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"Bayonet! Forward" My Civil War Reminiscences • Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 328 PAGES A collection of professor and Civil War general Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's most noted writings, covering his experiences in Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Petersburg and Appomattox. Includes photographs, maps and bibliography. (USE243, $25.00)
AAA Spiral Guide New York • AAA Publishing GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • FLEXI-BOUND • 208 PAGES A handy guide, aimed at first-time visitors to New York, covering the city's greatest hits in depth and with 10 magazine-style articles, walking tours, and street plans. (NYC74, $16.95)
The Adirondack Book, A Complete Guide • Elizabeth Folwell • Annie Stoltie GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 320 PAGES An excellent, locally-produced travel guide mixing history, nature and anecdote with a shipload of up-to-date practical information. It features extensive listings and descriptions of attractions and activities for the outdoor enthusiast. (NYS19, $18.95)
The Adirondacks, A History of America's First Wilderness • Paul Schneider HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 416 PAGES A breezy and entertaining portrait of the forests, rivers, mountains and lakes that make up a good portion of upstate New York. Attuned to the tricky 150-year-old debate over conservation, Schneider does an admirable job balancing natural history with politics, while not forgetting to tell some great stories. (NYS16, $19.99)
The Adirondacks, Wild Island of Hope • Gary A. Randorf • Bill McKibben NATURAL HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 198 PAGES Randorf's stunning color photographs accompany meditations on the beauty of the Adirondacks, as well as concerns for its preservation. (NYS18, $29.00)
Africans in America, America's Journey through Slavery • Charles Johnson • Patricia Smith • WBGH Series Research Team HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 512 PAGES A companion volume to a PBS documentary, this book combines the fictional narratives of novelist Charles Johnson with the historical commentary of journalist Patricia Smith, telling the story of slavery in America. It is a powerful collaborative effort that paints a vivid picture of this period in our nation's history, and it celebrates the brave Africans who managed to preserve their heritage as they endured so many hardships. (USS53, $38.95)
AIA Guide to New York City • Noval White • Elliot Willensky GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 1024 PAGES A quirky, digressive guide to the architecture of New York City, organized by neighborhood and bloated to 1,000 pages in this edition, last revised in 1987. Norval White retains the wit and spirit of the original. He lists for example, the hundreds of supporters in reverse alphabetical order. With black-and-white photographs and maps throughout. (NYC03, $39.95)
AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington D.C. • Christopher Weeks • Francis Lethbridge GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 307 PAGES A guide to the architectural landmarks of Washington D.C., originally commissioned by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). It contains descriptions of over 450 structures, organized into 17 walking tours of the city. (USE128, $22.95)
Air and Space, The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight • Andrew L. Chaikin • Sonian Smith SCIENCE • 2000 • PAPER • 318 PAGES A handsome album of the history of aviation and space flight, featuring hundreds of illustrations from the National Air and Space Museum. Andrew L. Chaikin is also the author of "Man on the Moon." (GEN145, $29.95)
The Alienist • Caleb Carr LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER • 599 PAGES A grisly page-turner set on the gas-lit streets of late Victorian Manhattan. A reporter and psychologist (with a little help from Teddy Roosevelt) chase down a Jack-the-Ripperesque killer who's preying on boy prostitutes. Sensationalism (and contrived ending) aside, the novel is especially strong on period detail, evoking the corrupt politics, raucous brothels and smoky train stations of turn-of-the-century New York in all their seedy glory. (NYC69, $7.99)
American Creation, Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic • Joseph J. Ellis HISTORY • 2007 • HARD COVER • 304 PAGES This new history dramatizes the political struggles of the crucial period between the American Revolution and the Louisiana Purchase. It both humanizes and challenges these well-known national figures. (USA197, $26.95)
American Sphinx • Joseph J. Ellis BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 440 PAGES More character study than strict biography, this celebrated book describes and defines Thomas Jefferson's beliefs, influences and aspirations. (USA51, $16.00)
Andrew Carnegie • Joseph Frazier Wall BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1989 • PAPER • 1137 PAGES A classic, hefty biography. (USE303, $24.95)
Andrew Wyeth, A Secret Life • Richard Meryman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 464 PAGES A comprehensive look at the artist Andrew Wyeth, his life, family and works. Meryman, a family friend of the Wyeth's, traces three generations of the artistic family, discusses the Maine and Pennsylvania landscapes that inspired the reclusive Andrew, and describes each major work of art. With 16 color and 75 black-and-white photographs. (USE88, $24.99)
Another Country, Journeying Toward the Cherokee Mountains • Christopher Camuto TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2000 • PAPER • 386 PAGES Christopher Camuto makes a journey into the southern Appalachians, the land from which the Cherokee Indians were expelled. Camping at the heights of the Smoky Mountains during the winter, Camuto uses his days of solitude to try to reflect on the land as the Cherokees might have. (USE32, $19.95)
Antietam National Battlefield Map • Trailhead Graphics MAP Part of a series of Civil War battlefield maps, this is a map of the park and battlefield in Antietam, Pennsylvania, at a scale of 1:12,000. Two Sides. 32x22 inches. (USS199, $9.95)
The Appalachian Forest, A Search for Roots and Renewal • Chris Bolgiano CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1998 • HARD COVER • 280 PAGES A personal, informative account of Appalachia and its historical and cultural history, with a focus on nature and preservation. (USE13, $27.95)
The Architectural Guidebook to New York City • Francis Morrone • James Iska ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • PAPER • 432 PAGES Tour New York City's architectural icons in this expansive book, featuring some 600 Manhattan buildings. With his seasoned eye, Morrone highlights the aesthetic values of various buildings and teaches novices what to look for when strolling down Manhattan streets. Originally published in 1994, this most recent edition includes a section on Brooklyn and features the Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights neighborhoods. (NYC09, $21.95)
Arguing About Slavery, John Quincy Adams and the Great Battle in the United States Congress • William Lee Miller HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 592 PAGES The story of the campaign led by John Quincy Adams to bring issues of abolition to the forefront of American politics in the 1830s. (USA20, $19.00)
Ashes of Glory: Richmond at War • Ernest B. Ferguson HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 464 PAGES The story has been told many times before: Jefferson Davis versus Robert E. Lee. However, this detailed account of the Confederacy Capital provides details portray the little pictures within the big picture. (USS102, $16.00)
The Attack and Defense of Little Round Top: Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 • Oliver W. Norton HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 350 PAGES A memoir, originally published in 1913 by a bugler in the Union army. Norton focuses on the defense of the position by Colonel Strong Vincent's brigage. Legend has it that Oliver W. Norton (with General Butterfield) composed Taps at Harrison's Landing in 1862. (WAR95, $17.95)
Away for the Weekend, New York • Eleanor Berman GUIDEBOOK • 2000 • PAPER • 304 PAGES A guide to myriad activities for both adults and children within striking distance of New York, from historical sites to casinos to the great outdoors. With driving directions and information on restaurants and accommodations. (USE131, $16.00)
Backroads of Pennsylvania, Your Guide to Pennsylvania's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures • Marcus Schneck GUIDEBOOK • 2003 • PAPER • 160 PAGES A colorful guide to the less-travelled places and small towns of Pennsylvania. (USE136, $21.95)
Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era • James McPherson HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 904 PAGES A vivid history of the Civil War, its genesis, battles, politics and personalities from the war with Mexico to Appomattox. McPherson's portrait of the Antebellum South has become the standard for its marshalling of facts and personalities into a compelling story. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the book may be 900 pages long but it reads like a good novel. (USS37, $19.95)
The Battle of Gettysburg • Louis Phillipe D'Orleans HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 340 PAGES An eyewitness report and history of the Gettysburg Campaign, first published in 1886, by the Count of Paris (son of King Louis Phillippe and aide to General McClellan). This book is an abstract from the count's massive, four-volume History of the Civil War in America, published from 1875 to 1888. In a print-on-demand facsimile edition. (WAR91, $18.95)
The Battle of Gettysburg • Frank Aretas Haskell HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 124 PAGES A short, first-hand account of the campaign, written by a Union lieutenant as a letter to his brother that was never intended for publication (he may otherwise not have been so critical of his colleagues). Haskell was aide-de-camp to General John Gibbon, commander of the Iron Brigade. He was at the center of the Union line as Pickett's Charge stormed up Cemetery Ridge. (WAR93, $9.95)
Before and After, Stories from New York • Tom Beller LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A stylish collection of essays, most first published on Tom Beller's website devoted to New York writing and New York neighborhoods, mrbellersneighborhood.com. The book is in two parts (it's printed topsy-turvy, so there are two covers), the first just a collection from before September 11, and the second group (many by the same authors) written after the Trade Center tragedy. Quite a few of New York's most distinctive voices are represented here, including Michael Cunningham and Luc Sante. (NYC55, $13.00)
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)
