NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOKS COLUMN
by Eleanor O'Donnell

Aten, Carol Walker. POSTCARDS FROM EXETER. Arcadia. 2003. $21.99 ISBN 0-7385-3481
Frank W. Swallow's hand colored postcards are contained in this volume, along with many black and white images of Exeter, from the collections of the Exeter Historical Society. They show the progress of Exeter from 1900 through 1940.

Baker, Roberta. LIZARD WALINSKY. Illustrated by Debbie Tilley. Little Brown. 2004. $15.95 ISBN 0-316-07331-8
Roberta Baker writes about children who do not follow the crowd. Lizard Walinsky does not like dolls, but is mad about dinosaurs. Her parents worry she won't find someone who shares her interests when she goes into first grade. She meets a girl who likes salamanders and they become fast friends. The Tilton author's first book was No Ordinary Olive.

Brodsky, Kathy. MOMENTS IN OUR LIVES: A WOMAN'S EYE VIEW. Helpingwoods. 2004. $18.95 Order from the author, 66 Prospect Street, Manchester, N.H. 03104
This collection of poems captures women's experiences at all stages of life. They deal with marriage, children, dealing with clutter, stress, divorce, and old age. The author is a psychotherapist, life coach, and poet.

Brody, Helen. NEW HAMPSHIRE: FROM FARM TO KITCHEN. Hippocrene Books. 2004. $18.95 ISBN 0-7818-1021-3
New Hampshire's small, local farms are profiled. Farm family recipes designed with each farm's special interest make mouthwatering reading.

Carroll, David. SELF-PORTRAIT WITH TURTLES: A MEMOIR. Houghton Mifflin. 2004. $23.00 ISBN 0-618-16225-9
Artist and naturalist, David Carroll, writes about his life passion with turtles, after his first encounter with them at the age of eight. Previous books by this Warner author include The Year of the Turtle and Swampwalker's Journal.

Clements, Louise. OLD MAN, GOODBYE. Illustrated by Carol Leach Publishing Works. Order from the author, 54 Brookside Drive, Stratham, N.H. 03885 (tele. 778-8735). 2003. $14.95 ISBN 0-9744803-0-4
Story about a boy and his father from New York City who go to New Hampshire to say goodbye to the Old Man of the Mountain. The book includes Nathaniel Hawthorne's Old Stone Face, as well as some statistics and history about the Old Man. For ages 8 and up.

COHOS TRAIL GUIDEBOOK. 2nd edition. Published by Cohos Trail Association, 252 Westmoreland Road, Spofford, N.H. 03462.
Originally published in 2000. The second edition is substantially enlarged and revised.

DesRosiers, Karen, and others. A GROUP OF ONE'S OWN: NURTURING THE WOMAN WRITER. Story Line Press. 2003. $16.95 ISBN 1-58654-028-9
The Southern New Hampshire Women's Writing Group has been in existence since 1996. This book describes how to create an environment that enables all participants to excel in their writing, how to establish and run a group, find time to write, and get published.

Englehardt, Phil. MOTORCYCLEMAN: RESTLESS. Gadsden Press. 2004. $15.00 ISBN 0-9744588-0-5
The protagonist of this novel, a middle-aged man, is a product of the 60's, going through a mid-life crisis. He buys a Harley and winds his way across America, on a quest for personal fulfillment. The author crawls into the psyche of the boomers' mid-life torments, taking the reader on a freewheeling ride through drugs, depression, marital stress to a quiet rebirth and acceptance of newly found love and independence. The author lives in Kingston.

Eslick, Tom. DEADLY KIN: A WHITE MOUNTAINS MYSTERY. Viking. 2003. $22.95 ISBN 0-670-03248-4
A high school teacher is asked to chaperone a young girl on a brief hike to an overnight hut at Zealand Falls, where she is suppose to meet up with her brother. When the young man mysteriously falls to his death, the innocent hike becomes a perilous journey as they try to evade a killer.

Fender, J.E. OUR LIVES, OUR FORTUNES. University of New England. 2004. $24.95 ISBN 1-58465-375-2
In volume three of the Frost Saga, Geoffrey Frost returns to Portsmouth after burning the British collier fleet at Tynemouth, to receive his next mission: deliver gunpowder and provisions to George Washington. The author is the legal counsel for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Ferguson, Isobel. COME AND SEE: THE LIFE OF MARY BAKER EDDY. Small Rain Press. 2001. $17.95 ISBN 0-9655317-3-2
Mary Baker Eddy emerged from illness, poverty, and dependence to become a leading moral and spiritual force for good, from her beginnings in Bow, N.H. to her leadership of the Christian Science movement. This biography will be of interest to readers in 5th grade and upwards.

