ART ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE More Books Acadia National Park Map  •  Trails Illustrated MAP A hiker's detailed topographic map of Acadia National Park, shown at a scale of 1:50,000, printed on tear-resistant, waterproof paper. Two Sides. 37x25 inches. (USE154, $11.95)   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)   Against the Tide, The Fate of the New England Fisherman  •  Richard Adams Carey NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 381 PAGES To learn more about the crisis that faces the American fishing industry, Richard Adams Carey spent a year working alongside fishermen off the shores of Cape Cod. What resulted is this book, a portrait of a declining industry and depleted natural resources. It deals admirably with complicated issues of natural history and humanism, showing great respect for both the ocean and the fishermen that depend on it. (USE44, $21.95)   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)   Bangor, Maine: The Twentieth Century  •  Richard R. Shaw HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES A portrait of Bangor and its people (including novelist Stephen King), captured through 200 images taken throughout the 20th century. (USE157, $16.99)   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)   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)   The Cider House Rules  •  John Irving LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 560 PAGES Recently made into a film, this is John Irving's story of a teenage orphan named Homer Wells who lives in rural Maine. Growing up under the tutelage of Dr. Wilbur Larch, an abortionist and administrator of the local orphanage, Homer must face the moral dilemmas that surround him, as he tries to learn where his life will lead him. (USE46, $16.00)   Cod, A Biography of a Fish That Changed the World  •  Mark Kurlansky NATURAL HISTORY •  2009 •  PAPER  • 294 PAGES A sparkling extended essay on the cod in the tradition of Lopez or McPhee, this marvelous book looks at the importance of the cod and the codfish industry over the centuries. It is an excellent, anecdotal economic history, throwing light on Viking voayges, the hanseatic Leage, Cananada and plight of the Grand Banks and fisheries in general. (OCE10, $15.00)   The Country of the Pointed Firs  •  Sarah Orne Jewett LITERATURE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES A much-loved novel of New England life, first published in 1896. It evokes the leisurely summer atmosphere of 19th-century coastal Maine village and especially the relationships among its womenfolk. This handsome edition features black-and-white drawings by Douglas Alvord. (USE240, $20.00)   Cruising At Last, Sailing the East Coast  •  Elliott Merrick TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES The delightful account of a journey from Maine to Georgia and back aboard Merrick's hand-made 20-foot sloop Sunrise. A transplanted New Yorker (and New Yorker writer), Merrick (1906-1997) wrote many popular tales of his adventures in Labrador and New England, including True North and Green Mountain Farm. (USE329, $14.95)   The Edge Of Maine  •  Geoffrey Wolff TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 144 PAGES A portrait of the coast of Maine, its culture, geology and history, by a writer long familiar with the region. With chapters on lobsters and boat building (among other topics). A volume in the series National Geographic Directions. (USE367, $20.00)   Edward Hopper's New England  •  Carl Little ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 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, $29.95)   The Everything Family Guide to New England, Where to Eat, Play, and Stay in America's Scenic and Historic Northeast  •  Kim Knox Beckius GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 418 PAGES A valuable guide to New England covers hotel accommodations, restaurants, lighthouses, amusement parks, historical sites, and inns, while providing maps for a variety of locations in the region. (USE372, $14.95)   A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America  •  Roger Tory Peterson  •  Rosemary McKenna FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 420 PAGES The best-selling guide to wildflowers in the Peterson series, with illustrations by Roger Tory himself, revised and repackaged in a handsome paper edition. With drawings, some color illustrations, and short descriptions. It covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $20.00)   Field Notes from the Northern Forest  •  Curt Stager NATURAL HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 329 PAGES Combining the latest in scientific literature with his own observations, Sager offers 20 natural science essays exploring the lives of the animals, plants and fungi commonly encountered in the forests of eastern North America. (USE03, $19.95)   Gilead  •  Marilynne Robinson LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES This long-awaited second novel by the author of Marilynne Robinson follows the fate of an Iowa minister. She weaves a fictional history of Kansas during the years of abolition. