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In Words and Deeds: Battle Speeches in History מאת Richard F. Miller Throughout recorded military history, leaders have persuaded men to risk life and limb for God, country, unit, comrades, and families; for plunder, vengeance, glory, a lasting peace, or new conquests. Beginning with the holy wars of the Hebrew Bible and continuing to the present Iraq conflict, one c...

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Good Tidings: The History and Ecology of Shellfish Farming in the Northeast מאת Barbara Brennessel For a food-obsessed culture it is surprising how little we actually know about many of the creatures we consume. Take the iconic New England shellfish. While we blithely slurp down oysters and prong another mussel out of its shell, how much do we actually know about the science and industry that bro...

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Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley* מאת Kenneth Roberts The complete text of Roberts' last historical novel, presented for the first time with contemporary--and conflicting--accounts of the shipwreck on which the novel was based....

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Thoreau's New England מאת Henry David Thoreau Stephen Gorman's stunning full-color photographs harmonize with selections from the classic writings of Henry David Thoreau, one of America's most original thinkers and a perennially inspiring nature writer. A century and a half ago Thoreau first entered the Maine woods and found freedom in a wild r...

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New England Wildlife: Habitat, Natural History, and Distribution מאת Richard M. DeGraaf The only comprehensive guide to the natural histories and habitats of all inland New England species. ...

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The Dogs of March מאת Ernest Hebert The first novel in Hebert's acclaimed Darby series....

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The Good Beer Guide to New England מאת Andy Crouch With wit, enthusiasm, and a deep respect for the craft of brewing, Andy Crouch profiles nearly one hundred establishments in New England, offering a description and history of each, as well as insights into each brewmaster's philosophy and brewing style. For each brewery and brewpub profiled, Crouch...

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Bicycling on Boston's North Shore מאת Roger Turner Minutes outside of the Hub bicyclists of all ages can enjoy historic villages, beautiful seashore and countryside. Featuring 22 rides, many with variations, Bicycling on Boston's North Shore is the perfect guide for cyclists of all ages and abilities: for families with children, for university stude...

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Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape מאת Thomas Rinaldi Countless books have been published on the historical sites of the Hudson River Valley. But these books have focused over and over again on the best-known, best-preserved places. Every bit as valuable are dozens of other historical sites that haven't fared as well. Many of these buildings are listed...

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The Road Washes Out in Spring: A Poet's Memoir of Living Off the Grid מאת Baron Wormser For nearly twenty-five years, poet Baron Wormser and his family lived in a house in Maine with no electricity or running water. They grew much of their own food, carried water by hand, and read by the light of kerosene lamps. They considered themselves part of the "back to the land" movement, but th...

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Landscape of Industry: An Industrial History of the Blackstone Valley מאת Worcester Historical Museum In 1790, American craftsmen built the first machines that successfully used waterpower to spin cotton. America's first factory, Slater Mill, was constructed on the banks of the Blackstone River. The revolution in harnessing the power of water spread quickly through the valley and in other areas of N...

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The Vermont Ghost Guide מאת Joseph A. Citro The very first illustrated census of Green Mountain ghosts....

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Art Museums PLUS: Cultural Excursions in New England מאת Traute M. Marshall While most people are familiar with the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, few are aware of the scores of other wonderful museums throughout New England. From the Colby College Museum of Art to the Museum of Russian Icons and the National Museum of American Illust...

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A Building History of Northern New England מאת James L. Garvin The first and only full-scale technical and stylistic analysis of 200 years of architectural evolution in northern New England. ...

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The Waters Between: A Novel of the Dawn Land (Hardscrabble Books) מאת Joseph Bruchac A suspenseful, deeply atmospheric tale of discovery, spirituality, and survival....

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Adirondack Wildlife: A Field Guide מאת James M. Ryan The breathtaking six-million-acre Adirondack Park in upstate New York is comprised of a multiplicity of habitats, including over 2,800 lakes and ponds, more than 30,000 miles of running water, and 46 major mountain peaks. Adirondack Wildlife: A Field Guide is, astonishingly, the first authoritative ...

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Saber's Edge: A Combat Medic in Ramadi, Iraq מאת Thomas A. Middleton The National Guardsman, the citizen soldier called upon to fight for this nation in a time of war, is one of the least understood -- and perhaps one of the most compelling -- figures of the Iraq War. Saber's Edge is the story of a middle-aged Vermont firefighter called upon to be a soldier in the wo...

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Under New England: The Story of New England's Rocks and Fossils מאת Charles Ferguson Barker Under New England introduces the reader (approximately ages 7 to 12) to the formation of the rocks and fossils that lie beneath New England and explains the fascinating geology that defines our landscape. The book presents the incredible story of colliding continents, fiery volcanoes, oceans closin...

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Polluted and Dangerous: America's Worst Abandoned Properties and What Can Be Done About Them מאת Justin B. Hollander Blighted, contaminated, and abandoned property mars nearly every major American city. Justin Hollander conducted primary research in twenty urban centers containing such "brownfields" or, in the most serious cases, "HI-TOADS" (High-Impact Temporarily Obsolete Abandoned Derelict Sites). His goal was ...

