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	Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket: An Explorer's Guide  •  Kimberly Grant GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  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. With detailed information on food and accommodations, as well as on nature, history and excursions (including whale watching), it is a comprehensive introduction to the region. With photographs and 19 maps. (USE105, $19.95)
	The Enduring Shore: A History of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket  •  Paul Schneider HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 367 PAGES Starting with a discussion of the glacial formation of Cape Cod and its surrounding islands, this book covers the region's entire natural and human history, from the time of the Wampanoag Indians and the religious settlements of William Bradford, up to the present day. Author Paul Schneider, a native of Martha's Vineyard, takes a personal approach, collecting his information while traveling in a kayak among the sounds, bays and harbors of the Cape. (USE66, $17.00)
	In the Heart of the Sea, The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex  •  Nathaniel Philbrick HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 302 PAGES It's hard to go wrong with a seafaring tale of mythical beasts, cannibalism and sturdy 19th-century New Englanders. Phibrick, an amateur historian, does himself proud in this enthralling tale, recounting the true-life event that inspired Melville's "Moby Dick." He focuses on the aftermath and the history of Nantucket as much as the mighty whale in this history. (OCE47, $15.00)
	The Outermost House, A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod  •  Henry Beston NATURAL HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 218 PAGES Henry Beston planned to spend only a few weeks in his new Cape Cod summer cottage, but fell in love with the nature of the region and remained, living there alone for a year. First published in 1928, these are his reflections on the sea, the weather and the animal life of the coast. The house is no longer there (it was swept out to sea in 1978), but this book remains a much-loved piece of the American nature writing tradition. (USE41, $14.00)
	Cape Cod Seashore Life, An Introduction to Familiar Plants and Animals  •  James Kavanagh NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  PLASTIC CARD A handy foldup plastic card with color illustrations for easy identification. (USE439, $5.95)
	Cape Cod Map  •   Rand McNally Maps MAP A map of Cape Cod, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island, at a scale of 1:40,000. (USE68, $4.95)

	Cape Cod National Seashore Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed recreation map of Cape Cod National Seashore. (USE314, $9.95)
	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)
	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)
	Insight Compact Guide Cape Cod  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A brief, easy-to-carry and colorful introduction to Cape Cod. (USE67, $8.95)
	Away Offshore, Nantucket Island and Its People  •  Diane Swartz  •  Nathaniel Philbrick   • HISTORY  •  A cultural history of Nantucket and, most notably, of its storied whaling industry. This book is informed and entertainingly written, with a strong slant toward telling the stories of individuals. (USE266, $19.95)
	On the Wind, The Marine Photographs of Norman Fortier  •  Calvin Siegal  •  Llewellyn Howland III  •  Norman Fortier   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A loving celebration of sailing and sailors, harbors and fishermen of New England, this sumptuously produced book features a hand-picked selection of 144 duotone images by the Bedford-based photographer and yachtsman. Selected from more than 100,000 negatives acquired by the New Bedford Whaling Museum, On the Wind includes the spectacle of the New York Yacht Club's annual summer cruise, runabouts, tall ships, yachts, commercial and small craft of Block Island, Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod, Newport, Buzzard's Bay and New Bedford, taken over Fortier's 60 years on the waters of Southern New England. (USE424, $40.00)
	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)
	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)
	The Perfect Storm, A True Story of Men Against the Sea  •  Sebastian Junger   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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, $6.99)
	Time and Tide: A Walk Through Nantucket  •  Frank Conroy   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  An impressionistic memoir and account of life and love on the island of Nantucket. Conroy first visited as a 19-year-old in 1955. (USE326, $16.00)
	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)
	Ahab's Wife  •  Sena Jeter Naslund   • LITERATURE  •  This absorbing, lyrical and well-researched novel was inspired by Melville, Nantucket whaling and 19th-century America. A first-rate take on historical fiction. (USE279, $15.00)
	Cape Cod  •  Henry David Thoreau   • LITERATURE  •  The classic work, accompanied by Scot Miller's stunning photography of beach scenes which may have inspired Thoreau. (USE436, $35.00)
	The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket  •  Edgar Allen Poe  •  Jeffrey Meyers   • LITERATURE  •  The richly imagined tale of an adventurous (and unfortunate) stowaway on a whaling ship. Inspired by a true life shipwreck, this story of an adventurous (and unfortunate) stowaway on a whaling ship famously includes poor Pym's ordeal in the Antarctic. (ANT173, $9.95)
	Against the Tide, The Fate of the New England Fisherman  •  Richard Adams Carey   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  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, $13.00)
	Bird News, Vagrants and Visitors on a Peculiar Island  •  E. Vernon Laux   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A bird's-eye natural history of Martha's Vineyard by a longtime resident -- and one of its most enthusiastic birders. Organized by season, this memoir by the editor of "Bird News" captures the life and lore of the Vineyard. (BRD07, $20.00)
	Cod, A Biography of a Fish that Changed the World  •  Mark Kurlansky   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A sparkling extended essay on the cod in the tradition of Lopez or McPhee, looking at the importance of the fish to cuisine and commerce, throwing much light on the plight of the Grand Banks and fisheries. (OCE10, $15.00)
	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)
	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)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England  •  Brian Cassie  •  Peter Alden   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact, easy-to-use overview of 1,000 of New England's trees, wildflowers, mammals, insects and other flora and fauna. It also provides an extensive overview of the area's geology, weather patterns and natural sites. (USE06, $19.95)
	National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •   National Geographic   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide published by the National Geographic Society, now in its fifth edition (with tabs!), is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)

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