The Adirondack Atlas, A Geographic Portrait of the Adirondack Park
• Jerry Jenkins
• Andy Keal
• Bill McKibben
REFERENCE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 296 PAGES
This visual survey of 6,000,000-acre Adirondack Park features 450 color figures, 300 maps, tables and an impressive range of useful demographic, historical and ecological information. It's a comprehensive geographic reference for the region.
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Adirondack Park Lake George, Great Sacandaga Lake Map 743
• Trails Illustrated
2004 •
MAP
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. Two Sides. 38x26 inches.
(NYS52, $11.95) |
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Adirondack Park Lake Placid High Peaks Map 742
• Trails Illustrated
2004 •
MAP
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. Two Sides. 38x26 inches.
(NYS51, $11.95) |
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Adirondack Park Northville Raquette Lake Map 744
• Trails Illustrated
2004 •
MAP
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. Two Sides. 26x38 inches.
(NYS53, $11.95) |
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Adirondack Park, Old Forge, Oswegatchie Map 745
• Trails Illustrated
2004 •
MAP
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. One in a series of five hiking maps covering the park. Two Sides. 26x38 inches.
(NYS50, $11.95) |
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Adirondack Park: Saranac, Paul Smiths Map 746
• Trails Illustrated
2004 •
MAP
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 hiking maps covering the park. Two Sides. 26x38 inches.
(NYS49, $11.95) |
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Against the Tide, The Fate of the New England Fisherman
• Richard Adams Carey
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 381 PAGES
To learn more about the crisis that faces the American fishing industry, Richard Adams Carey spent a year working alongside fishermen off the shores of Cape Cod. What resulted is this book, a portrait of a declining industry and depleted natural resources. It deals admirably with complicated issues of natural history and humanism, showing great respect for both the ocean and the fishermen that depend on it.
(USE44, $21.95) |
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Alexander Hamilton
• Ron Chernow
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2005 •
PAPER
• 818 PAGES
A splendid biography of the largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean who rose to become George Washington's aide-de-camp and the first Treasury Secretary of the United States, and who died in a famous duel with Aaron Burr in July 1804. The person and the politician both shine through in Chernow's eloquent, readable work, a "page-turner" and "perfect match of subject and biographer" (Stacy Schiff).
(USE536, $20.00) |
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All Fishermen are Liars, True Tales from the Dry Dock Bar
• Linda Greenlaw
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2005 •
PAPER
• 228 PAGES
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. Linda Greenlaw is author of Hungry Ocean, A Swordboat Captain's Journey and Lobster Chronicles.
(USE353, $14.00) |
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Insight Guide New England
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
This guide is noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and informative short essays. It is a thoroughly illustrated guide to the history, culture and nature of New England, complemented by over 70 pages of practical travel information. Now in its 7th edition, it features information on all the states, with a strong focus on Massachusetts.
(USE38, $24.99) |
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AMC White Mountain Guide, Hiking Trails in the White Mountain National Forest
• Gene Daniell
• Steven D. Smith
GUIDEBOOK •
2007 •
PAPER
• 624 PAGES
An award-winning, compact and comprehensive guide to 500 trails in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine, bundled with six topographic maps. Covering both day-hikes and backpacking trips, the guide includes Mount Washington and the Appalachian Trail.
(USE395, $24.95) |
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The American Revolution in Indian Country: Crisis and Diversity in Native American Communities
• Colin G. Calloway
HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 327 PAGES
This is the first, detailed study of the impact of the Revolution on Native Americans. It has a section dealing with the reaction of the Abenakis at Okanak in Quebec that relates to the Lake Champlain area.
(USE169, $29.00) |
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An American Vision, Three Generations of Wyeth Art
• James Duff
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1994 •
PAPER
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) |
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The American Woodland Garden
• Rick Darke
NATURAL HISTORY •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 377 PAGES
A handsome celebration of garden design and eastern woodlands by horticulturist Rick Darke, featuring hundreds of color photographs, some guiding principals and a useful alphabetical plant list of mostly native plants for your garden.
(NAM10, $49.95) |
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Angel in the Whirlwind, The American Triumph of the American Revolution
• Benson Bobrick
HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 560 PAGES
A lively, narrative history of the American Revolution. In addition to providing an entertaining, detailed account of the Revolution's major battles and figures, Bobrick draws an informative portrait of colonial America.
(USE168, $18.00) |
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Appalachian Trail Guide to New Hampshire-Vermont
• appalachian trail conference
GUIDEBOOK •
2001 •
PAPER
• 250 PAGES
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) |
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Architecture After Richardson, Regionalism Before Modernism
• Margaret Henderson Floyd
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1994 •
HARD COVER
• 546 PAGES
An oversized scholarly study of American architects Longfellow, Alden and Harlow. Floyd draws parallels between their work in Boston and Pittsburgh in the period that spanned 1886 through 1920s. With 500 black-and-white photos, drawings and plans.
(BOS20, $110.00) |
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The Artist's Mount Desert
• John Wilmerding
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 204 PAGES
• COMING IN
A history of Maine's Mount Desert Island, and the artists who have been drawn to its shores.
(USE189, $39.50) |
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Away Offshore, Nantucket Island and Its People
• Diane Swartz
• Nathaniel Philbrick
HISTORY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 273 PAGES
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, $16.00) |
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Backroads of New York, Your Guide to New York's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures
• Kim Knox Beckius
GUIDEBOOK •
2007 •
PAPER
• 159 PAGES
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) |
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The Bedquilt and Other Stories
• Dorothy Canfield Fisher
• Mark J. Madigan
LITERATURE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
A collection of 11 short stories and two essays by novelist and pioneer of education, Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Dealing with the two World Wars, life in New England and racial inequality, this is a diverse and representative sample of her best writing.
(GEN172, $24.95) |
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Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered
• James Kirby Martin
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 544 PAGES
A revisionist biography of Benedict Arnold, focusing on the famous traitor's pre-treason accomplishments.
(USE171, $25.00) |
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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 Cottages, A Vanishing Era
• Carole Owens
HISTORY •
1993 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
With over 200 illustrations.
(USE166, $29.95) |
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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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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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The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, The Classic Anthology from 1899 to 1967
• Langston Hughes
LITERATURE •
1969 •
PAPER
• 512 PAGES
A collection of groundbreaking works by luminaries including James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ralph Ellison and Alice Walker.
