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Maine In Print - July - Sept 2007

Non-Fiction

  1. Baker, William J. Playing with God. An examination of the relationship of religion and sports throughout American history. Baker is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Maine.
    (9780674024212) Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007.  $29.95
  2. Belmonte, Kevin. A journey through the life of William Wilberforce. Introductory biography of the Englishman who devoted much of his life to ending slavery and inspired the hymn Amazing Grace. Belmonte was born and lives in York, ME.
    (978089216710) Green Forest, AR: New Leaf Press, 2006.  $14.99
  3. Bibber, Joyce K. and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Portland. A look at Portland through postcard views. The city was a major publishing center for postcards, and this collection includes images of the downtown and port areas, the park system, and the nearby islands.
    (9780738550336) Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007. $19.99
  4. Bowie, Gordon W.  R.B. Hall and his bands. Biography of a Maine composer and bandmaster known primarily for marches. Published in honor of the 100th anniversary of his death.
    (978424332281) Washington, DC: Serendipity Press, 2007.  $20.00 (pbk)
  5. Braestrup, Kate. Here if you need me. After Kate Braestrup’s husband, a state trooper, died in a car accident she pursued his dream to become a minister. Now she is the chaplain for the Maine Warden Service, offering company and comfort to those involved in search and rescue.
    (9780316066303) New York: Little, Brown, and Co., 2007. $23.99
  6. Cann, Donald. Isles of Shoals. Historic photographs with text of the nine tiny islands off the ME/NH coast. This area was one of the earliest prosperous fishing communities and later became a Victorian tourist destination.
    (9780738554532) Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007.  $19.99 (pbk)
  7. Carson, Rachel. Under the sea-wind.Centennial edition of Carson’s first book, a celebration of the open sea. Includes an introduction by Carson’s biographer Linda Lear, original line drawings by Howard Frech, and suggestions for further reading.
    (9780143104964) New York: Penguin Books, 2007.  $15.00 (pbk)
  8. Comins, Neil F. The hazards of space travel: a tourist’s guide. Widespread space travel for tourists will be available in the near future. Comins presents factual information concerning potential disasters through the fictional log of Mack Richardson. The author is an astronomer and physicist who lives in Bangor.
    (9781400065974) New York: Villard, 2007.  $19.95
  9. Cook, David S. Above the gravel bar: the native canoe routes of Maine. Third edition of Cook’s account of canoeing Maine’s interconnected waterways.  Provides insight into the ancestral landscape and ingenuity of the Penobscot people. Cook became interested in history at an early age after seeing a road sign for Passadumkeag.
    (9781882190690) Solon, ME: Polar Bear & Co., 2007.  $12.95 (pbk)
  10. DeWolfe, Elizabeth. The murder of Mary Bean and other stories. Examination of the sensational nineteenth century murder of Berengera Caswell, “Mary Bean” in Saco. The author is Associate Professor of History at the University of New England.
    (9780873389181) Kent, OH: Kent State University 2007.  $24.95 (pbk)
  11. Doudera, Victoria. Moving to Maine. Updated 2nd edition of the guide providing reasons for moving to Maine and ideas about what life is like here. Doudera moved to Maine in 1986 and lives in Camden.
    (9789892727285) Camden, ME: Down East Books, 2007.  $16.95 (pbk)
  12. Feil, Charles. Maine: guess where from the air. Collaboration of photographer Feil and artist Murad Sayen. Aerial photographs of Maine accompanied by text with clues about each location.
    (9780892727131) Camden, ME: Down East Books, 2007.  $21.95 (pbk)
  13. Field, Jacqueline. American silk, 1830 – 1930: entrepreneurs and artifacts.Traces the development of the American silk industry through different case studies, including the Haskell Silk Company of Westbrook. Field lives in Portland.
    (9780896725898) Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University Press, 2007.  $45.00
  14. Garden, Nancy. Hear us out! : lesbian and gay stories of struggle, progress, and hope, 1950 to the present. A collection of essays and stories that explore lives of young gay and lesbian Americans over the past fifty years. Garden lives on Mount Desert Island.
    (9780374317591) New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2007.  $18.00 (Young adult)
  15. Hathaway, Margaret. The year of the goat: 40,000 miles and the quest for the perfect cheese. With the dream of becoming goat farmers Hathaway and her husband traveled the country for a year searching for cheese and “all things goat.” The author lives in Gray.
    (9781599210216) Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2007.  $22.95.
  16. Heinrich, Bernd. The snoring bird. Heinrich’s memoir is the story of his father’s life as a naturalist and his own as a biologist/writer. The family escaped from Europe in 1945 to find a home near Wilton, Maine. The author lives in Vermont and the forests of western Maine.
    (9780060742157) New York: Ecco, 2007.  $29.95
  17. Hunt, David. On the hunt: how to wake up Washington and end the war on terror. A retired Army colonel and Fox News analyst, Hunt presents his ideas on the global struggle against terrorists. Hunt lives in Maine.
