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	The Adirondack Atlas, A Geographic Portrait of the Adirondack Park • Jerry Jenkins • Andy Keal • Bill McKibben • REFERENCE • This visual tour of the Adirondacks not only offers lavish illustrations, with 450 color figures, maps and tables, but also a broad range of useful demographic and ecological information. (NYS39, $34.95)
	After Frost, An Anthology of Poetry from New England • Henry Lyman • Robert Frost • Wallace Stevens • LITERATURE • 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 and Sylvia Plath. (USE52, $22.95)
	AIA Guide to Boston • Michael Southworth • Susan Southworth • GUIDEBOOK • This estimable guide sruveys more than 600 of Boston's noteworthy buildings and landmarks. (BOS07, $29.95)
	All Fishermen are Liars, True Tales from the Dry Dock Bar • Linda Greenlaw • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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. (USE353, $14.00)
	The American Artist in Connecticut:The Legacy of the Hartford Steam Boiler Collection • Jeffery W. Andersen • Hildegard Cummings • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This volume covers the Hartford Stem Boiler Collection, a sizable set of American Impressionist paintings recently donated to the Florence Griswold Museum. (USE362, $29.95)
	The American Revolution in Indian Country: Crisis and Diversity in Native American Communities • Colin G. Calloway • HISTORY • This is the first, detailed study of the impact of the Revolution on Native Americans. (USE169, $24.99)
	An American Vision, Three Generations of Wyeth Art • James Duff • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A beautifully illustrated collection of the work of three generations of the Wyeth family, including N.C., Andrew and James. It shows how the three men have tackled similar themes and landscapes in their art. (USE180, $35.00)
	The American Woodland Garden, Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest • Rick Darke • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome celebration of garden design and eastern woodlands. (NAM10, $49.95)
	The Americans, the Colonial Experience • Daniel Boorstin • HISTORY • 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)
	Angel in the Whirlwind, The American Triumph of the American Revolution • Benson Bobrick • HISTORY • A lively, narrative history of the American Revolution. (USE168, $18.00)
	The Angel on the Roof • Russell Banks • LITERATURE • A collection of 32 short stories from the award-winning novelist, Russell Banks. (USE103, $15.95)
	Architecture After Richardson, Regionalism Before Modernism • Margaret Henderson Floyd • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An oversized scholarly study of American architects Longfellow, Alden and Harlow. (BOS20, $100.00)
	The Artist's Mount Desert • John Wilmerding • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A study of Maine's Mount Desert Island and the artists who have been drawn to its shores. (USE189, $39.50)
	Backroad Bicycling on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket • Susan Milton • Kevin Jeffrey • Nan Jeffrey • GUIDEBOOK • Popular destinations for the casual cyclist, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket offer a variety of trails and roads to explore. (USE260, $16.95)
	Backroads of New England, Your Guide to New England's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures • Kim Knox Beckius • GUIDEBOOK • A driving tour guidebook to New England, covering the most picturesque routes through Cape Cod, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, and Rhode Island. (USE371, $21.95)
	The Bedquilt and Other Stories • Dorothy Canfield Fisher • Mark J. Madigan • LITERATURE • A collection of 11 short stories and two essays. (GEN172, $24.95)
	Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered • James Kirby Martin • HISTORY • A revisionist biography of the famous traitor. (USE171, $22.00)
	The Berkshire Cottages, A Vanishing Era • Carole Owens • HISTORY • A tour of the grand estates built in the Berkshires during the Gilded Age. (USE166, $29.95)
	Berkshire County Map • JIMAPCO • A detailed, colorful map of Massachusett's Berkshire County at a scale of 1:96,000. (USE302, $4.95)
	The Berkshire Reader • Richard Nunley • LITERATURE • An anthology of Berkshire-inspired writings by residents and visitors to the area, including Edith Wharton, Nathanial Hawthorne and Paul Metcalf. (USE165, $16.95)
	The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession • Mark Obmascik • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	Birdsong, A Natural History • Don Stap • NATURAL HISTORY • Stap, a professor of English at the University of Central Florida, mixes science and travel narrative in this delightful, informative account of his time in the field with ornithologist Don Kroodsma and his students. (BRD21, $15.95)