(GEN400, $16.99) |
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
NATURAL HISTORY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
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, a quest that has his three competitors on the road at a moments notice, heading out in the middle of the night, and combing the beaches. As he so winningly demonstrates, these people are driven.
(BRD29, $15.00) |
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Birdsong, A Natural History
• Don Stap
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 261 PAGES
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. Stap is also the author of A Parrot Without a Name.
(BRD21, $19.99) |
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The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
• Christopher W. Leahy
• Gordon Morrison
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 1072 PAGES
A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. Published in cooperation with the American Birding Association.
(NAM21, $19.95) |
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Boston A to Z
• Thomas H. O'Connor
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
An entertaining, informative, far-from-comprehensive history of Boston, imbued with its professor-resident-author's affection for the city. This is just one of O'Connor's many books about Boston. A popular teacher and Boston man-about-town, O'Connor is professor emeritus of history at Boston College.
(BOS02, $14.95) |
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Boston Map (Boston Unfolds)
• VanDam
MAP
This convenient map of Boston has a clever "origami" fold to help the traveler refer to any location in the city without having to deal with an unwieldy and large piece of paper. Two Sides. 9x24 inches.
(BOS09, $7.95) |
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Boston Then and Now, 59 Boston Sites Photographed in the Past and Present
• Peter Vanderwarker
HISTORY •
1983 •
PAPER
• 122 PAGES
This intriguing portrait of Boston pairs archival photographs with 1980s shots by Vanderwarker from the same vantage. With accompanying text about the development of the city.
(BOS15, $10.95) |
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Bridge of Sighs
• Richard Russo
LITERATURE •
2008 •
PAPER
• 688 PAGES
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) |
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Cape Cod
• Henry David Thoreau
• Paul Theroux
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 319 PAGES
Thoreau muses on the ocean and his surroundings, as he combs the beaches of Cape Cod, in this compelling, sardonic portrait of coastal Massachusetts, its human and natural history, which originated as a series of public lectures.
(USE65, $16.00) |
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Cape Cod
• Henry David Thoreau
LITERATURE •
2008 •
HARD COVER
• 272 PAGES
Scot Miller's stunning color photographs accompany this gift edition of Thoreau's enduring classic.
(USE436, $35.00) |
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Cape Cod Map
• Rand McNally Maps
MAP
A handy laminated map of Cape Cod, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island. Two Sides. 20x28 inches.
(USE68, $7.95) |
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Cape Cod Stories: Tales from Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard
• John Miller
• Tim Smith
• Alice Hoffman
ANTHOLOGY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
• COMING IN
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. Each story portrays this historic region in a distinct light, making it an enjoyable, eclectic view of coastal New England.
(USE33, $14.95) |
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Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket: An Explorer's Guide
• Kimberly Grant
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 512 PAGES
A practical guide to the popular tourist destinations of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, compiled by a local photographer and writer. With detailed information on food and accommodations, as well as on nature, history and excursions (including whale watching), it is a comprehensive introduction to the region. With photographs and 19 maps.
(USE105, $21.95) |
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Captains Courageous
• Victor Fleming
LITERATURE •
2006 •
DVD
The classic 1937 film based on Kipling's book.
(USE412, $19.97) |
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Captains Courageous
• Rudyard Kipling
LITERATURE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
Kipling's classic adventure story of a spoiled boy who is washed overboard, rescued by fishermen, and becomes a sailor.
(USE410, $13.00) |
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Captains Courageous
• Rudyard Kipling
LITERATURE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
Kipling's classic adventure story of a spoiled boy who is washed overboard, rescued by fishermen, and becomes a sailor.
(USE410, $13.00) |
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Captive Histories: English, French, and Native Narratives of the 1704 Deerfield Raid
• Evan Haefeli
HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 298 PAGES
Utilizing a rich body of accounts of the 1704 French and Indian attack on Deerfield, Massachusetts, Professor Haefeli's selected texts range from one of the most famous early American captivity narratives, John Williams' The Redeemed Captive, to the records of French soldiers and clerics, to little-known Abenaki and Mohawk stories of the raid that emerged out of their oral traditions. With a general introduction, extensive annotations, and headnotes to each text.
(USE461, $22.95) |
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Captors and Captives, The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield
• Evan Haefeli
HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 376 PAGES
The definitive account of a pivotal episode in colonial American history. In this masterful work of history, Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney reexamine the Deerfield attack and place it within a framework stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. Drawing on previously untapped sources, they show how the assault 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 they all struggled to survive the ongoing confrontation of empires and cultures.
(USE460, $24.95) |
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Centerburg Tales, More Adventures of Homer Price
• Robert McCloskey
LITERATURE •
1951 •
HARD COVER
• 191 PAGES
Seven further tales again starring the endearing Homer Price, as winningly illustrated and engaging as the original, this time featuring Grandpa Hercules. All Homer's adventures are set in Centerburg, a fictional but recognizably New England town. "For ages 8-12.
(USE296, $18.99) |
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Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
• William Cronon
NATURAL HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 242 PAGES
In this ecological -- and social -- history of New England, Cronon documents the ecological changes and impact of European colonization. It's a well-argued, elegantly written series of interconnected essays, originally published in 1984. After considering the impact of livestock, fencing, urbanization and changing demographics from 1620 to 1800, Cronon concludes his book with the line, "the people of plenty were a people of waste." Cronon is America's leading environmental historian and a very good writer.
(USE347, $15.00) |
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Charming Small Hotels in New England and New York City
• Paul Wade
• Kathy Arnold
GUIDEBOOK •
2005 •
PAPER
• 191 PAGES
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) |
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The Cider House Rules
• John Irving
LITERATURE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 560 PAGES
Recently made into a film, 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, as he tries to learn where his life will lead him.
(USE46, $16.00) |
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Compass Guide Maine
• Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK •
2005 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
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 writers such as Henry Longfellow and Mary Sarton.
(USE63, $21.95) |
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Connecticut Map
• Marshall Penn-York Maps
MAP
A road map of Connecticut at a scale of 1:210,000. Two Sides. 18x17 inches.
(USE387, $7.95) |
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The Country of the Pointed Firs and other Stories
• Sarah Orne Jewett
LITERATURE •
2010 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
A much-loved novel, first published in 1896, set in Dunnet Landing, a tiny fishing community along the coast of Maine. It evokes the leisurely summer atmosphere of 19th-cen`tury New England and especially the relationships among the townsfolk.