Birds of the Chesapeake Bay • John W. Taylor NATURAL HISTORY • 1992 • HARD COVER • 83 PAGES Paintings by locally renowned artist John Taylor of some of the most beautiful of the myriad birds of Chesapeake Bay. Taylor's paintings are reproduced in full color, along with excerpts from his field journals. (USE19, $40.00)
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)
Birth of a National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains • Carlos C. Campbell HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 184 PAGES The Great Smoky Mountains national park is among the nation's favorites. Yet this park had a shaky start -- it was the first made by a private transaction. This is the story of how the beloved park came to be. (USE24, $18.95)
Blue Guide New York • Carol Von Pressentin Wright GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 400 PAGES With a focus on art and architecture, this classic guide is a excellent resource for the serious-minded traveler. It includes detailed walking tours throughout the five Boroughs, good descriptions of neighborhoods, parks and landmarks, and information on hotels and restaurants. Fourth edition. (NYC29, $24.95)
The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains, An Explorer's Guide • Jim Hargan GUIDEBOOK • 2002 • PAPER • 448 PAGES An illustrated, practical guide to the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. Hargan includes his recommendations on scenic routes, local culture, outdoor activities and where to dine, shop and stay. Includes 22 maps and 75 black and white photos. (USS299, $19.95)
Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Grandfather Mountain to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Vol. 2 • William G. Lord GUIDEBOOK • 1981 • PAPER A mile-by-mile guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway from mile 291.9 to 469, describing the parks and wildlife a traveler will encounter on the route from Grandfather Mountain to Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Volume 1 is also available (USS245). (USS246, $8.95)
Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Rockfish Gap to Grandfather Mountain, Vol. 1 • William G. Lord GUIDEBOOK • 1981 • PAPER A mile-by-mile guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway from mile 0 to 291.9, describing the parks and wildlife a traveler will encounter on the route from Rockfish Gap to Grandfather Mountain. Volume 2 is also available (USS246). (USS245, $8.95)
The Boys of Summer • Roger Kahn BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • PAPER • 480 PAGES The biography of a baseball era -- the Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1950s. (NYC70, $15.00)
The Brandywine • Henry Seidel • Henry S. Canby • Andew Wyeth NATURAL HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 285 PAGES Told with great affection, this is the charming history of southeastern Pennsylvania's Brandywine River. The authors trace the river's history from the first Swedish settlements along its banks to its role in the Revolutionary War to the duPont family's association with the historic area. With illustrations by Andrew Wyeth, the celebrated artist native to the Brandywine Valley. (USE86, $12.95)
Cabins in the Laurel • Muriel Earley Sheppard • Bayard Wootten • John Ehle BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1991 • PAPER • 287 PAGES The true story of a woman and her mining engineer husband, who moved from New York to the mountains of North Carolina in 1928. This account of early 20th-century Appalachian life is complemented by 128 photographs of the region. First published in 1935. (USE31, $32.95)
Call it Sleep • Henry Roth LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 462 PAGES The classic novel of New York's Jewish lower eastside in the 1930s. This book was written in the 40's, but it's acclaim came later when it was republished in the 60's. It's not exactly uplifting, but its evocation of the lost world of the first-generation Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, and the struggle of the 2nd generation to escape from the suffocating slums, are unmatched. (NYC68, $17.00)
Central Appalachian Wildflowers, A Field Guide to Common Wildflowers of the Central Appalachian Mountains • Barbara Medina • Victor Medina FIELD GUIDE • 2002 • PAPER • 183 PAGES A colorful field guide to the wildflowers of the Appalachians, from the Catskills to Shenandoah National Park. (USE285, $24.95)
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg • General Abner Doubleday HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 243 PAGES A history of the two campaigns by the famed Union general. Originally published in 1882, the general also wrote Reminiscences of Fort Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-61. He fired the first shot in defense of the fort. (WAR92, $16.95)
The Charleston, Savannah & Coastal Islands Book, A Complete Guide • Cecily McMillan • Wade Spees GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 320 PAGES An excellent, locally produced travel guide mixing history, culture and anecdote with a shipload of up-to-date practical information. It does justice to this area's rich traditions and food. (USS13, $19.95)
Cherokee Americans, The Eastern Band of Cherokees in the Twentieth Century • John R. Finger HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 247 PAGES A history of the remnant of Cherokees that stayed behind in North Carolina when their brethren made the arduous trip to the West along the "Trail of Tears." (USE20, $19.95)
City Secrets Manhattan • Robert Kahn GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • HARD COVER • 384 PAGES City Secrets New York collects dozens of the recommendations of where to go and what to do. It's a connoisseur's guide to the city and its attractions, with personal recommendations by artists, writers, architects and personalities of New York, including novelist Michael Cunningham, neurologist Oliver Sacks, journalist Anna Quindlen, folksinger Pete Seeger, and dozens of others. Organized by neighborhood, each contributor provides a brief profile of a favorite haunt. With detailed maps. Edited by architect and New Yorker Robert Kahn. (NYC66, $19.95)
The Civil War, An Illustrated History • Geoffrey C. Ward • Ken Burns HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 448 PAGES An illustrated, comprehensive social history of the Civil War by the now-famous team of Ward and Burns. With 500 photographs and maps, extensive text and original essays by contributing experts. This edition includes a separate full color map. (USS27, $29.95)
A Clearing in the Distance, Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century • Witold Rybczynski BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • PAPER • 480 PAGES With the possible exception of Robert Moses (see item NYC53), no one has had more impact on the New York City landscape than Frederick Law Olmsted. Two of his masterpieces, Central Park in Manhattan and Prospect Park in Brooklyn, still exert an extraordinary pull on New York City. This is the very well told story of their creator, a 19th-century renaissance man, whose midlife vision of the integration of broad vistas into the urban landscape is very much still with us. (NYC62, $18.00)
Cloudsplitter (Audio) • Russell Banks LITERATURE • 1998 • CASETTE TAPE An audio version of Banks' emotionally complex tale. (USS192, $25.95)
Cold Mountain • Charles Frazier LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 449 PAGES Set in North Carolina, this is the best-selling novel of a wounded Confederate soldier who abandons the front line and journeys home to his prewar sweetheart. In spare, eloquent prose, Frazier describes the strong bond between a man and the land. (USS74, $14.95)
Confederate Charleston, An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War • Robert Rosen HISTORY • 1994 • HARD COVER • 181 PAGES A lavishly illustrated history of Charleston during the civil war, this is an illuminating portrait of the times, the war, and, of course, the great city. (USS11, $39.95)
The Confederate War • Gary W. Gallagher HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 230 PAGES A revisionist history of the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War. Contrary to popular belief, Gallagher contends that the Confederacy lost simply because they were beaten by the Union on the battlefield, rather than an inherent weakness on the homefront. (USS118, $19.95)
Contested Terrain, A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks • Philip G. Terrie HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 240 PAGES A history of conservation efforts in the Adirondacks, the first wilderness area designated by the U.S. Government in the 19th century. Philip G. Terrie's book negotiates the heated debates surrounding the huge park clearly and thoughtfully. (NYS17, $19.95)
Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 • Christopher Collier • James Lincoln Collier HISTORY • 1987 • PAPER • 448 PAGES A popular history of the writing of the U.S. Constitution, written for a general audience and full of details on the events and personalities that shaped the document. This compact paperback also contains a full copy of the Constitution. (USE122, $7.99)
Delirious New York, A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan • Rem Koolhaas CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2001 • PAPER • 320 PAGES The Dutch architect's semi-classic meditation on marvelous, absurd and enchanting New York. (NYC18, $35.00)
Drown • Junot Diaz LITERATURE • 1997 • PAPER • 208 PAGES A collection of 10 stories from a young Dominican-American writer who has split the time in his life between the United States and the Dominican Republic. The stories reflect his cultural experiences, telling of a childhood living in both the slums of New York and the run-down sections of the Dominican Republic. Passionate and evocative, these are tales of tough short life, told with verbal flare. (CRB91, $15.00)
Duty, Honor, Country: A History of West Point • Stephen Ambrose • Dwight D. Eisenhower • Andrew J. Goodpaster HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 377 PAGES Starting with its formation during the Revolutionary War, renowned historian Ambrose (in one of his first books) follows the history of the United States Military Academy at West Point. First published in 1966, with a forward by former president Eisenhower, this updated edition brings the story of the academy into the present, with commentary by former superintendent Andrew J. Goodpaster. (USE71, $25.00)
Eastern Seashore Life, Rhode Island to Georgia • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh FIELD GUIDE • 2001 • PLASTIC CARD A fold-out, pocket-size guide illustrating almost 150 species of seashore life, from crabs to flowering plants to birds and fish. A handy reference for a day at the beach, and laminated for durability. (USE231, $5.95)
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)
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)
Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1933, Vol. 1 • Blanche Wiesen Cook BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1993 • PAPER • 608 PAGES A big, popular biography of the premiere First Lady of the 20th century, chronicling her life from her birth in New York City to her husband's inauguration. Most of Eleanor's story unfolds in the Hudson River Valley, where the many branches of the Roosevelt family lived. This is a very readable portrait of a fascinating and complex person. (NYC22, $20.00)
The Encyclopedia of New York City • Kenneth T. Jackson • New York Historical Society REFERENCE • 2010 • HARD COVER • 1600 PAGES The revised edition of this comprehensive guide to the city that never sleeps includes 800 new entries that help complete the story of New York: from Air Train to E-ZPass, from September 11 to public order. The new material includes broader coverage of subject areas previously underserved as well as new maps and illustrations. Virtually all existing entrie -- spanning architecture, politics, business, sports, the arts, and more -- have been updated to reflect the impact of the past two decades. The more than 5,000 alphabetical entries and 700 illustrations of the second edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City convey the richness and diversity of its subject. (NYC12, $65.00)
Evangeline • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 176 PAGES Longfellow's epic poem of Evangeline and Gabriel, two lovers separated as a result of the 1755 Acadian deportation from Nova Scotia by the English. The story follows the Acadians' journey from Grand Pre to Louisiana, and Evangeline's search for Gabriel down the Mississippi. The heroine Evangeline has remained an icon of Acadian identity throughout North America ever since the poem's publication in 1847. (CND46, $7.99)
Evensong • Gail Godwin LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 405 PAGES A moving novel set in the fictional Appalachian hamlet of High Balsam in the Smokies of western North Carolina. It's the story of a woman pastor at a local church, and her struggles to stay grounded amidst some strange goings-on in her conservative resort town. (USE27, $14.95)
F.D.R: An Intimate History • Nathan Miller BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1991 • PAPER • 608 PAGES A popular biography, first published in 1983. (USE307, $23.95)
The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company, A Story of George Washington's Times • Charles Royster HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 627 PAGES The story of an enterprise that was conjured by "schemers and dreamers" to drain and develop the Dismal Swamp, a vast area along the Virginia and North Carolina border. Famous participants in the plan to use the land to raise tobacco for trade with Europe included George Washington, Robert "King" Carter, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson and Robert Morris. It's a tale of idealism and greed surrounding transatlantic culture in 18th-century America. (USS54, $16.00)
Fall on your Knees • Ann-Marie MacDonald LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 508 PAGES An epic novel following the lives of a Lebanese-Canadian family from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the first half of the 20th century. The story is wide in scope, taking place not only in coastal Canada, but also in Europe during World War I and New York City during the "Roaring 20s." Full of hidden family secrets and mounting tragedies, this is a powerful -- and often darkly humorous -- yarn, written by an award winning playwright and actress. (CND49, $16.00)
Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E.J. Kaufmann, and America's Most Extraordinary House • Franklin Toker ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • PAPER • 496 PAGES A comprehensive account of the Wright's celebrated modernist house, following the masterpiece from idea to reality, and its influence on the direction of 20th-century architecture. Toker interviewed Wright's apprentices and associates of Kaufmann to tell the story of the building of the house and the remarkable relationship between the two men. (USE323, $28.95)
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)
Fields of Honor, Pivotal Battles of the Civil War • Edwin C. Bearss • James McPherson HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 488 PAGES A former chief historian of the National Parks Service details fourteen of the war's major battles, including Fort Sumter, Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg and Gettysburg. With 80 black-and-white photographs and 19 maps. (WAR124, $15.95)
The First Salute, A View of the American Revolution • Barbara Tuchman HISTORY • 1989 • PAPER • 368 PAGES Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman's analysis of the American Revolution focuses on the European politics surrounding the war, and the conflicts between the British and Dutch navy. Although the story climaxes with the battle at Yorktown, much of the action takes place in the Caribbean, and Tuchman's narratives of naval warfare are worth the read alone. It's also a fascinating account of the role of St. Eustatius (the "Golden Rock") in the American Revolution. (USA04, $18.00)
Florida Map with Florida, South Carolina, Georgia • Hallwag MAP A detailed map of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, at a scale of 1:1,200,000. With a gazetteer, national parks, and more detailed insets of major cities. One Side. 39x45 inches. (USS218, $14.95)
Fodor's New York City's 25 Best • Fodor's GUIDEBOOK • 2012 • PAPER • 176 PAGES A shirt-pocket guide to New York City, featuring a detailed, fold-out map centered on Midtown. With suggested itineraries, walks and top 25 sights. It includes thumb-nail information on NYC museum and cultural highlights, as well as excellent restaurant, shopping and hotel recommendations. Its shortlists of top choices for food, drink and sleep are fantastic (and we live in New York, so we should know). Especially valuable for a brief visit. (USE36, $12.99)
Fodor's Washington D.C.'s 25 Best • Fodors GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 128 PAGES A shirt-pocket guide with an excellent pull-out map and essential information on museums, sightseeing, restaurants, shopping, hotels and nightlife. (USS39, $11.99)
For Cause and Comrades, Why Men Fought in the Civil War • James McPherson HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 237 PAGES A soldier's account of the Civil War and its signifi-cance by Pulitzer prize-winning historian James McPherson. He draws on the letters and diaries of men on the both sides of the war in order to uncover what sustained the troops during the fighting. Winner of the 1998 Lincoln Prize. (USS119, $18.95)
Founding Gardeners • Andrea Wulf HISTORY • 2012 • PAPER • 368 PAGES Mount Vernon, Monticello, Montpelier and the making of the White House all feature in this lively horticultural history of our first four presidents by the author of The Brother Gardeners. Wulf artfully examines the interplay of plants and politics, looking not just at these key figures as noble farmers but also at the American relationship to nature during the eighteenth century. (USE535, $18.95)
The Fun of It, Stories from the New Yorker's "The Talk of the Town" • Lillian Ross LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 512 PAGES Longtime "Talk of the Town" reporter Lillian Ross selects standout columns from the section's first 75 years. Funny, revealing and consummately New York, these pieces encapsulate three-quarters of a century in the life of the city. James Thurber, E.B. White and Ross herself are among the featured authors. (NYC48, $27.00)
Gardens of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley • William M. Klein • Derek Fell NATURAL HISTORY • 1995 • HARD COVER • 320 PAGES Beautiful color photographs capture the stunning gardens of southeastern Pennsylvania, featuring various locations in and around Philadelphia, including the Brandywine River Conservancy Museum, Longwood Gardens, and Winterthur. (USE96, $40.00)
Gettysburg • Stephen W. Sears HISTORY • 2003 • HARD COVER • 623 PAGES A comprehensive account of the battle of Gettysburg. Best for readers with a previous knowledge of or deep interest in the this landmark battle. Published to mark the 140th anniversary of the battle, this definitive account draws on recent scholarship in portraying the battle and personalities. Former editor for American Heritage, Sears is the author of six award-winning popular books on the Civil War. With notes, bibliography and black-and-white photographs. (USE324, $30.00)
Gettysburg - Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill • Harry W. Pfanz HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 528 PAGES A tactical study of the fighting between the Army of the Potomac and Lee's Army of Northern Virginia on the second and third days of the battle of Gettysburg. One in a series of books on Gettysburg by the former historian at Gettysburg National Military Park. (WAR98, $23.95)
Gettysburg - The First Day • Harry W. Pfanz HISTORY • 2001 • HARD COVER • 472 PAGES A tactical study of the first day of conflict at Gettysburg, by the former historian at Gettysburg National Military Park. (WAR96, $47.50)
Gettysburg - The Second Day • Harry W. Pfanz HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 624 PAGES A tactical study of the second day of conflict at Gettysburg, from the former historian at Gettysburg National Military Park. (WAR97, $26.00)
The Gettysburg Campaign, A Study in Command • Edwin Coddington HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 928 PAGES A well respected (and massive) history of the battle at Gettsyburg, celebrated for its scholarship, analysis and readability. Originally published in 1968, it has become the standard reference. Coddington draws on fresh research, emphasizing the achievements of General Meade, for the North. (WAR90, $26.00)
Gettysburg National Military Park Map • Trailhead Graphics MAP Part of a series of Civil War battlefield maps, this is a map of the park and battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, at a scale of 1:12,000. Two Sides. 37x24 inches. (USE193, $9.95)
The Gilded Age, A Tale of Today • Mark Twain CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2001 • PAPER • 475 PAGES A satirical portrait of American life in the post-Civil War era. First published in 1873. (USA83, $14.95)
The Great Bridge, The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge • David McCullough HISTORY • 1983 • PAPER • 562 PAGES A big, engaging history of architecture, personalities, New York politics -- and the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. McCullough brings prodigious historical talents and a notably human touch to this chronicle, and makes that NYC visitor's must -- a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge -- all the more enriching. (NYC30, $20.00)
