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New itles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Regional

Northeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Mid-Atlantic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Southeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Midwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Southwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

National / International . . . . . . 32

General Interest

Cookbooks / Food Guides . . . . 33

Country Living . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

History / Shakers . . . . . . . . . . . 35Nature / Outside itles . . . . . . . 36

Photography & Git . . . . . . . . . 36

Mysteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

itle & Author Index . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Contact Inormation . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Front cover image: Johnny Molloy(see Explorers Guide 50 Hikes onTennessees Cumberland Plateau, page 21)

Image this page Jim Hargan(see Explorers Guide North Carolina, page 11)

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New England IconsShaker Villages, Saltboxes, Stone Walls, and Steeples

Bruce Irving

Connect with the original New England

We tend to think o icons as simple,graphic, stone or wooden objectswithout much depth or lie, lefoversrom bygone eras. But Bruce Irving,ormer producer o the popular PBSshow Tis Old House, will have noneo that. In a collection o short essays,Irving taps into our collective con-

sciousness by extolling the comortingsense o place we associate with suchcommon and not-so-common NewEngland sights as stone walls, villagegreens, lobster boats, classic ski runs,and garden cemeteries, to name buta ewsymbols o enduring impor-tance that are also still ull o lie andcharacter.

Curl up in your favorite chair,

relax, and take a tour of our common

heritageor take this insightful cul-

tural guide with you as you travel New Englands highways and byways. Its sure to shed new light

on the old stalwart landscape features you see every day.

Bruce Irving produced Tis Old House or public broadcasting or 17 years beore venturing ointo his own home-renovation consulting business. He is also a contributor to Design New Englandmagazine, published bimonthly by the Boston Globe. Irving makes his home in Cambridge, MA.

September 2011

$19.95 (Can. $23.00) | hardcover | CQ 36 | erritory: W978-0-88150-927-4 | 88 | 96 pp | ull-color photos throughout

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Regional radio & TV interviews

New England author tour

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The Colors of Fall$19.95 (Can. $25.00)

Hardcover978-0-88150-542-9


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Hook, Line & SinisterMysteries to Reel You In

. Jeferson Parker, ed.

This solid anthologycan hook a reader and reel him in.Publishers Weekly

Sixteen o Americas avorite author-anglersspin tales o mystery and shing in thiscollection. From the tragic to the comicwith many stops in between, these storiesreect the authors passions or both mak-ing stories and catching sh. MichaelConnelly, Ridley Pearson, John Lescroart,Don Winslow, Melodie Johnson Howe,

Victoria Houston, and others share a mys-terious aection or all things piscatorial.Tis collection o all original short storieswill entertain even the most discriminatingmystery reader.

Proceeds rom this book will helpsupport two charitable groups, Casting orRecovery, which helps women cancer survi-

vors heal body and soul through y-shing,and Project Healing Waters, which does the

same or wounded combat soldiers.

Parker gathers mystery stories rom anoutstanding group o his contemporaries . . .Tere is plenty o strong writing and manybig sh in these pages . . . Many sports, rombaseball to gol, have been eatured in mys-tery anthologies; now anglers have one otheir own. Booklist

T. Jefferson Parker is the best-sellingauthor oIron Riverand Caliornia Girl. Helives in San Diego, CA.

September 2011$16.95 (Can. $19.50) | paperback| CQ 16erritory: W | 978-0-88150-979-3| 5.58.25 | 336 pp

MYSTERY


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Te Soul o VermontRichard Brown

Richard Browns window onto the soulof Vermont

Arguably the consummate collection oquintessential Vermont images, RichardBrowns now-classic, eminently col-lectible Te Soul o Vermontis back inhardcover.

For more than 40 years, Brown hasbeen taking photographs o his belovedhome state. Tese soulul images, takenthroughout the seasons, create a distinc-tive, unorgettable photographic portrait

o Vermonts landscape and its people.He chronicles with great aection thepeople who live and work on the land,and without sentimentality he celebratesa rapidly disappearing way o lie.

