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After Frost, An Anthology of Poetry from New England

by 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 and Sylvia Plath. (USE52, $22.95)

Against the Tide, The Fate of the New England Fisherman

by Richard Adams Carey

NATURAL HISTORY
2000
PAPER
381 PAGES

A discussion the crisis that faces the New England fishing industry from a journalist who spent a year among the fishermen of Cape Cod. (USE44, $21.95)

Angel in the Whirlwind, The American Triumph of the American Revolution

by Benson Bobrick

HISTORY
1998
PAPER
560 PAGES

A lively, narrative history of the American Revolution. (USE168, $18.00)

Architecture After Richardson, Regionalism Before Modernism

by Margaret Henderson Floyd

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1994
HARD COVER
546 PAGES

An oversized scholarly study of American architects Longfellow, Alden and Harlow. (BOS20, $110.00)

Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Warrior Reconsidered

by James Kirby Martin

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
544 PAGES

A revisionist biography of the famous traitor. (USE171, $25.00)

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession

by Mark Obmascik

NATURAL HISTORY
2011
PAPER
272 PAGES

Friday, October 14 sees the opening of David Frankel's The Big Year, the most unlikely Hollywood movie of the season. Who would have thought that Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson would star in a movie about ... birding. The movie is based on Mark Obmascik's utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd) to see the most birds in a year. (BRD29, $15.00)

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife

by 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. (NAM21, $19.95)

Boston A to Z

by Thomas H. O'Connor

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
384 PAGES

An eclectic, affectionate tour of people, places, and events in the history of Boston. (BOS02, $14.95)

The Boston Irish, A Political History

by Thomas O'Connor

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
384 PAGES

A thorough account of the Irish political machine in Boston. (BOS22, $21.99)

Boston Map (Boston Unfolds)

by VanDam

MAP

A cleverly folded map of Boston. (BOS09, $7.95)

Boston Then and Now, 59 Boston Sites Photographed in the Past and Present

by Peter Vanderwarker

HISTORY
1983
PAPER
122 PAGES

Boston captured in time, first over a century ago and again in the early 1980s. (BOS15, $10.95)

Boston's Freedom Trail: Trace the Path of American History

by Robert Booth | Shirley Moskow | Jack Frost

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
90 PAGES

A handy pocket guide crammed with maps and photographs of the historic sites that make up Boston's Freedom Trail. (BOS05, $8.95)

The Bostonians

by Henry James

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
480 PAGES

Henry James' satirical novel of the battle of the sexes is well worth the read. In it, Basil, a Mississippi lawyer, and Olive, a Boston feminist, compete for the affections of the same woman. Originally published in 1886, it was one of the first American novels to deal with lesbianism. (BOS13, $20.00)

Cape Cod

by Henry David Thoreau | Paul Theroux

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1995
PAPER
319 PAGES

Thoreau muses on the ocean and his surroundings, as he combs the beaches of Cape Cod in this compelling portrait of coastal Massachusetts, its human and natural history. (USE65, $16.00)

Cape Cod Map

by Rand McNally Maps

MAP

A map of Cape Cod, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island, at a scale of 1:107,000. (USE68, $7.95)

Cape Cod Stories: Tales from Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard

by John Miller | Tim Smith | Alice Hoffman

ANTHOLOGY
2002
PAPER
224 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A collection of short stories set in and around Cape Cod, featuring the writing of such famous American writers as Herman Melville, Kurt Vonnegut, Sylvia Plath and John Cheever. (USE33, $14.95)

Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket: An Explorer's Guide

by Kimberly Grant

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
512 PAGES

A practical guide to the popular tourist destinations of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, compiled by a local photographer and writer. (USE105, $21.95)

Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise

by Kirkpatrick Sale

EXPLORATION
2006
PAPER
464 PAGES

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, $19.95)

A Clearing in the Distance, Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century

by Witold Rybczynski

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2000
PAPER
480 PAGES

A lovely biography of the creator of Central Park (Manhattan) and Prospect Park (Brooklyn), the largest parks in their respective boroughs. (NYC62, $18.00)

Collected Short Stories, Volume 4

by W. Somerset Maugham

LITERATURE
1995
PAPER
464 PAGES

Maugham can evoke turn-of-the-century colonial Asia like no other. This collection of stories features many set in Malaysia. Borneo and other southeast Asian locales, including the well-known tale "The Letter." (SEA01, $18.00)

Common Ground, A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families

by J. Anthony Lukas

HISTORY
1986
PAPER
688 PAGES

The Pulitzer Prize-winning study of racial tensions in Boston is told from the perspectives of three families. This impeccably researched history pays particular attention to the school integration and busing crisis of 1974. (BOS14, $19.95)