The Great Invasion of 1863, The Battle of Gettysburg, General Lee in Pennsylvania • Jacob Hoke HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER A short report of the battle at Gettysburg published in 1887 by Jacob Hoke, a Chambersburg store owner. A witness to events throughout the war, Hoke includes as an appendix an account of the burning of Chambersburg. (WAR94, $17.95)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Map • Trails Illustrated MAP A colorful, detailed map of the national park at a scale of 1:62,000. Two Sides. 37x25 inches. (USE29, $11.95)
Guggenheim Museum Collection, A to Z • Nancy Spector ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • HARD COVER • 325 PAGES An illustrated dictionary of artists represented in the Guggenheim's collections. Entries detail the artists' lives and works, from Max Beckmann to Bill Viola. It's a compact tour of the history of modern art and of the Guggenheim (although only a portion of the museum's collection is on view at any one time). (NYC36, $29.95)
Guggenheim NY/Guggenheim Bilbao • Jeff Goldberg • Ezra Stoller ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • PAPER • 80 PAGES The Guggenheim New York and the Guggenheim Bilbao, two of the world's most stunning architectural achievements, are compared through beautiful duotone and full color photographs in this new book. The book is small enough to fit in your hand and it is cleverly devised -- when you flip it over you alternate between pictures of the two museums. (SPN115, $14.95)
Guide to the Battle of Antietam • Jay Luvaas • Harold W. Nelson GUIDEBOOK • 1996 • PAPER • 336 PAGES Designed for the traveler, this is a history and guide to the battlefield at Antietam, with directions for navigating the area. Each "stop" along the guided tour presents an important phase of the battle, and many are accompanied by an excerpt of an officer's first-hand account from the battlefield. Complemented by maps, many of which show the area as it was during the battle. (USS198, $14.95)
Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg • Jay Luvaas • Harold W. Nelson GUIDEBOOK • 1994 • PAPER • 254 PAGES Designed for the traveler, this is a history and guide to the battlefield at Gettysburg, with directions for navigating the area. Each "stop" along the guided tour presents an important phase of the battle, and many are accompanied by an excerpt of an officer's first-hand account from the battlefield. Complemented by maps, many of which show the area as it was during the battle. (USE192, $12.95)
Guide to the Battles of Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg • Jay Luvaas • Harold W. Nelson GUIDEBOOK • 1996 • PAPER • 360 PAGES Designed for the traveler, this is a history and guide to the battlefields at Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg. Each "stop" along the guided tours present an important phase of each battle, and many are accompanied by an excerpt of an officer's first-hand account from the battlefield. Complemented by maps, many of which show the areas as they were during the battle. (USS234, $14.95)
The Harlem Renaissance, Hub of African American Culture 1920-1930 • Stephen Watson HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER This book succinctly describes and illustrates the place, the people and the influence of the Harlem Renaissance through the writing and music of Jean Toomer, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston and others. (NYC57, $22.00)
Heading South, Looking North • Ariel Dorfman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Born in Buenos Aires in 1942, exiled to New York with his parents in 1945, shipped off to Chile in 1955 (where he attended an English school), a graduate of Berkeley, and member of Allende's socialist government who now teaches at Duke University, Dorfman has an astonishing family history and impeccable credentials as a leftist intellectual. This is the man who wrote "How to Read Donald Duck," Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic." In this exhilarating memoir, Dorman interweaves the wild story of his life before 1973 with an account of the coup that put the military dictator Pinochet into power. It's the powerful need to write that holds Dorfman together through all the dislocations, changes of language and identity. (CHI22, $16.00)
Henry F. Du Pont and Winterthur • Ruth Lord • R.W. Lewis BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • HARD COVER • 300 PAGES Written by Henry F. Du Pont's daughter, Ruth Lord, this memoir describes the Du Pont family's legacy and their beloved home, Winterthur. Drawing from a vast family archive, Lord vividly paints portraits of her father, mother and aunt Louise Crowninshield and recalls growing up in this prominent family. Includes genealogical charts and bibliography. (USE95, $29.95)
Historic Houses of Philadelphia, A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes • Roger W. Moss • Tom Crane ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1998 • HARD COVER • 240 PAGES Highlighting 50 of the Philadelphia region's most historic homes, this book is a photographic tour of distinctive residences, ranging in location from Center City to Fairmount Park, Germantown to western Philadelphia suburbs. Includes maps, practical touring tips and background information. (USE93, $39.95)
The Hours • Michael Cunningham LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 230 PAGES OK, we're biased, since Cunningham is a friend of Longitude's. But trust us, the 1999 Pulitzer-Prize committee was right on the mark. This book interweaves three tales, one in 1950's Los Angeles, another in contemporary New York, and the final in London (or outside) in the 1920's. Each echoes Viginia Woolf's masterpiece, Mrs. Dalloway. This is simply a marvelous read: deep, dark, yet wondrously full of hope. (NYC67, $14.00)
The Hours • Michael Cunningham LITERATURE • 1999 • HARD COVER • 230 PAGES A hard cover edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning (and magnificent) novel by friend of Longitude, Michael Cunningham. The book interweaves three tales, one in 1950's Los Angeles, another in contemporary New York, and the final in London (or outside) in the 1920's. Each echoes Virginia Woolf's masterpiece, Mrs. Dalloway. This is simply a marvelous read: deep, dark, yet wondrously full of hope. (NYC72, $23.00)
The House of Mirth • Edith Wharton LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER • 368 PAGES Set in New York circa 1900, Edith Wharton's dark novel of the unraveling of restless, not-quite-conventional Lily Bart is an indictment of the city's grasping, cruel, snobbish upper classes. It's also a marvelous portrait of the turn-of-the-century city, its surrounding country estates and Byzantine formalities. (NYC43, $11.00)
How I Became Hettie Jones • Hettie Jones BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1996 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A memoir of 1950s New York by a woman who married into the midst of the American cultural maelstrom. As a mixed-race couple in lower Manhattan, Hettie and LeRoi Jones (she a leftist Jewish intellectual, he an increasingly militant black poet/playwright later known as Amiri Baraka) had an unusual yet iconic seven-year marriage. This tender, smart memoir captures all the foment of their New York milieu. (NYC40, $14.00)
Hudson Valley Map • JIMAPCO MAP A road map of the Hudson River Valley from Albany to New York City, at a scale of 1:270,000. With a detailed view of the Catskills, much of Dutchess County, Hudson and other areas of interest. This is the map of the region we keep in the car. Two Sides. 38x25 inches. (USE199, $4.95)
An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape • Vanessa Elizabeth Patrick • Carl R. Lounsbury ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • PAPER • 448 PAGES Written by an architectural historian at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, this book covers the full range of buildings from 1607 to the 1820s. (USS108, $39.50)
In Pursuit of Reason, The Life of Thomas Jefferson • Noble E. Cunningham, Jr. BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1988 • PAPER A biography of one of America's most intellectual presidents, this one-volume work investigates the critical episodes and characteristics of Thomas Jefferson's life, including his strong advocacy for states' rights and his empowering of the federal government. (USE152, $18.00)
Insiders' Guide to Williamsburg and Virginia's Historic Triangle • Mary Alice Blackwell GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 369 PAGES Practical information on what to do in Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown, including sites, food and lodging. (USE10, $18.95)
Insight Guide Old South • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 1998 • PAPER • 360 PAGES This handsome guide gives a profusely illustrated, essential introduction to the history and culture of the Old South. It covers Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas. The emphasis here is on providing an understanding of the region and its culture. Maps and practical information are secondary. (USS04, $22.95)
James Edward Oglethorpe • Joyce Blackburn BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2004 • PAPER • 184 PAGES A short biography of the founder of the first colony in Georgia, politician and reformer James Oglethorpe. (USS292, $9.95)
Jefferson and Monticello, The Biography of a Builder • John McLaughlin BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1990 • PAPER • 481 PAGES A biography of Thomas Jefferson with a focus on his passion for building. McLaughlin presents a detailed account of the painstaking design and construction of Monticello, the slaves and artisans who labored on its behalf, and a portrait of daily colonial life in Virginia. Nominated for the 1988 National Book Award, this is an insightful read for architecture and history buffs alike. With black-and-white photos and line drawings. (USE106, $21.99)
Kafka Was the Rage, A Greenwich Village Memoir • Anatole Broyard BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1997 • PAPER • 160 PAGES An affecting, intimate memoir of the intellectual Bohemian life in Greenwich Village in the late 1940s. The author was new to that life in 1946, having just been discharged from the army, and his wide-eyed attitude lends the memoir subdued hilarity. (NYC64, $15.00)
Karen Brown's Mid-Atlantic: Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries • Karen Brown GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 278 PAGES This guide feature's the author's personal recommendations for 125 inns in West Virginia, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. It includes itineraries from the beaches and mountains to cities. (USE223, $19.95)
Ken Burns' The Civil War • Ken Burns HISTORY • 2004 • DVD The landmark eleven-hour PBS miniseries in a digitally overhauled five-disc set. Told through the letters, speeches and diaries of the war's politicians, commanding generals and ordinary soldiers, the highly influential 1990 documentary traces the conflict from prewar abolitionist movements to the beginnings of Reconstruction. The DVD set includes 2002 interviews with producer-director Ken Burns and historian Shelby Foote, 57 onscreen biography cards detailing key figures, two 1990 featurettes, and five hours of commentary by Burns. (WAR123, $89.99)