Mr. Brown is my avorite upcountry artist with a camera. His photographs have such crisp lumi-nosity I think I would recognize them anywhere. Maxine Kumin, New York imes Book Review

Nearly every place has its own unique beauty, and Brown perectly captures that. USA oday

Te beauty o Richard Browns photos makes us think about what we are doing to our state. His isan important vision: much o Vermont is still beautiul, but we need to see and appreciate the ideali we are to preserve it. [His] photography expresses that ideal superlatively well. om Slayton,Vermont Lie magazine

Richard Browns work has appeared in Vermont Lie, Harrowsmith Country Lie,Audubon, Natu-ral History, the New York imes, Country Journal, and many other publications. His books include

My Kind o Garden, Te Private World o asha udor, Richard Browns New England,Moments inEden, and Pictures rom the Country. He lives in Barnet, Vermont.

September 2011$29.95 (Can. $34.50) | hardcover | CQ 16 | erritory: W978-0-88150-467-5 | 10.58.75 | 144 pp | 120 ull-color photos

US PICTORIAL TRAVEL/NEW ENGLAND/VERMONT

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Willie Was DiferentA Childrens Story

Norman Rockwell

A childrens story for the ages by a beloved artist of American life

Norman Rockwell, the oremost chroniclero small-town American lie in paint, wrote

just one work o fction, a childrens story, frstpublished inMcCalls Magazine in 1967. It waslater republished by Funk & Wagnalls as a book,but this edition is based on Rockwells originalconcept, complete with the color and monotonepaintings he created or the story.

Willie is a wood thrushbut a very dier-ent kind o wood thrush. Driven by his intima-tion that he possesses a special genius, Willieleaves his avian ellows to take up singing withthe exquisitely down-to-earth Miss Polly, autistextraordinaire. Together they fnd ame, andthey eventually travel to the nations capitol soWillies beautiul singing can be appreciated allthe more. Yet all the attention and bustle o citylie distress Willie and make him stop singing,

so Miss Polly brings Willie back to his nativewoods, where he resumes his tranquil lie and

music-making with her. But the world remembers andreveres Willie and the genius o his song.

Share Willies timeless story with the children inyour lie.

American artist Norman Rockwell (18941978) isperhaps most amous or his cover illustrations or TeSaturday Evening Post322 covers in 47 years. His workstill enjoys great popularity today.

September 2011$16.95 (Can. $24.00) | hardcover | CQ 36 | Territory: W978-0-936399-61-4 | 810 | 32 pp | ull-color illustrations throughout

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Nine Months to GettysburgStannards Vermonters and the Repulse of Picketts Charge

Howard Co n

The story of the brave Vermont brigade that helped win the Civil War

On the Fourth o July, 1863, reporting on theafermath o the Civil Wars most crucial battle,the New York imes wrote: A Vermont brigadeheld the key position at Gettysburg and didmore than any other body o men to gain the tri-umph which decided the ate o the Union. Tecitizen soldiers led by General George J. Stan-nard helped stabilize the line, and then shattered

the right ank o Picketts amous charge justwhen the battles outcome hung in the balance.Over a decade since its original release, Nine

Months to Gettysburgis now available in paper-back. Co n draws on scores o soldiers lettersto relate how and why young recruits romisolated hill arms ocked to the Union colorsin response to Lincolns call in 1862. And in thenine months leading up to Gettysburg, theyrecorded, in extraordinary detail, oraging or

ood, enduring homesickness, monotony, andofen atal diseases. Tis book movingly capturestheir myriad anxieties as they are thrust sudden-ly into the most important inantry maneuverdirected against the Conederate assault.

Howard Coffin was ormerly press secretaryto U.S. senator Jim Jeords. He is the author oTe Battered Stars, Full Duty, and Guns Over theChamplain Valley. Co n lives in Montpelier,Vermont.

