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Favorite Island Recipes Frenchboro Congregational Church Cookbook	Black Fly Stew Wild Maine Recipes by Kate Krukowski Gooding	Simple Gourmet Lamb With Side Dishes & Wine Pairings by Kate Krukowski Gooding

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	The Best Drives iN Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont by Kay and Bill Scheller Twenty-two driving tours showcase Northern New England's best, from Maine lobsters and lighthouses, to New Hampshire's mountains, to Vermont's covered bridges. Complete with maps, photos, lodging and restaurant guides, and more. more/order

	Black Fly Stew: Wild Maine Recipes by Kate Krukowski Gooding Here's your chance to shine in the kitchen with new and easy wild game recipes. I cannot count the number of times I have heard people say "I've never had a good game meat dinner." Now you can! You will enjoy the tasty combination of spices from your own cupboard or dare to be different and try new products from around the U.S. From Northern Solstice Publishing. more/order

	The Cows are Out! Two Decades on a Maine Dairy Farm By Trudy Chambers Price Trudy Chambers Price wonderfully captures the simple pleasures, the never-ending work and the financial uncertainty that go hand-in-hand with the life of a dairy farmer. more/order

	down the road a piece: A Storyteller's Guide to Maine by John McDonald We thought about calling this "Get Lost with John McDonald." John wanted to call it just "Get Lost!" Regardless of the title, John is back, this time offering tips to tourists and trying to help them better "understand" the state of Maine-from its history to its weather to its unique vocabulary. Also great for natives looking to brush up on their home state or just looking to laugh. Hilarious. more/order

	Favorite Island Recipes Frenchboro Congregational Church Recipes, history and photographs by friends, visitors and residents of Frenchboro. Includes 325 favorite recipes -- some from earlier Frenchboro cookbooks as well as many new recipes. Recipes feature blueberries, lobster, clams and many other island favorites! more/order

	A Fisherman's Guide to Maine by Kevin Tracewski A Fisherman's Guide to Maine tells you where, when, and how to catch game fish in Maine. From migrating striped bass along the south coast to native brook trout in the North Woods, this book provides visiting and resident anglers with the information they need. Both veterans and novices will benefit from the author's knowledge of aquatic biology and his years of fishing experience throughout Maine. more/order

	Hauling by Hand: The Life and Times of a Maine Island Now Available in Paperback! By Dean Lawrence Lunt The remarkable story of Frenchboro, Long Island, one of Maine's last remaining year-round island communities, by an eighth generation native. One of the most authentic looks at life on a Maine island and the people who lived it. Called a "gem" by Maine Boats & Harbors and "the real thing" by The Courier-Gazette. more/order

	Here for Generations: The Story of a Maine Bank and its City By Dean Lawrence Lunt Here for Generations: The Story of a Maine Bank and its City uses the 150-year history of Bangor Savings Bank and the adventures of its founders to tell the dramatic tale of Bangor as it transformed from frontier town to Lumber Capital of the World to vital commerce center. more/order

	A History of Little Cranberry Island, Maine By Hugh L. Dwelley Island-native Hugh Dwelley recounts the history of Little Cranberry Island (and the village of Islesford) from its founding in the 1700s through the modern day. Little Cranberry sits in the shadow of Acadia National Park and is one of only 14 year-round island communities that remain in Maine, down from about 300 at the turn of the last century. more/order

	In Maine By John N. Cole Collection of essays by the late John N. Cole. Cole writes with passion about his life, the outdoors and the glorious rhythms of nature. Originally released in the 1970s and unavailable for two decades, this revised Islandport Press edition features new essays and photographs. more/order

	Land of the Porcupine: Growing up in Madawaska By Ronald Stewart Ron Stewart writes with touching, vivid details and good humor about why he's indebted to the town and people of Madawaska for making him who he is. more/order

	Lighthouses of Maine by Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones A winning combination of practical travel information, stunning color photographs, and rich maritime history makes Lighthouses of Maine your essential guide to maritime beacons in the Pine Tree State. more/order

	Live Free and Eat Pie! A Storyteller's Guide to New Hampshire by Rebecca Rule Anyone who hopes to visit or has visited New Hampshire, and, heck, even anyone who LIVES there, will delight in this hilarious guide to the Granite State. Popular New Hampshire storyteller Rebecca Rule provides her interpretation of the state’s history, culture, climate, attractions, vernacular, and more! more/order

	A Maine Summer Island: The Story of Bustins by F. Benjamin Carr Bustins lies just a mile or two offshore from the hustle and bustle of the tourist mecca of Freeport, yet most people know little, if anything, about it. With more than 100 homes and its own ferry service, Bustins has no electricity, no businesses and almost no vehicles. Ben, a longtime Bustins summer resident, takes readers from the island’s beginnings as a farming community to its transformation into a summer colony while adapting to a changing world. more/order

	A Moose and a Lobster Walk Into a Bar: Tales from Maine By John McDonald Classic stories, stretched truths and wry observations of life in the Pine Tree State by columnist and professional storyteller John McDonald. more/order