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, $14.95)
Lady Baltimore • Owen Wister LITERATURE • 1992 • PAPER • 406 PAGES This novel is set in Charleston just after the Civil War, when the traditional values of the Old South were in great conflict with those of the victorious northerners. First published in 1906, it's a classic southern portrait. By the author of The Virginian. (USS22, $10.95)
Landscape Turned Red, The Battle of Antietam • Stephen W. Sears HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 431 PAGES An award-winning account of the Civil War battle at Antietam Creek, Maryland. It covers the major per-sonalities, as well the fighting and the events sur-rounding what would come to be the bloodiest of all Civil War campaigns. (USS197, $17.00)
The Last Avant-Garde, The Making of the New York School of Poets • David Lehman LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 448 PAGES A tremendously entertaining, informative, and anecdotal portrait of the four poets of the New York School: John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, Kenneth Koch and James Schuyler. A poet himslef, Lehman captures the Bohemian fervor of midcentury New York in this readable, high spirited account of artistic friendship and collaboration in Manhattan. (NYC75, $16.95)
The Last of the Mohicans • James Fenimore Cooper LITERATURE • 1981 • PAPER • 400 PAGES James Fenimore Cooper's racially complex, anti-nationalist 1826 novel offered early Americans a radical vision of themselves, their history and their future. It's set in rural New York State during the French and Indian War; it's said that then one could walk from Buffalo to New York City under cover of trees. (NYC24, $4.95)
Lee and His Men at Gettysburg, The Death of a Nation • Clifford Dowdey HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 393 PAGES An absorbing, almost cinematic study of Lee's defeat at Gettysburg, concentrating on the costly decisions of his chief lieutenants. The first in a trilogy by the prolific author (1904-1979), noted for his sweeping style, historical accuracy and feeling for narrative. Originally published in 1958. (WAR103, $18.95)
Liar's Poker • Michael Lewis BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1990 • PAPER • 249 PAGES A memoir of the go-go 80's on Wall Street. Michael Lewis, who turned out to be a much better writer than he could possibly have been a bond salesman, chronicles his own 4-year rise at Salomon Brothers (which is only coincidentally connected to Salomon's fall) , from trainee to high-paid trader. A modern classic. (NYC71, $16.00)
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)
Light Years • James Salter LITERATURE • 1995 • PAPER A shimmering novel set in an old estate along the Hudson. Salter spins an absorbing story, rich in the details of daily life, of the unraveling of a perfect family. (NYC65, $16.00)
Lincoln • David Herbert Donald BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1996 • PAPER • 720 PAGES Impressive in scope and entertainingly anecdotal, this biography stands out as one of the best on Abraham Lincoln. From Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Herbert Donald. (USA56, $20.00)
Lincoln's Men, How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation • William Davis HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 315 PAGES A portrait of Lincoln as a wise and strong military leader, based on letters written by Civil War soldiers. (USS106, $20.99)
Literary Charleston, A Lowcountry Reader • Curtis Worthington • Louis D. Rubin, Jr. LITERATURE • 2011 • PAPER • 382 PAGES A lovingly edited anthology of writing about Charleston, including heavyweights such as Henry James and Edgar Allen Poe, as well as less well known writers. The book is arranged in approximately chronological sections, and includes some poetry (though the majority by far is prose). (USS18, $16.95)
Literary Savannah • Patrick Allen LITERATURE • 2011 • PAPER • 283 PAGES An anthology of fiction and non-fiction set in Savannah, portraying the city, its people and culture. With contributions by Henry James, Margaret Mitchell, and Flannery O'Connor, not to mention the lyrics and poetry of Odgen Nash and Johnny Mercer. (USS20, $16.95)
Long Island Alive • Francine Silverman GUIDEBOOK • 2003 • PAPER • 583 PAGES A detailed, practical guide to Long Island that promises to keep visitors busy from sunrise to after dark. Includes recommendations for the best places to stay, shop and dine in Nassau and Suffolk counties. With maps, indexes and color photos. (USE282, $17.95)
Low Life, Lures and Snares of Old New York • Luc Sante HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 414 PAGES Sante earned himself a big fan base with this popular history of New York's underbelly circa 1840-1920, reissued here with a new Afterword by the author. He roams from the Lower East Side to Hell's Kitchen, from the Bowery to the waterfront. It's a picture not only of particular neighborhoods, but of the life that was led within them: street culture, the saloons, the cops, the prostitutes, the money men, the poor. Edith Wharton, it ain't, and it's become a must-read as a companion to other histories concentrating on politics, wealth and power in the same period. Illustrated with plenty of black-and-white photos. (NYC34, $18.00)
The Magic of Opera • J. Merrill Knapp MUSIC • 1985 • PAPER • 371 PAGES A comprehensive introduction to the history, structure and forms of opera, written for the general reader. (GEN139, $18.95)
Major Butler's Legacy, Five Generations of a Slaveholding Family • Malcolm Bell BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1990 • PAPER • 702 PAGES An in-depth account of a slave owning family from the time of the Revolutionary War to the dawn of the 20th century. Rich in details of daily life on the plantation and epic in its treatment of the evolution of a family and a nation, it tells of the Butler family properties in Georgia, South Carolina and Philadelphia. (USS87, $35.00)
Making the Mummies Dance, Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art • Thomas Hoving BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1994 • PAPER • 429 PAGES As the controversial and enormously powerful director of the Met from 1967-1977, Hoving guided his museum to the top of the global heap. This memoir of backroom brawls, blockbuster shows, financial maneuvers, theft, forgery and the never-mundane daily machinations of the museum world ushers readers behind-the-scenes of the Met's marble galleries. (NYC37, $28.95)
Mama Day • Gloria Naylor LITERATURE • 1989 • PAPER • 312 PAGES A glorious novel populated by the vibrant inhabitants, especially the women, of Willow Springs -- a fictional barrier island off the Atlantic coast between Georgia and South Carolina. Naylor celebrates the rich culture, language and traditions of the islands. Although the author (who also wrote Brewster Place) tells her tale from Ophelia Day, the book draws on five generations of formidable women, harking back to the days of Sapphira Wade (a healer who may have also been a witch), the great grandmother of the title character. (USS23, $14.95)
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)
Manhattan '45 • Jan Morris HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 273 PAGES It is Jan Morris' entirely defensible position that in 1945 New York City was at its apogee: victorious, exuberant, creative and sure of itself. This book is an attempt to recreate the Manhattan of that era -- and such are Morris's skills that the reader does indeed feel transported to that magical time. Crammed with historical detail and infused with authorial nostalgia, this pleasurable book blends history, memoir and conjecture. Morris didn't actually visit to New York until 1953. (NYC51, $23.00)
The Merlot Murders, A Wine Country Mystery • Ellen Crosby MYSTERY • 2006 • HARD COVER • 256 PAGES Returning to her Virginia vineyard home after the unexpected death of her father, Lucie Montgomery discovers suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and the sale of the vineyard. (USE374, $24.00)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide • Philippe De Montebello GUIDEBOOK • 1995 • HARD COVER • 470 PAGES A compact guide to the galleries and holdings of the Metropolitan Museum, with descriptions of 900 works culled from every department, plus 829 full-color illustrations. There's even a section on the Cloisters, the Met's uptown outpost. (NYC38, $19.95)
The Metropolitan Opera Stories of the Great Operas • John Freeman • Beverly Sills MUSIC • 1997 • HARD COVER • 1017 PAGES A two-volume, boxed collection of the complete plots for 225 operas, authorized by the Metropolitan Opera. For each opera, the author provides the composer's biographical information, a list of characters and premiere dates. (NYC15, $50.00)
Michelin Green Guide USA East • Michelin Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 479 PAGES A compact, practical guide to the region in the classic Michelin style. (USE524, $21.95)
Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses, Hudson River to Chesapeake Bay • Ray Jones • Bruce Roberts ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2005 • PAPER • 93 PAGES A photographic tour of lighthouses along the Mid-Atlantic coast, this colorful coffee-table book highlights their architectural diversity. (USE74, $19.95)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil • John Berendt TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1999 • PAPER • 386 PAGES If you haven't already read this mega-bestseller, you're in for a treat. Berendt magically turned his relatively brief stay in Savannah into a rollicking and sensitive portrait of the city, capturing a great variety of colorful characters and the spirit of the place. (USS09, $16.00)
Minor Characters, A Young Woman's Coming of Age in the Beat Orbit of Jack Kerouac • Joyce Johnson LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 288 PAGES The vivid memoir of young love and art and the Beat Generation in New York by a noted writer and critic -- and once-upon-a-time lover of Jack Kerouac. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. (NYC77, $16.00)
Moon Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket • Jeff Perk GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide in the popular series, with good background information about history, culture, and popular attractions. (USE469, $16.95)
Moon Handbook Baltimore • Geoff Brown GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 250 PAGES A no-nonsense practical guide in the Moon series, jam-packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history, flora and fauna and geology. (USE472, $17.95)
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)
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)
