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The Americans, the Colonial Experience
• Daniel Boorstin
• HISTORY
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Winner of the Bancroft Prize, this wide-ranging portrait of colonial America looks to the origins of the American character and its institutions.
(USA05, $15.95)
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Andrew Wyeth, A Secret Life
• Richard Meryman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A comprehensive look at the artist Andrew Wyeth, his life, family and works. Meryman 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.
(USE88, $24.95)
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Beyond Philadelphia, The American Revolution in the Pennsylvania Hinterland
• John B. Frantz
• William Pencak
• HISTORY
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A collection of nine essays on different regions in Pennsylvania and the role they played during the Revolutionary War.
(USE92, $30.00)
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year. It's an utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd), likely never again to be equaled.
(BRD29, $14.00)
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The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
• Christopher W. Leahy
• Gordon Morrison
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching.
(NAM21, $19.95)
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The Brandywine
• Henry Seidel
• Henry S. Canby
• Andew Wyeth
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A charming history of southeastern Pennsylvania's Brandywine River 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.
(USE86, $12.95)
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Brotherly Love
• Daniel Hoffman
• LITERATURE
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An extended poem that reflects on William Penn's vision for America and the conflicts that have arisen to challenge this ideal.
(USE101, $16.95)
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Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise
• Kirkpatrick Sale
• EXPLORATION
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A new edition of this wide-ranging and lucid portrait of the man and the legends surrounding him, originally published in 1990. Columbus is no hero in Sale's view but rather a sea-faring adventurer in search of glory, gold and god.
(USA134, $15.95)
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Compass Guide Pennsylvania
• Douglas Root
• Jerry Irwin
• GUIDEBOOK
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A complete guide to Pennsylvania with maps and color photography.
(USE100, $21.95)
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The Corrections
• Jonathan Franzen
• LITERATURE
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A dazzling novel of life and love and family and holidays that follows the peregrinations of the Lamberts -- father, mother and offspring -- from New York to Philadelphia to Vilnius.
(EUR122, $15.00)
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Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787
• Christopher Collier
• James Lincoln Collier
• HISTORY
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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.
(USE122, $7.99)
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Enterprising Women, 250 Years of American Business
• Virginia Drachman
• HISTORY
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Profiles of the most important women in American industry, from colonial times through the twentieth century.
(GEN317, $39.95)
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Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation
• Joseph J. Ellis
• HISTORY
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A riveting tale of Washington, Madison, Hamilton, and especially of Jefferson and Adams. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, it's a fascinating glimpse into the early days of our country.
(USE244, $14.95)
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Gardens of Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley
• William M. Klein
• Derek Fell
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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, $36.50)
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Gilead
• Marilynne Robinson
• LITERATURE
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A story about fathers and sons whose family history intersects with the U.S. Civil War. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
(USW441, $14.00)
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Henry F. Du Pont and Winterthur
• Ruth Lord
• R.W. Lewis
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A memoir describing the Du Pont family's legacy and their beloved home, Winterthur.
(USE95, $29.95)
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Historic Houses of Philadelphia, A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes
• Roger W. Moss
• Tom Crane
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A photographic tour of 50 distinctive residences in the Philadelphia area.
(USE93, $39.95)
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How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher
• Simon Barnes
• NATURAL HISTORY
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According to Simon Barnes, the only good birdwatcher is a "bad" birdwatcher. A funny and refreshingly straight-talking guide to birdwatching from a London Times sportswriter.
(BRD25, $17.95)
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Imagining Philadelphia, Travelers' Views of the City from 1800 to the Present
• Philip Stevick
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A collection of travel narratives, correspondence, diaries, and fiction dating as far back as 1800.
(USE91, $37.50)
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Insight Guide Philadelphia & Surroundings
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide, featuring colorful maps, photographs, and essays on the city's history and culture.
(USE99, $22.95)
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• Kenn Kaufman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year.
(BRD27, $14.00)
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Major Butler's Legacy, Five Generations of a Slaveholding Family
• Malcolm Bell
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The history of a slave owning family from the Revolutionary War to the 20th century.