September 2011$21.95 (Can. $39.99) | paperback| CQ 16 | erritory: W978-0-88150-967-0 | 710 | 336 pp

HISTORY

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The CompleteCivil War RoadTrip Guide$19.95 (Can. $25.00)Paperback978-0-88150-860-4

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Soldier o the American RevolutionA Visual Reference

Denis Hambucken and Bill Payson

The life of the average soldier at the onset of the American Revolution

in words and photographs

In 1775, at the beginning o the American Waro Independence, the men who stood up to theBritish Regulars were men and boys, armers,laborers, and artisans. Most procured their ownweapons and ought without pay against over-whelming odds. Tis book oers modern readersa colorul glimpse into the day-to-day conditions

o an average soldier through photographs oactual artiacts and exacting, historically accuratereproductions o soldiers clothing, supplies, andequipment.

While other books examine the AmericanRevolution rom a political, military, or tacticalperspective, this book ocuses on day-to-day lieand the human experience o the RevolutionaryWar soldier, the everyman who ought and wonreedom or us all.

Denis Hambucken is an advertising and de-sign proessional who combines his passions ordesign, photography, and New England to writebooks about woodworking, crafs, and history.A native o Belgium, Hambucken now lives inNew Hampshire.

Bill Payson has been a historical reenactor or 18years, ocusing on the American Revolution andthe 100 years prior to it. His passion or historyhas led him to pursue his current path as a historyconsultant. Payson also lives in New Hampshire.

October 2011$10.95 (Can. $13.00) | paperback| CQ 36 | erritory: W978-0-88150-958-8 | 710 | 64 pp | color photos throughout

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EXPLORERS GUIDES Great Destinations

Detroit & Ann ArborJef Counts

Je Counts gets behindthe wheel to take us cruis-ing the eclectic neighbor-hoods that comprise theculture stew that is

Motor CityDetroit.Teres great ethniccuisine, extraordinarypre-war architecture,world-class museums, anda homegrown soundtrack,rom Motowns rhythmand blues to the undeni-able pulse o rap.

Jeff Counts is theauthor oMichigan:

An Explorers Guide and Te Paddlers Guide to Michigan(Countryman). He is a veteran MI journalist who also dida stint in auto-related PR. Counts contributes outdoor storiesto the Grand Rapids Press.

October 2011 $19.95 (Can. $23.00), paperback, CQ 36, Territory: W,978-1-58157-141-7, 6x9, 256 pp, 100+ full-color photosUS Travel/Upper Midwest/Michigan

Playa del Carmen, Tulum &the Riviera Maya 3rd EditionJoshua Eden Hinsdale

Tis revised, restyled, ull-color guide oers a wealtho observations, insights,and guidance or travel-

ers looking or specicexperienceswhetherromantic, luxurious, orbudget-oriented travel.Includes detailed ino oreco-travelers, Maya cul-ture bus, anglers, ood-ies, and anyone needingrespite on a sleepy beach.

Joshua Eden Hinsdalehas been traveling in Mex-

ico and Central Americaor more than 20 years. He has worked in tourism develop-ment and consulting and reported or the dailyCancun News.Hinsdale divides his time between Mexico and Austin, X.

October 2011 $19.95 (Can. $23.00), paperback, CQ 36, Territory: W,978-1-58157-132-5, 6x9, 256 pp, 100+ full-color photosTravel Foreign/Mexico/Yucatan(previous edition, Playa del Carmen, Tulum & the Riviera Maya:Great Destinations Mexico, 978-1-58157-094-6)

San Juan, Vieques & Culebra 2nd EditionZain Deane

In this updated guide to

the most popular desti-nations in Puerto Rico,author Zain Deane showsyou how to uncover itsbest-kept secrets andtreasuresrom breathtak-ing beaches and rain oresthikes to extraordinaryshopping and dining spotson narrow colonial streets.Puerto Rico has somethingto please all your senses,regardless o your budget,tastes, or passions.

Zain Deaneis an award-winning ction writer and the author oMexicos Aztec &Maya Empires: An Explorers Guide;Mexico City, Puebla &Cuernavaca: A Great Destination; and Backroads & Bywayso Florida (all rom Countryman). Deane lives in FL.