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Curious New England: The Unconventional Traveler's Guide to Eccentric Destinations מאת Joseph E. Citro Points the way to all the tantalizing treats and terrifying treasures that remain tucked away in overlooked museums, private collections, and forgotten recesses of this very special region....

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archyology: the long lost tales of archy and mehitabel מאת don marquis "Archy and his racy pal Mehitabel are timeless," noted E. B. White in his essay on Don Marquis and his famous creations, and the undimmed enthusiasm of several generations of fans -- who every year buy thousands of copies of Marquis' earlier collections -- testifies to their appeal. A whimsical and ...

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The Nature of Vermont: Introduction and Guide to a New England Environment (Green Mountain Power Books) מאת Charles W. Johnson An up-to-date overview of Vermont's geological, natural, and land use histories, in the context of past, present, and future human interactions with the landscape. ...

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Stark Decency: German Prisoners of War in a New England Village מאת Allen V. Koop An evocative history of a World War II German POW camp in New Hampshire, where friendships among prisoners, guards, and villagers overcame the bitter divisions of war....

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Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings (Library of New England) מאת Thomas Durant Visser A generously illustrated handbook for identifying and understanding structures that symbolize the region's unique cultural and historical landscape....

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Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710-1850 מאת Brock Jobe Through furniture, this exhibition catalogue will explore the cultural identity of a little-studied region of 18th and 19th century New England: southeastern Massachusetts, an area that stretches from just south of Boston to Providence, east to the tip of Cap Cod, and includes the islands of Nantuck...

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Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men מאת Lori B. Girshick In this extraordinary book, based on 150 in-depth interviews, Lori B. Girshick, a sociologist and social justice activist, brings together the voices of sex- and gender-diverse people who speak with absolute candor about their lives. Girshick presents transpeople speaking in their own voices about i...

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The Lobster Gangs of Maine מאת James M. Acheson An anthropologist describes the working world of Maine lobstermen, focusing on the intricate personal network that sustains them....

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Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England מאת Thomas C. Hubka The twentieth anniversary edition of the classic architectural study of the connected farm buildings of New England....

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Golden Wings & Hairy Toes: Encounters with New England's Most Imperiled Wildlife מאת Todd McLeish This book profiles fourteen of New England's most rare and endangered flora and fauna--mammals, birds, insects, plants, and fish--by following the biologists who are researching, monitoring, and protecting them. Each chapter includes a first-person account of the author's experience with these exper...

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Bad Blood: Freedom and Death in the White Mountains מאת Casey Sherman In the shadow of the fallen Old Man of the Mountain, on a lonely stretch of mountain road, two men lay dead. A spasm of violence that took only a few minutes to play out leaves a community divided and searching for answers.Bad Blood is the riveting account of the long-standing feud between Franconia...

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Boston Beheld: Antique Town and Country Views מאת D. Brenton Simons A unique collection of more than sixty original works of art from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Boston Beheld depicts scenes from a bygone era not immediately recognizable to the modern eye. In this stunning and informative volume of full-color period images by professional and amateur ar...

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Golden Wings & Hairy Toes: Encounters with New England's Most Imperiled Wildlife מאת Todd McLeish This book profiles fourteen of New England's most rare and endangered flora and fauna--mammals, birds, insects, plants, and fish--by following the biologists who are researching, monitoring, and protecting them. Each chapter includes a first-person account of the author's experience with these exper...

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Mammal Tracks and Sign of the Northeast מאת Diane K. Gibbons A field guide to mammal tracks with detailed illustrations, concise useful information, and a key for identification....

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Gone Fishin': Massachusetts' 100 Best Waters מאת Manny Luftglass From catching rainbows, browns, and brookies in the streams and rivers of the Berkshires to hauling in cod, haddock, and tuna in the salt waters of Stellwagen Bank, this book is your ultimate guide to fishing in Massachusetts. Manny Luftglass, a veteran fisherman and journalist, has written a defini...

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Over the Hill, You Pick Up Speed: Reflections on Aging (For Anyone Who Happens To) מאת Nardi Reeder Campion From the heartbreak of giving up one's driver's license to the joys of geriatric dating, Nardi Reeder Campion brings her distinctive mix of wit and candor to the subject of aging. The eighty-eight-year-old author approaches the challenges of growing older with imagination and an undimmed zest for li...

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Writing on Stone: Scenes from a Maine Island Life Photographs by Peter Ralston With a Foreword by Philip W. Conkling מאת Christina Marsden Gillis Located off the southwest coast of Mount Desert Island in Maine, Gotts Island, a mile across and three miles round, is ringed with bright granite--a "rock bound belt" that suggests concreteness, independence, and separation from the sea around it. But no island, no place, ever stands alone and unch...

