Our Books

Pastries: Standard Baking Co.

| Never before has Standard Baking Co. divulged its sweet secrets — this cookbook is sure to become a baking bible for Standard fans and newcomers alike.

Bad Little Falls

| Anthony- and Edgar-award nominated author Paul Doiron delivers another “masterpiece of high-octane narrative” (Booklist) with his newest harrowing thriller about the hunt for a murderer at the height of a major snowstorm. Autographed copies!

The Wicked Good Book

| Intergalactic travelers had their Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Evolutionists had Darwin’s The Origin of Species. And now Mainers can have their very own manual for the good life in Maine.

The Gun Book for Boys (coming September 2012)

| Coming soon! This book is aimed at young readers interested in guns and shooting but who have no firearms mentors and don’t know where to begin. Thoroughly illustrated with drawings and photos, it defines firearms terms, provides hands-on advice about using and maintaining guns, and explains aspects of shooting ranging from historic target matches to military sniping.

Maine Home Cooking

| Residing on Maine’s Islesboro Island, Sandra Oliver is a revered food historian with a vast knowledge of New England food history, subsistence living, and Yankee cooking. For the past five years she has publisher her weekly recipe column “Tastebuds” in the Bangor Daily News. The column has featured hundreds of—from classic tried-and-true dishes to innovative uses for traditional ingredients. Collecting 175 recipes from her column and elsewhere, and emphasizing fresh, local ingredients, as well as the common ingredients found in most kitchens, this volume represents a new standard in home cooking.

Iconic (coming August 2012)

| Coming soon! The photographs in Iconic represent more than 30 years of work and the theme of iconography runs throughout the book, as each structure presented is iconic either for its unique contribution to the field of architecture or for its cultural significance. The photographs are paired with short captions explaining both the architectural importance and the image’s personal meaning to Vanden Brink. He is passionately interested in American history and Americana and, while several photographs were made in France, England, and Canada, the main thrust of the book is America.

Six Mi'kmaq Stories, 2nd Edition

| Six brilliantly retold stories of the Mi'kmaq people.

Inventing Montana

| Full of wit,surprise,shrewd observations,and uncanny wisdom,this book tells a story about creating a place of temporary liberty and inhabiting a world fashioned of your best imaginings,where you might,for a time,live the potencies of a place that you have shaped and that has shaped you.

Flyways

| A book about the connections between waterfowl and the habitats that sustain them as they travel across North America.

Brad Richards A Hockey Story

| Author Paul Hollingsworth interviewed an assortment of prominent hockey commentors to helkp assess Richard's rise from junior hockey star to Stanley Cup champion,including Gord Miller and Bob McKenzie of TSN.Canada's sports network.

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Our New Books
	Wild Fox \| This is Cherie Mason’s touching story of how she befriended a wild creature, knowing that his instincts would soon lead him away forever. Suffused with gentle wonder, Wild Fox speaks to the deep human longing to span the gulf between species.
	Hiking Mount Desert Island \| Long on information, but small enough to be tucked into a day pack, this pocket guide is the perfect companion for a trip to Acadia.
	Fairy House Handbook \| A fun craft and lore book that guides readers on how to go about building a fairy house.
	Mr. Rockefeller's Roads \| This updated version of the 1990 best-seller has new photography, more archival photos, and descriptions of recent improvements to the 51-mile carriage road system.