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1	Newcomb's Wildflower Guide more books like this by Lawrence Newcomb, Gordon Morrison (Illustrator) add to wishlist Lawrence Newcomb's system of identification on wild flowers is based on natural structural features that are easily visible to the untrained eye and enables amateurs and experts to identify almost any wildflower quickly and accurately. see all copies from $6.48! new only from $10.55! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938 more books like this by R A Scotti add to wishlist Former journalist Scotti tells the tale of the 1938 hurricane that travelled across seven Northeastern states and killed nearly 700 people, making it the worst natural disaster to ever befall the United States. The author based his detailed, compelling account on the individual stories of survivors, including forecasters, as told in interviews and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Long Time Leaving: Dispatches from Up South more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. (Read by) add to wishlist In this acerbic, eminently quotable book, humorist Roy Blount Jr. focuses on his own dueling loyalties across the great American divide. Scholarly, raunchy, biting, and affable, Blount takes on topics ranging from chicken fingers and yellow dog Democrats to Elvis's toes while sharing some experiences of his own: chatting with Ray Charles, meeting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.58! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Grasses an identification guide more books like this by Brown add to wishlist Focusing on the color, shape, and texture of the plants, and avoiding the technicalities presented by most botanical guides, this first and only popular book on the subject provides a lively account of the history, ecology, and uses of 135 species of grasses.Horticulture. 368 line drawings. see all copies from $4.63! new only from $9.76! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Weeds of the Northeast more books like this by Richard H Uva, Joseph C Neal, Joseph M Ditomaso add to wishlist An alternate selection of the Garden Book Club "Knowing your opponents is the first step in weed prevention. Weeds of the Northeast is businesslike and well photographed-a useful tool for the conscientious gardener."-Barbara Damrosch, author of The Garden Primer Here, at last, is a lavishly illustrated manual for ready identification of 299 ... see all copies from $23.46! new only from $23.46! \| SVS
6	The Ghost more books like this by Robert Harris add to wishlist 'The moment I heard how McAra died I should have walked away. I can see that now...' The narrator of Robert Harris' gripping new novel is a professional ghostwriter - cynical, mercenary, and with a nice line in deadpan humour. Accustomed to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities, he jumps at the chance to ghost the memoirs of Britain ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Sachem more books like this by Donald Clayton Porter add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.99! \| first editions
8	Divergent Paths: How Culture & Institutions Have Shaped North American Growth more books like this by Marc Egnal add to wishlist Why are some countries without an apparent abundance of natural resources, such as Japan, economic success stories, while other languish in the doldrums of slow growth. In this comprehensive look at North American economic history, Marc Egnal argues that culture and institutions play an integral role in determining economic outcome. He focuses his ... see all copies from $3.15! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery more books like this by Anne Farrow, Joel Lang, Jenifer Frank add to wishlist Rich with historical documents and photos, this narrative dispels the myths surrounding the history of slavery in this country, revealing the North's deep dependence on slave commerce and its own exploitation of slave labor. see all copies from $2.89! new only from $9.56! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs more books like this by William M Harlow add to wishlist This handy, accurate, and easily used key to fruit and twig identification features over 350 photographs depicting nearly every twig and fruit described. This exceptional work is a valuable tool and instructor to the naturalist, woodsman, farmer, or anyone who has wondered about the name of a leafless tree in winter or been intrigued by an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.28! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death, 1799-1883 more books like this by Professor Gary Laderman add to wishlist This work explores the changing attitudes toward death and the dead in northern Protestant communities during the 19th century. It offers insights into the construction of an "American way of death", illuminating the central role of the Civil War and tracing the birth of the funeral industry. see all copies from $9.99! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Northeastern Landscaping: A Regional Guide to Garden Design & Construction more books like this by Sunset Books (Editor) add to wishlist This attractive title offers readers many innovative suggestions for landscape and garden design. More than 600 color photographs of gardens throughout the northeast United States, detailed landscape plans and plant lists are included to spur readers' imaginations to design and plant attractive gardens. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95! \| first editions
13 view cover	Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening & Conservation more books like this by Donald Leopold add to wishlist Nearly 700 species of native trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, grasses, and wildflowers from the Northeastern U.S. and all of Eastern Canada are discussed in this comprehensive guide. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, the encyclopedic portion of the book includes practical advice on cultivation and propagation plus information on hardiness. see all copies from $20.45! new only from $21.95!
