New England & General Interest

Alan Alda has been on a decades-long journey to discover new ways to help people communicate and relate to one another more effectively. If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? is the warm, witty, and informative chronicle of how Alda...

Sandra Pennington has lived through enough Maine winters to know how long they can be. Even in April, Yorktide is chilly and muddy, adding to Sandra’s pangs of loneliness. It’s been five years since her husband died, her dearest friend is in...

Everyone has an inner nerd just waiting to be awakened by the right passion. In Everything All at Once, Bill Nye will help you find yours. With his call to arms, he wants you to examine every detail of the most difficult problems that look unsolvable -...

For 16 years, the legendary Dr. Eugene T. Maleska ruled the roost of puzzledom as the New York Times crossword editor, and he did so with inimitable style. Now, in a special tribute to this landmark editor, a new volume of 100 Sunday Times crosswords...

In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail - well, most of it. In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to...

Embark on a journey past your limits in this spellbinding memoir. In this new book for National Geographic, Nimdai Purja tells the story of his life before his epic achievement of leading the team that scaled K2 in winter. He reveals how leadership, a...

The first two Commanders books, Every Man a Tiger and Into the Storm, provided masterly blends of history, biography, you-are-there narrative, insight into the practice of leadership, and plain old-fashioned storytelling. Shadow Warriors is all of that...

In 1971, United States Air Force flight surgeon John Pendergrass spent much of his time in the backseat of an F-4 Phantom, racing across the skies of Vietnam.Forty-five years later, he boards an altogether different type of aircraft and heads back to...

When he was a child, James Middleton wanted nothing more than a dog of his own. Struggling to connect in the classroom, James would often take off in pursuit of nature and animals - exploring the Berkshire countryside, tinkering with rusty farm...

Believe this: every single space in your house has the potential to function efficiently and look great. The mishmash of summer and winter clothes in the closet? Yep. Even the dreaded junk drawer? Consider it done. And the best news: it’s not hard...

From the time he published his first story in Yankee in 1979 to the day he retired as its editor in 2025, Mel Allen’s writing has captured the unique essence of New England and the people who call it home. Here for the first time, Allen has...

Identify raptors of the northeastern United States with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by group and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information.With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, raptor identification is simple and informative...

Lew-Ellyn Hughes dreams of leaving city life and finding a place where she can see her beloved Maine wilderness from her window each morning. Her dreams finally come true when she finds a nineteenth-century farmhouse for sale in Stratton, an idyllic town...

From 1874 until 1915, the Storm Warriors of the Fletchers Neck Life Saving Service and the citizens of the Village of Biddeford Pool shared a common history. During the 19th century, the stretch of Maine coast between Portland and the busy docks at...

The unlikely friendship between professor Brant Healey and Louis, an unlettered, superstitious woodsman, is at the heart of A Place in Mind. These two men love fishing and hunting, the rural Maine landscape, whiskey from tin cups, and the stories that...

Embark on a creative journey with Maine Lighthouse Coloring Book, where you can relax and unleash your imagination while discovering the rich history and beauty of 24 iconic lighthouses, complete with fun facts and personal journal pages for your travel...

Near the end of World War II, a German U-boat deposited two Nazi saboteurs on the coast of Maine. History tells us they were quickly captured. But what if there was a third man? A top-secret agent with a long-term mission known only to a select few in...

When Jim Whyte settled outside the slate mining town of Monson, Maine in 1895, people hardly knew what to make of him. Almost 130 tears later, we still don’t. A world traveler that spoke six languages fluently, Whyte came to town with sacks full of...

Of all the creatures of the deep blue, none is as captivating as the octopus. In Many Things Under a Rock, marine biologist David Scheel investigates four major mysteries about these elusive beings. How can we study an animal with perfect camouflage and...

America the Beautiful showcases the stunning spaces closest to our nation's heart - from the woods in the Great Appalachian Valley that Davy Crockett once called home to the breathtaking sweep of California’s Big Sur coast to the wilds of Alaska...