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Not Proven by Woody Hanstein Not Proven by Woody Hanstein
You'll be hooked from page one. Woody Hanstein's first novel is filled with credible characters, twists and turns, and premises that would make a law professor lose sleep.





Cold Snap by Woody Hanstein Cold Snap by Woody Hanstein
The Second book in the Pete Morris Mystery Series. Accidents do happen. At least that's what Pete Morris thought after Ziggy Richards fell sixty-one feet off the courthouse roof. But then a family's painful past starts closing in around Morris like the bitter cold of a January night.



 


State's Witness by Woody Hanstein States Witness by Woody Hanstein
The Thrid book in the Pete Morris Mystery Series. When 14-year-old Amy Hart disappeared ten years ago, the only thing left behind were a blood-soaked sweater and the haunting sense that nothing in the peaceful little town of Piedmont would ever be quite the same.




Mistrial by Woody Hanstein
The Fourth book in the Pete Morris Mystery Series. It looked certain that Rick Maxwell’s jurors would be back in the morning to convict him of a manslaughter charge which would probably ruin his young life forever. But when morning came, one of the jurors was dead, and suddenly attorney Pete Morris had a lot more to worry about than just his client’s verdict.




The Dark Well: Coming of Age on a Maine Farm by Brenda Shaw The Dark Well: Coming of Age on a Maine Farm by Brenda Shaw
The quest for truth about her origins defined the author's early life as she sought to unravel the conspiracy of silence around her. Shaw's autobiography is set in the Augusta, Maine, area during the Great Depression. Illustrated.





Eliza
and Mentora: The Story of a Pioneer Family in Northern Maine by Brenda Shaw Eliza and Mentora: The Story of a Pioneer Family in Northern Maine by Brenda Shaw
A prequel to Brenda Shaw's autobiographical, "The Dark Well," which takes her family back three generations to 1840 and follows their story through the Civil War and the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of "The Dark Well." Set in Aroostook County, Maine.






Elmer Walker: hermit to hero Elmer Walker: hermit to hero by Tonee Harbert
Created in conjunction with the Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, Tonee Harbert's pictorial artistry and Carolyn Chute's tale of Elmer's life combine to form a masterful depiction of small town Maine. Illustrated.




Indian Double Curve Secrets by Tom Raven Ford Indian Double Curve Secrets by Tom Raven Ford
A collection of Native American, centuries-old designs and their meanings. This Eastern Woodlands Guide for Stencils is part history, part art, and shows us how this country's Native ancestors viewed and expressed life. The designs can be applied to any artistic medium.





Insanity Inc. by Carolyn McKinnon Insanity Inc. by Carolyn McKinnon
A mystery about the abuses of power in a mental institution, based on the author's experiences as a psychiatric nurse. Illustrated by Charles J. Cronin. Hard cover.






Belle Haven by Joan de Garmo Belle Haven II, the End of an Era by Joan Askew de Garmo
A memorial to the author's mother-in-law which begins in Connecticut in 1917, when Marjorie Prescott takes six homeless boys into her heart and creates a loving family. 2nd Edition. Illustrated.






Northeast Indian Resource Secrets by Tom Raven Ford Northeast Indian Resource Secrets by Tom Raven Ford
This is Tom's second Audenreed Book and a companion to his Indian Double Curve Secrets. This guide lists Native American resources on historical fiction, arts and crafts, spirituality concepts, eastern legends, herbs and cooking and much, much more. Extensive indexes. $15.95 plus S&H.





Winter Dreams, Summer Balms by Joseph Opperman Winter Dreams, Summer Balms by Joseph Opperman
The poetry and prose of the author as he relates his 20-year adventure living on a salt-water farm in Addison, Maine.





The Song She Guards by Irene HoweThe Song She Guards by Irene Howe
Poet Irene Howe has been published in such periodicals as Northeast Journal and echoes. In this, her first book, the poems are "beautifully crafted works that have the ability to startle and surprise." [ME Sunday Telegram]





Untidy Candles, An Anthology of Maine Poets Untidy Candles: An Anthology of Contemporary Maine Poets edited by Julie Zimmerman
A collection of poems which showcase the variety, beauty and scope of poetry in Maine. Essays by poets who have led poetry workshops for the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance comprise the Introduction. Illustrated.




Herald Before the Mast by Adelbert Mason
An American captain who served in World War II relates the events which befell the author's great-grandfather's career as a talented ship carver in 19th century maritime New England  -- a love story as well as a vivid picture of the times.  Illustrated.