	The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife • Christopher W. Leahy • Gordon Morrison • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	Boston A to Z • Thomas H. O'Connor • HISTORY • An eclectic, affectionate tour of people, places, and events in the history of Boston. (BOS02, $14.95)
	Boston Map (Boston Unfolds) • VanDam • A cleverly folded map of Boston. (BOS09, $6.95)
	Boston Then and Now, 59 Boston Sites Photographed in the Past and Present • Peter Vanderwarker • HISTORY • Boston captured in time, first over a century ago and again in the early 1980s. (BOS15, $10.95)
	Boston's Freedom Trail, A Souvenir Guide • Robert Booth • Shirley Moskow • Jack Frost • GUIDEBOOK • A pocket guide to the Freedom Trail. (BOS05, $6.95)
	Boston, A Topographical History, Third Enlarged Edition • Lawrence W. Kennedy • Walter Muir Whitehill • HISTORY • A classic history of Boston, told with a particular focus on urban planning. The authors explain how old and new commingle in the city from colonial present through modern times. (BOS06, $17.50)
	The Bostonians • Henry James • LITERATURE • Henry James' satirical novel of the battle of the sexes set in 1870s Boston. (BOS13, $20.00)
	Cape Cod • Henry David Thoreau • Paul Theroux • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • In his signature style, Thoreau muses on the ocean and his surroundings, as he combs the beaches of Cape Cod. Though written nearly 150 years ago, his essay is a compelling, sardonic portrait of coastal Massachusetts, its human and natural history. (USE65, $14.00)
	Cape Cod National Seashore Map • Trails Illustrated • A detailed recreation map of Cape Cod National Seashore. (USE314, $9.95)
	Centerburg Tales, More Adventures of Homer Price • Robert McCloskey • LITERATURE • A winningly illustrated and engaging sequel with even more shenanigans of the enduring Homer. (USE296, $6.99)
	Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England • William Cronon • NATURAL HISTORY • In this ecological -- and social -- history of New England, Cronon documents the ecological changes and impact of European colonization. (USE347, $14.00)
	Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise • Kirkpatrick Sale • EXPLORATION • 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)
	The Cider House Rules • John Irving • LITERATURE • 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. (USE46, $14.95)
	Coastal Maine, A Maritime History • Roger Duncan • HISTORY • A four hundred year history of Maine, focusing on maritime traditions and seafaring, as well coastal settlement and development. (USE247, $24.95)
	Compass Guide Boston • Patricia Harris • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, handsomely produced guide featuring outstanding photography, solid maps and practical travel information. (USE05, $21.00)
	Compass Guide Maine • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • This handsome guide is an excellent overview of Maine, with particular emphasis on history and visitor attractions. With color and archival photographs, it features good maps, some practical travel information and literary excerpts by various writers. (USE63, $21.95)
	Compass Guide Massachusetts • Patricia Harris • GUIDEBOOK • A wonderfully written handbook to Massachusetts. (USE344, $21.95)
	The Country of the Pointed Firs and other Stories • Sarah Orne Jewett • LITERATURE • A much-loved novel, first published in 1896, set in a tiny fishing community along the coast of Maine. It evokes the leisurely summer atmosphere of 19th-century New England and especially the relationships among the townsfolk. (USE181, $4.95)
	The Crucible, A Play in Four Acts • Arthur Miller • LITERATURE • Arthur Miller's riveting drama about the Salem Witch Trials. (USE290, $12.00)
	Cruising At Last, Sailing the East Coast • Elliott Merrick • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The delightful, thoroughly unpretentious account of a journey from Maine to Georgia and back by the New Yorker writer and his wife. (USE329, $22.95)
	Death of a Hornet and Other Cape Cod Essays • Robert Finch • NATURAL HISTORY • A collection of serene essays on the nature, wildlife, and inhabitants of Cape Cod by a keen observer and year-round resident. (USE84, $15.00)
	Down East, A Maritime History of Maine • Lincoln Paine • HISTORY • Maine's maritime history, from the coastal travel of Native Americans to the Basque fishing industry to the pleasure boating of today, incorporating ecology, culture and art into its well researched history. (USE246, $14.95)
	Eastern Backyard Birds • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • A laminated, illustrated, fold-out guide to the birds of the Northeast. (USE229, $5.95)
	Edward Hopper's New England • Carl Little • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A slim, illustrated survey of Hopper's paintings set in New England towns and landscapes. (USE184, $24.95)