    (9780307347596) New York: Crown Forum, 2007.  $26.95
  18. I remember warm rain: 15 teenagers, 15 coming to America stories. Anthology of stories by teenagers in Portland, “tales of leaving home in hopes of finding a new one in America.” Foundation for the Story House Project, a multi-media collaboration of artists, writers, filmmakers, teachers, sound technicians, and the storytellers.
    Portland, ME: The Telling Room, 2007. See www.tellingroom.org
  19. Jordan, Caroline. Stop the cash flow roller coaster, I want to get off! Techniques for improving cash flow in small businesses. Jordan owns a small business in Waterford, Maine.
    (9780595423927) Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, 2007.  $16.95 (pbk)
  20. Kennedy, Linda. Kelso: the horse of  gold. The story of one of the finest racehorses in America. Kelso is the only five time Horse of the Year. The author was 15 when she saw Kelso race at the Saratoga Race Course in New York.
    (9781594160431) Yardley, PA: Westholme, 2007.  $24.95
  21. Moore, T.W. I love today: musings from New England. Collection of essays considering daily life, many of which originally appeared in the Portland Press Herald. Moore lives in Buxton. (9780977205257) Lewiston, ME: RiverVision Press, 2007.  $15.95 (pbk)
  22. O’Reilly, Felon. Laughing on the inside: the life and crimes of Felon O’Reilly/as told to Sandie Webb. Memoir describing a life of crime and drugs, the streets and penitentiaries.  Now O’Reilly lives in South Portland and is a public speaker in schools, treatment centers and prisons. First time author Sandie Webb lives in Portland.
    (9781931807586) Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall, 2007. $14.95 (pbk)
  23. Portland through the lens: photos of Portland, Maine by Portland photographers. Twelve artists “focus” on Portland in color and black and white. Editor Lisa Goodfellow Bowe is also one of the contributors and lives in Portland.
    (9780972941075) Portland, ME: Warren Machine Co., Inc., 2007.  $24.95 (pbk)
  24. Seymour, Tom. Fishing Maine. New edition of a guide to more than 80 fishing spots around the state. Information includes species present, types of flies, bait, lures, best fishing times, and more. Seymour is a newspaper columnist and Maine Guide.
    (9781599211411) Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2007.  $16.95 (pbk)
  25. Sharp, Jim. With reckless abandon. Sharp relates his “adventures” as captain of the schooner Adventure.  He lives in Camden when he is not on the water.
    (9781928862123) Marblehead, MA: Devereaux Books, 2007.  $18.95 (pbk)
  26. Sockabasin, Allen J. An upriver Passamaquoddy. Through his own memories and the strong oral tradition of his village, Sockabasin presents the traditional way of life of the Passamaquoddy. Numerous rare photographs are included.
    (9780884482932) Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House Publishers, 2007.  $15.00 (pbk)
  27. Steven, Charles Woodbury. Fly-fishing in Maine lakes or camp life in the wilderness.Reprint of an 1881 publication, “a description of a sportsman’s pleasures, by a keen lover of nature.”
    (9781432533595) [Whitefish, MT]: Kessinger Publishing.  $24.95 (pbk)
  28. Tales from Maliseet country: the Maliseet texts of Karl V. Teeter.  Translated and edited by Philip S. LeSourd. Tales from Maliseet elders and historical narratives presented in bilingual format with English and Maliseet on facing pages. This is the first extensive collection to be published in the Maliseet language.
    (9780803229624) Lincoln, NE: University of  Nebraska Press, 2007.  $40.00
  29. Tourles, Stephanie. Organic body care recipes.Recipes for body care products using herbs and other natural ingredients. The author is a licensed holistic esthetician and certified aromatherapist who lives in Orland.
    (9781580176767) North Adams, ME: Storey Pub, 2007.  $18.95 (pbk)
  30. Treat, Joseph. Wabanaki Homeland and the New State of Maine : the 1820 journal and plans of survey of Joseph Treat.In September of 1820, Gov. William King sent Treat to survey public lands on the Penobscot and St. John Rivers. Treat relied on John Neptune as a guide through the Wabanaki homeland. Editor Micah Pawling provides an introduction to this Euro-American and Native collaboration.
    (9781558495784) Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2007.  $34.95
  31. Wilson, Donald A. Maine’s steamboating past. Photographs with text of inland steamboats that opened the Maine woods to business and visitors. Part of the Images of America series. Wilson is a Mainer.
    (9780738549644) Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2007.  $19.99 (pbk)

Fiction

  1. Bachman, Richard. Blaze. Clay Blaisdell partners with a seasoned criminal to kidnap a child worth millions. An unexpected death, a baby, a howling storm, and the Maine woods are all elements in this crime story originally written in 1973. Stephen King refers to it as a trunk novel.
