Maine Books

Linda Call Dodge does an outstanding job documenting the identity of Nathan FISH and his descendants. Her attention to detail and excellent documentation of sources make this an outstanding item for anyone researching these family lines. She even peppers the documentation with photographs that bring the family story to life.

I don't read much poetry, but as a father of a 10 month old, I very much enjoyed reading Nests. In Nests, Kara Provost uses certain themes: nature, the human body and also vivid description in the five senses to deliver a "story" (sort of) of a mother's love for her children.

Sometimes these poems carry a sad story like the first in the chapbook, Broken, about a stillborn birth. Others show the vulnerability of children (and echo every parent's fears) whether it be a flightless baby bird on a sidewalk (in the title poem) or a description of a mother picking up broken glass at a playground to protect the "mouse bare feet" of her newborn daughter (Picking Up)

Despite the very real moments in which Provost wrestles with her fears, the poems carry a sense of optimism that is neither corny nor canned. In Nests, she describes the lasting resilience of bird's nests: "the nests remain. Woven so well they are waterproof...I see them in winter's denuded trees: twig, bed, feather bowl, still beautiful" In September 11: Before and After, she uses a simple (but lovely) list of tactile sensations (like the flavor of curry and sun shining through cloth) as a sort of balance against the terrible violence leveled against innocents on Sep 11.

Like any good book of poetry, Nests bears repeated reading, and I recommend it to any parent who has a taste for the literary.

Ideal for planing your trip to New England area. You will have several routs to explore this part of the country. Tips, Maps and Photographs that give you a very good picture of your trip. This will help you to don't miss any of the important places of the road.

Maureen Alsop's "Nightingale Habit" is a collection of exquisitely rendered and masterfully crafted poems which captivate the reader with their continually surprising imagery and use of language. The poems are grounded firmly in a concrete reality that is at once familiar and unsettling, requiring the reader to explore his or her own experience of reality from entirely new perspectives, yielding insights that range from the physical to the metaphysical. Alsop's poetry will transport you deeper into yourself, but be prepared: the way in will be filled with shock, humor,and intentionally unbearable beauty.

I am a chinese. I am long for this kind of book , but I have not enouch money to get it.

This is a comprehensive town history. It is valuable to students of history as well as genealogy.

A profound and wonderful book about life and the north woods of Maine. Nan Turner Waldron writes with the ease of one who has spent childhood summers on a farm in the north woods of Maine and these summers are what sparked her passionate and active works as a conservationist, naturalist, birdwatcher and nature photographer. It is a brave and courageous account of one womans journey to herself. This book is a must read! Another must read is Ms. Waldron's Journey To The Outermost House also on Amazon!

I don't own this book yet, but I have looked at it in libraries. It is a very useful book, and I would love to purchase it. It's just that I don't want to pay out this amount of money for a book right now. Maybe later.

Set in Maine, the book, "Olivia Macllister, Who Are You?" takes place in the present day. It is about the adventure of two 10 year old cousins from New Mexico, who go to visit an uncle for the summer. They discover that they have a 250 year old ancestor "Olivia", a ghost, who still lives in their uncles house. It is a great, easy read for kids 8 years and older. It is filled with mystery and intrigue. Its a great read to get in the mood for Halloween.-

Hi! My name is Onawa Lacy. I haven't actually read this book as of yet. I am, however, planning on reading this particular book to have a beter understanding as to why the author chose to use "Onawa" in his title. I'm not offended, I just don't understand the reasoning behind the usage. Is it Onawa a city, Onawa a person, Onawa a Beast? Afterall, It is called The Onawa Beastiary. Ok, That is all. Onawa Lacy