NEW HAMPSHIRE BOOK COLUMN
by Donna Gilbreth, Supervisor
Reference & Information Services
N.H. State Library
Battey, Scott. 50 HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH DIALOGUES. Teacher's Discovery, Auburn Hills, MI. 2006 $31.95
Amusing dialogues about music, sports, and relationships are written in a casual style using current Spanish slang. Battey lives in Dover, N.H. and teaches Spanish and French at Dover High School.
Eyman, Carol Luers. HOW TO PUBLISH YOUR NEWSLETTERS: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO PRINT AND ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING. Square One Publishers, Garden City, NY. 2006 $21.95
ISBN 9780757000454
All the information needed, from creating a budget to distribution, create and publish a print or electronic newsletter. By Nashua Public Library's outreach and community services coordinator.
McGrath, Robert L. VISIONS IN GRANITE: TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF PAINTING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE'S WHITE MOUNTAINS. Blue Tree, Portsmouth, N.H. 2006 $25.00
ISBN 0971132151
Carefully selected pairings of historical and contemporary paintings of the White Mountains. The author is a professor emeritus of art history at Dartmouth College.
McGuinness, Cheryl and Lois Rabey. BEAUTY BEYOND THE ASHES. Howard Publishing Co., West Monroe, LA. 2004 $15.99
ISBN 1582293899
McGuinness' husband Tom and co-pilot of American Airlines flight 11, which crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. This is her personal story of survival and her 12 guiding principals for dealing with personal loss.
McLaughlin, Pamela. CELIA, ARMY NURSE AND MOTHER REMEMBERED: A NURSE FOR THE CENTURY. 1st Books. 2002 $13.95
ISBN 9780759675032
The author's mother, Celia (Hammond) McLaughlin was a Tamworth native and Army nurse during World War II. This is a memoir of Celia's life including many of her war letters.
Mansfield, Howard, editor. WHERE THE MOUNTAIN STANDS ALONE: STORIES OF PLACE IN THE MONADNOCK REGION. University Press of New England, Hanover, N.H. 2006 $24.95
ISBN 1584655569
An anthology of essays, historical texts, and oral histories that explores the history and culture of the area surrounding Mt. Monadnock.
Marden, Diane M. BELMONT (postcard history series). Arcadia Publishing, Portsmouth, N.H. 2006 $19.99
ISBN 0738545848
A brief, illustrated history of a former mill town in the Lakes Region. Written by the vice president of the Belmont Historical Society.
Marder, Brenda L. THE GREEK DREAM. AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN. 2006 $14.99
ISBN 9781411686809
The author, an expert on modern Greece, lives in Hanover, N.H. This novel is based on true events that took place in Greece in the 1970s, when terrorists killed a CIA station chief.
Martin, Henry. THE SILENT BEFORE DAWN. Lulu.com. 2006 $11.95
ISBN 9781411686809
Self-published poems by a New Hampshire resident. The poems are arranged in four categories: Relationships, Thoughts, Confessions, and Surreal.
Militello, Jennifer. ANCHOR CHAIR, OPEN SAIL. Finishing Line Press, Georgetown, KY. 2006 $12.00
ISBN 9780307263444
A collection of poetry by Militello, professor at N.H. Community Technical College, Claremont, and nominee for several Pushcart Prizes.
Min, Katherine. SECONDHAND WORLD. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY. 2006 $23.00
ISBN 9780307263444
Acclaimed debut novel by Min, a Plymouth State University professor. This is the story of a Korean-American daughter in conflict with her more traditional parents.
Moore, David W. HOW TO STEAL AN ELECTION: THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW GEORGE BUSH'S BROTHER AND FOX NETWORK MISCALLED THE 2000 ELECTION AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY. Nation Books, New York, NY. 2006 $13.95
ISBN 9781560259299
Moore, former pollster for Gallup Poll and University of New Hampshire professor, makes the case that Fox's early, but incorrect, announcement that Bush won the election may have caused Gore to actually lose the presidential election.
Nakanish, Michiko. HEROES & FRIENDS: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH. Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, N.H. 2005 $20
ISBN 193180740X
A brief history of the historic peace treaty negotiated in New Hampshire that ended the 1904/05 Russo-Japanese War.