Narrow Dog to Indian River • Terry Darlington TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2009 • PAPER • 352 PAGES Terry and Monica Darlington, a pair of intrepid septaugenarians, and their whippet, Jim, traveled from Virginia to Florida on an English canal boat, a nine-month voyage through the Deep South. With adventure and humor, the Darlingtons explore the off-the-beaten-path southeast coast, its islands, and especially its people. (USE470, $15.00)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States • Peter Alden FIELD GUIDE • 1999 • FLEXI-BOUND • 446 PAGES Covering everything from the birds and bees to flowers, trees, mammals and fish, this compact guide features 1,500 photographs, concise descriptions and an overview of the natural history and protected areas of the Southeast from Mississippi and Georgia to North Carolina. Take it along. (USS31, $19.95)
The National Trust Guide to Savannah • Roulhac Toledano GUIDEBOOK • 1997 • PAPER • 234 PAGES A guide to the architectural heritage, culture and history of Old Savannah. With 200 archival photographs and maps, it includes chapters on historic preservation, famous visitors and a comprehensive tour of various architectural styles. (USS26, $34.95)
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)
New York Living Rooms • James Fenton • Dominique Nabokov CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1998 • HARD COVER • 128 PAGES How do they live? Dominique Nabokov snapped color Polaroids of 100 mostly famous New Yorkers' living rooms for this curiously fascinating book. Julian Schnabel, Al Sharpton, Elizabeth Hardwick, Louise Bourgeois and Philip Glass all put their possessions and tastes on display in this absorbing portrait of New York's diverse literati (and glitterati). She cannily chose to exclude the people, heightening the voyeuristic pleasure of the book. (NYC41, $29.95)
The New York School • Dore Ashton ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1992 • PAPER • 246 PAGES A lucid, enjoyable history of the New York art world in the years 1930-1960, featuring Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky and all the rest of the Abstract Expressionists who tore up the town (and chewed on "fine art") in those years. Ashton is an estimable academic critic who can actually write!! (NYC35, $26.95)
New York State Wildlife, An Introduction to Familiar Species • James Kavanagh FIELD GUIDE • 2005 • PLASTIC CARD This handy plastic card illustrates commonly encountered birds, mammals, fish, amphibians and reptiles. (NYS95, $5.95)
The New York Times Traveler's Guide to Art Museum Exhibitions 2005 • Susan Mermelstein GUIDEBOOK • 2004 • PAPER • 500 PAGES A guide to 350 U.S. museums and their scheduled exhibits for 2005 written by a team at the "New York Times." With information and dates for traveling exhibitions. (NYC32, $17.95)
New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania Map • MAP This double-sided regional map and itinerary planner, published by National Geographic, provides good detail as well as an overview of geographic features, historical highlights and other local attractions. It includes all of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on a scale of 1:1,270,000. (USE255, $7.95)
New York, New York: The City in Art and Literature • Metropolitan Museum of Art ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • HARD COVER • 201 PAGES A celebration of the art and literature of New York. The book brings together paintings, prints, photographs, postcards and other works of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's encyclopedic collections along with poems, letters, fiction and memoirs by diverse writers. (NYC27, $19.95)
Oranges • John McPhee NATURAL HISTORY • 1991 • PAPER • 194 PAGES Originally conceived as a magazine article, McPhee's essay was expanded into a short book using his usual flair for investigating the commonplace. He chronicles the history and production of oranges -- showing once again that seemingly narrow topics can be full of interest and importance. (FLA20, $14.00)
Our Southern Highlanders • Horace Kephart CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1977 • PAPER • 530 PAGES An affectionate portrait of the early mountaineers and their descendants who populated the Great Smoky mountains and southern Appalachians. This book has become something of a classic (it was first published in the 1910s). Kephart is considered the premier folklorist and historian of the area. (USE22, $24.95)
The Passing of the Armies, An Account of the Final Campaign of the Potomac • Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain • Paul Andrew Hutton • James McPherson HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 338 PAGES General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's powerful narrative of the final days of the Civil War, following him and his men through Petersburg, White Oak Road, Five Forks and Appomattox. (USS233, $7.99)
Pauline Frommer's New York City • Pauline Frommer GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A family-friendly, quirky practical guide by the daughter of travel guru Arthur Frommer. Her motto: "Spend Less, See More." An updated edition of the North American Travel Journalists Association's Best Guidebook for 2006 by the North American. (NYC168, $16.99)
People of the Mist • Kathleen O'Neal Gear • W. Michael Gear LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 553 PAGES A historical novel set on the Chesapeake Bay before Europeans arrived in North America. The story takes place among the Algonquin people, and turns on the murder of a woman whose lover is the primary suspect. The Gears have written a series of books of historical fiction on native North Americans. (USE18, $8.99)
Personal Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant • Ulysses S. Grant BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • PAPER • 674 PAGES A remarkable (and big) account of a rich life, from a poor boy on the frontier to a great general and president, written by Grant on his deathbed -- and originally edited by none other than Mark Twain. This candid memoir gives remarkable insight into the man and Civil War era America. (USS33, $17.00)
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)
Philadelphia and Vicinity Map • Rand McNally Maps MAP A road map of Philadelphia and surrounding areas at a scale of 1:130,000. Two Sides. 28x40 inches. (USE124, $4.95)
Philadelphia Map • Borch Maps 2006 • MAP A laminated, flexible map of the center of Philadelphia, at a great scale of 1:7,000. Two Sides. 20x26 inches. (USE123, $7.95)
Pickett's Charge, A Microhistory of the Final Attack at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863 • George Rippey Stewart HISTORY • 1991 • PAPER • 291 PAGES A moment-by-moment reconstruction of the climactic final 15 hours at Gettysburg. A professor of English at Berkeley and popular author, Stewart also wrote a book on General Grant. Originally published in 1959, the book is still considered definitive. (WAR101, $16.00)
Picturing New York, The City from its Beginnings to the Present • Gloria Deak ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • HARD COVER • 415 PAGES An illustrated chronicle of the transformation of New York from a ragtag seaport to trading center and cultural capital. With well integrated drawings, maps and photographs throughout, mostly drawn from the Museum of the City of New York. Organized thematically, the book focuses on the explosive growth of the city in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Deak is particularly interested in the multi-religious, multi-ethnic and international character of the city. An entire, wonderful chapter is devoted to Broadway. (NYC14, $70.00)
The Pine Barrens • John McPhee TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1978 • PAPER • 157 PAGES John McPhee explores the unique ecosystem and folklore of the Pine Barrens, a large swath of forest located between New York City and Philadelphia, in these classic essays, including tales of the wildfires and the Jersey Devil, the rise and fall of iron towns and efforts to protect this rich, unusual environment from development. (USE418, $14.00)
Pittsburgh Then and Now • Arthur G. Smith CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1990 • HARD COVER • 325 PAGES An illustrated chronicle of Pittsburgh's development over the decades. 161 archival photographs were reshot in the late 1980s, their contrast demonstrating the city's change. Each pair is accompanied by a brief, historical description. (USM77, $39.95)
The Plot Against America • Philip Roth LITERATURE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 400 PAGES In a novel of alternative history, aviation hero and isolationist Charles A. Lindbergh defeats Franklin Roosevelt in the 1940 presidential election and negotiates a cordial accord with Adolf Hitler, accepting his conquest of Europe. (USE346, $26.00)
Poet in New York • Garcia Lorca BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 320 PAGES A slim, evocative collection of 34 poems on urban life, modernity and exile, presented in a bilingual edition. Lorca wrote the book while a student at Columbia in 1929-30. (NYC46, $23.00)
Portable Dorothy Parker • Dorothy Parker LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 626 PAGES One of New York City's most sharp-tongued writers, Dorothy Parker wrote prolifically in a number of genres. This collection includes her most acclaimed poems and stories, play reviews, articles and the entire collection of her "New Yorker" book reviews. Now in an illustrated edition. (NYC07, $20.00)
The Power Broker, Robert Moses and the Fall of New York • Robert Caro BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1975 • PAPER • 1246 PAGES This big, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography brings Robert Moses, his city and his oversize ego to life. Moses got his start as an anti-Tammany Hall Democrat and went on to create his own unique role in New York government; neither Mayor nor Governor, he was more powerful than either official for upwards of 40 years, and countless public works bear his mark (including the much-hated ugly New York expressway system and glorious Jones Beach) David Halberstam called this biography "surely the greatest book ever written about a city." (NYC53, $25.00)
A Prayer for the City • Buzz G. Bissinger • Robert Clark HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 408 PAGES The story of Philadelphia's Ed Rendall, who was elected mayor in 1991 with intentions of major reformation. Journalist Bissinger, who was given a good deal of behind-the-scenes access to the political action, draws Rendell as a larger-than-life personality, doing anything possible to save a floundering city. (USE121, $16.00)
The Puttermesser Papers • Cynthia Ozick LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 236 PAGES A brilliant, hilarious fiction by Ozick, chronicling the life and times of Ruth Puttermesser, a Bronx resident and civil servant who spends most afternoons at the Metropolitan Museum. At one point "Puttermesser", as Ozick impersonally refers to her, creates her very own Golem, who then aids her in winning the mayoralty of New York City. The book takes a dark turn as it details Puttermesser's violent demise, but by the last chapter her Honor the Mayor is happily dead and in Paradise. This was a finalist for the National Book Award, and was chosen as a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly (NYC39, $13.95)
