theroux • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • In his signature style, Thoreau muses on the ocean and his surroundings, as he combs the beaches of Cape Cod. Though written nearly 150 years ago, his essay is a compelling, sardonic portrait of coastal Massachusetts, its human and natural history. (USE65, $14.00)
	Cape Cod Map • Rand McNally Maps • A map of Cape Cod, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island, at a scale of 1:40,000. (USE68, $4.95)
	Cape Cod Stories: Tales from Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard • John Miller • Tim Smith • Alice Hoffman • ANTHOLOGY • OUT OF PRINT • A collection of short stories set in and around Cape Cod, featuring the writing of such famous American writers as Herman Melville, Kurt Vonnegut, Sylvia Plath and John Cheever. (USE33, $14.95)
	Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket: An Explorer's Guide • Kimberly Grant • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to the popular tourist destinations of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, compiled by a local photographer and writer. (USE105, $19.95)
	Captains Courageous • Rudyard Kipling • LITERATURE • Kipling's classic adventure story of a spoiled boy who is washed overboard, rescued by fishermen, and becomes a sailor. (USE410, $12.00)
	Captains Courageous • Rudyard Kipling • LITERATURE • Kipling's classic adventure story of a spoiled boy who is washed overboard, rescued by fishermen, and becomes a sailor. (USE410, $12.00)
	Captains Courageous • Victor Fleming • LITERATURE • The classic 1937 film based on Kipling's book. (USE412, $19.97)
	Captive Histories: English, French, and Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid • Evan Haefeli • HISTORY • Professor Haefeli brings together diverse original accounts, maps and illustrations for this scholar reconstruction and history of the French and Indian raid on the colonial village. (USE461, $22.95)
	Captors and Captives, The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield • Evan Haefeli • HISTORY • The definitive account of a pivotal episode in colonial history. Haefeli and co-author Kevin Sweeney draw on previously untapped sources to demonstrate that the Deerfield attack grew out of the aspirations of New England family farmers, the ambitions of Canadian colonists, the calculations of French officials, the fears of Abenaki warriors, and the grief of Mohawk women as all struggled in the ongoing confrontation of empires and cultures. Winner of the 2004 New England Historical Association Book Award. (USE460, $24.95)
	Centerburg Tales, More Adventures of Homer Price • Robert McCloskey • LITERATURE • A winningly illustrated and engaging sequel with even more shenanigans of the enduring Homer. (USE296, $6.99)
	Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England • William Cronon • NATURAL HISTORY • In this ecological -- and social -- history of New England, Cronon documents the ecological changes and impact of European colonization. (USE347, $14.00)
	Charming Small Hotels in New England and New York City • Paul Wade • Kathy Arnold • GUIDEBOOK • A full page with a color photograph is dedicated to each entry in this guide focused on hotels with 20 bedrooms or less. (USE389, $15.95)
	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, $14.95)
	Compass Guide Boston • Patricia Harris • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, handsomely produced guide featuring outstanding photography, solid maps and practical travel information. (USE05, $21.00)
	Compass Guide Connecticut and Rhode Island • Andrew Mundow • James Marshall • GUIDEBOOK • This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Connecticut and Rhode Island. (USE386, $21.95)
	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)
	Compass Guide Massachusetts • Patricia Harris • GUIDEBOOK • A wonderfully written handbook to Massachusetts. (USE344, $21.95)
	Connecticut Map • Marshall Penn-York Maps • A road map of Connecticut at a scale of 1:210,000. (USE387, $4.50)
	The Country of the Pointed Firs and other Stories • Sarah Orne Jewett • LITERATURE • A much-loved novel, first published in 1896, set in a tiny fishing community along the coast of Maine. It evokes the leisurely summer atmosphere of 19th-century New England and especially the relationships among the townsfolk. (USE181, $4.95)
	Crucible of War • Fred Anderson • HISTORY • A magesterial history of the Seven Years' War and the fate of British in North America, 1754-1766. (USA156, $22.00)
	The Crucible, A Play in Four Acts • Arthur Miller • LITERATURE • Arthur Miller's riveting drama about the Salem Witch Trials. (USE290, $12.00)
	Cruising At Last, Sailing the East Coast • Elliott Merrick • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The delightful, thoroughly unpretentious account of a journey from Maine to Georgia and back by the New Yorker writer and his wife. (USE329, $22.95)
	Death of a Hornet and Other Cape Cod Essays • Robert Finch • NATURAL HISTORY • A collection of serene essays on the nature, wildlife, and inhabitants of Cape Cod by a keen observer and year-round resident. (USE84, $15.95)