November 2011 $19.95 (Can. $23.00), paperback, CQ 36, Territory: W,978-1-58157-135-6, 6x9, 256 pp, 100+ full-color photosTravel/Caribbean/Puerto Rico(previous edition, San Juan, Vieques & Culebra: Great Destinations Puerto Rico,978-1-58157-043-4)

San Miguel de Allende &Guanajuato 2nd Edition

Kevin Delgado Tese celebrated colonial-era cities in the mountainsnorth o Mexico City oerromantic allure. From thesophisticated resorts o SanMiguel de Allende to thelively estivals o Guana-

juato, this area must beexperienced to be believed.Now in its second edition,this avorite guide has

been restyled and is illus-trated with ull-color mapsand photos throughout.

Kevin Delgados grandparents moved to the U.S.

rom Guanajuato. Delgado travels to Mexico ofen rom hishome in San Diego, CA. He is also the author oAcapulcoand Los Cabos & Baja Caliornia Surin the Explorers Guidesseries (Countryman).

November 2011 $19.95 (Can. $23.00), paperback, CQ 36, Territory: W,978-1-58157-131-8, 6x9, 224 pp, 100+ full-color photosTravel Foreign/Mexico

(previous edition, San Miguel de Allende & Guanajuato: Great DestinationsMexico, 978-1-58157-090-8)


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All new titlescontain at least100 full-color

photographsand manydetailed maps!

Michigans Upper Peninsula 2nd EditionAmy Westervelt

At the intersection o lakesSuperior, Michigan, andHuron is one o Americasbest-kept secrets: Michi-gans Upper Peninsula.

Westervelts riendly andknowledgeable advicepoints you to secret water-alls, breathtaking vistas,excellent trout-shing,romantic dinner spots,and the best hot pasties inthe U.P. Its like having aYooper travel companion!

Amy Westervelt alwaysspent summers vacationing

in the U.P., until she moved to Michigan and could enjoy itsother seasons as well. She is the author oBackroads & Bywayso Minnesota (Countryman) as well several other guides andmany articles. Westervelt now lives in Ann Arbor, MI.

March 2012 $19.95 (Can. $23.00), paperback, CQ 36, Territory: W,978-1-58157-138-7, 6x9, 256 pp, 100+ full-color photosUS Travel/Upper Midwest/Michigan(previous edition, Michigans Upper Peninsula: Great Destinations,978-1-58157-081-6)

Myrtle Beach & South CarolinasGrand Strand Includes Wilmington andthe North Carolina Low Country

Renee WrightTis new guide coversboth Myrtle Beach andits neighbors over theNC border, including theascinating seaports oWilmington and South-port, a compact area thattakes under three hours todrive rom end to end butoers a wealth o dier-ent vacation options andactivities.

Renee Wright helpsyou make the Wright

Choices when you visitany destination. With 30

years o experience rating restaurants, hotels, entertainment,shopping, and attractions or city magazines in the Caroli-nas, she enjoys nding the secret spots that locals treasureand sharing them with you.

March 2012 $19.95 (Can. $23.00), paperback, CQ 36, Territory: W,978-1-58157-111-0, 6x9, 224 pp, 100+ full-color photosUS Travel/Southeast/South Carolina

West TexasJudy Wiley

West exas is where deep

blue mesas at the Big Bendand the plunging, layeredwalls o Palo Duro Canyoninspire awe; where o-the-beaten-path towns servene cuisine; where youcan nd a Picasso originalhanging in a jailhousemuseum; where views goon orever and millionso stars come out at night.Nowhere else has quitethe allure that these cities,plains, and ranchlandshave; this book is yourguide to it all.

Judy Wiley is a journalist who worked or seven daily news-papers in the West and Southwest or 30 years. She currentlylives and works in Fort Worth, X, where she writes or360Westmagazine and does reelance work or newspapersaround the state.

March 2012$19.95 (Can. $23.00), paperback, CQ 36, Territory: W,978-0-88150-920-5, 6x9, 224 pp, 100+ full-color photos

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EXPLORERS GUIDES

Te Countryman Press FALL 201110

South CarolinaPage Ivey

Beaches and gol arewhat most people thinko when they think oSouth Carolina, and thestate has those ameni-

ties in abundance. But othe well-worn paths arebattleelds rom both theRevolutionary and Civilwars and signicant guide-posts in Arican Americanhistory. SCs culture hasgreat variety too, romclassic Southern attitudesand ood to the Geechee-Gullah Cultural Heritage

Corridor in the Lowcountry and the Palmetto rail and Scot-

tish inuences Upstate.