	Empire Falls • Richard Russo • LITERATURE • A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel lovingly set in a fictitious Maine mill town. Russo has composed an entertaining and poignant portrait of what lies beneath the facade of small-town New England life. (USE220, $14.95)
	The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America • John Mack Faragher • REFERENCE • An A-Z reference on the revolution with 1500 entries from the early 1600s through nationhood. (USE162, $24.50)
	Enterprising Women, 250 Years of American Business • Virginia Drachman • HISTORY • Profiles of the most important women in American industry, from colonial times through the twentieth century. (GEN317, $39.95)
	The Everything Guide to New England, Lodging, Restaurants, Beaches, and Must-See Attractions • Kim Knox Beckius • GUIDEBOOK • (USE372, $14.95)
	A Field Guide to Eastern Trees • George Petrides • Roger Tory Peterson • FIELD GUIDE • The classic guide. (NAM09, $20.00)
	A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs • George Petrides • FIELD GUIDE • The classic Peterson guide to trees, shrubs and vines in Eastern, Central and Southeastern United States. (NAM08, $19.00)
	A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America • Roger Tory Peterson • Rosemary McKenna • FIELD GUIDE • A best-selling guide to wildflowers in a handsome paper edition, featuring drawings, color illustrations, and short descriptions. Covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $19.00)
	Field Notes from the Northern Forest • Curt Stager • NATURAL HISTORY • Combining the latest in scientific literature with his own observations, Sager's natural science essays explore the lives of the animals, plants and fungi commonly encountered in the forests of eastern North America. (USE03, $19.95)
	Five Thousand Days Like This One, An American Family History • Jane Brox • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Personal history of the Merrimack Valley in the voice of Henry David Thoreau and immigrant mill workers. (USE77, $13.00)
	Fodor's Boston's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Boston, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (USE04, $11.95)
	Fodor's Escape to Northern New England, One-of-a-kind Experiences in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont • Patricia Harris • David Lyon • Peter Guttman • GUIDEBOOK • A handsomely produced, insightful collection of 18 essays on traveling New England, featuring 140 full-color photographs by Peter Guttman. (USE257, $20.00)
	Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation • Joseph J. Ellis • HISTORY • 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)
	Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation • Cokie Roberts • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • In this lively group of biographical sketches, the NPR commentator tells the stories of influential women during the Revolution and early Republic, including Abigail Adams, Martha Washington and Eliza Pinckney. (USE358, $14.95)
	France and England in North America, Vol. 1 • Francis Parkman • HISTORY • Francis Parkman's monumental history. (USE173, $45.00)
	France and England in North America, Vol. 2 • Francis Parkman • HISTORY • Francis Parkman's monumental history. (USE174, $45.00)
	Frederic Church's Olana: Architecture and Landscape as Art • Franklin Kelly • James Anthony Ryan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Mr. Ryan tells how Church, a famous and talented artist of the Hudson River School, built his home, Olana. That home is now one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Hudson River Valley; Mr. Ryan is eminently qualified to chronicle it inasmuch as he was the site manager for twenty years. (NYS38, $21.95)
	The Grand Hotels of the White Mountains • Bryant F. Tolles • ART & ARCHITECTURE • The history and archtiecture of New Hampshire's 19th-century resort hotels. (USE271, $50.00)
	A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America • Stacy Schiff • HISTORY • A lively account of Franklin's derring-do, clever maneuvering and brinkmanship in France on the part of the fledgling republic. (USA129, $30.00)
	Guide to Chamber Music • Melvin Berger • MUSIC • This collection studies the most frequently performed pieces of chamber music. (MUS29, $19.95)
	Hands on the Land, A History of the Vermont Lanscape • Jan Albers • NATURAL HISTORY • Jan Albers traces the impact of human communities on the landscapes of Vermont, a unique perspective on the history of the state from the time of the Native Americans to today. (USE300, $21.95)
	The House by the Sea, A Journal • May Sarton • LITERATURE • One of many journals by May Sarton, who moved from New Hampshire to live alone in a house on the seacoast of Maine. She writes beautifully on the topics of aging, solitude, nature, gardening, food, relationships, and of course, on life in coastal Maine. (USE61, $14.95)