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Ghost Hunters of New England מאת Alan Brown New England abounds with unnerving ghost stories and spooky tales of haunted houses, hotels, and battlefields. In Ghost Hunters of New England, Alan Brown finds that ghost lore is not nearly enough for the insatiably curious. In each of the six New England states groups of ghost hunters like the mem...

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The New Hiking the Monadnock Region: 44 Nature Walks and Day-Hikes in the Heart of New England מאת Joe Adamowicz The New Hiking the Monadnock Region will lead you through forests and meadows, over small mountains and gentle hills, around ponds and sanctuaries, and along streams and abandoned roads. This detailed and informative guide, fully expanded and updated, now includes a beautifully rendered map for each...

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The Vermont Monster Guide מאת Joseph A. Citro Though not widely acknowledged, the Green Mountain state is home to more winged wonders, wet weirdoes, and crypto creatures than any other state in the country. You probably know about Champ, the elusive monster of Lake Champlain. But what about Northfield's Pigman? And Richford's The Awful? Whereve...

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Indian New England Before the Mayflower מאת Howard S. Russell A definitive work written for general audiences which describes how New England Indians lived when European settlers first met them....

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A Master Class: Sensational Recipes from the Chefs of the New England Culinary Institute and Ellen Michaud מאת Chefs of the New England Culinary Institute A Master Class features over 200 luscious recipes created by the celebrated chefs of the New England Culinary Institute, converted for home use and presented along with suggestions for finishing touches, presentation, wine or beverage pairings, and chef's notes. As American consumers begin to under...

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Just Seconds from the Ocean: Coastal Living in the Wake of Katrina מאת William Sargent The idea of living on the coast conjures images of rolling waves, rocky outcroppings, and sandy stretches of beach. This picturesque conception stands in direct contrast to the reality of the natural world. In Just Seconds from the Ocean: Coastal Living in the Wake of Katrina, William Sargent exami...

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Summer by the Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950 מאת Bryant F. Tolles Summer by the Seaside is a lavishly illustrated work on the origins, evolution, and gradual decline of the resort hotel phenomenon and its architecture along the New England coastline and on its offshore islands. In this indispensable, breakthrough volume, Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., the recognized exp...

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Crab Wars: A Tale of Horseshoe Crabs, Bioterrorism, and Human Health מאת William Sargent Surviving almost unmolested for 300 million years, the horseshoe crab is now the object of an intense legal and ethical struggle involving marine biologists, environmentalists, US government officials, biotechnologists, and international corporations. The source of this friction is the discovery 25 ...

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Robert Frost's New England מאת Betsy Melvin Inspired by the writings of Robert Frost, professional photographers Betsy and Tom Melvin present beautiful, and sometimes poignant, scenes of the New England landscape....

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Understood Betsy (Hardscrabble Books) מאת Dorothy Canfield Fisher A well-loved classic is once again available....

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Stellwagen: The Making and Unmaking of a National Marine Sanctuary מאת Peter Borrelli The Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is located at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay, only twenty-five miles east of Boston. The area's nutrient-rich waters attract a cornucopia of sea life--which in turn supports both recreational and commercial fisheries, along with a lucrati...

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New England's Covered Bridges: A Complete Guide מאת Benjamin D. Evans A complete guide to more than 200 covered bridges in the six New England states....

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Stairway to Heaven: From Chinese Streets to Monuments and Skyscrapers מאת Mark H. C. Bessire In words and images, Stairway to Heaven explores contemporary urban space through the eyes of eighteen cutting-edge Chinese artists. Lavishly illustrated and full of insight, this gorgeous volume analyzes the unprecedented transformation of China's cities.Stairway to Heaven offers a unique opportuni...

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The Nature of Cape Cod מאת Beth Schwarzman A field companion to the natural sites of Cape Cod....

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Cleveland Amory: Media Curmudgeon and Animal Rights Crusader מאת Marilyn Greenwald In this first comprehensive biography of Cleveland Amory, Marilyn Greenwald applies her considerable journalistic skills to a searching account of the complex life and times of this successful writer turned dedicated animal-rights activist. Amory's intense commitment to his chosen cause, ignited by ...

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In the Rain Shadow מאת Leland Kinsey In his latest collection, Leland Kinsey, the "unofficial poet laureate of the Northeast Kingdom" (Vermont Sunday Magazine), brings the same careful attention and gift for observation to the people and landscape of Tanzania that he regularly has applied to the contours of northern Vermont. In poems ...

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Native and Naturalized Trees of New England and Adjacent Canada: A Field Guide מאת Richard DeGraaf A diverse array of native coniferous and deciduous trees and, in some places, naturalized exotics comprises majestic northeastern forests and woodlands. Naturalists of all ages and abilities will celebrate the publication of Native and Naturalized Trees of New England and Adjacent Canada: A Field Gu...

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Basking with Humpbacks: Tracking Threatened Marine Life in New England Waters מאת Todd McLeish Basking with Humpbacks offers an exciting, close-up look at some of the most rare marine creatures living in New England waters and examines the complex threats they face. In eleven chapters, each featuring a different animal or plant, McLeish takes readers on an entertaining journey with scientists...