Page Ivey is a reporter or the Associated Press and was alongtime editor and reporter or Te State, a Columbia, SC,daily. She has worked in South Carolina or over 20 yearsand now lives in Columbia.

October 2011 $21.95 (Can. $25.50), paperback, CQ 24, Territory: W,978-0-88150-931-1, 6x9, 400 pp, 125+ b&w photosUS Travel/SE/South Carolina

Colorado 2nd EditionMatt Forster

Whether youre lookingto break trail in virginpowder on a wintergetaway or sample reshlocal produce rom a

roadside armstand inthe summer sunshine,Matt Forster is a greatcompanion or your Col-orado trip. He providesindispensible inorma-tion on everything romsources o outdoor equip-ment rental to the bestscenic back roads. Tebest inns, B&Bs, vacation

cottages, and lots more are all covered here.

Matt Forster is a requent traveler throughout Colorado.He is a reelance writer and editor whose introduction tothe state was through his wie, Kim, a native Coloradoan.

March 2012 $21.95 (Can. $25.50), paperback, CQ 24, Territory: W,978-0-88150-956-4, 6x9, 464 pp, 125+ b&w photosUS Travel/SW/Rocky Mt/Colorado(previous edition, Colorado: An Explorers Guide, 978-0-88150-745-4)

Connecticut 8th EditionAndi Marie Cantele

Welcomed and praised

by newspapers across thestate, this guidebook,newly revised and up-dated, gives visitors andresidents alike detaileddescriptions o attractionsand little-known detailsabout the Nutmeg State.From the sophisticatedcountryside o northwestC to gorgeous and his-toric areas like Old Lyme,Andi Cantele will guideyou to the best o the best.

Andi Marie Cantele isauthor o many guidebooks and contributor to many maga-zines. She lives in Litcheld, C.

March 2012 $21.95 (Can. $25.50), paperback, CQ 16, Territory: W,978-0-88150-959-5, 6x9, 544 pp, 125+ b&w photosUS Travel/New England/Connecticut(previous edition, Connecticut: An Explorers Guide, 978-0-88150-824-6)

Minnesota, Land of10,000 Lakes 2nd Edition

Amy C. Rea Not only are there really15,000 lakes in Minnesota,there are award-winningchocolatiers, wildernesstrails, and luxury resortstoo. Whether you haveweeks or just a weekend,Minnesota has somethingor everyone, and thisriendly, enthusiastic, hon-est guide explains it all.

Amy C. Rea writesabout Minnesota or theCBS website wcco.com/wandermn and or herown blog, A Closer Look

at Flyover Land (yover-land.com). She spends much o herree time exploring her home state, looking or the next hid-den gem. Rea lives in Eden Prairie, MN.

March 2012 $21.95 (Can. $25.50), paperback, CQ 24, Territory: W,978-0-88150-954-0, 6x9, 300 pp, 125+ b&w photosUS Travel/Upper Midwest/Minnesota(previous edition, Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes: An Explorers Guide,

978-0-88150-727-0)


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Walking the HudsonFrom the Battery to Bear MountainCy A AdlerIntroduction by Pete Seeger

Reveals the beauty and wonder of one of Americas most familiar yet least appreciatedwaterways and shorelines.Ruth Messinger, former Manhattan borough president

Cy Adler authored the frst complete guide towalking rom the southern tip o Manhattan atBattery Park all the way up to Bear Mountainnear West Point. With all the new changes tothe West Side o Manhattan since that guidewas published, Walking the Hudson, the newand ully revised guide to this abulous route,

will be much appreciated by walkers, historybus, and anyone who wants to experience thisgreat area up close and under their own power.

Te route is nicely broken into segmentso 29 miles each so one can walk as little oras much o the route as desired at a time. Teaverage walker can fnish the entire route intwo to our days.