	The House on Nauset Marsh • Wyman Richardson • NATURAL HISTORY • A Cape Cod classic first published in 1947, these leisurely essays form a reflective portrait of the land, sea and wildlife. (USE83, $14.95)
	How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher • Simon Barnes • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	Hungry Ocean, A Swordboat Captain's Journey • Linda Greenlaw • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A formidable skipper, Greenlaw details all the excitement, boredom, weather, and characters on a first-class fishing operation off the coast of Newfoundland. (NFL17, $14.00)
	The Inn at Lake Devine • Elinor Lipman • LITERATURE • Set in the 1960s, this is a romantic comedy about a young Jewish woman who becomes fixated on an anti-Semitic resort in Vermont. (USE50, $13.95)
	Insight Compact Guide Cape Cod • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A brief, easy-to-carry and colorful introduction to Cape Cod. (USE67, $8.95)
	Insight Guide New England • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • For a good overview of the region, you can't go wrong with this guide, noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and outstanding color maps. It is a thoroughly illustrated overview of the history, culture and nature of New England. (USE38, $23.95)
	Inventing Acadia, Artists and Tourists at Mount Desert • Pamela Belanger • HISTORY • The story of the formation of Acadia National Park in Maine. (USE178, $45.00)
	The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, A Companion Guide and History • Hilliard T. Goldfarb • GUIDEBOOK • A visitor's guide to the museum. (BOS03, $27.00)
	The James Joyce Murder • Amanda Cross • MYSTERY • this book finds our English professor hero at the estate in the Berkshires with a gaggle of fellow academics, a stack of Joyce correspondence, and a dead neighbor. (USE364, $6.50)
	John Adams • David McCullough • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A Pulitzer Prize-winning best-selling biography of the second president. McCullough reveals him as a magnificent figure who helped shaped the nation. (USE201, $20.00)
	Karen Brown's New England, Exceptional Places to Stay & Itineraries • Jack Bullard • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to lodging of character and itineraries. (USE200, $19.95)
	Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand • Kenn Kaufman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	Land's End, A Walk In Provincetown • Michael Cunningham • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A brief, loving portrait of Provincetown, the town at the very tip of Cape Cod, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours. (USE254, $16.00)
	Lexington and Concord, The Beginning of the War of the American Revolution • Arthur Bernon Tourtellot • HISTORY • A popular history of the opening shots of the American Revolution. (BOS16, $16.95)
	Life Along the Hudson • Allan Keller • Alfred Marks • HISTORY • A brief, lively portrait of the Hudson from its discovery through modern times, with illustrations and tours through the region's stately mansions. (USE196, $26.95)
	Literary Trail of Greater Boston • Susan Wilson • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to literary Boston, Concord and Cambridge. (BOS04, $12.00)
	Little Women • Louisa May Alcott • LITERATURE • Louisa May Alcott's classic tale of four high-spirited sisters growing up in Civil War-era Massachussetts. (USE210, $6.99)
	The Loyalists: Revolution, Exile, Settlement • Christopher Moore • HISTORY • A good, general account of the Loyalist experience in the American Revolution. (USE172, $17.95)
	Maine and Maritime Provinces Map • National Geographic • A regional map of Maine, including the Canadian Maritime Provinces. (USE39, $7.95)
	Maine in America, American Art in the Farnsworth Art Museum • Pamela Belanger • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated survey and history of the collection at the Farnsworth Museum. (USE177, $55.00)
	The Maine Reader, The Down East Experience, 1614 to Present • Charles Shain • LITERATURE • COMING IN SEPTEMBER • An excellent anthology covering the gamut of the state's culture and history, from early European explorers to the 20th century works of Carolyn Chute, Rachel Carson and John McPhee. (USE57, $20.95)
	The Maine Woods • Henry David Thoreau • Edward Hoagland • NATURAL HISTORY • Thoreau's excellent renderings of plant, animal and native Indian culture make this one of the enduring writings on the wilderness of Maine. (USE62, $16.00)
	Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont Map • Universal Map Enterprises • A road map of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont at a scale of 1:467,000. (USE76, $4.95)
	Mammals of North America • Roland W. Kays • Don E. Wilson • FIELD GUIDE • The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico. (NAM11, $19.95)
	Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions • Adrian Forsyth • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America. (NAM02, $29.95)
	March • Geraldine Brooks • LITERATURE • Brooks' historical novel, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize,vividly depicts 19th-century America and the devastation of the Civil War. (USA111, $15.00)
	Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic • Carl Christian Kinze • FIELD GUIDE • A guide to the marine mammals of the North Atlantic featuring 250 color illustrations. (FG60, $22.95)
	Marsden Hartley • Bruce Robertson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A short examination of Marsden Hartley and his art. (USE187, $45.00)
	Marsden Hartley, The Biography of an American Artist • Townsend Ludington • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of the troubled American modernist painter. (USE185, $22.50)
	Marsden Hartley: American Modern • Patricia McDonnell • ART & ARCHITECTURE • The work of modernist painter Marsden Hartley is illustrated in this short book. (USE186, $22.95)
	Massachusetts EasyFinder • Rand McNally Maps • A folded, laminated map of Massachusetts at a scale of 1:530,000. (USE293, $7.95)
	Moon Handbook Massachusetts • Jeff Perk • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guidebook to the attractions and history of Massachusetts. (USE292, $19.95)
	Muses in Arcadia, Cultural Life in the Berkshires • Timothy Cahill • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to Berkshires' prominent cultural venues (USE164, $19.95)
	Mushrooms of Northeast North America, Midwest to New England • George Barron • FIELD GUIDE • A highly recommended field guide to identifying mushrooms in the northeastern United States. (USE325, $24.95)
	My Pamet, Cape Cod Chronicle • Tom Kane • ANTHOLOGY • From 1951 to 1988, journalist Tom Kane recorded the goings-on of small-town life in his newspaper column in Cape Cod's weekly newspapers. (USE82, $24.95)
	N.C. Wyeth, A Biography • David Michaelis • N. C. Wyeth • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	The Namesake • Jhumpa Lahiri • LITERATURE • An intricate and beautifully told tale, Lahiri follows the Ganguli family as they leave Calcutta and settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now a feature film, directed by Mira Nair. (IDA292, $14.00)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders • Lorus J. Milne • FIELD GUIDE • A guide to 200 species of insects and beetles featuring 700 full-color photographs. (FG53, $19.95)
	National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America • National Geographic • FIELD GUIDE • From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)
	National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers • National Geographic • REFERENCE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • The third edition of this colorful guide to the U.S. -- state by state and region by region. (USA93, $24.95)
	Native Universe, Voices of Indian America • Clifford E. Trafzer • ANTHOLOGY • 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)
	The Nature of Vermont, Introduction and Guide to a New England Environment • Charles W. Johnson • NATURAL HISTORY • Opening with a discussion of the geologic history of Vermont, Johnson provides an lively survey of major habitats, plants and animals of the state. An excellent survey of natural history. (USE45, $22.95)
	A New England Autumn • Ferenc Mate • Candace Mate • NATURAL HISTORY • Magnificent photographs of farmsteads, pastures, forests, wharves and villages from Maine to Connecticut are paired with the poetry and literature of Dickinson, Thoreau and Waldo Emerson in this pictorial celebration of season. With a 14-page section of maps and practical travel information. (USE337, $29.95)
	New England Birds • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated, fold-out guide gives illustrations of almost 150 commonly encountered birds in New England. (USE232, $5.95)
	New England Trees and Wildflowers • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • A pocket-size fold-out guide to the conspicuous plants of New England. (USE233, $5.95)
	New England Weather, New England Climate • Gregory Zielinski • Barry Keim • SCIENCE • A scholarly overview by the state climatologists of Maine and New Hampshire, with good coverage of the local seasons: ski season, mud season, beach and lake season, and foliage season. (USE311, $19.95)
	New England Wildlife • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated, fold-out, pocket-size guide features illustrations of almost 150 species of fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. (USE234, $5.95)
	Norman Rockwell, A Life • Laura Claridge • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A provocative biography of the iconic American illustrator, detailing his life and work. (USE348, $16.95)
