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WILDERNESS FIRST AID
$7.95 An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge in an affordable and portable book. This book makes sure both novice and expert alike are prepared. This guide can be used by solo travelers or groups to treat injuries and make the victim more comfortable and safe during the time it takes to get professional medical attention. Discover how to apply first aid to a variety of wounds, treat abdominal pains and discomforts, soothe bites and stings, deal with heat and cold injuries, and wrap sprains, fractures and dislocated joints. In addition, you'll find information on elementary CPR as well as lists of essential items for an outdoor first aid kit. William Forgey - Author 
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EDIBLE WILD PLANTS & HERBS
$10.95 This book provides concise, easy-to-understand details on the identification and edibility of 50 of the most common plants in the U.S. and Canada. Readers get a tutorial on preparing plants to eat and finding fresh water for cooking, as well as lists of common poisonous plants to avoid. Featuring sharp, revealing photographs that make identification a snap, this handsome field guide will be a cherished tool in every outdoor explorer’s kit. Alan Cvancara - Author
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THE LONG CROSSING
$13.95 This book is Merrick's take on perhaps the most famous tales of Labrador canoe adventure-the Hubbard-Wallace expedition in the early part of the 20th century. The Hubbard tale is one of nine stories, which make up the book, all bringing life to many of the characters already familiar to Merrick readers from his first effort, the classic True North. The book is able to connect the reader to a world that has gone but those ideas and sensibilities linger still. A great read for an outdoor fanatic. Elliot Merrick - Author
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GLACIERS & GRANITE
$14.95 In Glaciers & Granite David L Kendall vividly explains why Maine's landscape is so geologically varied and interesting. Imagine Mount Katahdin's granite dome buried nine below the surface. Imagine the coast depressed beneath two miles of glacial ice. Imagine Maine at the equator, in the dry, landlocked center of an ancient supercontinent. Well it was! Learn the facinating story behind what made the state of Maine. David L. Kendall - Author
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SEA KAYAKER'S GUIDE TO MT DESERT
$14.95 Experienced trip leader Jennifer Paigen knows all the paddling routes, and is your personal guide through the Mount Desert Island region. This guidebook offers a thorough overview of the information kayakers need to know for safe, enjoyable trips in these waters. This book comes with photographs, maps and drawings, which allow you to visualize areas unknown to you for your safety and pleasure. Jennifer Paigen & Karen Svenson - Authors
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FIELD GUIDE TO EDIBLE WILD PLANTS
$16.95 This interesting guide comes with many of superb illustrations and detailed descriptions. This book is excellent for a catalog of mostly uncultivated plants that are edible or have medicinal purposes. The book allows the reader to see learn about the plant, the fruit, or the flowers, while other descriptions cover history, varieties, and more distribution information. The uses section tells which parts of the plant can be consumed, and how they must be prepared to eliminate any toxins that might be present. Bradford Angier
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25 BICYCLE TOURS IN MAINE
$16.95 There's no better way to see the real Maine than by bike, and no better way to bike it than with this new revised edition of Howard Stone's 25 Bicycle Tours in Maine. It has been expanded and contains all-new maps. The book ranges from half-day trips to multi-day adventures. These tours take you down nearly 2,000 miles of Maine's back roads. A bonus tour of 240 miles from Kittery to Bar Harbor travels the length of Maine's Spectacular coastline. Each tour includes a detailed map. mile-by-mile directions, where to find nearby bike shops and other services and information on the history and culture of the region. Howard Stone - Author
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DISCOVER ACADIA NATIONAL PARK
$16.95 This book is a comprehensive informative guide to the scenery, wildlife, trails, trip-times as it showcases the resources and sights of the beautiful Acadia National Park of Maine. Difficulty gradings, maps, and straightforward information make Discover Acadia National Park the perfect guide to learn which hiking trails are best for the interests of every reader. A foldout hiking and biking map is included in this book. Jerry & Marry Monkman - Authors
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50 HIKES IN THE MAINE MOUNTAINS
$16.95 An updated guide to one of the East Coast's most popular hiking venues, Chunn leads hikers up Maine's highest and most scenic peaks—Mounts Katahdin, Kineo, Traveler, and Doubletop—from gentle grades to vertiginious scrambling along the Knife's Edge. She leads you to waterfalls, remote ponds, lookout towers, swimming holes, and incomparable vistas. Hikes in this revised third edition range in length from 2 hours to 5 days, and provide something for hikers of all abilities. Each hike description includes a topographical map and information on mileage, rise, and terrain. Along the way Chunn provides information on the geology, wildlife, and history of each trail. Cloe Chun - Author
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US ARMY SURVIVAL HANDBOOK
$16.95 The U.S. Army Survival Handbook provides vital information and describes the basic techniques to enable you to survive and return alive should you find yourself in such a situation. This book is widely recognized as the finest single source on the subject of survival. It is utilized by Special Operations Forces and pilots, and has also been translated for use in foreign militaries the world over. This handbook is not just for soldiers. Civilians have discovered this detailed compilation to be a tremendously interesting and important addition to their home libraries, cars, and RVs. US Army - Author
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PETERSON ROCKS & MINERALS
$18.00 The definitive guide to rocks and minerals, completely updated for the fifth edition, this book includes 385 color photographs showing rocks, minerals, and geologic formations. Hundreds of minerals are described, with details such as geographic distribution, physical properties, chemical composition, and crystalline structures. This precise book is a must have! Roger Tory Peterson - Author
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PETERSON WILD FLOWERS
