Maine Books

People often say that all stories have been told before and that a writer's job is to make a story fresh and new. Jahn-Clough does just that with Country Girl City Girl. From small town life on a farm in Maine to the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple, Phoebe isn't sure what her relationship with Melita is all about. But she is sure that she'll learn more about herself the more time they spend together. A great read that doesn't fall back on easy answers or trite conclusions.

"..... The photos and details in THIS PROGRAM WILL KEEP THE MEMORY of your champion Belgians fresh long after the echo of their hooves has faded away.

And by purchasing this program and/or other souvenir items offered inside this back cover, you can feel good about helping this hitch "Pull for Seniors".....
[from the back cover of the book]

For my senior year of High School I was stuck in a real slacker of an English class and forced to write the ever ubiqitious "book report" that we all know and love. At the time this book was laying around my house, so I picked it up, tore through it and wrote up my critique. A week later I get back the paper with a big fat "C" at the top and a message akin to "Andrew, you can read better books than this!" This really pissed me off at the time because, this is a great book if I remember correctly. Anyways, my English teacher had a huge red nose, I think he was a boozer, so don't take his word for it.

So what the deal Amazon? Why isn't this book in stock? Its SOLID!

Creative Coastal Cooking by food and restaurant design writer Terry Ward Libby presents a series of high quality recipes drawn from twelve different contemporary Maine restaurants. Selected for their distinctive flavor, these dishes range from Cold Cucumber and Avocado Soup; Mushroom Bread Pudding; and Braised Short Ribs of Beef; to Myrtle's Buttermilk Pie, Pine Nut Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breasts; and Indian Pudding, to offer delightful taste sensations straight from the experience and wisdom of some of the best of Maine's culinary professionals.

I love this little gem. For a small book it is loaded with useful information. Shows icons for tracks, relative size of mammal to human, icons for when the animal is active and on the bird pages, the type of nest each bird builds. There is also a life list where you can place a check by each critter you've seen. Excellent reference book for your library and also great to carry with you on field trips.

In this taut and elegant collection, Nikia Leopold's deeply felt poems about her father's final years are made with palpable detail, drawing on nature and memory with a controlled tone. The intensity of voice suggests an underlying dread and the poet starts from what's about to go wrong. In the opening "Lilies," we meet her sitting "on the back stoop/nerves humming with coffee,/" thinking of her parents and observing that "...it seems their merely being/covers an opening/I could float through."

Rapt attention and lyrical detachment serve the theme of loss well. In "Worship," the father suffering from dementia ".. moves his wheelchair/toward any woman." In "Quicken," he remembers fireworks and asks, "That night...weren't /those flowers in the sky?"/ The father "...can quicken sparks/to petals, flesh them into bloom."

In "Increments," the dark feathers of the title are revealed to be the father's ashes. The poet observes "It seems we've been/ waiting in winter forever."

The drift to and from the distortion of memory and its darkening into disorientation is made all the more poignant by the fact that life will go on after all, even after incalculable loss. "The trellis gleams from black shadows,/fleshed with moonflower vines,/yet to bloom."

As the author says in the luminous "Still," "When I blew the votives out/one fought back, kindling from my breath/an unformed wish;/let something resist." These poems, opening out into insight and even grace, honor both a man and the process of grieving.

This delightful book takes you back to a time that is being forgotten. Brenda, or Peggy as she calls herself, was raised by her elderly grandmother and a father old enough to be a grandfather, on a poor Maine farm. In spite of the isolation, the mystery about her mother, and the poverty, she emerges as a bright, self directed, sucessful young woman. The book is full of detail which gives one a sense of the time. The honest account of the authors coming of age should appeal to young readers. This book is a good read and should sell widely. It also would make a good movie. Don't miss it!

This is a lovely story of World War II widow Phillipa who travels to Bennett's Island to work as a teacher. Leaving behind her own young son, she focuses on reaching the students living on an isolated island off the coast of Maine. There, Phillipa confronts prejudice against a handicapped child, as well as learning things about herself.

Along with Ogilvie's usual wonderful descriptions of life on an island in the years following the war, the reader also gets a warm and simple love story of two lonely, independent people. As usual with Ogilvie's writings, there is a twist at the end and the seeming tranquility of island living really hides intense passions. A wonderful book I have read several times.

Discover the White Mountains of New hampsheris is an excellent introduction to the many wonderful outdoor activities in the area. The narrative and descriptions are a joy to read and the activity suggestions are very easy to follow. This book offers excellent suggestions on hikes and bikes and padles in the area. If you are new to the area this book is a must have. If you are an old pro in the White Mountains you will like the easy style author uses to delicately describe the various trails and adventure you will undertake. Even someone very familliar with the area may discover some new and exciting places to hike, bike and paddle. I've read many booka on hiking in the Whites and Discove the White Mountians is amoung the best I've found. The book is a real page turner or just put into the library for easy referance when you are in the area. Excellent!

Discovering America is a fascinating account of one woman's growth in political awareness.It is a personal memoir that transcends the personal, branching out to become an incisive analysis of important events in recent American history. Intensely involved with a number of causes--civil rightd, women's rights, labor issues,anti-war activities--Mary Wentworth has written a book that displays both clarity and passion, a rare combination.