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (USW441, $14.00)   The House by the Sea, A Journal  •  May Sarton LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES One of many journals by May Sarton, who moved from New Hampshire to live alone in a house on the seacoast of Maine. Sarton, a member of the Bloomsbury group, writes beautifully on the topics of aging, solitude, nature, gardening, food, relationships, and of course, on life in coastal Maine. (USE61, $21.00)   In Season, A Natural History of the New England Year  •  Nona Bell Estrin  •  Charles W. Johnson NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES A loosely organized, illustrated overview of New England and its wildlife as depicted in watercolor paintings and short essays. (USE299, $27.95)   Insight Guide New England  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES This guide is noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and informative short essays. It is a thoroughly illustrated guide to the history, culture and nature of New England, complemented by over 70 pages of practical travel information. Now in its 7th edition, it features information on all the states, with a strong focus on Massachusetts. (USE38, $24.99)   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)   Life Between the Tides, Marine Plants and Animals of the Northeast  •  Jill Fegley  •  John Moring  •  Les Watling FIELD GUIDE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 158 PAGES A compact, convenient guide for beach walks, tidepools, estuaries, marshes and marine coastal habitats of Maine and the Northeast. Written for the University of Maine's Sea Grant program, it's a fact-filled resource covering habitats, invertebrates, fishes, and marine plants. The detailed drawings by Andrea Sultzer are adjacent to concise descriptions for ease of use in the field. (USE351, $15.00)   The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier  •  Colin Woodard HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES A cultural history of coastal Maine as seen through the lobstering industry. (USE355, $16.00)   The Lobster Gangs of Maine  •  James M. Acheson CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1989 •  PAPER  • 181 PAGES The life and social structures of the Maine lobstermen, as observed by an anthropologist. (USE354, $16.95)   Maine, The Seasons  •  Terrell S. Lester NATURAL HISTORY •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 192 PAGES A celebration of Maine featuring 127 color photographs and essays by Maine writers: Richard Ford writes on winter, Elizabeth Strout on spring, Ann Beattie on summer and Richard Russo on fall. (USE224, $35.00)   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)   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)   Marsden Hartley, The Biography of an American Artist  •  Townsend Ludington BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1998 •  PAPER  • 325 PAGES A biography of the troubled modernist American painter from his childhood in Maine, to his life in Germany before World War I, on to his death in 1943. The artist's many homes, his struggles concerning his homosexuality and the progression of his work are all discussed, often using Hartley's own words. (USE185, $32.95)   Marsden Hartley: American Modern  •  Patricia McDonnell ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 83 PAGES The work of modernist painter Marsden Hartley is illustrated in this short book. (USE186, $27.95)   Moose  •  Valerius Geist  •  Michael H. Francis NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES A natural history of the moose, by one of the leading authorities, Valerius Geist. Their migration, social interactions and mating rituals are all covered, along with issues concerning their natural habitats and conservation. The informative text is complemented by wonderful color photographs. (BST56, $21.95)   Mount Desert Island / Acadia National Park Map  •  DeLorme Mapping MAP A fold-up, topographic map of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park, shown at a scale of 1:24,000. Two Sides. 32x24 inches. (USE155, $5.99)   The Namesake  •  Jhumpa Lahiri LITERATURE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES An intricate and beautifully told tale by the author of Interpreter of Maladies. Lahiri follows the Ganguli family -- Ashoke, Ashima, and their son Gogol, named after the Russian author -- as they leave Calcutta and settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now a feature film directed by Mira Nair of "Salaam Bombay!" and "Monsoon Wedding." (IDA292, $14.95)   National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England  •  Brian Cassie  •  Peter Alden FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 448 PAGES A compact, easy-to-use guide to 1,000 of New England's trees, wildflowers, mammals, insects, birds and other flora and fauna. It also provides an extensive overview of the area's geology, weather patterns and natural sites. With more than 1,300 photographs and 20 maps. (USE06, $19.95)   National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  Jon Dunn FIELD GUIDE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 576 PAGES From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide published by the National Geographic Society, now in its sixth edition (with tabs!), is the one to carry. Practical to use in the field, it has maps, illustrations and descriptions of the birds on facing pages. The scale of the maps changes with the range of the bird, which means you get a more detailed regional map for those birds with a restricted range. This fully revised sixth edition, bigger and better than ever, includes 23 new species, 300 new illustrations, innovative migration and subspecies maps, and a handy quick-find visual index. (FG09, $27.95)   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 England Autumn  •  Ferenc Mate  •  Candace Mate NATURAL HISTORY •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES Magnificent photographs of farmsteads, pastures, forests, wharves and villages from Maine to Connecticut are paired