(USE181, $10.00) |
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Crucible of War
• Fred Anderson
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 914 PAGES
A magesterial history of the Seven Years' War and the fate of British in North America, 1754-1766.
(USA156, $23.00) |
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The Crucible, A Play in Four Acts
• Arthur Miller
LITERATURE •
1976 •
PAPER
• 152 PAGES
Arthur Miller's riveting drama about the Salem Witch Trials. It was first produced in 1953 and inspired by the McCarthy hearings of the time.
(USE290, $13.00) |
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Cruising At Last, Sailing the East Coast
• Elliott Merrick
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
The delightful account of a journey from Maine to Georgia and back aboard Merrick's hand-made 20-foot sloop Sunrise. A transplanted New Yorker (and New Yorker writer), Merrick (1906-1997) wrote many popular tales of his adventures in Labrador and New England, including True North and Green Mountain Farm.
(USE329, $14.95) |
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Death of a Hornet and Other Cape Cod Essays
• Robert Finch
NATURAL HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
A collection of serene essays on the nature, wildlife, and inhabitants of Cape Cod by a keen observer and year-round resident. Finch's meditative collection includes essays on environmental and conservation issues, human nature, and stories from his personal life.
(USE84, $16.95) |
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Eastern Backyard Birds
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PLASTIC CARD
This fold-out, laminated pocket guide illustrates almost 150 birds found on the eastern coast of the U.S.
(USE229, $5.95) |
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Eastern USA Map
• Rand McNally Maps
2008 •
MAP
A fold-up map of the Eastern United States, shown at a scale of 1:2,300,000. Two Sides. 39x28 inches.
(USE127, $5.99) |
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The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America
• John Mack Faragher
REFERENCE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 484 PAGES
An A-Z reference on the revolution featuring 1500 short entries covering the ideas, events and people of America from the early 1600s through nationhood.
(USE162, $24.50) |
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The Enduring Shore: A History of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
• Paul Schneider
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 367 PAGES
Starting with a discussion of the glacial formation of Cape Cod and its surrounding islands, this book covers the region's entire natural and human history, from the time of the Wampanoag Indians and the religious settlements of William Bradford, up to the present day. Author Paul Schneider, a native of Martha's Vineyard, takes a personal approach, collecting his information while traveling in a kayak among the sounds, bays and harbors of the Cape.
(USE66, $17.99) |
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The Everything Family Guide to New England, Where to Eat, Play, and Stay in America's Scenic and Historic Northeast
• Kim Knox Beckius
GUIDEBOOK •
2008 •
PAPER
• 418 PAGES
A valuable guide to New England covers hotel accommodations, restaurants, lighthouses, amusement parks, historical sites, and inns, while providing maps for a variety of locations in the region.
(USE372, $14.95) |
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A Field Guide to Eastern Trees
• George Petrides
• Roger Tory Peterson
FIELD GUIDE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 234 PAGES
The classic Peterson field guide.
(NAM09, $20.00) |
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A Field Guide to North Atlantic Wildlife
• Noble S. Proctor
• Patrick J. Lynch
FIELD GUIDE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 221 PAGES
A comprehensive pocket guide to the marine mammals, seabirds, fish, invertebrates and other marine life of the Northwestern Atlantic. Built for the field, full-color illustrations, range maps and descriptions are integrated on opposite pages for easy reference. The range maps cover the Atlantic coast from Cape Hatteras to Newfoundland. Many of the individual whale species get two full pages. With an outstanding overview of oceanography and conservation, checklist and glossary.
(NAM24, $19.95) |
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A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs
• George Petrides
FIELD GUIDE •
1973 •
PAPER
• 234 PAGES
The classic Peterson guide to trees, shrubs and vines in Eastern, Central and Southeastern United States.
(NAM08, $19.00) |
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A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America
• Roger Tory Peterson
• Rosemary McKenna
FIELD GUIDE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 420 PAGES
The best-selling guide to wildflowers in the Peterson series, with illustrations by Roger Tory himself, revised and repackaged in a handsome paper edition. With drawings, some color illustrations, and short descriptions. It covers 1,293 species.
(FG38, $20.00) |
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Five Thousand Days Like This One, An American Family History
• Jane Brox
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1999 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
A personal history of the Merrimack Valley told in the voice of the author's late father, Henry David Thoreau, and the immigrant mill workers who made the Merrimack Valley their home.
(USE77, $17.00) |
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Fodor's Cape Cod, Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard
• Paul ( Eisenberg
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
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, $17.99) |
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Fodor's Maine Coast
• Fodor's Travel Publications
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
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, $16.99) |
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Fodor's New England
• Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 720 PAGES
A practical guide in the popular series, filled with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining.
(USE442, $23.99) |
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Fodors New York State
• Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 480 PAGES
A practical guide in the popular series, filled with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining.
(NYS89, $19.99) |
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Following the Water, A Hydromancer's Notebooks
• David M. Carroll
NATURAL HISTORY •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 224 PAGES
Carroll chronicles a year in the life of the inhabitants of his local New Hampshire wetlands with uncommon grace in this rich tale of turtles, frogs, redwing blackbirds and other local denizens. With black-and-white sketches. A finalist for the 2009 National Book Award.
(USE508, $24.00) |
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Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation
• Cokie Roberts
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2005 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
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, $14.99) |
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France and England in North America, Vol. 1
• Francis Parkman
HISTORY •
1983 •
HARD COVER
• 1504 PAGES
Francis Parkman's monumental history. This is the first volume of the two volume series.
(USE173, $45.00) |
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France and England in North America, Vol. 2
• Francis Parkman
HISTORY •
1983 •
HARD COVER
• 1620 PAGES
Francis Parkman's monumental history. This is the second volume of the two volume series.
(USE174, $45.00) |
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Franconia Notch, Lincoln Map
• Trails Illustrated
2002 •
MAP
A detailed hikers map of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail from Hanover, New Hampshire to Crawford Notch State Park, including White Mountain National Forest, and the Pemigewasset and Sandwich Range wilderness areas. At a scale of 1:63,360. Two Sides. 37x26 inches.