Hall, Donald. BREAKFAST SERVED ANY TIME ALL DAY: ESSAYS ON POETRY NEW AND SELECTED. University of Michigan Press. 2004. $29.95 ISBN 0-472-09852-7
Hall collects forty years of writings on poetry in this volume of essays.

Heald, Bruce D. THE FRANCONIA GATEWAY. Arcadia. 2002. $21.99 ISBN 0-7385-1041-6
The Franconia Gateway, entrance to the White Mountains, begins in the Pemigewasset River, reaching into the wilderness of Franconia Notch and beyond. This pictorial journey travels in time through the communities of Plymouth, Campton, Thornton, Waterville Valley, Woodstock and Franconia.

Heald, Bruce D. MAIN STREET AMERICA. Arcadia. 2003. $19.99 ISBN 0-7385-1342-3
Historical photographs of the main streets of New Hampshire towns from Alexandria to Woodsville showcase their roles as centers of village activities in a bygone age.

Hutchinson, Scott. REINING IN. Blackbird Press. Order from website: blackbirdpubs@aol.com. 2003. $10.00
Collection of poems arranged chronologically from childhood to adulthood. The author's roots are in Virginia horse country, which is apparent in these poems. Hutchinson teaches at Gilford High School and was named Poet of the Year in 2001 by the New England Association of Teachers of English.

Kiel, Warren J., and Lois De Luca (illustrator). THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Falcon. 2003. $19.95 ISBN 0762726903
Comprehensive treatment of the area's butterflies. Detailed entries on each species are accompanied by beautiful watercolors and exceptional color photographs. The author, generally acknowledged as the local expert on the lepidoptera of northern New Hampshire, lives in Whitefield.

OUR NEW ENGLAND. Voyageur Press. 2004. $19.95 ISBN 0-89658-635-9 More than 150 brilliant color photographs illustrate this visual guide to beautiful sites around New England, including peaks, mountain and coastal vistas, lighthouses, historic sites, and major cities.

Parnell, Pat. TALKING WITH BIRCHES: POEMS OF FAMILY AND EVERYDAY LIFE. Journal Press. 2004. $15.00 ISBN 0-9746111-0-7
These poems tell stories of five generations of Pat Parnell's family and other characters from her life. Pat, whose previous poetry collection, Snake Woman and Other Explorations: Finding the Female in Divinity, received critical acclaim, lives on the seacoast.

Partridge, Edith M. ECHOLOCATION. Available from the author, Box 68, Rumney, N.H. 03266. 2002. $12.95
Collection of poems evoking memory associations, feelings, and sensations, places and ideas. The Rumney, N.H. author was awarded the New England Poet of the Year by the New England Association of Teachers of English. She is presently working with a visual artist, juxtaposing poetry and print images for an exhibit entitled A New England Village, shown in libraries and schools.

Solomon, Marilyn. MY WINDOW ON MAIN STREET. Hollis Publishing for the Hunt Memorial Building Restoration Fund. 2004. $29.95 ISBN 1-884186-24-6
Compilation of the author's weekly columns from the Saturday Nashua Telegraph. Her articles focus on the people, places, milestones and events that have made Nashua the city it is today.

Thompson, Neal. LIGHT THIS CANDLE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALAN SHEPARD, AMERICA'S FIRST ASTRONAUT. Crown. 2004. $27.50 ISBN 0-609-61001-5
Fascinating biography of Alan Shepard, the first man in space, and native of Derry, N.H.

Wall, Patricia Q. CHILD OUT OF PLACE: A STORY FOR NEW ENGLAND. Fall Rose Books, P.O. Box 244, Kittery, ME 03904. 2004. $12.00, plus $1.95 S&H. ISBN 0-9742185-0-2
Fictional story about a black child servant in early 19th century Portsmouth. Middle school as well as adults will learn about the history of slavery that is seldom mentioned in schoolbooks. The author formerly worked at Warner House, Strawbery Banke.

Weeks, Stuart B. THE LORD OF CAT BOW. Hobblebush Books. 2003. $16.95 ISBN 0-9636413-1-X
An enjoyable memoir of the author's visits to his grandfather's farm in Lancaster, where the Weeks family spent the summer months, and holiday occasions. Sinclair Weeks, "the Lord of Catbow", was U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Eisenhower.

Zuckoff, Mitchell, and Dick Lehr. JUDGMENT RIDGE: THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE DARTMOUTH MURDERS. HarperCollins. 2003. $25.95 ISBN 0-06-000844-X
The murders of Half and Suzanne Zantop, Dartmouth College professors, stunned the Hanover community. When two Chelsea, Vermont, high school students were discovered to be the perpetrators, their family and friends tried to understand why they had done such a dreadful deed. The authors provide a vivid description of the murders and the factors surrounding the actions of the killers.