	Eastern Backyard Birds • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • A laminated, illustrated, fold-out guide to the birds of the Northeast. (USE229, $5.95)
	Edward Hopper's New England • Carl Little • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A slim, illustrated survey of Hopper's paintings set in New England towns and landscapes. (USE184, $24.95)
	The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America • John Mack Faragher • REFERENCE • An A-Z reference on the revolution with 1500 entries from the early 1600s through nationhood. (USE162, $24.50)
	The Enduring Shore: A History of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket • Paul Schneider • HISTORY • The natural and human history of Cape Cod and its surrounding islands, as written by a resident of Martha's Vineyard. (USE66, $17.00)
	The Everything Guide to New England, Lodging, Restaurants, Beaches, and Must-See Attractions • Kim Knox Beckius • GUIDEBOOK • (USE372, $14.95)
	A Field Guide to Eastern Trees • George Petrides • Roger Tory Peterson • FIELD GUIDE • The classic guide. (NAM09, $20.00)
	A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife: Marine Mammals, Seabirds, Fish and Other Sea Life • Noble S. Proctor • Patrick J. Lynch • FIELD GUIDE • A comprehensive pocket guide to commonly encountered marine mammals, seabirds and other marine life of Northeastern North America, from North Carolina to Newfoundland and the Canadian Maritimes. (NAM24, $19.95)
	A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs • George Petrides • FIELD GUIDE • The classic Peterson guide to trees, shrubs and vines in Eastern, Central and Southeastern United States. (NAM08, $19.00)
	A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America • Roger Tory Peterson • Rosemary McKenna • FIELD GUIDE • A best-selling guide to wildflowers in a handsome paper edition, featuring drawings, color illustrations, and short descriptions. Covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $19.00)
	Five Thousand Days Like This One, An American Family History • Jane Brox • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Personal history of the Merrimack Valley in the voice of Henry David Thoreau and immigrant mill workers. (USE77, $17.00)
	Fodor's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard • Paul ( Eisenberg • GUIDEBOOK • With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this book is an excellent overview of Italy and its attractions for visitors. Featuring separate sections on suggested places to visit, recommended walks, practical information, descriptions of restaurants and hotels, ratings of sights, and a chronology of historic events. (USE432, $17.95)
	Fodor's Maine Coast • Fodor's Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this book is an excellent overview of Italy and its attractions for visitors. Featuring separate sections on suggested places to visit, recommended walks, practical information, descriptions of restaurants and hotels, ratings of sights, and a chronology of historic events. (USE431, $16.95)
	Fodor's New England • Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, filled with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (USE442, $21.95)
	Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation • Cokie Roberts • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • In this lively group of biographical sketches, the NPR commentator tells the stories of influential women during the Revolution and early Republic, including Abigail Adams, Martha Washington and Eliza Pinckney. (USE358, $14.95)
	France and England in North America, Vol. 1 • Francis Parkman • HISTORY • Francis Parkman's monumental history. (USE173, $45.00)
	France and England in North America, Vol. 2 • Francis Parkman • HISTORY • Francis Parkman's monumental history. (USE174, $45.00)
	Franconia Notch, Lincoln Map • Trails Illustrated • A detailed hikers map of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail from Hanover to Crawford Notch State Park, including White Mountain National Forest, and the Pemigewasset and Sandwich Range wilderness areas. (USE394, $9.95)
	Frederic Church's Olana: Architecture and Landscape as Art • Franklin Kelly • James Anthony Ryan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Mr. Ryan tells how Church, a famous and talented artist of the Hudson River School, built his home, Olana. That home is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Hudson River Valley; Mr. Ryan is eminently qualified to chronicle it inasmuch as he was the site manager for twenty years. (NYS38, $21.95)
	Frommer's 23 Great Drives in New England • Kathy Arnold • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN FEBRUARY • Produced in conjunction with the British Automobile Association, these full-color guides focus on scenic and out-of-the-way highways and byways. With detailed maps and suggestions on what to see and where to eat and sleep along the way. (USE459, $18.99)
	The Good City, Writers Explore 21st Century Boston • Emily Hiestand • Ande Zellman • ANTHOLOGY • This collection of contemporary writing on Boston includes contributions by Susan Orlean and Michael Patrick MacDonald. (BOS28, $14.00)