(USE394, $11.95) |
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Frederic Church's Olana: Architecture and Landscape as Art
• Franklin Kelly
• James Anthony Ryan
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 103 PAGES
Mr. Ryan chronicles Church's construction of his home. That home, Olana, 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 20 years. He tells how building the innovative house and shaping its surroundings was the largest work of art Church ever did, and the one that took the longest. The introduction by Franklin Kelly, a curator at the National Gallery of Art, sets the scene by briefly describing the arc of the great artist's career and how it was that he came to spend so much of his life on Olana.
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Frommer's 23 Great Drives in New England
• Kathy Arnold
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
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) |
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The Good City, Writers Explore 21st Century Boston
• Emily Hiestand
• Ande Zellman
ANTHOLOGY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 175 PAGES
This collection of contemporary writing on Boston includes contributions by Susan Orlean and Michael Patrick MacDonald.
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The Grand Hotels of the White Mountains
• Bryant F. Tolles
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 263 PAGES
New Hampshire's White Mountains, once our country's premier vacation locale, was the site of the first wave resort hotels built in the 19th century. This copiously illustrated book explores the history and architecture of thirty of these monuments to luxury.
(USE271, $50.00) |
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A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America
• Stacy Schiff
HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 489 PAGES
A lively, illuminating chronicle of Franklin's derring-do, clever maneuvering and brinkmanship in France, 1776-1785. The Pulitzer-prize winning Schiff shows in splendid, anecdotal detail who without the French -- and without Franklin to convince them to join the fledgling republic -- America would not have gained its independence.
(USA129, $30.00) |
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Guide to Chamber Music
• Melvin Berger
MUSIC •
2001 •
PAPER
• 480 PAGES
A useful reference, this collection studies the most frequently performed pieces of chamber music. Berger includes an overview of all 231 works and 55 composers. A great overview for the casual listener, more serious students and aficionados may find it lacking in breadth and depth. Third edition.
(MUS29, $19.95) |
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Hands on the Land, A History of the Vermont Landscape
• Jan Albers
NATURAL HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
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, $23.95) |
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Herman Melville, An Introduction
• Wyn Kelley
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2008 •
PAPER
• 248 PAGES
A brief introduction to Melville and Melville studies, covering major works and various critical approaches.
(USA332, $36.95) |
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The House by the Sea, A Journal
• May Sarton
LITERATURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
One of many journals by May Sarton, who moved from New Hampshire to live alone in a house on the seacoast of Maine. Sarton, a member of the Bloomsbury group, writes beautifully on the topics of aging, solitude, nature, gardening, food, relationships, and of course, on life in coastal Maine.
(USE61, $21.00) |
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The House on Nauset Marsh
• Wyman Richardson
NATURAL HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
A Cape Cod classic, these leisurely essays on land, sea and wildlife were first published to acclaim in 1947. The author, a Boston physician and professor at the Harvard Medical School, found a tranquil refuge in his rustic farmhouse on Eastham's Nauset Marsh. The house, today surrounded by Cape Cod National Seashore, is still in the Richardson family.
(USE83, $14.95) |
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Hungry Ocean, A Swordboat Captain's Journey
• Linda Greenlaw
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
An account of a 30-day swordfishing trip from Gloucester to the Grand Banks by a veteran fishing boat captain. A formidable skipper (and woman at that), Greenlaw details all the excitement, boredom, weather, and characters on a first-class fishing operation off the coast of Newfoundland.
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In Season, A Natural History of the New England Year
• Nona Bell Estrin
• Charles W. Johnson
NATURAL HISTORY •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES
A loosely organized, illustrated overview of New England and its wildlife as depicted in watercolor paintings and short essays.
(USE299, $27.95) |
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The Inn at Lake Devine
• Elinor Lipman
LITERATURE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 253 PAGES
A witty, romantic comedy about a young Jewish woman who becomes fixated on an anti-Semitic resort in Vermont. "Our guests who feel most comfortable here, and return year after year, are Gentiles," reads a letter addressed to Emily Marx's mother's inquiry about vacation accommodations, setting Emily off on several years of entanglement with the family that owns the inn. It's a good-humored novel of identity and relationships, revealing the social climate of New England during the 1960s.
(USE50, $15.00) |
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Insight Compact Guide Cape Cod
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
1998 •
PAPER
• 74 PAGES
A brief illustrated guide to Cape Cod, featuring 120 photos and excellent local maps. With a section on history and culture and in-depth coverage of 9 separate tours and excursions.
(USE67, $8.95) |
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Inventing Acadia, Artists and Tourists at Mount Desert
• Pamela Belanger
HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 170 PAGES
The history of Acadia National Park in Maine, and especially the local artists that contributed to its creation. Published by the Farnsworth Library & Art Museum.
(USE178, $45.00) |
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, A Companion Guide and History
• Hilliard T. Goldfarb
GUIDEBOOK •
1995 •
PAPER
• 152 PAGES
A handbook to the museum and its collections, with a brief biography of Gardner and 100 color plates.
(BOS03, $30.00) |
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The James Joyce Murder
• Amanda Cross
MYSTERY •
1987 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
From the middle of the compulsively readable, erudite and entertaining Kate Fansler series, this book finds our English professor hero at the estate in the Berkshires with a gaggle of fellow academics, odd neighbors, and a stack of Joyce correspondence. The summer idyll is interrupted when a hateful neighbor is shot dead.
(USE364, $6.50) |
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John Adams
• David McCullough
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2002 •
PAPER
• 751 PAGES
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Truman" has turned to the Founding Fathers in putting together this best-selling biography. With his term as president sandwiched between George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Adams has often gotten short shrift as a Founding Father. But in this expansive narrative, McCullough reveals him as a magnificent figure who helped shaped the nation.
(USE201, $20.00) |
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Karen Brown's New England, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries
• Jack Bullard
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 246 PAGES
A peronable, opinionated survey of inns, estates and other lodging of character, along with suggested itineraries and highlights of each region.
(USE200, $19.95) |
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• Kenn Kaufman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2006 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
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. He tallied 671, impressive by any account and extraordinary if you count birds per buck. He did it all for $1,000. This cult classic was originally published in 1973.
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Leviathan, The History of Whaling in America
• Eric Jay Dolin
HISTORY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 480 PAGES
A social and economic history of whaling in America traces Captain John Smith's ill-fated expedition to the New World in 1614, through the industry's rise to its nineteenth-century golden years, to its decline in the twentieth century.