	My Life in the Maine Woods by Annette Jackson Originally published in 1954, My Life in the Maine Woods has been revised and updated by the author's daughter. My Life in the Maine Woods recounts Annette Jackson’s North Woods experiences during the 1930s when she, her husband and their children lived in a small cabin on the shore of Umsaskis Lake. Jackson, an avid sportswoman and nature lover, writes of hunting, fishing, campfire cooking, and the sounds of the wilderness through the seasons. She visits trappers and woodsmen, and tells what it’s like to sleep on a bed of pine boughs under the stars that shine on the legendary Allagash. This new edition expands on Jackson’s original, including not only new photographs, author biography, and foreword, but also new material from Jackson and revisions she made following its original publication. more/order

	Nine Mile Bridge By Helen Hamlin In this critically acclaimed Maine classic, first published in 1945, Helen Hamlin writes of her adventures teaching school at a remote Maine lumber camp and then of living deep in the Maine wilderness with her game warden husband. Her experiences�from snowbound months in a two-room cabin to sub-zero treks for food to the sheer joy of spring�are a must-read for anyone who loves the untamed nature and wondrous beauty of Maine's north woods and the unique spirit of those who lived there. more/order

	Not Too Awful Bad A Storyteller's Guide to Vermont by Leon Thompson Vermont writer and journalist Leon Thompson delivers up a "guide" to the Green Mountain State as only a real insider can. The reporter and award-winning humor columnist for the St. Albans Messenger tackles his home state's history, culture, seasons, attractions, vernacular, and much, much more. more/order

	Our Daily Tread Thoughts for an inspired life by Lisa M. Belisle Our Daily Tread features daily inspirational and thought-provoking quotes (presented within the framework of a perpetual calendar). The book also features personal essays, photographs, and children's artwork submitted by the volunteers and supporters of Safe Passage, a Maine-based non-profit organization dedicated to helping the poorest, at-risk children of families who work in the Guatemala City garbage dump. Sales of the book will benefit Safe Passage. more/order

	The Place He Made by Edie Clark Edie Clark's The Place He Made has been reissued by popular demand and updated with an all-new chapter, written nearly twenty years after Paul's death, giving perspective to this enduring story. more/order

	Saturday Beans & Sunday Suppers: Kitchen Stories from Mary's Farm by Edie Clark Saturday Beans & Sunday Suppers: Kitchen Stories from Mary’s Farm, is tha latest effort from longtime Yankee magazine columnist Edie Clark and Powersbridge Press. Edie’s book offers life-saving iced tea, Indian pudding “as it should be,” cod cheeks, dandelion wine, and baked beans from those who know best. But this is really a book of Edie’s stories far more than a book of recipes, and it’s well worth a taste (sorry again!). more/order

	Shoutin' into the Fog: Growing up on Maine's Ragged Edge by Thomas Hanna Shoutin' Into the Fog: Growing up on Maine's Ragged Edge is a gritty Depression era memoir of life in Midcoast Maine. This touching memoir brings to life a time and place in Maine that is not often written about, yet stands as testament to the resiliency and spirit of all Mainers. more/order

	Simple Gourmet Lamb with Side Dishes & Wine Pairings by Kate Krukowski Gooding The author of Black Fly Stew: Wild Maine Recipes is back with delightful book focused on lamb dishes. This cookbook allows you to create an entire meal that you, your family, friends, and guests can all enjoy. These dishes are not complicated, you don't need to be in the kitchen for two days to prepare a meal, and they allow you to use many of the ingredients that are already in your pantry. more/order

	The Story of Mount Desert Island By Samuel Eliot Morrison The Story of Mount Desert Island tells the fascinating history of one of Maine's most famous and popular islands by master historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samuel Eliot Morison. It remains perhaps the most authentic book on the island's early history. more/order

	Thirteen is a lucky number: The Campbell Family By Trudy Chambers Price If you love Aroostook County, this is the book for you. If you love small-town America, here it is in Fort Fairfield, Maine. The Campbell family is an extraordinary example of excellent work ethic, cooperation, love, sharing and support both within their family and within their community. more/order

	Those Damned Yankees: The Not-So-Great History of Baseball's Evil Empire By Clarke Canfield No team in professional sports is more hated than the New York Yankees. From the arrogance of their fans to the team’s massive wealth and privilege to the very pinstripes that adorn the home whites, it is a team that people simply love to hate. Finally, here is a sports history that counters the myth and relates the trials and tribulations of baseball’s Evil Empire. Every rich and juicy detail is here: the disastrous seasons, the blowout losses, the infantile behavior of players, the horrible trades and all the crushing World Series and playoff defeats. It is a book to warm the hearts of Yankee haters and true baseball fans everywhere. more/order

	Two Farms: Essays on a Maine Country Life By Janet Galle The fabric of rural Maine, a place like no other, comes to life in this collection of essays written throughout the seasons and through the changing years. more/order

	Vermont Curiosities Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff by Robert F. Wilson Country Stores of Vermont – a history and a guide – takes readers across The Green Mountain State to places that are the very heart of communities big and small. more/order

	The View from Mary's Farm by Edie Clark A collection of Edie’s essays from Yankee magazine, written about life on the farm she owns in the Monadnock region of New Hampshire. Published by Powersbridge Press. more/order

	Where Cool Waters Flow Four Seasons with a Master Maine Guide by Randy Spencer Fish the waters and walk the woods of Grand Lake Stream, Maine, with Randy Spencer as he provides an insider's look at this natural wonder and renowned sportsman's paradise. more/order