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  Literary Luminaries of the...

  Bernard A. Drew

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  The literary history behind this beautiful mountain region.   The Massachusetts Berkshires have long been a mecca for literary greats, from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Edith Wharton to Sinclair Lewis and Joan Ackermann. The Green River in Great Barrington inspired William Cullen Bryant’s poetry. Charles Pierce Burton’s childhood hometown, Adams, became the setting for his frolicking Boys of Bob’s Hill children’s books. During an interlude in Lenox, Patricia Highsmith consulted a local undertaker for details to use in The Talented Mr. Ripley.   In this book, Bernard A. Drew brings together a fascinating chronicle of some 250 wordsmiths who took inspiration from the hills and valleys of the Berkshires.

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  Murder in the Pachysandra

  Linda A Lavid

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  Murder in the Pachysandra introduces Hattie Moon, an elderly widow, who steps out of her dusty world of cat hair, mixed-up days, and rambling conversations with her dead husband, to solve the murder of her paperboy, Jason Meeks. She, along with her friend Muriel Manning, unravel clues the police have missed. Suddenly, the amateur sleuths find themselves swirling in a deceitful, troubling world of marital infidelity, drugs, the dark web, and a diabolical force that hovers, ready to pounce.

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  The Fresh and the Salt - The...

  Ann Lingard

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  “Beautiful, intensely visual prose, born from deep intimacy with subtle borderlands: land and sea, England and Scotland, people and environments.” —David Gange, author of The Frayed Atlantic Edge 
   
  Firths and estuaries are liminal places, where land meets sea and tides meet freshwater. Their unique ecosystems support a huge range of marine and other wildlife: human activity too is profoundly influenced by their waters and shores. 
   
  The Solway Firth—the crooked finger of water that both unites and divides Scotland and England—is a beautiful yet unpredictable place and one of the least-industrialized natural large estuaries in Europe. Its history, geology and turbulent character have long affected the way its inhabitants, both human and non-human, have learnt to live along and within its ever-changing margins. 
   
  “Lingard’s scientific knowledge of the area and its multitudinous inhabitants [is] delivered in riveting prose. This is deep and beautiful natural history writing.” —BBC Countryfile Magazine 
   
   
   
  “Like a hungry gull, Ann Lingard explores her beloved Solway shoreline for every living detail that catches her eye. In so doing she has created a portrait of this nation-cleaving water that is as broad and deep as the estuary itself.” —Mark Cocker, author of Birds & People 
   
  “A kaleidoscopic portrait of the borders of the land.” —Cumbria Life 
   
  “Lingard writes vividly about this estuary . . . an excellent point of reference for locals, visitors and for those simply intrigued by this lesser-known corner of Scotland.” —Scottish Field

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  Iowa Trivia

  Ken Beck, Alan Beck, Janice E....

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  Discover fascinating facts about Hawkeye State history, sports, geography and more with this revised and updated trivia book. 
   
  Iowa Trivia is the ultimate resource on the who, what, when, where, and how of the great state of Iowa. This revised and updated edition contains even more questions and answers about well-known and not so well-known facts of this colorful, historic state. Test your Iowa knowledge with questions such as “What legendary film star was born in Winterset in 1907?”, “What popular ice cream treat was invented in the town of Onawa in 1920?”, and many more!

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  Truck Nuts - The Fast Lane...

  Kent Sundling, Andre Smirnov

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  “Sundling and Smirnov talk complicated auto topics in an accessible, funny way that even truck novices can chuckle at and appreciate.” —Nikki Work, editor of The Fence Post 
   
  A #1 Automotive Buyers’ Guides Bestseller 
   
  So, truck nuts—your truck is your career, your office, your passion, your attitude. What is the best truck for you? Kent “Mr. Truck” Sundling from MrTruck.com and Andre Smirnov from The Fast Lane Trucks will explore that question and more in their book, Truck Nuts. Learn about small trucks, big trucks, diesel trucks, family trucks and vans, pickup trucks, and much more. 
   
  Truck Nuts takes on the challenge of breaking down all the ins and outs of trucks, including:How to match your truck to your trailerTop 3 MPG trucksUsed truck judgingGas or diesel engine?Understanding truck and trailer tiresTruck safetyGoing off the beaten pathThe future of pickup trucksOil change myths 
   
  “A fun, in-depth read about the pick-up truck industry. Kent & Andre have an undeniable passion for the truck industry and it is clear in their work. They get to experience the behind-the-scenes testing of trucks to help educate us on our truck buying decision. If you’re even a little nuts about trucks, you’ll enjoy and certainly learn more with this unique book!” —Ben Janssen, sales director of Cimarron Trailers, truck owner & enthusiast 
   
  “Kent’s writing style is way more than entertaining, it is information you can’t get from anywhere else. This guy knows more about trucks than anyone I know. If you own a truck, or want to, this is required reading.” —Dave Mattern, HorseTrailerWorld.com, WorkingTruckWorld.com

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  Decade of the Wolf Revised and...

  Douglas Smith, Gary Ferguson

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  In Decade of the Wolf, project leader Douglas W. Smith and acclaimed nature writer Gary Ferguson describe the journey of thirty-one Canadian gray wolves that were released in 1995 and 1996 into Yellowstone National Park and the people who faithfully followed them. The wolves have not only survived but completely changed the ecosystem, spilling a fresh measure of wildness across the world's first national park.This updated edition includes additional wolf profiles, new information on the effects of climate change and disease, and a retrospective on what the scientists have learned during this extended study of the Yellowstone wolves.

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