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|  | | Collected Poems (1962-2002)
A gathering from five previous books: Beginnings and Other Poems, Circling at the Chain's Length, Hang-Ups, Selected Poems, and Shepherd Without Sheep.
BR> The BarnBR>BR>The universeBR>is just the placeBR>to get lost in.BR>A big old barn.BR>Dark. Forsaken.BR>It took courageBR>to build that one.BR>And the lumber!BR>Just think of it!BR>All those black boardsBR>and star-shaped nails.BR>BR> BR>BR> BR>BR> BR> | |  | | Confessions - New and Selected Stories
Realities are stories, stories are realities and often confessions.
These characters collide or drift with the obstacles that life and their own termperaments provide for them. What happens to them becomes very important to us. | |  | | Lawrence at Tregerthen (D. H. Lawrence in Cornwall)
D. H. Lawrence during World War I - the difficult years that have been mainly overlooked by Lawrence scholars.
Covers the span of nineteen months during world War I, when Lawrence and his German wife, Frieda, lived in a cottage by the sea in Cornwall, and were suspected of spying for the German submarine crews operating off the Cornish coast.The war coincided with the crucial time in Lawrence's life when he was reconsidering all the values connected with human relations and himself. His marriage was in trouble, he was uncertain of his sexual preferences, and he was tormented by the long list of casualties from the front and the mass patriotism around him. It was the end of the old world as he knew it, | |  | | Maine Mining Adventures
Tourmaline, amethyst, gold! Maine's mineral wealth is enormous. Miners share their secrets. all this is waiting for you.
A mother lode of tourmaline on a mountain in Newry, a billion dollar discovery of copper and zinc in Aroostook County, mammoth pockets of amethyst in Stowe, and nuggets found in the banks of Maine rivers are only a few of the adventures. For the beginner, there are easy to follow instructions. Many locations are listed, and seasoned miners share their experiences as they generously give advice and guidance. | |  | | Memoirs of a Maine Gold Hunter
C. J. Stevens and his wife began panning for gold in 1978, and this would lead to a host of other treasure-related explorations in Maine. They also met ingenious and colorful personalities committed to the search of the earth's hidden surprises.
This memoir should appeal to all who love adventure and the outdoors.
P> /P> | |  | | One Day With A Goat Herd
If you love animals, this is your book!
A truly endearing book on a herd of goats.
Come follow this small herd of intelligent, humorous, sometimes mischievous personalities. We promise that the word 'goat' will have a special meaning for you.A book for all ages; the perfect gift for future farmers, 4H'ers, pioneers. Delightfully illustrated with photographs of all the characters in the herd. | |  | | Poems from Holland and Belgium
This is a gathering of translations of Dutch and Flemish poets, all highly regarded in their native land. Here is a range of varied and talented voices. It is an invitation to discovery, delight and recognition. A book to keep at hand.
P>Small Barbarism/P>
P>When he had found the courageBR>to let his hand growBR>in accordance with the secret wishes of BR> musclesBR>no longer a beggar palmBR>no longer the parrying fistBR>but claw/P>
P>he sharpened his nails onBR>granite and shookBR>his arms awake fromBR>the hammock of the past/P>
P>struck/P>
P>an | |  | | Storyteller: A life of Erskine Caldwell
A full-length portrait of the highly controversial author of 'God's Little Acre' and 'Tobacco Road.' A shy man bounds from a canvas alive with harsh mood swings and unpredictablity.
This is a full portrait of a complicated personality. Caldwell's unpredictability, harsh mood swings and extramarital affairs are paralleled with instances of warmth, gentleness and generosity. A shy man bounds from a canvas alive with controversy. This book is an attempt to better understand an American storyteller. Eighty million copies of his books have been sold. His most famous books - raising many prudish eyebrows - were God's Little Acre and Tobacco Road. Caldwell gave his fictional characters a rugged durability by keeping the diction simple. Slapstick bubbled from the pages in combina | |  | | The Buried Treasures of Maine
Coins, minerals, artifacts, gold, pirate treasures. Expert advice on how and where to find them. An adventure for the whole family.