Nash, Ruth S. MORAH: 19TH CENTURY ADVENTURES BY STAGECOACH. AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN. 2006
ISBN 1425927041
A fictional account of life in 19th century New Hampshire along the stagecoach lines. The author is a summer resident of Alton.
New Hampshire Homeschooling Coalition. NEW HAMPSHIRE HOME EDUCATION GUIDEBOOK. N.H. Homeschooling Coalition, c/o Chris Hamilton, 84 Mason Road, Brookline, N.H. 03303-2204. $9.00 ($12.00 at website: www.nhhomeschooling.org)
A new edition of the organizations guide with information on choosing to home school, text and explanation of state laws, lists of resources for home school families.
Newell, Robert. FROM TIME TO TIME: A SOLIDER'S STORY OF LIFE AND THE VIETNAM WAR. Vantage Press, New York, NY. 2006 $8.95
ISBN 0533152569
Newell enlisted in the Army and spent 27 months in Vietnam, winning a Bronze Star. The horrors of the war and his actions there still remain with him. Newell lives in New Hampshire.
Noel, Katherine. HALFWAY HOUSE. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, NY. 2006 $23.00
ISBN 0871139340
The author, a San Francisco resident, has written her first novel about a New Hampshire family that falls apart when their "perfect" daughter has a mental breakdown. Winner of the 2006 Kate Chopin award for fiction.
Okrant, Mark. SLEEPING ALONGSIDE THE ROAD: RECOLLECTIONS BY PATRONS AND THE OWNERS OF MOTELS IN THAT ERA WHEN MOTELS WERE AMERICANS' FIRST CHOICE. Oak Manor Publishing, Manchester, N.H. 2006 $11.95
ISBN 0974736163
Tourism expert and Plymouth State University professor Okrant describes travel in the United States before the interstate highways changed our travel habits.
O'Shea, Tim. DON'T THINK LESS OF ME: A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS. BookSurge Publishing, Charleston, SC. 2006 $13.99
ISBN 1419629786
Humorous essays by columnist, radio commentator, storyteller, and New Hampshire resident O'Shea. Topics include being short, National TV Day, and spelling bees.
Perreault, Robert B. MANCHESTER (postcard history series). Arcadia Publishing, Portsmouth, N.H. 2005 $19.99
ISBN 0738537837
The history of Manchester, told through hundreds of historic postcards.
Pessotti, George E. REASON FOR LIVING: A BURN SURVIVOR'S STORY OF HOPE AND REBIRTH. Our American Journeys, Amherst, MA. 2005 $16.95
ISBN 1557090521
A young father is badly burned in a home accident. This is the story of his survival and painful recovery and its effect on his family. Pessotti now lives in Nashua.
Samuels, Fred and Joann Snow Duncanson. BREAKFAST IN THE BATHTUB: A BOOK OF SMILES. Peter E. Randall Publisher, Portsmouth, N.H. 2005 $15.00
ISBN 1931807418
Humorous poems, essays, and stories to amuse the reader. The authors are newspaper columnists living in New Hampshire.
Sherman, B. Elwin. TOOLKIT IN PARADISE: THE SELF-HELPLESS GUIDE TO A DECADE OF AMERICAN WIT AND WISDOM. PublishAmerica, Baltimore, MD. 2005 $24.95
ISBN 1424105110
The author, a Bethlehem resident, has gathered 10 years of humorous essays in this book. Essay titles include The Poet Laura Ate and How Greenspan was my Valley.
Shribman, David and Jack DeGange. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE FOOTBALL: GREEN FIELDS OF AUTUMN (images of sports series). Arcadia Publishing, Portsmouth, N.H. 2004 $19.99
ISBN 0738536113
An illustrated history of Dartmouth's football program which began in 1881 and has seen many successful years.
Styrna, Joan. GOOD FOOD SIMPLY PREPARED: A COLLECTION OF RECIPES FROM 3 GENERATIONS OF THE STYRNA FAMILY. Peter E. Randall, Publisher, Portsmouth, N.H. 2005 $19.95
ISBN 0977198642
Stryna is a chef and teacher living in Brentwood. Her grandparents were immigrants to New Hampshire from Poland and Belarussia. She shares these recipes and stories with the reader.
Tardiff, Paul. ONCE UPON A BERLIN TIME...TWO. AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN. 2005 $29.95
ISBN 1420867032
Second volume of stories about Berlin history, most were previously published in the Berlin Daily Sun newspaper. |