The Dante Club

by Matthew Pearl

LITERATURE
2004
PAPER
384 PAGES

Rarely has historical fiction, literary reference and murder mystery been fused so effortlessly. Pearl's novel, set in 1865 Boston, tells the gripping tale of a murderer drawing inspiration from Dante's "Divine Comedy." (BOS12, $15.00)

Death of a Hornet and Other Cape Cod Essays

by Robert Finch

NATURAL HISTORY
2001
PAPER
288 PAGES

A collection of serene essays on the nature, wildlife, and inhabitants of Cape Cod by a keen observer and year-round resident. (USE84, $16.95)

Eastern Backyard Birds

by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

FIELD GUIDE
2001
PLASTIC CARD

A laminated, illustrated, fold-out guide to the birds of the Northeast. (USE229, $5.95)

The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America

by John Mack Faragher

REFERENCE
1996
PAPER
484 PAGES

An A-Z reference on the revolution with 1500 entries from the early 1600s through nationhood. (USE162, $24.50)

The Enduring Shore: A History of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket

by Paul Schneider

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
367 PAGES

The natural and human history of Cape Cod and its surrounding islands, as written by a resident of Martha's Vineyard. (USE66, $17.99)

The Everything Family Guide to New England, Where to Eat, Play, and Stay in America's Scenic and Historic Northeast

by 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)

Eyewitness Guide Boston

by Eyewitness Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
208 PAGES

An exceptionally informative, visually entrancing guide to Boston. (BOS10, $20.00)

A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America

by Roger Tory Peterson | Rosemary McKenna

FIELD GUIDE
1998
PAPER
420 PAGES

A best-selling guide to wildflowers in a handsome paper edition, featuring drawings, color illustrations and short descriptions. Covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $20.00)

Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation

by Joseph J. Ellis

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
304 PAGES

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, $15.00)

France and England in North America, Vol. 1

by Francis Parkman

HISTORY
1983
HARD COVER
1504 PAGES

Francis Parkman's monumental history. (USE173, $45.00)

France and England in North America, Vol. 2

by Francis Parkman

HISTORY
1983
HARD COVER
1620 PAGES

Francis Parkman's monumental history. (USE174, $45.00)

Good Will Hunting

by Gus Van Sant

1997
DVD

The Oscar-winning story of the troubled prodigy Will Hunting (Matt Damon) and the therapist who finally reaches him (Robin Williams), set in Boston. (USE331, $19.99)

The House on Nauset Marsh

by Wyman Richardson

NATURAL HISTORY
2005
PAPER
224 PAGES

A Cape Cod classic first published in 1947, these leisurely essays form a reflective portrait of the land, sea and wildlife. (USE83, $14.95)

In Season, A Natural History of the New England Year

by 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)

In the Heart of the Sea, The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

by Nathaniel Philbrick

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
302 PAGES

The seafaring tale of fearsome whales, cannibalism and sturdy 19th-century Nantucketers; a history of the true life events that inspired Melville's "Moby Dick" -- and a fascinating history of 19th-century society in Nantucket. (OCE47, $16.00)

Insight Compact Guide Cape Cod

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
1998
PAPER
74 PAGES

A brief, easy-to-carry and colorful introduction to Cape Cod. (USE67, $8.95)

Insight Guide New England

by Insight Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
432 PAGES

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. (USE38, $24.99)

Inventing the Charles River

by Karl Haglund

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
512 PAGES

An illustrated history of Boston's Charles River, a feat of civil engineering and a vital public space. (BOS24, $58.00)

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, A Companion Guide and History

by Hilliard T. Goldfarb

GUIDEBOOK
1995
PAPER
152 PAGES

A visitor's guide to the museum. (BOS03, $30.00)

John Adams

by David McCullough

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2002
PAPER
751 PAGES

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

by Jack Bullard

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
246 PAGES

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

by 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. (BRD27, $14.95)

Ladies, Women, and Wenches: Choice and Constraint in Antebellum Charleston and Boston

by Jane H. Pease | William H. Pease

HISTORY
1990
PAPER
218 PAGES

This comparative history juxtaposes the lives of women in pre-Civil War Boston and Charleston. (USS333, $31.95)

Literary Trail of Greater Boston

by Susan Wilson

GUIDEBOOK
2005
PAPER
198 PAGES

Whether you're a fan of the transcendentalists or the confessional poets, this illustrated handbook is a gem for the literary-minded visitor. (BOS04, $14.95)

The Loyalists: Revolution, Exile, Settlement

by Christopher Moore

HISTORY
1984
PAPER
280 PAGES

A good, general account of the Loyalist experience in the American Revolution. (USE172, $17.95)

Mammals of North America

by Roland W. Kays | Don E. Wilson

FIELD GUIDE
2009
PAPER
248 PAGES

Fully revised, this second edition covers 462 mammals found throughout the United States and Canada. With 112 color plates, range maps and concise descriptive information. (NAM11, $19.95)