(USE404, $15.95) |
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Lexington and Concord, The Beginning of the War of the American Revolution
• Arthur Bernon Tourtellot
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
A lively narrative of the events surrounding April 19, 1775 -- the decisive day that the militia men and the British Army faced off on the Common. Tourtellot draws from first-person sources, diaries and journals in re-creating the drama of the day.
(BOS16, $18.95) |
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Life Along the Hudson
• Allan Keller
• Alfred Marks
HISTORY •
1997 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
An impressionistic portrait of the Hudson River from its discovery by Europeans to modern times. With 98 well-integrated illustrations. The author, a newspaperman, covers industry, art and culture. He concludes his brief survey with a personal tour of the stately mansions. First published in 1976.
(USE196, $30.00) |
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Literary Trail of Greater Boston
• Susan Wilson
GUIDEBOOK •
2005 •
PAPER
• 198 PAGES
A gem for the literary-minded visitor, this handbook maps Boston's literary locales and suggests easy walking and driving tours in the vicinity. Whether you're a fan of the transcendentalists or the confessional poets, you'll find their birthplaces, residences, schools and haunts listed here. With much historical information and 80 photographs.
(BOS04, $14.95) |
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Little Women
• Louisa May Alcott
LITERATURE •
2008 •
PAPER
• 777 PAGES
• FAMILY
As delightful as ever. Louisa May Alcott's classic tale of four high-spirited sisters growing up in Civil War-era Massachussetts is a fine old-fashioned read, especially for anyone contemplating a trip to Orchard House, the Alcott family home in Concord.
(USE210, $8.99) |
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Lolita
• Vladimir Nabokov
LITERATURE •
1989 •
PAPER
• 317 PAGES
A novel that studies the moral disintegration of a man whose obsessive desire to possess his step-daughter destroys the lives of those around him.
(USA335, $15.00) |
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The Loyalists: Revolution, Exile, Settlement
• Christopher Moore
HISTORY •
1984 •
PAPER
• 280 PAGES
A good, general account of the Loyalist experience in the American Revolution.
(USE172, $17.95) |
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Maine Coast Map & Guide
• DeLorme Mapping
2008 •
MAP
A detailed, recreational map of the Maine coast, from Kittery north to Bar Harbor, shown at a scale of 1:150,000. Two Sides. 24x36 inches.
(USE64, $9.95) |
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Maine in America, American Art in the Farnsworth Art Museum
• Pamela Belanger
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 300 PAGES
An illustrated survey of the collection at the Farnsworth Museum and a discussion of the influence of Maine in the history of American art.
(USE177, $55.00) |
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Maine Map
• Rand McNally Maps
MAP
This Maine road map (1:580,000) includes insets of cities and towns. Two Sides. 36x24 inches.
(USE416, $5.99) |
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Maine Trees & Wildflowers
• James Kavanagh
FIELD GUIDE •
2008 •
PAPER
This plastic card illustrates 140 common species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers.
(USE446, $5.95) |
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The Maine Woods
• Henry David Thoreau
• Edward Hoagland
NATURAL HISTORY •
1988 •
PAPER
• 480 PAGES
Thoreau heads north to Maine in search of deep wilderness in this natural history classic. Despite the many changes since Thoreau tromped throughout the region in the 1850s, his vivid renderings of plant, animal and native Indian life are still one of the best introductions to the nature of Maine.
(USE62, $17.00) |
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Mammals of North America
• Roland W. Kays
• Don E. Wilson
FIELD GUIDE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 248 PAGES
A comprehensive guide by two noted mammalogists and featuring 108 color plates, illustrating 442 species. Range maps and descriptive text on ecology, habitat and behavior complement the wonderful paintings.
(NAM11, $19.95) |
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Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions
• Adrian Forsyth
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America from polar bears to bison, mountain lions and the black squirrel. Forsyth ("Tropical Nature"), includes not only up-to-date information on taxonomy and distribution but also discusses the behavior and ecology of each species. With range maps and hundreds of color photogrpahs.
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March
• Geraldine Brooks
LITERATURE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
Brooks' historical novel, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize, vividly depicts 19th-century America and the devastation of the Civil War. Alcott (here called March) was the father of Louisa May Alcott (Little Women), friend of Emerson and Thoreau, and celebrated educator and thinker. A well-researched, elegant work of historical fiction, the novel contrasts Mr. March's transcendental idealism against the brutal, visceral realities of the Civil War. Mrs. March, who in this treatment is a much more volatile, complex female character than in Little Women, narrates the second half of the book.
(USA111, $16.00) |
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Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic
• Carl Christian Kinze
FIELD GUIDE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
A handsomely illustrated guide and handbook to whales and dolphins, porpoises, seals and other marine mammals of the North Atlantic by a Danish biologist. With 250 color illustrations and range maps.
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Marsden Hartley, The Biography of an American Artist
• Townsend Ludington
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1998 •
PAPER
• 325 PAGES
A biography of the troubled modernist American painter from his childhood in Maine, to his life in Germany before World War I, on to his death in 1943. The artist's many homes, his struggles concerning his homosexuality and the progression of his work are all discussed, often using Hartley's own words.
(USE185, $32.95) |
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Marsden Hartley: American Modern
• Patricia McDonnell
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 83 PAGES
The work of modernist painter Marsden Hartley is illustrated in this short book.
(USE186, $27.95) |
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Massachusetts EasyFinder
• Rand McNally Maps
MAP
A laminated, fold-up map of Massachusetts at a scale of 1:530,000. Two Sides. 19x17 inches.
(USE293, $7.95) |
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Michelin Green Guide New England
• Michelin Travel Publications
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
With the same focus on driving tours, detailed maps and the Michelin star system, the venerable Green Guides are even better -- organized regionally, in color and with an overview of history, art and culture.
(USE396, $21.95) |
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Mobil Travel Guide New England
• Mobil Travel Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2008 •
PAPER
• 328 PAGES
Celebrating 50 years, these practical guides feature the same Mobil star rating system.
(USE462, $18.95) |
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Moby Dick
• Herman Melville
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 720 PAGES
The American classic about the legendary white whale, set in New England.
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Moby Dick
• Herman Melville
LITERATURE •
1992 •
HARD COVER
• 864 PAGES
The American classic, surprisingly informative on the subject of cetaceans. This sturdy Modern Library edition includes the woodcuts by Rockwell Kent.
(OCE91, $23.00) |
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Moon New Jersey
• Laura Kiniry
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 450 PAGES
A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide in the popular series, with good background information about history, culture, and popular attractions.