    (9781416554844) New York: Scribner, 2007.  $25.00
  2. Connolly, John. The unquiet. Portland investigator Charlie “Bird” Parker is hired by the daughter of a missing psychiatrist. Should the doctor be found or found dead?  Eighth in the Charlie Parker series.
    (9780743298933) New York: Atria Books, 2007.  $25.95
  3. Currie, Ron. God is dead. The author imagines the world after the death of God who had inhabited the body of a young woman in Darfur. Currie lives in Waterville.
    (978967938671) New York: Viking, 2007. $21.95
  4. Dunnett, Kaitlyn. Kilt Dead. Liss MacCrimmon returns to Moosetookalook, Maine to help her aunt run a Scottish emporium, and soon finds the body of a nosy neighbor in the stock room. Kaitlyn Dunnett is a pseudonym for Kathy Lynn Emerson.
    (9780758216397) New York: Kensington Books, 2007.  $22.00
  5. Enders, Alexandra. Bride Island. Polly Birdwell, a recovering alcoholic, moves to a coastal Maine town and struggles to remake her life and regain custody of her young daughter. This is Enders’ first novel. Great Spruce Island is the inspiration for Bride Island.
    (9780452288348) New York: Plume, 2007.   $14.00 (pbk)
  6. Farley, Clayton. Cyclers. Science fiction /fantasy novel explores the possibility of taking your present life with you into your next life - a twist on reincarnation. The author lives in Maine. (9780978862862) Topsham, ME: Just Write Books, 2007.  $18.95 (pbk)
  7. Guy, David. Jake Fades: a novel of impermanence. Jake is a 78-year-old Zen master and bicycle repairman in Bar Harbor. As he begins to notice signs of mental aging, he looks to longtime student Hank as his successor.
    (9781590304334) Boston: Trumpeter, 2007.  $19.95
  8. Greenlaw, Linda. Slipknot. Fishing captain Greenlaw offers her first mystery. Marine insurance investigator Jane Bunker finds a body washed ashore in Green Haven. The author lives on Isle au Haut.
    (9780786866786) New York: Hyperion, 2007.  $24.95
  9. Kline, Christina Baker. The way life should be. New Yorker Angela Russo takes a chance and moves to Maine in search of love and life as it should be.
    (970060798918) New York: William Morrow, 2007.  $24.95
  10. McKenzie, Lyn. Lavinia’s shoes. A young girl from Andros, Maine is the sole survivor of the Lavinia after the ship burns off the southern coast of Africa in 1860. The author lives in Maine.
    (9780978862855) Topsham, ME: Just Write Books, 2007.  $12.95 (pbk)
  11. Scott, Peter. Barter Island. Newcomers in the form of hippies, back-to-the-landers, and Vietnam vets threaten the traditional ways of the islanders. Sequel to ­­Something in the Water.
    (9780892727391) Camden, ME: Down East Books, 2007.  $16.95 (pbk)
  12. Stephan, Aaron T. Dig: a journey from Biddeford to Beijing.Stephan considers the legend of two Biddeford friends, Adam Chase and Douglas Nelson, and their journey to China in 1867. A gingko tree and monument in memory of this story stand at the Biddeford Middle School. Stephan is an artist who lives in Portland.
    (9781430302032) Portland, ME: A.T. Stephan, 2006.  $18.00 (pbk)

Juvenile

  1. Addy, Sharon Hart. Lucky Jake. In the Gold Rush region Jake and his pa adopt a pig and begin a lucky streak. Pastel illustrations in brilliant colors are by Wade Zahares who lives on a small farm in West Kennebunk, Maine.
    (9780618472864) Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007.  $17.00 Picture book  (K-3)
  2. Bartlett, Susan. Opening Day.  Young Sam earns a hunting license and ventures out with his good friend on opening day. He confronts a deer and his own feelings about the hunt. Luanne Wrenn lives in Wilton. Friends and neighbors posed for the illustrations.
    (9780884482888) Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House Publishers, 2007.  $16.95 ( 3-6)
  3. Beckhorn, Susan Williams. Moose eggs, or why moose have flat antlers. Once upon a time moose looked like their deer cousins. This fable explains why they now have flat antlers, humped shoulders, and giant feet. Illustrator Helen Stevens lives in Gardiner.
    (978089272689) Camden, ME: Down East Books, 2007.  $15.95  (K-3)
  4. Bull, Webster. A Kittery kayaker. A dozen limericks featuring animals and Maine locations.
    (9781933212364) Beverly, MA: Commonwealth Editions, 2007.  $12.95 Picture book (PrS -3)
  5. DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson: princess in disguise. Mercy the pig is a princess for Halloween. Fourth title in the series illustrated by Chris Van Dusen who lives in Camden. (9780763014051299) Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2007.  $12.99  (1-3)
  6. Fontes, Justine & Ron. Demeter & Persephone: Spring held hostage.Retelling of Greek myth in comic book form. Part of a series which includes Atlanta: the Race against Destiny. The Fontes live in Maine.
