After Frost, An Anthology of Poetry from New England  •  Henry Lyman  •  Robert Frost  •  Wallace Stevens LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A collection of poems from 30 of New England's most notable poets, with selections by Robert Frost, the granddaddy of New England poetry. Other featured poets include Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Wallace Stevens and Martin Espada. (USE52, $22.95)
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)
Backroads of New England, Your Guide to New England's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures  •  Kim Knox Beckius GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES A driving tour guidebook to New England, featuring the history and photographs of the most picturesque routes in Cape Cod, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, and Rhode Island. (USE371, $21.95)
The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession  •  Mark Obmascik NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  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, $14.00)
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)
Compass Guide Boston  •  Patricia Harris GUIDEBOOK •  2001 •  PAPER  • 324 PAGES This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Boston. It includes archival photographs, literary excerpts and practical travel information. (USE05, $21.00)
Compass Guide Massachusetts  •  Patricia Harris GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Massachusetts. It includes archival photographs, literary excerpts and practical travel information. (USE344, $21.95)
Eastern Coastal Birds  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh FIELD GUIDE •  2001 •  PLASTIC CARD A laminated, fold-out guide illustrating almost 150 species, from Maine to Florida. Pocket-size for quick reference in the field. (USE230, $5.95)
Edward Hopper's New England  •  Carl Little ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1993 •  PAPER  • 88 PAGES A slim, illustrated survey of Edward Hopper's paintings by Carl Little, who has written about many of Hopper's American contemporaries. (USE184, $24.95)
The Everything Guide to New England, Lodging, Restaurants, Beaches, and Must-See Attractions  •  Kim Knox Beckius GUIDEBOOK •  2002 •  PAPER  • 419 PAGES (USE372, $14.95)
Eyewitness Guide Boston  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES An exceptionally informative, visually entrancing guide to Boston with a chapter on places to visit farther afield. The compact guide includes excellent neighborhood maps, museum plans and innovative 3-D architectural renderings of key buildings. With select listings on places to eat, shop and sleep. (BOS10, $20.00)
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, $19.00)
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, $25.95)
Insight Guide New England  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 419 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, $23.95)
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. (BRD27, $14.00)
The Maine Reader, The Down East Experience, 1614 to Present  •  Charles Shain LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 524 PAGES • COMING IN OCTOBER An excellent anthology covering the gamut of the state's culture and history, from early European explorers to the 20th century works of Carolyn Chute, Rachel Carson and John McPhee. Selections from Longfellow, Thoreau, Millay and Jewett appear alongside some rare gems, such as an excerpt from the journal of one of Benedict Arnold's foot soldiers. (USE57, $20.95)
Mammals of North America  •  Roland W. Kays  •  Don E. Wilson FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 240 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)
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. (NAM02, $29.95)
The Maytrees  •  Annie Dillard LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES Dillard evokes the character and texture of Provincetown, its history, artists, seaside setting, nature and Bohemian spirit, with offhand grace in this loving tale. (USE405, $13.95)
Moby Dick  •  Herman Melville  •  Rockwell Kent 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)
Moby Dick  •  Herman Melville LITERATURE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 720 PAGES The American classic about the legendary white whale, set in New England. (OCE111, $13.00)
The Most Beautiful Villages of New England  •  Tom Shachtman  •  Len Rubenstein CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2007 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES In this coffee-table book, New England's most picturesque towns and villages are presented through 240 full color photographs. Accompanying descriptions fill in details about each town's history and architecture. Among the places depicted are Nantucket, Watch Hill, Stonington, Deerfield, Newfane, and Bethel. (USE42, $24.95)
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, $14.00)
Nantucket, Gardens and Homes  •  Taylor Lewis  •  Virginia Heard ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1990 •  HARD COVER  • 230 PAGES 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 •  1981 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES 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)
Native Universe, Voices of Indian America  •  Clifford E. Trafzer ANTHOLOGY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES This anthology of personal and historical essays, as well as over 300 color illustrations of Native American art, is being published to accompany the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. It includes selections from several modern Native American writers, including Louise Erdrich and Sherman Alexie. (USA95, $22.00)
A New England Autumn  •  Ferenc Mate  •  Candace Mate NATURAL HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 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, $29.95)
Northeast US Southeast Canada Map  •  Marshall Penn-York Maps MAP A colorful map of the Great Lakes at a scale of 1:1,700,000. (GLK08, $3.95)
Northeastern Seashore Life  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh FIELD GUIDE •  2001 •  PLASTIC CARD A fold-out guide to seashore animals from Labrador to Massachusetts. Laminated and pocket-size, it's a handy reference to carry along on a trip to the beach for quick identification of almost 150 species of fish, birds, starfish, lobsters and the rest of New England's coastal denizens. (USE235, $5.95)
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, $70.00)
Recommended Country Inns New England, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont  •  Elizabeth Squier  •  Eleanor Berman GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES (USE373, $18.95)
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)
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, $15.00)
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)
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)
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, $18.00)
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, $17.00)
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)
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, $14.95)
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)
Western New England Map  •  National Geographic MAP A regional map of New England, including Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. (USE40, $7.95)