(USE468, $19.95) |
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Moon Rhode Island
• Andrew Collins
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
A comprehensive guide to the best of the Ocean State, including practical travel details and a good overview of its history and attractions.
(USE448, $17.99) |
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Muses in Arcadia, Cultural Life in the Berkshires
• Timothy Cahill
GUIDEBOOK •
2000 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
A guide to each of the Berkshires' prominent cultural venues, including Tanglewood, Jacob's Pillow, MassMOCA and the Norman Rockwell Museum. It provides a brief history and practical information for each place.
(USE164, $19.95) |
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Mushrooms of Northeast North America, Midwest to New England
• George Barron
FIELD GUIDE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
A highly recommended field guide to mushrooms and mushrooming in the northeastern United States, featuring large, clear color photographs and concise descriptions of 600 species. Organized for easy identification, the book includes a picture key to mushroom groups and six detailed dichotomous keys.
(USE325, $24.95) |
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My Pamet, Cape Cod Chronicle
• Tom Kane
ANTHOLOGY •
1989 •
HARD COVER
• 472 PAGES
From 1951 to 1988, journalist Tom Kane recorded the goings-on of small-town life in his column in Cape Cod's weekly newspapers. This book is a "best of" selection of almost 40 years of columns on life in Pamet (aka Truro).
(USE82, $24.95) |
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N.C. Wyeth, A Biography
• David Michaelis
• N. C. Wyeth
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2003 •
PAPER
• 560 PAGES
An enthralling biography of the patriarch of the Wyeth clan that examines his career as illustrator of popular adventure novels, including Treasure Island, The Last of the Mohicans, and Robin Hood, among others. Michaelis also reveals the artist's dark side and the almost gothic quality that overshadowed his family life.
(USE90, $27.95) |
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The Namesake
• Jhumpa Lahiri
LITERATURE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
An intricate and beautifully told tale by the author of Interpreter of Maladies. Lahiri follows the Ganguli family -- Ashoke, Ashima, and their son Gogol, named after the Russian author -- as they leave Calcutta and settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now a feature film directed by Mira Nair of "Salaam Bombay!" and "Monsoon Wedding."
(IDA292, $14.95) |
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders
• Lorus J. Milne
FIELD GUIDE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 989 PAGES
A survey of North America's less-loved creatures, organized taxonomically and featuring 700 full-color photographs. With extensive notes and detailed descriptions of 600 species of beetles, caterpillars, moths, bees, wasps, bugs, spiders, ants, termites and all the rest.
(FG53, $19.95) |
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New England Autumn
• Ferenc Mate
• Candace Mate
NATURAL HISTORY •
2010 •
HARD COVER
• 160 PAGES
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, $25.00) |
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New England Birds
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PLASTIC CARD
This laminated, fold-out guide gives illustrations of almost 150 commonly encountered birds of New England. It's pocket-sized for quick reference in the field.
(USE232, $5.95) |
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New England Trees and Wildflowers
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PLASTIC CARD
A pocket-size fold-out guide to the conspicuous plants of New England. This laminated reference features illustrations of almost 150 species.
(USE233, $5.95) |
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New England Trips
• Lonely Planet
• Clark Gregor
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A compact and practical guide to visiting New England, with 53 themed itineraries and over 1,000 local attractions. Trips are divided into categories by theme: iconic, food & drink, history & culture, route, offbeat, city, and day trips.
(USE466, $19.99) |
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New England Wildflowers, A Guide to Common Wildflowers of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, a
• Frank S. Kaczmarek
FIELD GUIDE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
Featuring more than 300 color photographs and detailed, easy-to-use, descriptions of common wildflowers and flowering plants found in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
(USE473, $24.95) |
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Newport, Rhode Island Street Map
• G.M. Johnson Maps
MAP
A street map of Newport, Rhode Island at a scale of 1:32,000. It also covers nearby Jamestown and Middletown. Two Sides. 40x28 inches.
(USE319, $4.95) |
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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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Northern New England Map
• Streetwise Maps
2004 •
MAP
A laminated, folding road map of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont at a scale of 1:2,700,000 with city-to-city mileage chart and insets of Burlington, Portland and Manchester regions. Two Sides. 36x24 inches.
(USE76, $6.95) |
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On the Wind, The Marine Photographs of Norman Fortier
• Calvin Siegal
• Llewellyn Howland III
• Norman Fortier
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2007 •
HARD COVER
• 160 PAGES
A loving celebration of sailing and sailors, harbors and fishermen of New England, this sumptuous book features a 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, they include iconic images taken over Fortier's 60 years on the waters of Southern New England.
(USE424, $40.00) |
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The Original Vermonters, Native Inhabitants, Past and Present
• William A. Haviland
• Marjory W. Power
HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 362 PAGES
A highly readable, scholarly history of the native inhabitants and cultures of Vermont, covering the arrival of the Paleoindians, Abenakis and Iriquois. The authors examine how these cultures lived in Vermont for at least ten thousand years before the Europeans arrived, and what has been their fate ever since. This second edition contains thirteen additional years of archaelogical research including new information on the Abenakis and the origins of farming in Vermont.
(USE56, $27.95) |
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Pale Fire
• Vladimir Nabokov
LITERATURE •
1989 •
PAPER
• 315 PAGES
Nabokov's ground-breaking (and mind-twisting) short tale masquerading as an annotated poem. The narrator Charles Kinbote presents a lost poem by John Shade (which gives the book its title), his commentary and, somehow, a history of Zembla and its glorious ruler Charles II. In dazzling prose Nabokov artfully and comically blurs distinctions between reality (however you might imagine it), literature and fiction.
(USE289, $15.00) |
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Paul Revere and the World He Lived In
• Esther Forbes
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1999 •
PAPER
• 528 PAGES
An engaging, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography by novelist Forbes (author of the perennial favorite Johnny Tremain), originally published in 1942.
(BOS17, $30.95) |
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The Perfect Storm, A True Story of Men Against the Sea
• Sebastian Junger
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2009 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
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. This talented journalist writes well of the sea and its many moods -- the perfect background for a greater appreciation of the life of a fisherman.
(OCE06, $15.95) |
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Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern and Central North America
• Roger Conant
FIELD GUIDE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 616 PAGES
A comprehensive field guide to Eastern and Central North America for the herpetologically inclined. With range maps, detailed descriptions, photographs and drawings of 595 species and subspecies of snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. At the heart of the book are 50 color plates.