Reflections of a Culture Broker, A View from the Smithsonian • Richard Kurin BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1997 • PAPER • 320 PAGES Written by the director of Smithsonian's Center for Folklife Programs, this is a stimulating examination of "culture brokering" by countries, communities or institutions such as the Smithsonian. Drawing from first-hand experience, Kurin analyzes the way in which culture is displayed in public exhibits, and the tensions that arise between art/culture and politics in the curating of culture. He explains the negotiations behind events in recent Smithsonian history, such as the Enola Gay controversy, the annual June Festival on the Mall and Bill Clinton's inauguration. (USE142, $17.95)
Remarkable, Unspeakable New York, A Literary History • Shaun O'Connell HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 400 PAGES A consideration of New York's literary history, its resident writers, writerly visitors and role in American letters from 1776 to 1997. The author, a professor of English, draws on works of fiction, poetry, memoir and travel writing. (NYC44, $20.00)
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, $16.00)
Richmond during the War: Four Years of Personal Observation • Virginia Scharff • Sallie Brock Putnam HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 389 PAGES Having lived in the Confederate Capital of Richmond during the Civil War, Sallie Brock Putnam gives a personal account of the Antebellum South. Originally published in 1867, this is a rare perspective of a Southern woman in a crucial period in the history of the South. (USS103, $19.95)
The Right Stuff • Tom Wolfe LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 368 PAGES With a cast of young men destined to become heroes, this is the story of American space exploration. Wolfe blends historical fact with high drama in this epic that begins with the first manned space flights in the 1940s and includes the individual stories of Chuck Yeager, Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom and John Glenn. (SCI22, $16.00)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt • Edmund Morris BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 960 PAGES A celebrated biography of Teddy Roosevelt, from his birth in 1858 to his presidential inauguration in 1901. Morris continues the story in the equally compelling "Theodore Rex " (USE310). (USE308, $18.00)
River of Mountains, A Canoe Journey Down the Hudson • Peter Lourie TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1995 • PAPER • 327 PAGES A detailed account of Lourie's three-week journey along the entire length of the Hudson River in a canoe from headwaters to the Statue of Liberty. Lourie interweaves the history of the river with descriptions of the changing landscapes and anecdotes of the people he met. (USE72, $19.95)
Roads from Gettysburg • John W. Schildt HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 150 PAGES A reconstruction of the days immediately following the Battle of Gettysburg, including the march to the Potomac River, drawing on original accounts by soldiers and civilians. (WAR99, $9.95)
A Roadside Guide to the Geology of the Great Smoky Mountains • Harry L. Moore FIELD GUIDE • 1988 • PAPER • 192 PAGES For those interested in rocks, this is a nice companion for a trip to the Great Smokies. Moore concentrates on the main roads in the park, as well as a number of hiking trails, and gives a wealth of geological information, all based on what a visitor can see with his or her own eyes. (USE23, $18.95)
The Roosevelt Women • Betty Boyd Caroli BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • PAPER • 512 PAGES A group portrait of four generations of indomitable Roosevelts. (USE305, $22.00)
The Sage of Monticello • Dumas Malone BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 551 PAGES The sixth -- and final -- volume in Malone's scholarly biography, which covers Jefferson's last 17 years, including his retirement at Monticello. (USE107, $17.95)
The Science of Overabundance, Deer Ecology and Population Management • William J. McShea • H. Brian Underwood • John H. Rappole NATURAL HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 402 PAGES Using the example of the white-tailed and mule deer, this team of experts examine what it means for a species to become overpopulated. With a consideration of the divergent philosophies of population control, demographic consequences of high numbers of deer and the animal's impact on their environment. (BST82, $21.95)
The Seasons of Beento Blackbird • Akosua Busia LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 367 PAGES A provocative novel dissecting the issues of marriage and African identity, featuring a cast of finely drawn characters. It's the story of Solomon Wilberforce, a successful and loveable children's book author who writes under the pseudonym of Beento Blackbird. Solomon also happens to be polygamous; he spends his winters in the Caribbean with his first wife, and summers in Ghana with his second wife. Everything's fine until he's forced to de-compartmentalize his life. (WAF42, $24.95)
Shadow Divers • Robert Kurson HISTORY • 2005 • PAPER • 400 PAGES The riveting tale of discovery, passion and truth, revolving around a quest to find a lost WWI-era German submarine off the coast of New Jersey. (OCE93, $7.99)
A Short History of Charleston • Robert Rosen HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 176 PAGES A short, authoritative, and lively history of Charleston by a native son. Rosen, a third-generation Charlestonian, recounts Charleston's history, communicating the town's considerable flavor. Well illustrated with 84 black-and-white photos. (USS12, $16.95)
Shostakovich, A Life Remembered • Elizabeth Wilson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 600 PAGES An engaging biography of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich, drawing heavily on the accounts of his contemporaries. (RUS94, $30.95)
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)
Sidewalk Critic, Lewis Mumford's Writings on New York • Lewis Mumford • Robert Wojtowicz ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • PAPER • 288 PAGES A collection of Mumford's "New Yorker" columns from the years 1931-1940. A confirmed Manhattanite, wit and scholar, Lewis Mumford was the premiere architectural critic of his day, and his influence on New York's urban spaces was inestimable. (NYC42, $17.95)
Sister in Spirit, Haudenosaunee Influences on Early American Feminists • Sally Roesch Wagner HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 128 PAGES New York suffragettes discovered an alternative to the patriarchy in the Haudenosaunee (or Iroquois) culture. In this slim work, feminist scholar Sally Roesch Wagner analyzes the Iroquois influence on Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Matilda Joslyn Gage and Lucretia Mott. (USE284, $11.95)
Slave Counterpoint, Black Culture in the Eighteenth Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry • David Morgan HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 736 PAGES A scholarly, readable comparison of the slave cultures of Virginia and South Carolina. Intended for a general audience, Morgan covers the lives of the slaves in rich detail, and paints a compelling portrait of African Americans in the South on the eve of the American Revolution. (USS10, $34.95)
The Slave Trade, The True Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870 • Hugh Thomas HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 912 PAGES A monumental scholarly history of the Atlantic slave trade that thrived between Africa, Europe, and the Americas. With anecdotes and statistics, Thomas analyzes this grim historical period, paying particular attention to political and economic aspects of the slave trade. (USS29, $25.00)
Slaves in the Family • Edward Ball BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • PAPER • 505 PAGES Ball, a young privileged white man, embarks on a journey to uncover his family's slave-owning past in this probing, emotional memoir, the result of extensive research and travels in search of the descendents of the Ball family slaves. It's a fascinating portrait of slavery in the South and how black and white are intertwined. (USS25, $17.95)
The South in Modern America, A Region at Odds • Dewey Grantham HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 416 PAGES A comprehensive, well researched survey of the South from the time of Reconstruction to the late 20th century. Grantham captures the politics, history, and psychology of the lower half of the country. Its distinctive personality and influence on the nation as a whole. With 93 illustrations. (USS66, $24.95)
The Sportswriter • Richard Ford LITERATURE • 2009 • HARD COVER • 384 PAGES When we meet Frank Bascombe in The Sportswriter, his unguarded voice instantly wins us over and pulls us into a life that has been irrevocably changed. We then follow Frank, ever laconic and observant, through Independence Day and The Lay of the Land, witnessing his fortune's rise and his family's continued fragmentation. Ford transforms this ordinary man's life into a riveting, moving parable of life in America today. (USE425, $35.00)
Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine: The 20th Maine of the Gettysburg Campaign • Thomas A. Desjardin HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 272 PAGES Drawn from the accounts of soldiers and officers, this is a visceral portrait of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's legendary 20th Maine Regiment and their battle at Gettysburg for Vincent's Spur. (USE242, $19.99)
Stars in Their Courses, The Gettysburg Campaign June-July 1863 • Shelby Foote HISTORY • 1994 • HARD COVER • 290 PAGES Shelby Foote's gift for prose makes this military history a page-turning narrative, deftly capturing the monumental battle in a concise, informative text. A volume in his three-part history of the Civil War, originally published in 1963. (USE191, $22.00)
A Stillness at Appomattox • Bruce Catton HISTORY • 1953 • PAPER • 438 PAGES The definitive account of the last year of the Civil War, winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. A gracefully written classic first published in 1953, it is the third volume in the "Army of the Potomac" series. (USS235, $16.95)
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)
Strangers in High Places, The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains • Michael Frome • Stephen Kraft HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 392 PAGES A wide-ranging history of the Great Smokies, covering its original settlement by Europeans, and much local color on the lively history of pioneers, rascals, scientists and naturalists. Originally published in 1966, and revised in 1993 and with a new preface by the author. This classic book is an excellent survey of traditions, folklore and history of the region. (USE25, $27.95)