	The Grand Hotels of the White Mountains • Bryant F. Tolles • ART & ARCHITECTURE • The history and archtiecture of New Hampshire's 19th-century resort hotels. (USE271, $50.00)
	A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America • Stacy Schiff • HISTORY • A lively account of Franklin's derring-do, clever maneuvering and brinkmanship in France on the part of the fledgling republic. (USA129, $30.00)
	Guide to Chamber Music • Melvin Berger • MUSIC • This collection studies the most frequently performed pieces of chamber music. (MUS29, $19.95)
	Hands on the Land, A History of the Vermont Lanscape • Jan Albers • NATURAL HISTORY • Jan Albers traces the impact of human communities on the landscapes of Vermont, a unique perspective on the history of the state from the time of the Native Americans to today. (USE300, $21.95)
	Herman Melville, An Introduction • Wyn Kelley • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A brief introduction to Melville and Melville studies, covering major works and various critical approaches. (USA332, $34.95)
	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 House on Nauset Marsh • Wyman Richardson • NATURAL HISTORY • A Cape Cod classic first published in 1947, these leisurely essays form a reflective portrait of the land, sea and wildlife. (USE83, $14.95)
	Hungry Ocean, A Swordboat Captain's Journey • Linda Greenlaw • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A formidable skipper, Greenlaw details all the excitement, boredom, weather, and characters on a first-class fishing operation off the coast of Newfoundland. (NFL17, $14.00)
	In Season, A Natural History of the New England Year • Nona Bell Estrin • Charles W. Johnson • NATURAL HISTORY • A loosely organized, illustrated overview of New England and its wildlife as depicted in watercolor paintings and short essays. (USE299, $25.95)
	The Inn at Lake Devine • Elinor Lipman • LITERATURE • Set in the 1960s, this is a romantic comedy about a young Jewish woman who becomes fixated on an anti-Semitic resort in Vermont. (USE50, $13.95)
	Insight Compact Guide Cape Cod • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A brief, easy-to-carry and colorful introduction to Cape Cod. (USE67, $8.95)
	Inventing Acadia, Artists and Tourists at Mount Desert • Pamela Belanger • HISTORY • The story of the formation of Acadia National Park in Maine. (USE178, $45.00)
	The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, A Companion Guide and History • Hilliard T. Goldfarb • GUIDEBOOK • A visitor's guide to the museum. (BOS03, $30.00)
	The James Joyce Murder • Amanda Cross • MYSTERY • 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)
	John Adams • David McCullough • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A Pulitzer Prize-winning best-selling biography of the second president. McCullough reveals him as a magnificent figure who helped shaped the nation. (USE201, $20.00)
	Karen Brown's New England, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries • Jack Bullard • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to lodging of character and itineraries. (USE200, $19.95)
	Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand • Kenn Kaufman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year. (BRD27, $14.00)
	Leviathan, The History of Whaling in America • Eric Jay Dolin • HISTORY • (USE404, $15.95)
	Lexington and Concord, The Beginning of the War of the American Revolution • Arthur Bernon Tourtellot • HISTORY • A popular history of the opening shots of the American Revolution. (BOS16, $16.95)
	Life Along the Hudson • Allan Keller • Alfred Marks • HISTORY • A brief, lively portrait of the Hudson from its discovery through modern times, with illustrations and tours through the region's stately mansions. (USE196, $26.95)
	Literary Trail of Greater Boston • Susan Wilson • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to literary Boston, Concord and Cambridge. (BOS04, $12.00)
	Little Women • Louisa May Alcott • LITERATURE • Louisa May Alcott's classic tale of four high-spirited sisters growing up in Civil War-era Massachussetts. (USE210, $6.99)
	Lolita • Vladimir Nabokov • LITERATURE • Nabokov's brilliant tale includes a marvelously realized portrait of America's motels and byways. (USA335, $13.95)
	The Loyalists: Revolution, Exile, Settlement • Christopher Moore • HISTORY • A good, general account of the Loyalist experience in the American Revolution. (USE172, $17.95)
	Maine and Maritime Provinces Map • National Geographic • A regional map of Maine, including the Canadian Maritime Provinces. (USE39, $7.95)
	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)
	Maine Map • A Maine road map at a scale of 1:580,000 with a detailed map of the coast from Kittery to Bar Harbor and inset maps of 23 cities and towns. (USE416, $3.95)
	Maine Trees & Wildflowers • James Kavanagh • FIELD GUIDE • This plastic card illustrates 140 common species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers. (USE446, $5.95)
	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, $16.00)
	Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont Map • Universal Map Enterprises • A road map of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont at a scale of 1:467,000. (USE76, $4.95)
	Mammals of North America • Roland W. Kays • Don E. Wilson • FIELD GUIDE • The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico. (NAM11, $19.95)
	Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions • Adrian Forsyth • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America. (NAM02, $29.95)
	March • Geraldine Brooks • LITERATURE • Brooks' historical novel, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize,vividly depicts 19th-century America and the devastation of the Civil War. (USA111, $15.00)
	Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic • Carl Christian Kinze • FIELD GUIDE • A guide to the marine mammals of the North Atlantic featuring 250 color illustrations. (FG60, $22.95)
	Marsden Hartley • Bruce Robertson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A short examination of Marsden Hartley and his art. (USE187, $45.00)
	Marsden Hartley, The Biography of an American Artist • Townsend Ludington • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of the troubled American modernist painter. (USE185, $22.50)
	Marsden Hartley: American Modern • Patricia McDonnell • ART & ARCHITECTURE • The work of modernist painter Marsden Hartley is illustrated in this short book. (USE186, $22.95)
	Massachusetts EasyFinder • Rand McNally Maps • A folded, laminated map of Massachusetts at a scale of 1:530,000. (USE293, $7.95)
	Michelin Green Guide New England • Michelin Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • A handy Green Guide organized alphabetically, with local maps, site plans and practical details. (USE396, $21.95)
	Mobil Travel Guide New England • Mobil Travel Guides • GUIDEBOOK • Celebrating 50 years, these practical guides feature the same Mobil star rating system. (USE462, $18.95)
	Moby Dick • Herman Melville • Rockwell Kent • LITERATURE • The American classic, surprisingly informative on the subject of cetaceans. This sturdy Modern Library edition includes the woodcuts by Rockwell Kent. (OCE91, $23.00)
	Moby Dick • Herman Melville • LITERATURE • The American classic about the legendary white whale, set in New England. (OCE111, $13.00)
	Moon Handbook Massachusetts • Jeff Perk • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guidebook to the attractions and history of Massachusetts. (USE292, $19.95)
	Moon Rhode Island • Andrew Collins • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to the best of the Ocean State, including practical travel details and a good overview of its history and attractions. (USE448, $18.95)
	Muses in Arcadia, Cultural Life in the Berkshires • Timothy Cahill • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to Berkshires' prominent cultural venues (USE164, $19.95)
	Mushrooms of Northeast North America, Midwest to New England • George Barron • FIELD GUIDE • A highly recommended field guide to identifying mushrooms in the northeastern United States. (USE325, $24.95)
	My Pamet, Cape Cod Chronicle • Tom Kane • ANTHOLOGY • From 1951 to 1988, journalist Tom Kane recorded the goings-on of small-town life in his newspaper column in Cape Cod's weekly newspapers. (USE82, $24.95)
	N.C. Wyeth, A Biography • David Michaelis • N. C. Wyeth • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An enthralling biography of the patriarch of the Wyeth clan that examines his career as illustrator of popular adventure novels, as well as the artist's darker side. (USE90, $27.95)
	The Namesake • Jhumpa Lahiri • LITERATURE • An intricate and beautifully told tale, Lahiri follows the Ganguli family as they leave Calcutta and settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now a feature film, directed by Mira Nair. (IDA292, $14.00)
	Nantucket, Gardens and Homes • Taylor Lewis • Virginia Heard • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This collection of color photographs portrays the landscapes and classic houses of the island, most dating back to the 18h and 19th centuries. (USE264, $50.00)
	Nantucket, Then and Now • John McCalley • Edouard A. Stackpole • ART & ARCHITECTURE • By pairing early photos of Nantucket with ones taken in recent years, this book shows the evolution of the island community, as well as the architecture that has endured. (USE267, $14.95)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders • Lorus J. Milne • FIELD GUIDE • A guide to 200 species of insects and beetles featuring 700 full-color photographs. (FG53, $19.95)
	A New England Autumn • Ferenc Mate • Candace Mate • NATURAL HISTORY • Magnificent photographs of farmsteads, pastures, forests, wharves and villages from Maine to Connecticut are paired with the poetry and literature of Dickinson, Thoreau and Waldo Emerson in this pictorial celebration of season. With a 14-page section of maps and practical travel information. (USE337, $29.95)
	New England Birds • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated, fold-out guide gives illustrations of almost 150 commonly encountered birds in New England. (USE232, $5.95)
