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Maine In Print: April - June 2009

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Non-Fiction

  • Austin, Phyllis. Wilderness partners: Buzz Caverly and Baxter State Park. The story of  the park ranger who devoted his career to preserving and protecting Percival Baxter’s legacy. (9780884483045) Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, c2008. $20.00 pbk
  • Beem, Edgar Allen. Backyard Maine.  Collection of essays arranged by season. Most pieces originally appeared in The Forecaster or Maine Times. (9780884483175) Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, c2009. $15.00 pbk
  • Bunting, William H. Live Yankees: the Sewalls and their ships. Drawn from extensive family archives, this is the history of a prominent Bath family and its contribution to the maritime world. The author lives in Whitefield, Maine. ((9780884483151) Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, c2009. $30.00
  • Coleman, Eliot. The winter harvest handbook. A guide for growing vegetables year-round in movable greenhouses. The author farms in Harborside, Maine. (9781603580816) White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green, c2009. $29.95 pbk
  • Cullina, William. Understanding perennials: a new look at an old favorite. “A psychology of perennials –their needs, wants, and potentials” - an examination from the roots to the flower. Cullina is the curator of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. (9780618883462) Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2009. $40.00
  • Daniels, Dianne. Exercises for osteoporosis. Workouts to increase bone density, strengthen muscles, and improve flexibility and balance. The author lives in Boothbay Harbor. (9781578262731) Long Island City, NY: Hatherleigh Press, c2008. $15.95 pbk
  • Francis, David A. and Robert M. Leavitt. A Passamaquoddy – Maliseet Dictionary.  Approximately 18,000 entries with pronunciation key, comprehensive grammar, and historical introduction. Francis and Leavitt spent over 30 years compiling this reference. (978891011170) Orono, ME: University of Maine Press, c2008. $45.00
  • Hanrahan, Tom. Your Maine lands: reflections of a Maine guide. Adventures of a master guide on a million acres of public land. (9781882190911) Solon, ME: Polar Bear & Co., c2008. $10.95 pbk
  • Heinrich, Bernd. Summer  world. A look at plants and animals near the author’s cabin as they survive the warmer months. (9780060742171)  New York: Ecco, c2009. $26.99
  • Holmes, Hannah. The well-dressed ape. Holmes blends research and personal observation as she examines the place of humans in the natural world. She lives in Portland. (9781400065417) New York: Random House, c2008. $25.00
  • Hughes, Ann Drummond. So ends this voyage: the sailing vessels of Trufant & Drummond of Bath, Maine. History of 49 nineteenth-century merchant vessels launched by one shipbuilding firm. The author is a Maine native and lives in Portland. (No ISBN) Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., c2008. $24.95 pbk
  • Janeway, Weslie. Mrs. Charles Darwin’s recipe book. Emma Darwin’s recipes, well as commentary, photographs, and botanical illustrations. The author is a geneticist and part-time resident of Maine. (9780980155730) New York: Glitterati, c2009. $35.00
  • King, Stephen. Stephen King goes to the movies. Five King short stories and reflections on their adaptation for Hollywood. (9781416592365) New York: Pocket Books, c2009. $7.99 pbk
  • Nugent, Rory. Down at the docks. Portrait of the once vibrant New Bedford fishing community. Nugent lives in Maine. (9780375420641) New York: Pantheon Books, c2009. $24.95.
  • O’Gorman, James F. Henry Austin: in every variety of architectural style. Introductory overview of the life and work of Austin, architect of Portland’s Victoria Mansion. The author is a professor at Wellesley College and chairman of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. (9780819568960) Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, c2008. $35.00
  • Paolini, Judy and Nancy Trueworthy. The inspired garden: twenty-four artists share their vision. A tour of New England gardens and interviews with the artists who designed them. (9780892727377) Camden, ME: Down East, c2009. $35.00
  • Seymour, Tom. Hidden world revealed. Collection of essays on the woods and rural life of Maine, previously published in the blog “Wild Plants and Wooly Bears.”  Seymour is a columnist and naturalist who lives in the woods of Waldo. (9781934949122) Topsham,  ME: Just Write Books, c2008. $24.95 pbk
  • Schwartz-Robinson, Penelope. Slippery men. Essay collection about men in the author’s life. Winner of the Stonecoast Book Prize. The author lives in Cape Elizabeth. (9780898232424) Moorhead, MN: New Rivers Press, c2008. $14.95 pbk
  • Skiff, Jennifer. God stories: inspiring encounters with the divine. Experiences of those who have felt the presence of God. Skiff is a part-time Mainer. (9780307382689) New York: Harmony Books, c2008. $21.95
  • Starting out! in Maine: navigating life after graduation. How-to guide for living in the day to day world - career, housing, health, money and more. (9781935285007) Damariscotta, ME: Starting Out Inc., c2008. $18.95 pbk
  • Strickler, Darryl J. Rowable classics: wooden single sculling boats and oars. History, design, and use of skulls and oars. The author/rower spends his summers in a boathouse on the St. George River. (97809378229680) Brooklin, ME: WoodenBoat Books, c2008. $29.95
  • Studebaker, J. Lyn. Switching to Goddess. An exploration of the place of Goddess in the ancient and modern worlds. Studebaker lives in Westbrook. (97811846841344) Winchester, UK: O Books, c2008. $24.95 pbk
  • Tatelbaum, Linda. Woman who speaks tree. The author reflects on her charmed relationship with trees and other elements of nature. Tatelbaum is Associate Professor of   English at Colby College and has lived among 90 acres of trees for 30 years. (9780965442862)  Appleton, ME: About Time Press, c2008. $14.95 pbk     
  • Twentieth-century New England land conservation: a heritage of civic engagement. Edited by Charles H.W. Foster. History of progressive conservation efforts in the six New England states.  Thomas Urquhart contributed the chapter devoted to Maine. (9780674032897) Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, c2009. $24.95
  • Voorst van Beest, Jan Pieter van. New Mainers: portraits of our immigrant neighbors. Stories and photos of 25 immigrants from across the globe. (97808844483120) Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, c2009. $20.00 pbk
  • Vose, James A. The crown jewels of Maine. A brief history of tourmaline and the creation of the Maine Tourmaline Necklace. Vose is a retired jeweler-gemologist and lives in Lincoln. (9780615219674) Lincoln, ME: James A.Vose, 2008. $16.95 pbk  
  • Woodson, R. Dodge. Be a successful green land developer. Comprehensive guide for those interested in sustainable development and construction. (9780071592598) New York: McGraw Hill, c2009 $34.95 pbk