with the poetry and literature of Dickinson, Thoreau and Waldo Emerson in this pictorial celebration of season. With a 14-page section of maps and practical travel information. (USE337, $25.00)   North to Katahdin  •  Eric Pinder HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 178 PAGES A personal portrait of Maine's highest mountain and the northernmost point on the Appalachian Trail -- prized by Thoreau and a popular climb. Pinder, a native New Englander and former coordinator for the Appalachian Mountain Club, combines anecdote, natural history, commentary on conservation and future prospects for Katahdin and surrounding Baxter State Park. (USE368, $15.95)   Northern New England Map  •  Streetwise Maps 2004 •  MAP A laminated, folding road map of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont at a scale of 1:2,700,000 with city-to-city mileage chart and insets of Burlington, Portland and Manchester regions. Two Sides. 36x24 inches. (USE76, $6.95)   The Perfect Storm, A True Story of Men Against the Sea  •  Sebastian Junger BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2009 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A gripping, now-famous blow-by-blow account of a 1991 disaster at sea. Junger reconstructs the final hours of six men aboard a 72-foot swordfish boat in the North Atlantic, battling against a torrential storm. This talented journalist writes well of the sea and its many moods -- the perfect background for a greater appreciation of the life of a fisherman. (OCE06, $15.95)   Picturing Old New England, Image and Memory  •  William H. Truettner  •  Roger B. Stein ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1999 •  HARD COVER  • 272 PAGES Art of the 19th to the mid- 20th century, evoking the small towns and coastal vistas of New England. (USE188, $75.00)   Reading the Forested Landscape, A Natural History of New England  •  Tom Wessels  •  Brian Cohen  •  Ann Zwinger NATURAL HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES In this thoughtful book, Wessels examines the character of the central New England forest through the clues left behind by fires, logging, storms and economic fads (not to mention beavers, blowdowns and blights). With black-and-white etchings illustrating disturbance patterns, checklist of trees by substrate and glossary. (USE07, $21.95)   Reading the Mountains of Home  •  John Elder NATURAL HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 253 PAGES Using Robert Frost's poem "Directive" as a companion on a journey through the woods of Vermont, John Elder (a professor of English and environmental studies at Middlebury College) weaves scholarly analysis with reflections on the cycles of loss and recovery in his own life and in nature. Elder explains that not all ecological destruction is intrinsically wrong. After all, the hard-wood forests that were lost to small farms are now replaced by blazing maples, suggesting that the communities of man and nature are compatible, and wilderness is capable of renewal. It's an eloquently written book of memoir, literary criticism and natural history. (USE55, $24.50)   Recommended Country Inns New England, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont  •  Elizabeth Squier  •  Eleanor Berman GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES Features descriptions and recommendations of inns to suit a variety of tastes and budgets. (USE373, $18.95)   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)   Roadside Geology of Maine  •  Dabney W. Caldwell NATURAL HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 317 PAGES Designed for the roadside traveler, this book explains in detail the geologic history of Maine. Each section is organized around a particular route, with black-and-white photographs complementing detailed geologic maps. (USE366, $20.00)   The Secret Life of Lobsters, How Fishermen and Scientists are Unraveling the Mysteries of our Favorite Crustacean  •  Trevor Corson SCIENCE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 299 PAGES In this tasty book investigative journalist Corson unravels the social behavior of lobster and lobstermen on Little Cranberry Island in the Gulf of Maine. It's an entertaining, informative jaunt into the minds of lobster and those who study and catch them. Corson is a terrific writer and the basic conflict between scientists and lobsterman over quotas is compelling. More rewarding, however, is Corson's indepth look into the social behavior of these strange (and strangely abundant) crustaceans. He includes in the appendix "How to Cook a Lobster." (USE340, $13.99)   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, $18.99)   Maine Coast Map & Guide  •  DeLorme Mapping 2008 •  MAP A detailed, recreational map of the Maine coast, from Kittery north to Bar Harbor, shown at a scale of 1:150,000. Two Sides. 24x36 inches. (USE64, $9.95)   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)   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)   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, $16.95)   Winslow Homer Watercolors  •  Helen A. Cooper ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1987 •  PAPER  • 260 PAGES An examination of the watercolors of one of America's beloved artists, Winslow Homer. Analytical essays and discussions of technique accompany 132 color reproductions, chronicling his work throughout New England, the Adirondacks, Key West, the Bahamas and Bermuda. This is a valuable book for anyone wishing to understand Homer's work and the American watercolor tradition. (USE85, $39.95)
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