    (9780822559665) Minneapolis, MN: Graphic Universe, 2007.  $26.60 (1-4)
  7. Gilchrist, Jan Spivey. My America. Ashley Bryan collaborated with Gilchrist to illustrate a poem which honors the diversity of our land, our creatures, and our people. Bryan lives on Islesford. (9780060791049)New York: Harper Collins, 2007.  $16.99 Picture book  (K-4)
  8. Hawkes, Kevin. The wicked big toddlah. Toddie is a Maine baby like any other except he is HUGE. Hawkes lives in Gorham.
    (9780375824272) New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.  $16.99 Picture book (PrS -2)
  9. Hodgkins, Fran. Between the tides. What happens to crabs, mussels, starfish, periwinkles, and other shore creatures as the tide rolls in and out? Illustrator lives in Rockland.
    (9780892727278) Camden, ME: Down East Books, 2007.  $15.95 Picture book  (PrS-2)
  10. Kotzwinkle, William. Walter the farting dog: banned from the beach. Fifth in the series about Walter and his tummy. When Walter rescues Billy and Betty he becomes the beach treasure. Kotzwinkle and co-author Elizabeth Gundy are married and live off the Maine coast.
    (9780525478126) New York: Dutton Children’s Books, 2007.  $16.99 (K-3)
  11. Moss, Peggy. Our friendship rules.  Alexandra loses her good friend Jenny when she tries to be part of the cool group. Author Peggy Moss is a former hate-violence prosecutor who lives in Freeport.
    (9780884482918) Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House Publishers, 2007.  $16.95 (3-6)
  12. Nervelle, Rosemarie. The witch of Beaver Creek Mine. A young boy is determined to show his community that a disfigured old Micmac woman is not to be feared.  The author lives in Camden. 
    (978092727414) Camden, ME: Down East Books, 2007.  $14.95 (5-8)
  13. Parenteau, Shirley. One frog sang.On a spring evening frogs (1 to 10) join a lively chorus. Illustrator Cynthia Jabar lives in Portland.
    (9780763623944) Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2007.  $15.99 Picture book  (PrS)
  14. Pelletier, Andrew T.  The toy farmer. Jed finds a miniature tractor and farmer and suddenly his bedroom turns into a real farm.  Illustrator Scott Nash lives on Peaks Island.
    (9780525476498) New York: Dutton Children’s Books, 2007.  $16.99 Picture book  (PrS-2)
  15. Plourde, Lynn. Dino pets.In this rhyming tale a young boy visits the Dino Pets shop over and over in search of the perfect dinosaur. Lynn Plourde lives in Winthrop, Maine.
    (9780525477785) New York: Dutton, 2007.  $15.99 Picture book  (PreS-1)
  16. Reynolds, Cynthia Furlong. Across the reach.Ten-year-old Betsy spends the summer of 1957 in Maine with her grandparents and her Great Grammie who wishes to return to the island of her birth. Reynolds summers in York and Beddington.
    (978158726518) Ann Arbor, MI: Mitten Press, 2007.  $16.95 (3-6)
  17. Stewart, Amber. Rabbit ears. Hopscotch will do anything to avoid having his ears washed until he learns that a big rabbit can do it himself. Illustrator Laura Rankin lives in Kennebunk, Maine.
    (9781582349596) New York: Bloomsbury USA, 2007.  $16.95 Picture book (PrS-2)
  18. Wise, Bill. Louis Sockalexis: Native American baseball player. Picture book biography of the first Native American to play major league baseball. The author lives in Gorham.
    (9781584302698) New York: Lee and Low Books, 2007.  $16.95 (2-5)
  19. Yolen, Jane. Baby Bear’s big dreams.Baby Bear imagines the time when he can have all the fun like the big bears in this third collaboration between Yolen and Sweet. Melissa Sweet lives in Rockport.
    (9780152052911) Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace, 2007.  $16.00 Picture book (PrS-K)
  20. Zecca, Katherine. A puffin’s year. Illustrated life cycle of a puffin family. Afterward by Stephen Kress, Director of Project Puffin in Bremen, Maine.
    (9780892727421) Camden, ME: Down East Books, 2007.  $15.95 (K-3)
  21. Zschock, Martha Day. Journey around Maine from A to Z.From “B Boats are built in Bath and Brooklin” to “V Visitors marvel at Vacationland variety”, a friendly chickadee explores the state in this alphabet book. Includes informative text and fun facts. Part of a series including Boston, New York, and Cape Cod.
    (9781933212319) Beverly, MA: Commonwealth Editions, 2007.  $17.95 (K-2)