Cy A Adler is the ounder and has been the

leader since 1982 o Shorewalkers, an environ-mental and walking group. His articles haveappeared in publications ranging rom the NewYork Times to theJournal of Physics. Adler liveson the Upper West Side.

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Tis Good FoodFrench Vegetarian Recipes from a Monastery Kitchen

Brother Victor-Antoine dAvila-Latourrette

To this Benedictine monkwhose vegetable and herb beds, chickens, and sheep surround

his small monasterypreparing food is prayer.Gourmet

Simple and natural: these are key aspects o the mo-nastic cooking or which Brother Victor has becomeso widely known and the reason his cookbooks havebecome international bestsellers, inspiring homecooks the world over. Tis Good Foodpresents some150 French vegetarian recipes that take advantage oseasonal produce and readily available ingredients.

Tese classic and contemporary vegetable dishesemphasize the connection to nature that is so vitalto monastery cooking and the key to making mealsthat nourish both the body and the soul.

From a healthy Peasant Soup to a Leek art,Fava Beans Castilian Style to a Mushroom Saladwith Lemon to Basque Cake with Pears, BrotherVictor will show you how rich and delicious avorscan be coaxed rom simple ingredients when com-bined and prepared in the appropriate way.

Brother Victor-Antoine dAvila-Latourrette is a monk oOur Lady o the Resurrection, a monastery that lives under theRule o St. Benedict and draws its inspiration rom the ancientmonastic traditions o the East and the West. Te monastery isperched on a secluded hilltop outside Millbrook, in upstate NewYork. Brother Victor is the author o several bestselling cook-books, including From a Monastery Kitchen, 12 Months o Mon-astery Soups, and Sacred Feasts. He tends the monastery arm andgardens and works in the kitchen preparing artisanal vinegars andother products that are sold weekly at two local armers markets.He collaborates with local Hudson Valley armers and growers,Vassar College, and Culinary Institute o America students inter-ested in promoting local sustainable agriculture.

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stews, youll be amazed at the spectacular arrayo nutritious dishes on ofer here. Te meals inthis book range rom paellas, pilas, and risot-tos to rittatas, braises, casseroles, and roasts.Plus youll nd advice on some o the essentialtools or one-pot cooking; avorites includethe large nonstick skillet, the Dutch oven, theslow-cooker, the roasting pan, and the wok.

Flip through this 224-page book, lled

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Fidos FloridaA Dog-Friendly Guide to the Sunshine State

Ginger Warder

Enjoy everything Florida has to offerwith dog as your copilot!

More than hal o all households in the U.S.own at least one dog, and more dog owners aretraveling with their pets these days, whetherout o necessity or desire. Fortunately, morehotels, motels, and B&Bs are accommodatingcanine guests than ever beore.

When you decide that your best rienddeserves a Florida vacation as much as you do

but youre not sure how to nd pet-riendlyaccommodations, doggie day-care in vacation-land, or restaurants where you and your palwill both be welcome, pick up Fidos Floridaand youll nd a wealth o valuable inormationat your ngertips.

Whether you need all-important resourceslike 24-hour emergency vets, pet stores, spe-cialty dog-ood suppliers, or resources ordog-riendly un like sidewalk cas, shops, and

beaches where your dog can accompany you,its all here in one terric new guidebook. Itstime to pack the squeaky toys and the sun-block, the biscuits and the beachball, and headto sunny Florida with your best buddy or a

vacation youll both love!

Ginger Warder is a reelance writer special-izing in arts, entertainment, travel with pets, and European destinations. She is a member o the

Society o American ravel Writers and lives in St. Petersburg with her twodogs, ipsy and Max.

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I Am GoldA Harpur & Iles Mystery

Bill James

The 27th installment in the popular Harpur & Iles series

A woman and her stepson are gunned downwhile driving to school on a quiet residentialstreet. An ormer bodyguard kills himselby fring two pistols simultaneously. Wasthe killer really aer the womans husband,the notorious drug baron Mansel Shale?And what possible connection could Shalescollection o pre-Raphaelite works o art

have to the killings? Nothing in Bill Jamesslatest Harpur & Iles thriller is as it seems.When the police chase the shooting suspectinto a busy second-hand shop the actionquickly turns into a deadly cat-and-mousestando. As the siege unolds, with morethan just gunplay in the mix, events threatento take down more than the gunman andhis hostages. Will this spell the end o Detec-tive Harpur and his troubled boss, Assistant

Chie Constable Iles?

