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Celebrated author, illustrator, Maine environmentalist and hunting enthusiast Dean Bennett writes a book that is half-memoir, half-history of a waning tradition, in Ghost Buck: One Man's Family and Their Hunting Traditions. Like the elusive giant buck that haunts the pages of this story, Bennett uses his formidable knowledge to add personal depth and poignancy to a tale of the erosion of public land use, the degradation of the environment, and the changing moirés of rural culture in the Northeast since the 1800's.

Gear up and put the pedal to the metal with this visual spin through the classic era of automobile design, as seen through the singular lens of Maine author and photojournalist David HIll.

In Liza Kleinman's debut middle-reader novel, the author deftly explores the growing unschooling movement as well as the challenges of moving to a new home, making friends, and finding room for differences within a family.

"Discover the Berkshires from A to Z. Lively verses, informative text, and beautiful photography introduce children to this area full of natural beauty and cultural richness."--Page 4 of cover.

There's something smoldering in the drop-dead pretty town of Sanctuary, Maine, and veteran crime reporter Jack McMorrow is back to sniff it out. In this long-awaited tenth installment of the wildly popular McMorrow mystery series, best-selling author Gerry Boyle crafts a smoking-hot story that will keep you riveted until the very last page.

The Garrison Keillor of New Hampshire takes his readers on a delightful romp through the imaginary town of Frost Heaves, through the character he has created, Fred Marple, on the variety show of the same name.

The timeless world of Maine's best-loved sporting artist, Tom Hennessey, comes effortlessly to life in his latest collection, Leave Some For Seed. With words and pen-and-ink illustration, Hennessey renders the charm, beauty, and attraction of the outdoorsman's life with utmost grace, while recounting tales from his own hunting and fishing adventures. A book that will enthrall sportsmen (and dog owners) of all ages, and those for generations to come.

Glenna Johnson Smith returns in this follow-up to her runaway hit, Old Maine Woman, to explore the range of human experience through personal anecdotes, from being a girl growing up in rural Aroostook County to the bewilderment of getting older, to the gratitude for a life lived on her own terms.

This searing graphic novel goes inside the head of Ann Putnam, the only girl to apologize for sending 26 people to their death in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

Young Joe Livingston has a very active imagination! And when his favorite Aunt goes missing, he and his family journey through the wilds of Maine to rescue her from the clutches of Cracker - The Beast of Briney Bay!

In 2009, author Brian Daniels created Joe Wright"a clueless, middle-aged, thick-around-the-middle man who is hopelessly stuck in the twentieth century. Thoughts of an Average Joe is the hilarious ramblings of a man whose commentaries voice the confusion and angst of a simple, old dude trying to make sense of life in the modern world. In this book, Joe expresses his thoughts about the many issues that confuse or annoy him in I'm Not Ready for the Wireless World,  Poachers Are Not Hunters,  and I'm Comfortable in My Old Skin. You'll get to know Joe, his beloved northern New England hometown"Smalltown, his fascinating friends and family members, Dan's Market, Small-Mart, Blake's Esso Station, and the Smalltown News. He hopes his stories will bring a smile to your face and warm your heart.

There's a lake with a loon and two chicks. Sounds peaceful, right? Guess again. The Lake Where Loon Lives starts quietly, but the story builds, one line at a time, to a wacky and wonderful splashy crescendo, as the loons are joined by a playful fly, a slippery fish, and a curious boy on the dock. Brenda Reeves Sturgis treats us to fanciful and evocative word play while Brooke Carlton's exuberant watercolors tell the story behind the story. Mama Loon rolls her eyes and tolerates the antics that take place on the lake until, at the end, she snuggles with her chicks who are ready for sleep, just as the readers of this wonderful picture book will be.

Introduces the sights, sounds, culture, and history of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, including its fishing industry, wildlife, and famous cranberries.

A group of fly fishermen in Maine begin a contest to determine what catches more fish: dry flies or wet flies.

Emerging from his darker days, McMorrow finds that the quiet life in the Maine woods that he planned isn't quite so quiet when he has to tangle with rural hippies, brutal drug dealers, and a county fair, all culminating in searing violence that strikes very close to home.

An anthology celebrating 200 years of Maine Christmas stories

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.

John Ford Sr. returns to the outdoors of Maine with This Cider Still Tastes Funny! Further Adventures of a Game Warden in Maine, his follow-up to the highly popular and critically acclaimed Suddenly, the Cider Didn't Taste So Good. Ford is a retired Maine game warden, sheriff, and gifted storyteller who carved out a reputation as a man of the law, but one who wasn't a by-the-book enforcer. He often came up with a good quip as he slipped the handcuffs on a violator, and he wasn't above accepting a lesson learned as sufficient penalty for breaking the law. He was also more than willing to laugh at himself. As Kate Braestrup, author of the New York Times bestseller Here if you Need Me, said, John Ford's stories from his long career as a Maine game warden are offered with humility and good humor, and demonstrate an abiding affection for the land, creatures, and quirky characters of Maine. Ford is an appealing character, a great storyteller, and he's FUNNY.

Roy Barrette's ode-to-Maine classic A Countryman's Journal, originally published in 1981, examines country life and all its trappings--the sea, the seasons, and the natural world. From his saltwater farm on Naskeag Point in Brooklin, Barrette wrote of his own experiences with fierce winter storms, cows with big personalities, and neighbors who truly care.

Wild! Weird! Wonderful! Maine. celebrates more than 300 of the natural wonders, characters, inventors, historical firsts, legends, and landmarks, that give the state its zest.