This book beckons to the adventurer in each of us. to the single-minded searcher for coins, minerals, artifacts, gold, pirate treasures or old bottles, and to the wistfully curious person who murmurs: I wonder, is there something in this for me.The book further develps, instructively and irresistibly, the gold and gem scenes. It tells of dramatic new mineral discoveries, and it coaxes from imaginative prospectors their tactics and hunting grounds. Tugging at the leash of that fantistic electronic bloodhound, the metal detector, we find inventive people with new ideas. A few dive underwater, so | |  | | The Cornish Nightmare
D. H. Lawrence's character - "the boy" in 'Kangaroo' - vividly recalls D. H. in that tumultuous time.
Stanley - the boy - is the brother of young William Henry, the handsome young farmer to whom Lawrence is forcefully attracted during the torturous War Years. Here, the poem 'Snake' had its conception.World War I coincided at a crucial time in D.H. Lawrence's life. His marriage was in trouble, and he was tormented by the long lists of casualties from the front, and the mass patriotism around him. It was the end of the old world for him, and he reacted by going back to the land, and by forming an intense relationship with William Henry Hocking, a handsome Cornish farmer who lived nearby. The fam | |  | | The Folks From Greeley's Mill and Other Maine Stories
Short stories, set in a Maine village, and vividly time-lifted from the 1930s.
THE FOLKS FROM GREELEY'S MILL
THE TIME: The Nineteen Thirties
THE PLACE: A village in the state of
Maine
THE CAST: The folks from Greeley's
Mill
The dialogue sparkes with the essence of its characters, and the people do not leave us when we close the covers. | |  | | The Miracle of Bryan Pearce
A young English artist's triumph in spite of phenylketonuria.
BR>This is the biography of Bryan Pearce and his indomitable mother. Bryan was born with undiagnosed phenylketonuria, and consequent retardation. BR>Mary was herself a talented painter, but her priority lay in the enrichment and elevation of her children's lives. (Her daughter, Margaretta, was also afflicted with PKU.)BR>Bryan Pearce is now a famous primitive artist; he is a presence in the world of art.BR> | |  | | The Next Bend in the River - Gold Mining in Maine
Adventures in gold panning and dredging in Maine. Experienced prospectors tell their secrets. How and where to find your own Maine Gold. Great family adventure!
That first sliver of gold on the black sand in a gold pan - it's a thrill one never forgets. For those who enjoy adventure, and who want to know about gold prospecting in Maine, there are simple and easy to follow instructions on how to pan and sluice, tips on dredging, and a list of the better streams and locations in Maine where gold can be traced. The material is illustrated with a selection of old and rare photographs. Three interviews with experienced gold hunters are included, and the controversy over a mother lode of gold is approached from different points of view. A look at the table | |  | | The Supernatural Side of Maine
The supernatural and paranormal in Maine. Ghosts, witches, hauntings, UFOs and much,more. Readers will realize that the paranormal is only a step or two away from the world we look upon as real.
Residents from Kittery to Fort Kent reveal their encounters,many of them incredible and some frightening.Alien abductions, guardian angels, poltergeists, UFOs, Bigfoot sightings, ESP,out-of-body experiences, phantom encounters, superstitions, witches and exorcisms are only a few of the many happenings."When a dog in the neighborhood began howling and continued for serveral nights, my grandmother nodded knowingly and said: 'It's Ambrose Seekins-he's been poorly.' Down on our Maine farm, a baying dog was probably the most frequent announcement of an impending death, though crows flocking barnyar |
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Life, With Cancer
by Paul Lonardo
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 Through interviews with Lauren's doctors, along with those of other physicians, researchers, and clinicians who specialize in lung cancer, readers will have a better understanding of the disease.
With the same passion and honesty Lauren exhibite |
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