14 view cover	In Suspect Terrain more books like this by John McPhee add to wishlist From the outwash plains of Brooklyn to Indiana's drifted diamonds and gold, John McPhee's" In Suspect Terrain" is a narrative of the earth, told in four sections of equal length, each in a different way reflecting the three others-- a biography; a set piece about a fragment of Appalachian landscape in illuminating counterpoint to the human history ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Eastern Tides: A Surfcaster's Life more books like this by Frank Daignault add to wishlist For every surfcaster who has felt the tug of striped bass on the line and on the heart, here is a memoir by the renowned striper fisherman. New in paperback, the book is filled with people,[places and fish of a lifetime -- a book to be read in oilskins and waders. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.28! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: A Field Guide to the Northeastern United States more books like this by Steve Clemants, Carole Gracie add to wishlist Many of us have stopped to pick wildflowers or have admired them as they flourished in fields and along hiking trails and roads. Always appreciated, but not always recognized, these beauties can now be identified with Wildflowers in the Field and Forest, the most inclusive field guide available to the wildflowers of the Northeastern United States. ... see all copies from $18.17! new only from $24.89! \| SVS
17 view cover	Parish Boundaries: The Catholic Encounter with Race in the Twentieth-Century Urban North more books like this by John T McGreevy add to wishlist Portraits of parish life in Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, and other cities, with emphasis on how these parishes are dealing with race relations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Brimfield Rush: The Thrill of Collecting and the Hunt for the Big Score more books like this by Bob Wyss add to wishlist A veteran journalist follows Joe Laskowski and Rachel McKay, a real-life couple from Pennsylvania, as they make their way through the Brimfield Antique and Collectibles Show and the fascinating, eccentric, often hilarious world of collectibles trading. see all copies from $5.32! new only from $74.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Northeast more books like this by Trevor J Cole add to wishlist Presenting a new way to think about gardening, the American Horticultural Society's SmartGarden program teaches gardeners how to assess their own needs, recognize the possibilities of a location, and then create a garden that is in tune with the environment. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.48! \| SVS
20 view cover	Craft of the Dyer: Colour from Plants and Lichens more books like this by Karen Leigh Casselman add to wishlist Here is a complete guide to making your own dye from a wide variety of plants -- acorn to zinnia. Covers dyeing procedures, mordants, preparing fibers, every step. List of suppliers. Bibliography. see all copies from $2.75! new only from $6.49! \| SVS
21 view cover	Northern Stories of Charles W. Chestnutt more books like this by Charles Waddell Chesnutt, Charles W Chestnutt, Charles Duncan (Editor) add to wishlist Charles W. Chestnutt's "Northern" writings describe the ways in which America was reshaping itself at the turn of the 19th century. This collection of Chestnutt's "Northern" stories portray life in the North in the period between the Civil War and World War I. see all copies from $3.27! new only from $4.98! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Guide to Northeastern Wild Edibles more books like this by E. Barrie Kavasch add to wishlist Along roadsides and trails, wild plants blaze out their glory: in hedgerows and marshes their more retiring relatives bloom modestly. The wild harvest is there for the taking, delicious, unusual, sure to please the inquiring palate. Ninety-five species are captured in this intriguing book -- in photographs and in words. How to use them, where to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.46! \| first editions
23 view cover	Wild Orchids of the Northeastern United States: A Field and Study Guide to the Orchids Growing Wild in New England, New York, and Adjacent Pennsylvania and New Jersey more books like this by Paul Martin Brown, Stan Folsom (Illustrator) add to wishlist "Brown, who is now at work on a field guide to the orchids of the Northwest, begins this definitive guide to orchids of the Northeast with a chapter on where and when to find these captivating flowers. He continues with information on identifying the various genera and follows with a list-in alphabetical order-of 71 orchid species and varieties, ... see all copies from $2.54! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast more books like this by Charles L Fergus add to wishlist The north-eastern United States is home to an enormous variety of mushrooms -- some delicious, some deadly. This handy in-the-field guide offers identification information for some 50 mushrooms that mushroom hunters are most likely to encounter in the wild: Parasol Mushroom, Delicious Lactarius, Sulphur Shelf, Giant Puffball. It also features ... see all copies from $6.32! new only from $6.32! \| SVS
25 view cover	In Search of Swampland: A Wetland Sourcebook and Field Guide more books like this by Ralph W Tiner add to wishlist Traditionally, most Americans have viewed natural wetlands as wastelands, places to be drained and converted for farming or filled for housing and industrial development. To date, over half of the country's wetlands that existed when the Pilgrims first landed in America have been destroyed. Today these "wastelands" are beginning to be recognized ... see all copies from $6.02! new only from $32.77! \| first editions \| SVS

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	A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs: Northeastern and North-Central United States and in Southeastern and South-Central Canada by George A Petrides see all from $6.39! new only from $9.50!
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