Massachusetts EasyFinder

by Rand McNally Maps

MAP

A folded, laminated map of Massachusetts at a scale of 1:530,000. (USE293, $7.95)

My Pamet, Cape Cod Chronicle

by Tom Kane

ANTHOLOGY
1989
HARD COVER
472 PAGES

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)

Mystic River

by Clint Eastwood

2003
DVD

A haunting murder mystery which brings three childhood friends together as adults in a working-class Boston neighborhood. (USE332, $27.95)

The Namesake

by Jhumpa Lahiri

LITERATURE
2004
PAPER
304 PAGES

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, $14.95)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders

by Lorus J. Milne

FIELD GUIDE
2000
PAPER
989 PAGES

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

by Jon Dunn

FIELD GUIDE
2011
PAPER
576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

Native Universe, Voices of Indian America

by Clifford E. Trafzer

ANTHOLOGY
2008
PAPER
320 PAGES

This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (USA95, $22.00)

New England Autumn

by 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)

New England Birds

by Raymond Leung | James Kavanaugh

FIELD GUIDE
2001
PLASTIC CARD

This laminated, fold-out guide gives illustrations of almost 150 commonly encountered birds in New England. (USE232, $5.95)

New England Map

by Mad Maps

MAP

A road map of all of New England, at a scale of 1:600,000. (USE270, $10.95)

The Outermost House, A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod

by Henry Beston

NATURAL HISTORY
2003
PAPER
218 PAGES

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, $15.99)

The Paper Chase

by James Bridges

1973
DVD

A Harvard law student's attempts to get in his professor's good graces may be botched when he woos the professor's daughter. (USE333, $14.98)

Paul Revere and the World He Lived In

by Esther Forbes

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1999
PAPER
528 PAGES

An engaging, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of the much mythologized hero of the American Revolution first published in 1942. (BOS17, $30.95)

The Perfect Storm, A True Story of Men Against the Sea

by 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. (OCE06, $15.95)

Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern and Central North America

by Roger Conant

FIELD GUIDE
1998
PAPER
616 PAGES

A handy guide for the hertologically inclined of the eastern US. (FG46, $21.00)

Picturing Old New England, Image and Memory

by William H. Truettner | Roger B. Stein

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1999
HARD COVER
272 PAGES

A selection of 19th and 20th century art of New England. (USE188, $75.00)

The Rascal King, The Life and Times of James Michael Curley

by Jack Beatty

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2000
PAPER
592 PAGES

Beatty, a contributor to the Atlantic, follows the climb of the notorious four-term Boston mayor (1874-1958) from Irish slums to political power in this full-length biography, originally published in 1992. (BOS19, $22.50)

by 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)

Red Sox Century

by Richard A. Johnson | Glenn Stout

SPORT
2004
PAPER
480 PAGES

A gorgeously illustrated history of Boston's favorite baseball team. (BBL14, $25.00)

Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories

by 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 and plenty of historical information. (USA96, $17.95)

Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul

by Scott Weidensaul

NATURAL HISTORY
2006
PAPER
416 PAGES

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, $16.00)

The Rise of Silas Lapham

by William Dean Howells

LITERATURE
1983
PAPER
368 PAGES

A classic novel of the Gilded Age, where wealth and the Boston aristocracy collide as entrepreneur Silas Lapham attempts to translate his riches into social status by marrying off his daughters. (BOS21, $16.00)

Rise to Rebellion

by Jeff M. Shaara

LITERATURE
2004
PAPER
576 PAGES

Shaara, a storyteller of note, here turns from the Civil War to the signature moments of the American Revolution -- as seen through the eyes of key figures. (USE287, $15.95)

Sails and Steam in the Mountains, A Maritime and Military History of Lake George and Lake Champlain

by Russell Bellico

HISTORY
1992
PAPER
393 PAGES

(USE167, $25.00)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America

by 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. (USE262, $19.95)

The Sierra Club Guide to the Ancient Forests of the Northeast

by Bruce Kershner | Robert T. Leverett

GUIDEBOOK
2004
PAPER
292 PAGES

A handy guide to the old-growth forests of New England and the mid-Atlantic states. (USE336, $16.95)

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas

by 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 draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account. (NAM20, $24.95)

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession

by Dan Koeppel

NATURAL HISTORY
2006
PAPER
304 PAGES

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

by Malcolm Rogers | Gilian Wohlauer

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1998
HARD COVER
320 PAGES

Highlights of the collection at the MFA. (USE241, $11.95)

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder

by 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. (BRD26, $16.95)

A Walk in the Woods

by Bill Bryson

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1999
PAPER
276 PAGES

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, $15.99)

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