Many of the books listed on this page are not available through our major distributors, but are still available for us to order. Occasionally, we will include books of special interest on this page - local topic, author book signing, etc. - but those items can generally be found on our What's Happening page. This part of the website features popular Maine related books which we carry.

Acadia Panorama uses panoramic photos to tell the story of all reaches of Acadia National Park and the vicinity. Subjects range from delicately detailed close-ups to dramatic, wide-ranging views. An introduction gives a fascinating glimpse into the mind and methods of a master landscape photographer, and captions identify and provide background about the images.

Bulky and ubiquitous, moose, or as author Bill Silliker Jr. prefers to call them, mooses, are often admired and photographed as rustic representatives of northern nature. Here they are also appreciated for something else -- their comic nature.
Enjoy a few chuckles with Uses for Mooses And Other Silly Observations

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Richard Russo and five other Maine authors here prove the
close of life need not be filled with darkness, when hospice help is at hand. These writers recount end-of-life moments that cover a wide spectrum of human experience, from the man who smashed every dish in his house to the musician who treated one dying woman to the Beach Boys tune “Barbara Ann.” The book includes intensely personal and profoundly moving accounts by Russo, Gerry Boyle, Wesley McNair, Bill Roorbach, Susan Sterling, and Monica Wood, all of whom are donating their royalties to hospice. Down East will also donate 10 percent of proceeds to the same cause.

In an article, 'Mankind is Our Buisness' Author: Richard Russo, explains where the Pulitzer Prize-Winning writer is one of six of Maines finest writers are working for hospice. Why it is a writer's call to be giving back.

Author Carole Lambert, collected all the pieces in this facinating book which, leads readers through the worlds of archaeology, science, adventure, and the arts found on every shoreline in the form of sea glass and ceramic
shards.

Photos, by Pat Hanbery, are creatively
composed of the pieces in their
original settings, which delight the
eye with their colors and textures.

Meanwhile Lambert both entertains and enlightens you with the true tales of the origins of each shard, such as the story behind the design of the original Coke bottle and the meaning of the design on Blue Willow pottery.

She is meticulous in her research. Yet Lambert's relays the stories in pleasant, colorful, and fun ways. Share her out-of-the-ordinary journey of discovery in Sea Glass Chronicles.

This charming, original story reveals what happens at a vacation cottage once the summer visitors have left for the winter.

With fewer than two dozen words, the story is told primarily in pictures. Children and adults will revel in the activities of a family of bears that takes up residence in the empty camp. Full color.

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Superb Maine Soups: Innovative
Recipes from Simple to Sumptous

A former caterer, Simonds answers questions
such as how to simmer a sumptuous stock,
what the essential ingredients for creamy
chowder are, and how to build layers of flavor
in a stew. She stresses that soups are best
when made with the freshest ingredients from
local producers.

Fresh Maine Salads: Recipes
from Appetizers to Dessets

Innovative, delicious recipes, these salads go
way beyond vegetables and way beyond being mere
side dishes! Simonds shows us how to think of
salads as the feature of a meal. She also includes
recipes for delicious dressings and garnishes, and
an appendix lists sources for many of the ingredients.

An adventure story that takes place in Nova Scotia in the 1940s, this book is woven around the lives of simple people, their superstitious beliefs, and old-fashioned family values. Readers will encounter Old Maude, a disfigured and much maligned and misunderstood Micmac medicine woman who lives in an abandoned gold mine, as well as lumberjacks, hobos, and several village children whose adventures lead them to Maude and an eventual understanding of her healing powers.

ROSEMARIE NERVELLE grew up in a small Nova Scotia mining town, and draws on her own experiences and mixed ethnic heritage for this story. Her poems have been published in the Village Voice and the Goose River Anthology. This is her first book. Rosemarie lives in Camden, Maine, for most of the year, with summer sojourns in Nova Scotia.

This is the dramatic story of the development and history of Sugarloaf ski resort from its beginnings as a hand-cleared path to an international ski and golfing resort of world renown. Many colorful people of international prominence are profiled, including Emile Allais, Jean Claude Killy & Billy Kidd