Spending the summer with her grandparents on a small New England island, young Nic endures long days of homesickness and loneliness at the side of her beloved dog, Nellie, before gradually discovering
Twenty-five years after his death, I wanted to know the things my father would not discuss about his time as a 19-year-old waist gunner in a B-24 bomber. I found the man who could tell me. He was Ray
The Old Maine Woman returns with her customary combination of sass, insight, and nostalgia in a host of new essays that shed their own particular light on the quandaries of being female, growing up, g
With lighthearted rhyme and repetition, Read to Me! will captivate children and remind their grownups that the magic of reading can happen here, there, and everywhere!So wherever you’re heading with y
Life is briefly as it should be for Jack McMorrow: He and his wife Roxanne have retreated from the stress and danger of their day jobs to raise their daughter Sophie. But when development and arson th
Home is a place where inspiration and creativity can be brought forth and given presence in the physical world. In turn, a home will have an effect on the mood and lifestyle of the occupant. A home an
What do seven kids do on a cold winter day when rain and sleet have created a thick crust of ice on top of the snow? It's so slick and icy that sledding seems impossible—almost. Lizzie and her friends
PBS host and television chef Christy Rost brings her experience as a cooking teacher, lifestyle authority, entertaining guru, and home restoration expert together in her third book, Celebrating Home.
This updated and expanded edition of Susan Baker’s popular spiritual autobiography includes three new chapters and ten new photos. The new material covers lessons she has learned since her successful
Mount Desert Island residents Richard Johnson and Ruth Gortner Grierson have produced a children's alphabet book that focuses on the wonders of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. The hardco
Set in the summertime tourist mecca of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, this mystery/suspense novel crosses the storylines of affluent summer tourists and struggling year-round residents when a famed and wea
Written by an accomplished military aviation author, this new study is the result of many years of research, and will be essential reading for all historians of the period and keen aviation enthusiast
Shawn comes from a long line of island lobstermen. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather have all hauled traps, baited pockets, painted buoys, and cleaned their brushes on the door of the sam
This book gives complete coverage of all the RAF airfields in World War 2 in Britain, including all the RAF Fighter, Bomber, Coastal, and Transport Command airfields and bases of the period. Each airf
Stations play a vital role for passengers and non-travelling users which they are located. They serve the growing needs of an increasingly mobile population and are used by a wide range of users. Stat
Few cities entertain with the gusto of Houston, and at the heart of some of the most lavish parties and delightful small dinners is The Stone Kitchen. Now, founder Elizabeth Stone shares the magic com
For more than a quarter-century, the founders of Fischer and Wieser—the flavor-crazed dynamic duo of Case Fischer and Mark Wieser—have introduced a larger world to the flavors of Texas. Starting with
With a keen eye and laugh-out-loud wit, editorial cartoonist George Danby offers his unique perspective on the roller-coaster that has been modern life and politics for the last few decades in Maine a
Haunting and dreamlike, this picture book describes the strange-splendid and plum-purple things that can happen on a night when the sky is like lace.When the Sky is Like Lace was named one of the New
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 cre
Joe Wood has big dreams. He wants to be a newspaperman, and though he’s only thirteen, he’s already borrowed money for the equipment to start his own press. But it’s April 1861, and the young nation i
Jake’s excited about going on a trip to an island, and he really, really, really wants to see a moose. But his dad insists that there are no moose on this island. But both Jake and a friendly moose wo
Hospitals are the most complex but also the most interesting architectural projects, requiring a unity of technology and construction. This book includes selected hospital buildings from the last five
George A. Smith is an outdoor writer, newspaper columnist honored with awards from the Maine Press Association, television show host, and former executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine
Vertical Take-Off Fighter Aircraft is an illustrated history of concepts, experimental, and operational military VTO & VTOL aircraft. The book starts with wartime German projects such as the Focke
Explore the wonders of the Berkshires— from rolling hills to tumbling waterfalls, from concert halls to dairy farms, from Tanglewood to tunnels. This alphabet book, written by Joan Duris and photograp
Inspired by her bold move to Maine and New Hampshire, as well as the slow-food movement that has re-energized sustainable farming, NYT bestselling author Kate Christensen turns her blockbuster talent
In the two decades that followed World War 2, designed and constructed British military aircraft were still at the forefront of aviation technology. Today, there is huge interest in this postwar, Cold
The Paradox of Love addresses both the healing and wounding nature of the greatest of contradictions. The human longing for love is fraught with what Jung called the "incalculable paradoxes of love."
Gleaned from the real-world triumphs and tribulations of more than eighty celebrities in New England, editor Becki Smith has collected a very special volume of wisdom intended to guide the new graduat
Following the success of Secret Projects: Flying Saucer Aircraft, Bill Rose presents an entirely new book based on the same theme. Rose generates a fresh and renewed interest in the subject while draw
Cheerful Ruby and her shy friend Eleanor couldn’t be more different. Ruby has lived her whole life in Paris, New Hampshire. Eleanor’s family is from Sri Lanka. But these best friends share one thing:
For the first time in more than twenty years, legendary Maine artist and author Dahlov Ipcar has a new book. Dahlov Ipcar's Farmyard Alphabet is her first board book, pairing her fresh, original verse
The battle for Ayda heats up in the second book of The Five Stones Trilogy.Chase, determined to fulfill his promise to find the unifying Fifth Stone, finds the elusive Captain Nate and brings him back
For long after the Second World War, the enduring popular image of the Luftwaffe was that of the howling, diving Ju 87 Stuka - a symbol of the impressive, fearsome and aggressive art of Hitler's Blitz
When Azalea’s family moves to Portland, Maine, so that her father can try driving a tour bus for a living, Azalea’s mom decides she wants Azalea (11) and her older sister Zenith (13) to try unschoolin
Young Joe Livingston has a very active imagination. 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 B
C is for Cape Cod is an alphabet book that introduces children to the sights, sounds, culture, and history of Cape Cod. For each letter, a short four-line verse gives younger readers a fun introductio
In this exciting new title, the author tells the story of the aircraft, De Hav Mosq, and those who flew it. Enshrined in history as the "wooden wonder," the De Havilland Mosquito was arguably the most