	New England Trees and Wildflowers • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • A pocket-size fold-out guide to the conspicuous plants of New England. (USE233, $5.95)
	New England Wildlife • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated, fold-out, pocket-size guide features illustrations of almost 150 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. (USE234, $5.95)
	Newport, Rhode Island Street Map • G.M. Johnson Maps • A street map of Newport, Rhode Island at a scale of 1:32,000. (USE319, $4.95)
	Norman Rockwell, A Life • Laura Claridge • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A provocative biography of the iconic American illustrator, detailing his life and work. (USE348, $16.95)
	Northeast US Southeast Canada Map • Marshall Penn-York Maps • A colorful map of the Great Lakes. (GLK08, $3.95)
	On the Wind, The Marine Photographs of Norman Fortier • Calvin Siegal • Llewellyn Howland III • Norman Fortier • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A loving celebration of sailing and sailors, harbors and fishermen of New England, this sumptuously produced book features a hand-picked selection of 144 duotone images by the Bedford-based photographer and yachtsman. Selected from more than 100,000 negatives acquired by the New Bedford Whaling Museum, On the Wind includes the spectacle of the New York Yacht Club's annual summer cruise, runabouts, tall ships, yachts, commercial and small craft of Block Island, Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod, Newport, Buzzard's Bay and New Bedford, taken over Fortier's 60 years on the waters of Southern New England. (USE424, $40.00)
	The Original Vermonters, Native Inhabitants, Past and Present • William A. Haviland • Marjory W. Power • HISTORY • A highly readable, scholarly history of the native inhabitants and cultures of Vermont, covering the arrival of the Paleoindians, Abenakis and Iriquois. (USE56, $25.95)
	Pale Fire • Vladimir Nabokov • LITERATURE • Nabokov's ground-breaking (and mind-twisting) short tale masquerading as an annotated poem. (USE289, $13.95)
	Paul Revere and the World He Lived In • Esther Forbes • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An engaging, classic biography of the much mythologized hero of the American Revolution. (BOS17, $17.95)
	The Perfect Storm, A True Story of Men Against the Sea • Sebastian Junger • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A gripping, now-famous blow-by-blow account of a 1991 disaster at sea. Junger reconstructs the final hours of six men aboard a 72-foot swordfish boat in the North Atlantic, battling against a torrential storm. (OCE06, $7.99)
	Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern and Central North America • Roger Conant • FIELD GUIDE • A handy guide for the hertologically inclined of the eastern US. (FG46, $21.00)
	Picturing Old New England, Image and Memory • William H. Truettner • Roger B. Stein • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A selection of 19th and 20th century art of New England. (USE188, $70.00)
	The Poetry of Robert Frost • Robert Frost • LITERATURE • 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, $20.00)
	Presidential Range, Gorham Map • Trails Illustrated • A detailed hikers map of White Mountain National Forest, Mount Washington and the Presidential Range at a scale of 1:63,360. (USE393, $9.95)
	Private Newport, At Home and in the Garden • Bettie Bearden Pardee • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A sumptuous photographic tour of 18 opulent mansions and estates in Newport, Rhode Island. (USE345, $40.00)
	Ravel • Burnett James • MUSIC • An illustrated introduction to Ravel's life and music. (MUS27, $19.95)
	Ravel: Man and Musician • Arbie Orenstein • MUSIC • A comprehensive biography of the composer. (MUS28, $16.95)
	Recommended Country Inns New England, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont • Elizabeth Squier • Eleanor Berman • GUIDEBOOK • (USE373, $18.95)
	Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories • Ronald J. Drez • David Eisenhower • HISTORY • YOUNG ADULTS • An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information. (USA96, $17.95)
	The Reserve • Russell Banks • LITERATURE • Bank's absorbing tale of class, politics, family and lunacy set in the Adirondacks in the 1930s. (NYS69, $24.95)
	Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul • Scott Weidensaul • NATURAL HISTORY • An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America. (USA123, $15.00)
	The Rise of American Democracy, Jefferson to Lincoln • HISTORY • A magisterial history of the development of America from republic to democracy in the years between independence and the Civil War. (USA130, $35.00)
	The Rise of Silas Lapham • William Dean Howells • LITERATURE • A classic novel of the Gilded Age set in Boston. (BOS21, $15.00)
	Roadside Geology, Vermont and New Hampshire • Bradford B. Van Diver • David D. Alt • GUIDEBOOK • Designed for the roadside traveler, this book explains the geologic history of Vermont and New Hampshire. Each section is organized around a particular route, with photographs complementing detailed geologic maps. (USE54, $14.00)