Fiction

  • Cannell, Dorothy. Goodbye, Ms. Chips. Ellie returns to her old boarding school to help solve a robbery, but soon finds herself in the midst of murder. Cannell lives in Belfast. (9780312343385) New York: St. Martin’s Minotaur, c2008. $23.95.
  • Graves, Sarah. A face at the window.  The man accused of murdering her mother is on the loose and Jake fears the killer is headed for Eastport. (9780553806793) New York: Bantam Books, c2009. $22.00
  • Davis, Katharine. East Hope. Caroline and Will meet in a coastal village where each seeks a new beginning. The author summers in York, Maine. (9780451225870) New York: NAL Accent, c2009. $15.00 pbk
  • Meier, Leslie. Mother’s Day murder.  In tiny Tinker’s Cove, Maine, a feud between neighborhood moms leads to death for one. (9780758207050) New York: Kensington Publishing Corp., c2009.  $22.00
  • Robinson, Lewis. Water dogs. A player disappears during a winter paint ball game and an island community searches for answers.  Robinson lives in Portland. (9781400062171) New York: Random House, c2009. $25.00
  • Turco, Lewis. The museum of ordinary people and other stories. Collection of short fiction previously published in literary journals. Turco is a poet and scholar who lives in Dresden, Maine. (9781932842166) Scottsdale, AZ: Star Cloud Press, c2008. $19.95 pbk

Juvenile

  • Black, Michael Ian. chicken cheeks. A picture book look at animal bottoms. Think “moose caboose.” Kevin Hawkes of Gorham is the illustrator. (9781416948643)  New York: Simon & Schuster, c2008. $15.99 (preK-2)
  • Bloxam, Frances. Beau beaver goes to town. Young Beau builds his first lodge in the middle of a ditch in town. Frances Bloxam lives in Bath and illustrator Jim Sollers lives in Rockland. (9780892727926) Camden, ME: Down East, c2009. $16.95 (preK-2)
  • Brown, Margaret Wise. A child’s good morning book. Newly illustrated edition of the title first published in 1952.  The author owned spent summers on Vinalhaven at “Only House.” (9780061288647) New York: Harper Collins, c2009. $17.99 (pk-2)
  • Bryan, Ashley. Words to my life’s song. Picture book autobiography of the beloved  artist and author who lives on Little Cranberry Island. (9781416905417) New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2009. $18.99  (4 up)
  • Buzzeo, Toni. Adventure Annie goes to work. Annie helps her mother find a missing report. The author lives in Buxton. (9780803732339) New York:  Dial Books for Young Readers, c2009. $16.99 (preK-2)
  • Buzzeo. Toni. The library doors.  A picture book about a media center with text in the rhythm of “Wheels on the Bus.”  (9781602130272) Fort Atkinson, WI: UpstartBooks, c2008. $17.95 (preK-2)
  • Gibson, Sarah P. The truth about horses, friends, & my life as a coward. Seventh grader Sophie describes her life on a Maine island and her attempts to make friends with girls and horses. The author lives on Chebeague Island. (9780761454595) Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, c2008. $15.99 (2-6)
  • Janeczko, Paul B. A foot in the mouth: poems to speak and shout. Selection of poems for reading aloud.  Janeczko lives in Hebron. (9780763706633) Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, c2009. $17.99 (2-5)
  • Jones, Carrie. Need. After the death of her stepfather, high school junior Zara moves to tiny Bedford, Maine to live with her grandmother. She is convinced that she is being followed by someone or something that leaves a trail of gold dust.  The author lives in Ellsworth. ((9781599903385) New York: Bloomsbury, c2009. $16.99 (YA)
  • Knight, Joan  MacPhail. Charlotte in London. Another journal featuring Charlotte and her parents in the 1890s. Illustrations in watercolor and collage by Melissa Sweet of Rockport. (9780811856355) San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, c2008. $16.99 (2-6)
  • Lasky, Kathryn. One beetle too many: the extraordinary adventures of Charles Darwin. Illustrated introduction to the life and work of Darwin.  Lasky summers on Deer Isle. (9780763714362) Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, c2009. $17.99 (2-5)
  • Philbrick, Rodman. The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg. When his older brother is sold into the Union Army, Homer must leave Pine Swamp, Maine and try to save him from the war. (9780439668187) New York: The Blue Sky Press, c2009. $16.99 (4-6)
  • Thomson, Sarah L. What Lincoln said. Picture book biography using Lincoln’s quotes to tell his story. Thomson lives in Portland. (9780060848194) New York: HarperCollins, c2009. $17.99 (1-3)
  • Winter, Jonah. Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude. Picture book look at Gertrude Stein. Illustrator Calef Brown lives in Brunswick. (9781416940883) New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2009. $16.99  (K up)

Poetry

  • Bennett, Thomas Peter. Hike on: poems from Mount Desert Island, Maine. (9781597130646) Waldoboro, ME: Goose River Press, c2008. $12.95 pbk