NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOKS COLUMN

by Eleanor O'Donnell

Coolidge, Daniel S., and J. Michael Jimmerson. A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR ROAD WARRIORS: ESSENTIALS FOR THE MOBILE LAWYER. American Bar Association. 1996. $29.95 ISBN 1-57073-298-1
Although this book was written for mobile lawyers, it is useful for anyone contemplating buying a notebook computer. Basic information is included on equipment and peripherals, how to master the tools of the virtual office, and comparing and selecting an online service. Coolidge is a lawyer in a Manchester, N.H. law firm.

DEMOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE: TOWNS, CITIES AND PLACES, 1990 CENSUS EDITION. Polidata, Attn: Clark Bensen, 3112 Cave Court, Suite C., Lake Ridge, VA 22192-1167. 1998. $57.00
Based on the 1990 Census data, the following subject areas are covered in this demographic profile: Geography, Population, Income and Labor Force, Housing, and Socio-Economic Status Indicators. A companion volume to the Demographic Atlas of New Hampshire.

Duncan, Dayton. LEWIS & CLARK: THE JOURNEY OF THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. Knopf. 1997. $40.00 ISBN 0-679-45450-0
Based on a documentary film by Ken Burns, written by Dayton Duncan, this book tells the fascinating story of the famous Lewis & Clark Expedition which set out to find the Northwest Passage from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. Duncan and Burns are New Hampshire residents.

Gove, Bill. J.E. HENRY'S LOGGING RAILROADS: THE HISTORY OF THE EAST BRANCH & LINCOLN AND ZEALAND VALLEY RAILROADS. Bondcliff Books, P.O. Box 385, Littleton, N.H. 03561. 1998. $25.95 ISBN 0-9657475-2-2
J.E. Henry was a lumber baron at the turn of the century whose army of lumberjacks cut clean the vast untouched forests of the Zealand and East Branch valleys. Retired Vermont forester, Bill Gove, chronicles the history of J.E. Henry's two highly successful logging railroads, the men who worked for him, and the locomotives.

Graves, Donald. BASEBALL, SNAKES, AND SUMMER SQUASH: POEMS ABOUT GROWING UP. Wordsong. 1996. $16.95 ISBN 1-56397-530-0
Young and older readers will identify with these poems of a boy's adventures in his new home in the country. The first collection by Graves, a teacher in the White Mountains region, including poems about his dog, his first baseball glove, fishing with his father, giggling in church, describes his growing up years.

Hawkins, Sue, and Guy Gosselin. AMONG THE WHITE HILLS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GUY L. SHOREY. December 1998. Make check payable to Mount Washington Observatory. Order from Among the Hills, MWO, P.O. Box 2310, North Conway, N.H. 03860. $30.00 pre-publication; $35.00 post publication price.
"This book contains a biography of noted turn of the century photographer, Guy L. Shorey of Gorham, an historic overview of the Gorham-Berlin area and the White Mountains, and over 200 examples of Shorey's work, both scenic and historic."

Jones, William Haslet. VITAL STATISTICS OF SEABROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1768-1903. Heritage Books. 1998. Catalog #J557. $19.00 ISBN 0-7884-0872-0
Seabrook, formerly the southern half of Hampton Falls, is one of a number of New Hampshire towns for which no genealogical records have been published until now. This book is divided into three sections: births, deaths, and marriages. An appendix includes a list of town officers, along with some interesting town documents.

Kelly, James Patrick. THINK LIKE A DINOSAUR AND OTHER STORIES. Golden Gryphon Press. 1997. $22.95 ISBN 0-9655901-09-4
The title story, Think like a dinosaur, won the prestigious Hugo Award for science fiction. This collection of short fiction spans a twenty year career of writing by this New Hampshire author.

Kinsman, Lawrence. A WELL ORDERED LIFE: FOUR NOVELLAS. Abelard Press. 1998. $25.00 ISBN 0-9648817
Author of Water from the Moon and Other Stories, and professor of English at New Hampshire College, Kinsman now presents us with a collection of four novellas. The title story, A Well-Ordered Life, is followed by The Stepmother, The Death of Christopher Moran, and Madame du Barry and the Boys. The underlying theme linking these stories seems to be that appearances can be deceptive. You don't know people as well as you think you do.

Morris, Taylor. MESSAGE FROM THE SPARROWS: ENGAGING CONSCIOUSNESS. Heartsfire Books. 1997. $12.95 ISBN 1-889797-02-2
In this work, Morris, a teacher at Franklin Pierce College, examines Sufi philosophy with his students. Using Sufi stories, he encourages them to break through paradigms, and the result is a thought provoking progession of ideas.

Spaulding, John H. HISTORICAL RELICS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, ALSO A CONCISE WHITE MOUNTAIN GUIDE. Bondcliff Books. 1998. $12.95 ISBN 0-9657475-3-0
Originally printed in 1855, this title has long been considered a classic. Written by John H. Spaulding, manager of two early summit hotels atop Mount Washington, the book was a combination history and tourism guide. Besides offering a fascinating look back at the events and people, who figured prominently in the region's settlement, Historical Relics describes in great detail the many natural wonders of the White Mountains.

VanNostrand, Jillian, and Christie V. Sarles. WILD WOMAN'S GARDEN: 7 RADICAL WEEDS FOR WOMEN OVER 40: CULTIVATE THE CHANGE IN YOURSELF. Radical Weeds, P.O. Box 68, Mirror Lake, N.H. 03853-0068. 1998. $11.00 ISBN 0-9664246-0-3
This book was written for women over 40, who want to make the Change with the help of herbs. The seven weeds are black cohosh, chaste tree, motherwort, nettle, sage, St. Johns-wort, and yarrow. The authors provide information on each one, their uses, cultivation, and preparation. A free packet of seeds is available with the purchase of each book.

Wetherell, W.D. NORTH OF NOW: A CELEBRATION OF COUNTRY AND THE SOON TO BE GONE. 1998. $27.95 ISBN 1-55821-651-0
Wetherell reminds us of the simple pleasures of life that can still be enjoyed in a rural community, even in this fast changing society. Writing about topics such as play, village life, reading, quiet, wild trout, he makes us see what is worth preserving and what really matters. The author lives in rural New Hampshire.