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| For Librarians - About NH Libraries - Granite State Libraries - October/November/December 2005 Vol. 41, No. 4 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOK COLUMN
by Donna Gilbreth, Supervisor
Reference and Information Services
- Blanchette, Michel A. LITTLE CANUCK: THE ADVENTURES OF AN IMMIGRANT BOY FROM QUEBEC. IUniverse, Inc. 2005. $20.95 ISBN 0595348203
- The author, of Bedford, N.H. writes a memoir of his youth on a Canadian farm and the family's forced immigration due to economic circumstances.
- Bozuwa, Titia. IN THE SHADOW OF THE CATHEDRAL: GROWING UP IN HOLLAND DURING WORLD WAR II. Triple Tulip Press. 2004. $22.95 ISBN 0975482505
- The author, who lives in Wakefield, N.H., tells the story of her childhood in Holland during the German occupation and the Allied Liberation of World War II.
- Draper, Nancy A. A BURDEN OF SILENCE: MY MOTHER'S BATTLE WITH AIDS. AuthorHouse. 2004. $16.75 ISBN 141845107X
- Draper's story of her elderly mother's illness with AIDS, contracted through a tainted blood transfusion. The author lives in New Hampshire.
- Fargnoli, Patricia. SMALL SONGS OF PAIN. Pecan Grove Press. 2004. $10.00 ISBN 193124717X
- Poems inspired by Marc Chagall's paintings of LaFontaine's fables. Fargnoli lives in Walpole, N.H.
- Fender, J.E. ON THE SPUR OF SPEED. University Press of New England. 2005. $26.95 ISBN 1584654759
- Volume 4 of the Frost saga follows the adventures of Geoffrey's younger brother Joseph with Benedict Arnold during the American Revolution. The book also tells the story of Geoffrey's first voyage as a 10-year-old boy on a slave ship. Fender is a New Hampshire resident.
- Harter, Hugh A. THE COUNTESS. AuthorHouse. 2004. $32.75 ISBN 1418416274
- Harter, a Spanish and French scholar, lives in Portsmouth. These are charmingly illustrated poems about the Countess, an Auntie Mame type character.
- JAMES APONOVICH: A RETROSPECTIVE. Currier Museum of Art. 2005. $15.00
- The exhibit catalog for a 2005 Currier Museum of Art exhibit of the works of artist James Aponovich. Aponovich was born in Nashua and lives in Hancock, N.H. His works are held by fine museums including The Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
- Knoblock, Glenn A. & James T. Gunter. BREWING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Arcadia (Images of America Series). 2004. $19.99 ISBN 0738536970
- The story of brewing beer and ale in New Hampshire, including its most famous brewer, Frank Jones.
- Lindsay, Alan. A. Red Hen Press. 2004. $15.95 ISBN 1888996595
- Teenage single mother Holly Perkins defies her family and church. Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter inspired this novel. Lindsay lives in New Hampshire.
- Older, Julia. ROLLING THE SUN. Appledore Books. 2005. $12.00 ISBN 0974148814
- New Hampshire poet Older has garnered 2 Pushcart nominations. This is her eighth collection of poetry. Older states "The poems in Rolling the Sun resonate with places that have seeped into my pores."
- Polidoro, J.P. SNIFF: A NOVEL. Xlibris Corp. 2004. $18.69 ISBN 1413465587
- New Hampshire author Polidoro pens his third mystery thriller about Jack Danton, a biologist. Danton investigates the death of an advertising consultant.
- Raudonis, Valerie. SEA GLASS SECRETS: A COLLECTION OF POEMS. Oak Manor Publishing. 2004. $11.95 ISBN 0974736112
- First volume of poetry by this Nashua poet.
- Rogack, Lisa. STONES AND BONES OF NEW ENGLAND: A GUIDE TO UNUSUAL, HISTORIC, AND OTHERWISE NOTABLE CEMETERIES. Globe Pequot Press. 2004. $14.95 ISBN 0762730005
- A visitor's guide to New England cemeteries of note, including 15 in New Hampshire.
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