$18.00 Grouped by color and by plant characteristics, 1,293 species in 84 families are described and illustrated in this detailed book. Included here are all the flowers you're most likely to encounter in the eastern and north-central U.S., westward to the Dakotas and southward to North Carolina and Arkansas, as well as the adjacent parts of Canada. Roger Tory Peterson - Author
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PETERSON ANIMAL TRACKS
$18.00 This book features descriptions of the habits, habitats, tracks, signs, and ranges of all the mammals of North America. More than 1,000 illustrations show individual tracks, different track patterns, animals in their habitats, droppings, and gnawed trees - every type of clue the tracker needs. Roger Tory Peterson - Author
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MAINE MOUNTAIN GUIDE
$18.95 The AMC Maine Mountain Guide is widely recognized as the definitive trail guide to the mountains of Maine. This revised edition now features new full color, GPS-rendered trail maps - the first and only GPS plotted maps available for the area. From Baxter State Park and spectacular Mt. Katahdin to the rugged Mahoosuc Range, this is the ultimate guide for exploring the Maine wilderness. This fully revised and updated 8th edition includes notes on scenic views, geology and nature, trip planning, map and compass use, and bushwhacking. Appalachian Mountain Club Books - Author
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AUDUBON FOSSILS
$19.00 This, the first all-photographic field guide to cover fossils found throughout North America north of Mexico, includes nearly 500 full-color photographs identifying corals, trilobites, shells, teeth, bones, as well as fossil-bearing rocks and outcrop formations. The descriptive text includes information on size, geological period, geographical distribution, and ecology of the animal or plant before it was fossilized. In addition, the book provides lists of Geological Survey offices and major fossil collections, a geological time chart, and a guide to collecting and preserving fossils. Ida Thompson & The National Audibon Society - Authors
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PETERSON EASTERN TREES
$19.00 This innovative field guide features detailed descriptions of 455 species of trees native to eastern North America, including the Midwest and the South. The 48 color plates, 11 black-and-white plates, and 26 text drawings show distinctive details needed for identification. Color photographs and 266 color range maps accompany the species descriptions. Roger Tory Peterson - Author
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PETERSON EDIBLE WILD PLANTS
$19.00 Containing more than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous look-alikes, this book is a must for any serious woodsman. With 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species this book proves invaluable. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses. Roger Tory Peterson - Author
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A FISHERMANS GUIDE
$19.95 This book tells you precisely where, when, and how to catch game fish in Maine. From migrating striped bass along the south coast to native brook trout in the North Woods, this book provides visiting and resident anglers with all the information they need. Both veterans and novices will benefit from the author's knowledge of aquatic biology and his years of fishing experience throughout Maine. This guide includes comprehensive coverage of the entire state includes a map of each major fishing region. Each chapter offers a fascinating historical overview and profile of a local fishing personality. The text covers salmon, trout, bass, pike, pan fish, and saltwater species. The author discusses both fly-fishing and spin-fishing techniques that work. Each section provides specific trip-planning information, driving/hiking directions, and descriptions of access points. Kevin Tracewski - Author
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FIELD GUIDE TO MEDICINAL PLANTS
$19.95 Allowing you to stay safe, this book shows you what plants can treat any woodland accident. A full page is dedicated to each plant, showing in color a detailed drawing of the leaves and flower, fruit or other identifying characteristic. The text covers: Family, Common Names, Characteristics, Area and Uses. The text is easy to read and offers interesting notes about the plant's uses, primarily from American Indians and pioneers. This is not just a field identification book, but it provides additional information about known plants. The guide is alphabetical by common name which allows anyone easy use. Bradford Angier - Author
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KATAHDIN
$19.95 This excellent hiking guide to Baxter State Park, which the Bangor Daily News calls, “A necessity for the hiker at Baxter Park.” Includes history and background of the park as well as a comprehensive guide to all the trails and peaks. This guide also comes with the best pocket map to the park, which the Portland Sunday Telegram claims, “The map alone is worth the price.” Clark is a passionate expert who provides the most detailed trail guide out there. Stephen Clark - Author
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TO KATAHDIN
$20.00 This book lively depicts the adventure of George Sewall’s 1876 journey to Katahdin with his two brothers, James W., and Joseph Sewall, all of Old Town, and their friend and distant cousin, Edwin Ned Hunt. With a light boat, a tent, two blankets apiece, a rifle, pistol, fishing apparatus, fifty pounds of flour, twenty pounds of salt pork, and a sufficient quantity of sugar, tea, cornmeal, molasses, salt, pepper, beans, and cheese, they traveled by train to the railhead at Abbot Village, by wagon to Moosehead Lake, and then began to row and paddle and sail and portage their way towards Katahdin, across lakes, down streams, through rapids, and over the carrys. The book includes pencil sketches that capture both humorous moments and the beauty of the wilderness that Sewall witnessed. George Sewall - Author
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PETERSON BIRDS
$22.00 Peterson’s magnum opus, now in its fifth edition, created the trail for countless field guides to follow. This excellent book gives the reader a description of birds in North America that makes it perfect for fieldwork! Allowing you to make those tough identifications, this book is indispensable. The Peterson Identification System has been used in the more than fifty books that make up the Peterson Field Guide series. Roger Tory Peterson - Author
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COMMON BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
$22.50 Beautiful, full-color, large-scale illustrations showcase 30 birds in the habitats of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada that they are most associated with, along with identification tips. Expanded information on each bird’s habits and natural history goes beyond the standard bird identification guide. This book gives you everything you need and more. James D. Wilson - Author
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