	Northeast US Southeast Canada Map • Marshall Penn-York Maps • A colorful map of the Great Lakes. (GLK08, $3.95)
	Off the Leash, Subversive Journeys Around Vermont • Helen Husher • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An insider's tour of the Green Mountain States's little-known attractions, playfully documented in a collection of essays by a native Vermonter. (USE53, $21.00)
	One Man's Meat • E.B. White • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • By the author of "Charlotte's Web," a collection of observant and often humorous essays about daily life on a Maine saltwater farm. A wonderful portrait of coastal small-town life, originally published in 1938. (USE43, $14.95)
	The Original Vermonters, Native Inhabitants, Past and Present • William A. Haviland • Marjory W. Power • HISTORY • A highly readable, scholarly history of the native inhabitants and cultures of Vermont, covering the arrival of the Paleoindians, Abenakis and Iriquois. (USE56, $25.95)
	Out of Work, A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States (20th Anniversary Edition) • Alice Kessler-Harris • HISTORY • A historical examination of the changing role of women in the workplace in the United States. (GEN318, $24.95)
	The Outermost House, A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod • Henry Beston • NATURAL HISTORY • The chronicle of a year spent living alone in a remote Cape Cod beach house in 1925. These beloved essays, first published in 1928, capture the essence of the Cape, the sea, weather and animal life. (USE41, $14.00)
	Pale Fire • Vladimir Nabokov • LITERATURE • Nabokov's ground-breaking (and mind-twisting) short tale masquerading as an annotated poem. (USE289, $13.95)
	Paul Revere and the World He Lived In • Esther Forbes • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An engaging, classic biography of the much mythologized hero of the American Revolution. (BOS17, $17.95)
	Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern and Central North America • Roger Conant • FIELD GUIDE • A handy guide for the hertologically inclined of the eastern US. (FG46, $21.00)
	Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 • William Bradford • HISTORY • A readable, first-hand account of the early days of Plymouth. (USE291, $13.44)
	Poet of the Appetites, The Lives and Loves of M.F.K. Fisher • Joan Reardon • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of the prolific food and travel writer, who wrote over thirty books from 1943 until her death in 1992. (GEN316, $15.00)
	The Poetry of Robert Frost • Robert Frost • LITERATURE • Three volumes of Frost poetry, as well as interviews and essays, collected in one book, representing the majority of the poet's published works. (USE370, $20.00)
	The Race to Save the Lord God Bird • Phillip Hoose • NATURAL HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • 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)
	Ravel • Burnett James • MUSIC • An illustrated introduction to Ravel's life and music. (MUS27, $19.95)
	Ravel: Man and Musician • Arbie Orenstein • MUSIC • A comprehensive biography of the composer. (MUS28, $16.95)
	Reading the Forested Landscape, A Natural History of New England • Tom Wessels • Brian Cohen • Ann Zwinger • NATURAL HISTORY • In this entertaining, informative book, the history of the New England forest unfolds like a mystery novel. Wessels examines the character of the central New England forest through the clues left behind by fires, logging, storms, and economic fads. (USE07, $18.95)
	Reading the Mountains of Home • John Elder • NATURAL HISTORY • Using Robert Frost's poem "Directive" as a companion on a journey through the woods of Vermont, John Elder weaves scholarly analysis with reflections on the cycles of loss and recovery in his own life and in nature. (USE55, $20.50)
	Recommended Country Inns New England, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont • Elizabeth Squier • Eleanor Berman • GUIDEBOOK • (USE373, $18.95)
	Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories • Ronald J. Drez • David Eisenhower • HISTORY • 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 and plenty of historical information. (USA96, $17.95)
	Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul • Scott Weidensaul • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	The Rise of American Democracy, Jefferson to Lincoln • HISTORY • A magisterial history of the development of America from republic to democracy in the years between independence and the Civil War. (USA130, $35.00)
	The Rise of Silas Lapham • William Dean Howells • LITERATURE • A classic novel of the Gilded Age set in Boston. (BOS21, $15.00)
	Road Guide New England, Atlantic Northeast • Hallwag • A map of the Northeast at a scale of 1:1,200,000. (USE58, $12.95)