(FG46, $21.00) |
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Picturing Old New England, Image and Memory
• William H. Truettner
• Roger B. Stein
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1999 •
HARD COVER
• 272 PAGES
Art of the 19th to the mid- 20th century, evoking the small towns and coastal vistas of New England.
(USE188, $75.00) |
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The Poetry of Robert Frost
• Robert Frost
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 640 PAGES
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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Presidential Range, Gorham Map
• Trails Illustrated
2002 •
MAP
A detailed hikers map of New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest, including Mount Washington and the Presidential Range. Includes trails, huts, campsites, and recreational features. At a scale of 1:63,360. Two Sides. 26x38 inches.
(USE393, $11.95) |
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Private Newport, At Home and in the Garden
• Bettie Bearden Pardee
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 224 PAGES
A sumptuous photographic tour of 18 opulent mansions and estates in Newport, Rhode Island.
(USE345, $45.00) |
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Ravel
• Burnett James
MUSIC •
1991 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
An illustrated introduction to Ravel's life and music. An entry in The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers series.
(MUS27, $19.95) |
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Ravel: Man and Musician
• Arbie Orenstein
MUSIC •
1991 •
PAPER
• 293 PAGES
A comprehensive biography of the French composer. Includes analyses of his works, a discography and illustrations.
(MUS28, $24.95) |
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Recommended Country Inns New England, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
• Elizabeth Squier
• Eleanor Berman
GUIDEBOOK •
2004 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
Features descriptions and recommendations of inns to suit a variety of tastes and budgets.
(USE373, $18.95) |
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Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories
• Ronald J. Drez
• David Eisenhower
HISTORY •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• 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, plenty of historical information, and an introduction by David Eisenhower which paints a personal portrait of his grandfather, Dwight.
(USA96, $17.95) |
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The Reserve
• Russell Banks
LITERATURE •
2008 •
HARD COVER
Not all is well at Tamarack Reserve in Bank's absorbing tale of class, politics, family and lunacy -- set in the Adirondacks in the 1930s. Loosely based on the life of noted illustrator, womanizer and independent-thinker Rockwell Kent, the Spanish Civil War and Hindenberg also intrude on the cozy familiarity of the startlingly beautiful summer retreat.
(NYS69, $24.95) |
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
Weidensaul follows in the footsteps conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher in this homage to their 1953 journey, modern travelogue and eye-opening report on wilderness in America.
(USA123, $16.00) |
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The Rise of American Democracy, Jefferson to Lincoln
• Sean Wilentz
HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 992 PAGES
A magisterial history of the development of America from republic to democracy in the years between independence and the Civil War.
(USA130, $35.00) |
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The Rise of Silas Lapham
• William Dean Howells
LITERATURE •
1983 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
A classic novel of the Gilded Age, where wealth and the Boston aristocracy collide as entrepreneur Silas Lapham attempts to translate his riches into social status by marrying off his daughters. Howells, a realist, explores the relationship between morality and money as Lapham can only find moral renewal through bankruptcy. Originally published in 1885.
(BOS21, $16.00) |
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Rough Guide New England
• Rough Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 644 PAGES
This comprehensive guide in the British series nicely balances a historical and cultural overview with practical travel information.
(USE471, $21.99) |
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Sails and Steam in the Mountains, A Maritime and Military History of Lake George and Lake Champlain
• Russell Bellico
HISTORY •
1992 •
PAPER
• 393 PAGES
A well written account of the Battle of Valcour.
(USE167, $25.00) |
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Savage Beauty, The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
• Nancy Milford
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2002 •
PAPER
• 608 PAGES
A vivid biography of the iconic Jazz Age poet by the prolific MiIlford. Richly evocative of both Millay's dynamic personality and the times in which she lived.
(NYC176, $17.00) |
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The Secret Life of Lobsters, How Fishermen and Scientists are Unraveling the Mysteries of our Favorite Crustacean
• Trevor Corson
SCIENCE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 299 PAGES
In this tasty book investigative journalist Corson unravels the social behavior of lobster and lobstermen on Little Cranberry Island in the Gulf of Maine. It's an entertaining, informative jaunt into the minds of lobster and those who study and catch them. Corson is a terrific writer and the basic conflict between scientists and lobsterman over quotas is compelling. More rewarding, however, is Corson's indepth look into the social behavior of these strange (and strangely abundant) crustaceans. He includes in the appendix "How to Cook a Lobster."
(USE340, $13.99) |
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Secret Providence and Newport, The Unique Guidebook to Providence and Newport's Hidden Sites, Sounds and Tastes
• Barbara Radcliffe Rogers
• Juliette Rogers
GUIDEBOOK •
2002 •
PAPER
• 300 PAGES
A guide to the lesser known attractions of Providence and Newport, from Edgar Allen Poe's favorite garden to where to find an unexpected gathering of green parrots.
(USE380, $14.95) |
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America
• David Sibley
FIELD GUIDE •
2003 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks. It includes 20 pages on the many and confusing species of wood warblers. This is the book we are now using. For birders living west of the Rockies, you'll want to use Sibley's "Birds of Western North America" (USW418).
(USE262, $19.95) |
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The Sierra Club Guide to the Ancient Forests of the Northeast
• Bruce Kershner
• Robert T. Leverett
GUIDEBOOK •
2004 •
PAPER
• 292 PAGES
A handy guide to the old-growth forests of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Organized geographically, each forest gest a brief descritpion with highlights, driving directions and contact information.
(USE336, $16.95) |
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Sippewissett, Or, Life on a Salt Marsh
• Tim Traver
NATURAL HISTORY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 250 PAGES
A biography of the famous New England salt marsh, interweaving science, history, and memoir.
(USE401, $16.95) |
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Song for the Blue Ocean, Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas
• Carl Safina
NATURAL HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 458 PAGES
A grand tour of our blue planet, divided geographically, this book is an excellent resource -- fascinating to read and full of hope. It combines a personal journey, hundreds of interviews with fisherman and scientists around the world, and a tour of important watery habitats.
(OCE09, $18.99) |
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
HISTORY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 464 PAGES
A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya.
(NAM20, $24.95) |
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Summer World, A Season of Bounty
• Bernd Heinrich
SCIENCE •
2010 •
PAPER
• 253 PAGES
Heinrich brings his reserve of wonder and reverence for the animal life of backwoods New England, focusing on the animal kingdom in the extremes of the warmer months, with all its feeding, nesting, fighting and mating.