Studios By the Sea: Artists of Long Island's East End • Bob Colacello • Jonathan Becker ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2002 • HARD COVER • 224 PAGES A colorful celebration of the artistic heritage and contemporary scene at the Hamptons. This book begins with a text by Bob Colacello (author of 2 books about Andy Warhol) outlining the 200-year history of Hampton artists, and continues with 230 color pictures taken by Vanity Fair photographer Jonathan Becker. Those photographs illustrate the homes and lives of contemporary East End artists such as Chuck Close, Larry Rivers and Julian Schnabel. (NYS35, $49.95)
Sweetwater • Roxana Robinson LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 336 PAGES An elegant novel of family conflict, passionate romance and lingering memories, set in an Adirondack lodge and New York City. The wilderness, ravaged by a summer drought, plays as much a part as the characters themselves, echoing the tension and beauty of their relationships. Robinson is a popular novelist, short story writer and biographer. (NYS20, $15.00)
Theodore Rex • Edmund Morris BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 792 PAGES A celebrated biography tackling Roosevelt's presidency from 1901 to 1909 -- and his role in creating an American Empire. This is a sequel to the Pulitzer-winning "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" (USE308). (USE310, $18.00)
They Met at Gettysburg • Edward J. Stackpole HISTORY • 1982 • PAPER • 344 PAGES A concise summary of the events leading up to and including the battle at Gettysburg, originally published in 1956. General Edward J. Stackpole, the founder of Stackpole Books, wrote a number of books on the Civil War. With 124 Illustrations and 14 maps. (WAR100, $19.95)
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)
A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf • John Muir BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A vivid portrait of post-Civil War South. This slim book is the diary of 28-year-old Muir. It is the record of a botanical expedition along the eastern seaboard south to Florida -- and a good introduction to this popular writer. It includes a long chapter on the swamps and forests of Florida. Although he scatters botanical information throughout the book, it is really the story of a wonderful adventure. (FLA09, $13.95)
The Three Roosevelts, Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America • Susan Dunn • James Macgregor Burns HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 688 PAGES Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor are the subjects of this biographical study that examines their models and styles of leadership. (USE306, $24.00)
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)
Trail of Tears, The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation • John Ehle HISTORY • 1989 • PAPER • 424 PAGES A history of the Cherokee, from their first settlement of the mountainous southern region of the US, to their encounters with European settlers and their forced exile from Georgia to the West (the 'trail of tears' refers to their harrowing journey to the West). It's a heartbreaking story of history, politics and power. (USE21, $16.95)
The Transformation of Virginia 1740-1790 • Rhys Isaac HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 504 PAGES In this Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Isaac analyzes Virginia's social history during the tumultuous years between 1740-1790. He takes an anthropological approach to explain the religious and political changes that swept the colony. Illustrations add to the text and vividly portray daily colonial life. (USE78, $26.95)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn • Betty Smith • Annie Dillard LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 490 PAGES It's an Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven). They're very hardy trees, coming up in cracks in the pavement, even through gratings in the sidewalk. This is a much-beloved story of a girl in turn-of-the-20th-century Brooklyn, who, like the tree, surmounts harrowing obstacles -- poverty, hunger, a stern mother. Enormously descriptive of the Brooklyn of its time. Originally published in the 1940s. (NYC56, $16.99)
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)
A Turn in the South • V.S. Naipaul TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1990 • PAPER • 307 PAGES First published in the New Yorker Magazine, this is Naipaul's wandering travel narrative that reveals both a poetic and disturbing portrait of the American South. In his first book devoted to the United States, Naipaul journeys to Atlanta, Charleston, Tallahassee, Tuskegee, Nashville, and Chapel Hill. (USS65, $14.95)
Twin Towers Remembered • Camilo Jose Vergara ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2001 • HARD COVER • 96 PAGES Vergara had been photographing the WTC from its construction right up to the recent tragedy. This small book, from Princeton Architectural Press, collects these lovely photos, taken as New Yorkers always viewed the towers, from various angles in both Manhattan and the boroughs. The book ends with some harrowing shots of the towers' destruction, but its focus is on the life of the towers, not their death. (NYC63, $19.95)
Ulster County Atlas • Hagstrom 1997 • MAP • 77 PAGES A comprehensive atlas of Ulster country with detailed maps at the very good scale of 1:32,000. (NYC17, $9.96)
Ulster County New York Map • JIMAPCO 2001 • MAP A detailed map of Kingston, Saugerties, New Palz and surrounding areas in Ulster County at a scale of 1:96,000. With index and tour information. (NYC16, $4.50)
The Union Square Cafe Cookbook • Danny Meyer • Michael Romano FOOD • 1994 • HARD COVER • 352 PAGES Winner of the 1995 "Julia Child Cookbook Award," this is a collection of recipes from New York's renowned Union Square Cafe. (NYC04, $37.95)
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)
Virginia EasyFinder • MAP A laminated, fold-up map of Virginia, shown at the scale of 1:1.1 million. Two Sides. 17x19 inches. (USE109, $7.95)
Washington's Crossing • David Hackett Fischer HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 516 PAGES A vivid account of a definitive moment in American history and a turning point in the Revolutionary War by a leading American historian and fine writer (Paul Revere's Ride). The opening chapter is devoted to the much-reproduced, seminal painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware, source of so many of the tales that Fischer artfully exposes. With 104 black-and-white photographs and 16 maps. (USE343, $19.95)
Washington, D.C. • Gore Vidal LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 422 PAGES The sixth installation in Gore Vidal's "Narratives of Empire" historical novel series. This tale of corruption follows the lives of a conservative senator and a newspaper publisher in Washington D.C., from the time of the New Deal up to the McCarthy era. Originally published in 1976. (USE130, $18.00)
Washington, the Indispensable Man • James Thomas Flexner BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1994 • PAPER • 423 PAGES A condensed edition of Flexner's award-winning, four-volume biography of George Washington. (USE111, $18.99)
When I Was Puerto Rican • Esmeralda Santiago LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Set in the 1950s, this lyrical memoir follows Santiago from her rough-and-tumble childhood in Puerto Rico to New York -- and all the turmoil of the move and new culture. It's an inspiring tale (she gets into the High School of Performing Arts!). She continues her tale with When I was a Woman. (CRB66, $14.95)
Why the Confederacy Lost • Gabor S. Boritt HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A series of essays analyzing the various factors contributing to the Confederate defeat in the Civil War, contributed by James McPherson, Archer Jones, Gary Gallagher, Reid Mitchell and Joseph Glatthaar. (WAR89, $19.99)
Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains • Richard M. Smith FIELD GUIDE • 1998 • PAPER • 456 PAGES A comprehensive guide to wildflowers in the southern Appalachians from Maryland to northern Georgia featuring good color photographs of 600 plant species, and keys based on flower shape and color. It demands that readers be familiar with flower shapes and taxonomy. For travelers to the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains with a serious interest in botanizing. (USE26, $24.95)
Williamsburg Christmas • Libbey Hodges Oliver • Mary Miley Theobald • Erik Kvalsvik ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • HARD COVER • 128 PAGES Beautiful photographs capture the spirit of Colonial Williamsburg at Christmas. Through the specially commissioned photography, the authors trace the history of holiday decoration from colonial times to the present. Includes recipes, diagrams and directions for decorating modern homes in the historic tradition of Williamsburg. (USE80, $24.95)
With Malice Toward None, A Life of Abraham Lincoln • Stephen B. Oates HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 492 PAGES A humanistic portrayal of Abraham Lincoln, illuminating the many sides of the man-behind-the-myth. (USS120, $17.99)
Wonderful Town, New York Stories from the The New Yorker • Susan Choi • David Remnick ANTHOLOGY • 2001 • PAPER • 480 PAGES This collection of 43 stories spans seven decades of literary excellence at the "New Yorker." Allow writers such as John Updike, Dorothy Parker, Bernard Malamud, Saul Bellow, J. D. Salinger, Jean Stafford, Vladimir Nabokov and John Cheever to introduce you to New York as seen through the eyes of their memorable characters. (NYC05, $18.00)
Writing New York, A Literary Anthology • Philip Lopate LITERATURE • 2007 • PAPER • 1150 PAGES The Library of America and Philip Lopate have done a splendid (if daunting!) job of collecting writing about New York from throughout its history. A massive book, yet a pleasure to dip into. Represented are Whitman, Edith Wharton, Henry Miller and many more. If you already love New York, this book is like candy; if you're wondering what all the fuss is about, here's a great place to start. (NYC59, $24.95)
The Years with Ross • James Thurber BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 336 PAGES As editor and founder of the "New Yorker," Harold Ross was a literary and civic force to be reckoned with. Personally, too, he was a whirlwind -- at least according to Thurber, who was part of Ross's dream team of writer/humorists during the 30s, 40s and 50s. This memoir is a fine and reliably hilarious memoir of the man and his era. (NYC49, $14.99)
Yorktown 1781, The World Turned Upside Down • Adam Hook • Brendan Morrisey HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 86 PAGES Part of a fine series of books on famed military campaigns, this one features detailed illustrations (including some 3-D-type cutaways), colorful maps, and a lucid blow-by-blow of the important Revolutionary War battle. (USE12, $19.95)

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