(USS87, $32.95)
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Mammals of North America
• Roland W. Kays
• Don E. Wilson
• FIELD GUIDE
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The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico.
(NAM11, $19.95)
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The Merlot Murders, A Wine Country Mystery
• Ellen Crosby
• MYSTERY
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(USE374, $24.00)
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N.C. Wyeth, A Biography
• David Michaelis
• N. C. Wyeth
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An enthralling biography of the patriarch of the Wyeth clan that examines his career as illustrator of popular adventure novels, as well as the artist's darker side.
(USE90, $27.95)
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National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers
• National Geographic
• REFERENCE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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The third edition of this colorful guide to the U.S. -- state by state and region by region.
(USA93, $24.95)
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Native Universe, Voices of Indian America
• Clifford E. Trafzer
• ANTHOLOGY
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This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
(USA95, $40.00)
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New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania Map
• National Geographic
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A double-sided regional map and itinerary planner.
(USE255, $7.95)
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Out of Work, A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States (20th Anniversary Edition)
• Alice Kessler-Harris
• HISTORY
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A historical examination of the changing role of women in the workplace in the United States.
(GEN318, $24.95)
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Patriotic Treason, John Brown And the Soul of America
• Evan Carton
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An absorbing biography of John Brown and his fantatical efforts to end slavery.
(USS385, $37.50)
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Philadelphia and Vicinity Map
• Rand McNally Maps
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A road map of Philadelphia and surrounding areas.
(USE124, $4.95)
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Philadelphia Fire, A Novel
• John Edgar Wideman
• LITERATURE
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In this novel, an African American writer returns to West Philadelphia to write a book on the 1985 police bombing of a black organization and searches for the one surviving child. Winner of the Pen Faulkner Award.
(USE102, $13.00)
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Philadelphia Jewish Life, 1940-2000
• Hunter Davies
• Reebee Garofalo
• Dan Rottenberg
• HISTORY
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A wide-ranging examination of Jewish life in Philadelphia.
(USE313, $41.50)
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Philadelphia Map
• Borch Maps
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A laminated, flexible map of the center of Philadelphia.
(USE123, $7.95)
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Philadelphia, A 300-Year History
• Russell F. Weigley
• Edward Wolf
• Nicholas B. Wainwright
• Joseph E. Illick
• Thomas Wendel
• HISTORY
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A comprehensive history of Philadelphia that examines the city's political, artistic, physical, and social development.
(USE98, $35.00)
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Poet of the Appetites, The Lives and Loves of M.F.K. Fisher
• Joan Reardon
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A biography of the prolific food and travel writer, who wrote over thirty books from 1943 until her death in 1992.
(GEN316, $15.00)
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A Prayer for the City
• Buzz G. Bissinger
• Robert Clark
• HISTORY
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An account of Philadelphia and its mayor Ed Rendell in the early 1990s. Bissinger draws Rendell as a larger-than-life personality, doing anything possible to save a floundering city.
(USE121, $15.95)
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The Race to Save the Lord God Bird
• Phillip Hoose
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An engaging and well-researched history of the ivory-billed woodpecker, and the struggles surrounding its survival. It's a suspenseful and entertaining book about modern conservation and environmental issues for middle-school readers.
(BRD30, $21.00)
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Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories
• Ronald J. Drez
• David Eisenhower
• HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information.
(USA96, $17.95)
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America.
(USA123, $15.00)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account.
(NAM20, $17.00)
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This Republic of Suffering, Death and the American Civil War
• Drew Gilpin Faust
• HISTORY
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Dr. Faust, President of Harvard University, explores in fascinating detail how the Civil War's unprecedented bloodshed changed America's cultural, political and spiritual attitudes towards death.
(USA179, $27.95)
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To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
• Dan Koeppel
• NATURAL HISTORY
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In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species.
(BRD28, $14.00)
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The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder
• Peter Cashwell
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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.
(BRD26, $14.95)
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Voices from Marshall Street, Jewish Life in a Philadelphia Neighborhood 1920-1960
• Elaine Krasnow Ellison
• HISTORY
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A portrait of Philadelphia's most vibrant Jewish community in the first half of the 20th century.
(USE312, $10.00)
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