(USE513, $14.99) |
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Tales of the Rose Tree, Ravishing Rhododendrons and Their Travels Around the World
• Jane Brown
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 320 PAGES
An English garden writer, Brown offers an entertaining, learned whirlwind tour through the social, commercial and botanical history of the much-loved ornamental, including a roundup of early collecting forays into Asia and the Himalayas.
(GEN372, $35.00) |
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This Land, A Guide to Eastern National Forests
• Robert H. Mohlenbrock
GUIDEBOOK •
2006 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
Part travelogue, part guidebook, this series introduces readers to the wildernesses, scenic drives, campgrounds and hiking trails of the United States.
(USE379, $25.95) |
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Thoreau's New England
• Steph Gorman
ANTHOLOGY •
2007 •
HARD COVER
Stunning full-color photography accompanied by selections from the classic writings of Henry David Thoreau.
(USE408, $26.00) |
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To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
• Dan Koeppel
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
Ostensibly about birds and birdwatching, this enormously appealing book is a memoir by a talented writer of his father, a father who happens to be in the elite cadre of major birders. Dan Koeppel chronicles his father's growing interest in birds in this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Richard is a member of an elite group who have tallied more than 7,000 species. Koeppel includes his own travels tagging along and brief profiles of other eccentric listers.
(BRD28, $14.00) |
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Treasures of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Malcolm Rogers
• Gilian Wohlauer
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 320 PAGES
A fully illustrated collection of masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, organized thematically with captions and chapter introductions by a team of curators at the MFA. Featuring 280 full color reproductions.
(USE241, $11.95) |
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Trees of North America, A Field Guide
• Christian Frank Brockman
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 238 PAGES
Smell the bark of the aromatic Sassafras. Wonder at the Lodgepole Pine, whose heat-activated cones reseed forests destroyed by fire. Search for the Sugar Maple, whose foliage blazes red and yellow in autumn. North America's trees rank among nature's most awesome creations. This premier field guide features all characteristics-tree shape, bark, leaf, flower, fruit and twig-for quick identification, making it a superior choice for trail walks, creating displays, and scientific or commercial needs.
(NAM07, $14.95) |
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Uncle Sam Wants You: World War I and the Making of the Modern American Citizen
• Christopher Capozzola
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2008 •
HARD COVER
• 352 PAGES
This eloquent history of the American homefront in World War I explores how the tensions of mass mobilization led to increased power in Washintgon, forever changing the role of both citizen and state.
(WAR127, $74.00) |
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Under the Sea-Wind
• Rachel Carson
NATURAL HISTORY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 184 PAGES
Carson's luminous portrait of sea and shore creatures, a classic of nature writing and the first of her many books, originally published in 1941. This edition, published on the centennial of Carson's birth, includes an introduction by Carson biographer Linda Lear and illustrations by Howard Frech.
(OCE109, $16.00) |
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The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder
• Peter Cashwell
NATURAL HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 269 PAGES
A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. Along the way, Cashwell traces his own development from casual novice to life lister (with a desire to see all the birds of North America).
(BRD26, $16.95) |
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Vermont Map
• JIMAPCO
MAP
A double-sided road map of Vermont, shown at a scale of 1:317,000, with 15 detailed city maps, points of interest and travel suggestions. Two Sides. 24x36 inches.
(USE51, $5.95) |
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The Vikings and America
• Eric Wahlgren
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
An insightful account of the Vikings' discovery and exploration of America, based on archaeology and the ancient sagas. With site diagrams and black-and-white photographs throughout.
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Vineyard Shadows, A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
• Philip R. Craig
MYSTERY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
Philip R. Craig has written nearly a dozen mysteries set on his island home of Martha's Vineyard, and this one is as good as any to start with -- a breezy detective yarn that finds Craig's ex-cop protagonist protecting his family from menacing thugs. Other books in Craig's series are also available.
(USE265, $7.99) |
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Walden and Other Writings
• Henry David Thoreau
LITERATURE •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 432 PAGES
The 150th anniversary, illustrated edition of the Thoreau's seminal essay, published in cooperation with The Walden Woods Project. Throreau's musings on nature, the simple life, self-reliance and the value of freedom are as fresh, irreverent and relevant as ever.
(GEN183, $35.00) |
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A Walk in the Woods
• Bill Bryson
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 276 PAGES
Bryson manages to combine biting satire with a certain warmth in all his books, and this one is no exception. He tackles (or tries to, anyway) the whole of the Appalachian trail, starting in Georgia. It's not only a very entertaining read, but a fond memoir and very evocative of some unusual locales.
(USE01, $15.99) |
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The Western Abenakis of Vermont, 1600-1800: War, Migration and the Survival of an Indian People
• Colin G. Calloway
HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
Chapter 11 covers the role of the Abenakis in the Champlain Valley during the Revolution.
(USE170, $24.95) |
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White Mountain Wilderness
• Jerry Monkman
• Marcy Monkman
NATURAL HISTORY •
2005 •
HARD COVER
• 112 PAGES
A stunning, full-color photographic tour of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, including some images depicting the devastating impact of deforestation in the region.
(USE391, $35.00) |
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Wildflowers in the Field and Forest, A Field Guide to the Northeastern United States
• Steven Clamants
• Carol Gracie
FIELD GUIDE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 480 PAGES
A photographic field guide to 1,400 wildflowers found from the Chesapeake Bay to the Great Lakes and New England. Organized by color with range maps and identification features on facing pages for easy reference.
(USE397, $39.99) |
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Winslow Homer
• Kate F. Jennings
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1995 •
HARD COVER
An illustrated survey of Winslow Homer's life and work by two curators at the National Gallery, featuring great reproductions of hundreds of his paintings and drawings. Nature, land and seascapes figure prominently in his work.
(USE179, $85.00) |
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Winslow Homer Watercolors
• Helen A. Cooper
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1987 •
PAPER
• 260 PAGES
An examination of the watercolors of one of America's beloved artists, Winslow Homer. Analytical essays and discussions of technique accompany 132 color reproductions, chronicling his work throughout New England, the Adirondacks, Key West, the Bahamas and Bermuda. This is a valuable book for anyone wishing to understand Homer's work and the American watercolor tradition.
(USE85, $39.95) |
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