	Roadside Geology, Vermont and New Hampshire • Bradford B. Van Diver • David D. Alt • GUIDEBOOK • Designed for the roadside traveler, this book explains the geologic history of Vermont and New Hampshire. Each section is organized around a particular route, with photographs complementing detailed geologic maps. (USE54, $14.00)
	Sails and Steam in the Mountains, A Maritime and Military History of Lake George and Lake Champlain • Russell Bellico • HISTORY • (USE167, $25.00)
	Sea of Slaughter, A Chronicle of the Destruction of Animal Life in the North Atlantic • Farley Mowat • NATURAL HISTORY • An examination of human exploitation of the marine resources of the North Atlantic, with sections on whaling, the Great Auk and cod. (OCE07, $16.95)
	The Secret Life of Lobsters, How Fishermen and Scientists are Unraveling the Mysteries of our Favorite Crustacean • Trevor Corson • SCIENCE • Corson unravels the behavior of lobster and lobstermen on Little Cranberry Island in the Gulf of Maine. Besides dealing with the lobstermen-scientist row over quotas, the book offers an in depth look into the social behavior of these strange (and strangely abundant) crustaceans. (USE340, $13.95)
	The Sierra Club Guide to the Ancient Forests of the Northeast • Bruce Kershner • Robert T. Leverett • GUIDEBOOK • A handy guide to the old-growth forests of New England and the mid-Atlantic states. (USE336, $16.95)
	Sightseeking: Clues to the Landscape History of New England • Christopher J. Lenney • NATURAL HISTORY • A history of New England as seen through human manipulation of the landscape. (USE288, $27.95)
	Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas • Ronald Wright • HISTORY • 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)
	A Studio of Her Own, Women Artists in Boston 1870-1940 • Erica E. Hirshler • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A history of women's lives and art in Boston, published by the MFA Boston. (BOS08, $40.00)
	To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession • Dan Koeppel • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	Treasures of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston • Malcolm Rogers • Gilian Wohlauer • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Highlights of the collection at the MFA. (USE241, $11.95)
	Trees of North America • Christian Frank Brockman • FIELD GUIDE • A compact guide covering 730 species. (NAM07, $14.95)
	USA East Map • Rand McNally Maps • A road map of the entire east coast of the United states at a scale of 1:2,500,000. (USE08, $4.95)
	The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder • Peter Cashwell • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
	Vermont Map • Northern Cartographic • A double-sided road map of Vermont, shown at a scale of 1:317,000, with 15 detailed city maps, points of interest and travel suggestions. (USE51, $4.95)
	The Vikings and America • Eric Wahlgren • HISTORY • An insightful account of the Vikings' discovery and exploration of America, based on archaeology and the ancient sagas. With site diagrams and black-and-white photographs throughout. (VIK12, $18.95)
	Vineyard Shadows, A Martha's Vineyard Mystery • Philip R. Craig • MYSTERY • A breezy detective yarn that finds the ex-cop protagonist protecting his family from menacing thugs. (USE265, $7.99)
	Walden and Other Writings • Henry David Thoreau • LITERATURE • The 150th anniversary illustrated edition of the Thoreau's musings on nature, the simple life, self-reliance and the value of freedom. (GEN183, $28.12)
	A Walk in the Woods • Bill Bryson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The entertaining account of Bryon's hike up the Appalachian trail, combining biting satire with a certain warmth. A fond memoir and a very entertaining read. (USE01, $14.95)
	Wandering Home: A Long Walk Across America's Most Hopeful Landscape, Vermont's Champlain Valley and New York's Adirondacks • Bill McKibben • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • In this entry in the excellent Crown Journeys series, McKibben (The End of Nature) recounts a three-week trek from his new house in Vermont to his old place in the Adirondacks, meeting friends along the way and meditating on the meaning of wilderness. (NYS32, $16.95)
	The Western Abenakis of Vermont, 1600-1800: War, Migration and the Survival of an Indian People • Colin G. Calloway • HISTORY • (USE170, $24.95)
	Western New England Map • National Geographic • A regional map of New England, including Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. (USE40, $7.95)
	Winslow Homer • Kate F. Jennings • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A illustrated survey of Winslow Homer. (USE179, $80.00)
	Winslow Homer Watercolors • Helen A. Cooper • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An examination of the watercolors of one of America's beloved artists, Winslow Homer. This is a valuable book for anyone wishing to understand Homer's work and the American watercolor tradition. (USE85, $37.00)

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