NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOK COLUMN

by Donna Gilbreth, Supervisor
Reference and Information Services
NH State Library

Boutelle, Annie. BECOMING BONE: POEMS ON THE LIFE OF CELIA THAXTER (1835-1894). University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, AR. 2005 $16.00 ISBN 155728797X
Poems prompted by the life and works of New Hampshire's famous poet.

Buell, Janet. SAIL AWAY, LITTLE BOAT. Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis, MN. 2006 $15.95 ISBN 1575058219
Picture book about a toy boat that travels from a rural brook to the ocean where it is found by three children. Buell lives in Goffstown, N.H.

Crossley, Dorothy I. TAKE MY PICTURE!: MEMOIRS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF SKIING AND SAILING, FIFTY YEARS AS A PHOTOJOURNALIST. The Durand Press, Etna, N.H. 2005 $33.00 ISBN 0970832443
Crossley spent much time in the New Hampshire mountains and her memoir includes anecdotes and photographs.

Deady, Kathleen W. ALL YEAR LONG. Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis, MN. 2004 $10.85 ISBN 1575055376
Picture book about the four seasons by Manchester, N.H. author Deady.

Dickson, Catherine. AS I'VE HEARD TELL: MEMOIRS OF CATHERINE DICKSON, 1922 THRU 1978. Liebl Printing Company, Colebrook, N.H. 2005 $37.00
Historical account of Canterbury, N.H., in the 20th century by a long time resident.

Diehl, Jean Heilprin. LOON CHASE. Sylvan Dell Publishing, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 2006 $15.95 ISBN 0976494388
Picture book about a family canoe trip and a chance meeting with a loon family. Both author Diehl and illustrator Kathryn Freeman summer in New Hampshire.

DiPiro, Dan. EVERYTHING THE INSTRUCTORS NEVER TOLD YOU ABOUT MOGUL SKIING.  Authorhouse, Bloomington, IN. 2005 $13.45 ISBN 142086159X
Mogul skiing techniques from champion skier and instructor at Cannon Mountain. DiPiro lives in Easton, N.H.

English, Ben, Jr. and Jane English, editors. OUR MOUNTAIN TRIPS PART 1 - 1899 TO 1908; BEING AUTHENTIC ACCOUNTS OF CAMPING, PACKING, AND TRAMPING IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Bondcliff Books, Littleton, N.H. 2005 $19.95
ISBN 1931271178
100 year old narrative of a family's trekking experiences in the White Mountains, transcribed by their grandchildren.

Esposito, Mary Ann. CIAO ITALIA PRONTO!: 30-MINUTE RECIPES FROM AN ITALIAN KITCHEN. St Martin's Press, New York, N.Y. 2005 $27.95 ISBN 0312339089
Fast and delicious Italian dishes by the host of the PBS television show Ciao Italia. Author Esposito lives and cooks in Durham, N.H.

Gagnon, Lauren. AN EXETER ALPHABET: LEARNING ABOUT EXETER FROM A TO Z. Publishing Works, Exeter, N.H. 2005 $14.00& ISBN 1933002050
Children's alphabet books with Exeter, N.H. related words and photographs.

Gilbert, Alma M. MAXFIELD PARRISH: MASTER OF MAKE-BELIEVE. Philip Wilson Publishers, London, England. 2005 $49.40 ISBN 0856676012
The catalog accompanying an exhibit of the works of Parrish, who lived in New Hampshire. Author Gilbert is a Parrish expert and lives on Parrish's former estate.

Gilliland, Judith Heide. STRANGE BIRDS. Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, N.Y. 2006 $17.00 ISBN 0374372756
Eleven year old Anna's parents are lost at sea and her world collapses. Adventures begin when she finds a herd of tiny winged horses in a tree near her New Hampshire home. Author Gilliland lives in Amherst, N.H.

Hudson, Judy, Doug Mayer and Steve Smith. RANDOLPH PATHS: GUIDE TO THE NORTHERN PRESIDENTIALS AND THE CRESCENT RANGE. Randolph Mountain Club, Gorham, N.H. 2005 $16.95
Eighth edition of a guide to the trails and peaks in the White Mountains area around Randolph, N.H.

Kraichnan, Jack. WINTER TO WINTER: A YEAR OF SEASONAL CHANGES IN THE MONADNOCK FOOTHILLS. Snow Brook Press, Dublin, N.H. 2005 $19.95 ISBN 0976903601
Poems written during a five mile walk through the foothills of Mt. Monadnock.

Kurtz, Sylvie. PERSONAL ENEMY. Silhouette Books, Don Mills, Ontario. 2005 $4.50
ISBN 0373513437
A romantic suspense novel by former pilot and Milford, N.H. resident Kurtz.

Landis, Denise. DINNER FOR EIGHT: 40 GREAT DINNER PARTY MENUS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. St. Martin's Press, New York, N.Y. 2005 $27.95 ISBN 0312325819
Menus and recipes for entertaining by New York Times recipe tester Landis, who lives in Exeter, N.H.

Laufman, Dudley. THE STONE MAN: SHAKER BROTHER PETER AYERS, 1760-1857. Canterbury Shaker Village, Inc., Canterbury, N.H. 2005 $15.00 ISBN 091311703X
An illustrated narrative poem about a stone wall builder and Shaker community member by musician and writer Laufman, of Canterbury.

Lunn, John. THE AQUANAUTS. Tundra Books, Toronto, Ontario. 2005 $8.95
ISBN 0887767273
Sixteen year old Greta finds herself trapped in the far future, in an undersea city in this juvenile adventure story. Author Lunn lives in New Hampshire.

Lunn, John. THE MARINER'S CURSE. Tundra Brooks, Toronto, Ontario. 2004 $8.95
ISBN 0887766722
A juvenile thriller involving 12-year-old Rory on an ocean crossing luxury liner and a sinister ghost.

Maynard, Susan. A SHAKER LIFE: THE DIARIES OF BROTHER IRVING GREENWOOD, 1894-1939. Xlibris Corporation, Philadelphia, PA 2005 $26.99 ISBN 141349319X
Historian Maynard lives in Canterbury, N.H., and has edited the diaries of Canterbury's last Shaker Brother.

NIGHTS OF NORTHERN LIGHTS: 40 SEASONS OF THE WEATHERVANE THEATRE. Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, VT. 2005 $50.00 ISBN 0976956004
A history of the Weathervane Theatre in Whitefield, N.H., from its founding in 1966.
Parson, Alexander. IN THE SHADOWS OF THE SUN. Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, New York, N.Y. 2005 $23.95 ISBN 0385512449
Novel of a New Mexico ranching family and their trials during World War II, including a son who endures the Bataan Death March.

Schmidt, Gary. FIRST BOY. Henry Holt and Company, New York, N.Y. 2005 $16.95
ISBN 0805078592
Fourteen year old Cooper Jewett is alone on a New Hampshire dairy farm following his grandfather's death. Strange events begin to occur, including a visit with the President of the United States.