Bill James has been called the ElmoreLeonard o Britains underworld (KirkusReviews)and was named a Master o Crimein a mystery roundup by the London SundayTimes. He is the author o the Harpur & Ilesmystery series, among other thrillers andcrime novels. He lives in his native SouthWales.

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Te Best o Relish CookbookCelebrating Americas Love of Food

From the editors oRelish magazine

Te Best o Relish Cookbook contains 150 clear,simple, and ofen quick recipes designed to getyou back in the kitchen and get your loved onesaround the table. From breakast to dessert, youllbe inspired by the delicious variety oered here.

Widen your dinner repertoire and spice upyour main coursesrom Ultimate Macaroniand Cheese to Smoky Dry Mole-Rubbed Porkenderloin, youll want to try them all. And iyoure wondering where to nd smoked paprika

or how to make a meringue reach new heights,the helpul tips peppered throughout the bookwill guide you through.

Distributed in more than 500 newspapersnationwide, Relish magazine reaches more than15 million readers each month. Relish celebratesAmericas love o ood with recipes rom themelting pot o people, places, and traditions thatmake our ood great.

Relish what you eat, because good thingshappen around the table.

Relish editor-in-chie, Jill Melton, has more than 20 years o experience as a ood editor, registereddietitian, che and author. As the ormer ood editorial director or Cooking Light, Melton has helpedmillions cook better and eat healthier. Candace Floyd is ood editor oRelish andAmerican Proflemagazines, which are published by Publishing Group o America. She also coedited Seasons & Cele-brations,American Profle Hometown Cookbook, Hometown Recipes or the Holidays, and HometownGet-ogethers. Nancy S. Hughes is a cookbook author and a recipe developer. With a culinary artsdegree and more than 25 years o experience, she has been the director o a cooking school and a

ood consultant or some o the top companies in the nation.December 2011$14.95 (Can. $17.50) | paperback| CQ 16 | erritory: W978-0-88150-978-6 | 810 | 224 pp | ull-color photos throughout

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50 Hikes on ennessees Cumberland PlateauWalks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Tennessee River Gorgeto the Big South Fork

Johnny Molloy

Experience great hiking in the scenic swath of Tennessee between Nashville and Knoxville

ennessees Cumberland Plateau, a widetableland cut with a dizzying array o deepgorges, is a geological wonderland. It is a placeto behold and a place to savor. Tis new entryin the trusted series details 50 hikes on the pla-teau, rom the Big South Fork National River& Recreation Area near Kentucky to the as-

cinating Walls o Jericho astride the Alabamastate line; rom the thousand-oot gorge cutby the mighty ennessee River down Chatta-nooga way to the watery beauty o Virgin Fallsby Sparta. It will encourage you to get out andenjoy the treasures o ennessees unspoiledCumberland Plateau. Specic emphasis isplaced on the most scenic destinations and theunique places that make the plateau so spe-cial, places like the Great Stone Door, with itssandstone ormations and vertical rock walls,and Cumberland Mountain State Park, with itsancient trees and evidence o human history.Also included are comprehensive maps oreach hike, scenic photos, and a Hikes-at-a-Glance table that makes choosing your desiredhike a breeze.

Johnny Molloy is a ull-time outdoors writer

and the author o many books in the 50 Hikesseries, including the North Georgia Moun-tains, South Carolina, the Ozarks, and Ala-bama, and more than thirty other books.

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Photographing Austin, San Antonioand the exas Hill CountryLaurence ParentAsk a exan to name his avorite part o the stateand hell probably say the Hill Country. Tis roll-ing open country, crisscrossed by creeks and riv-ers, wooded with ancient live oaks and junipers,

holds many rewarding sites or photographerslike the huge granite dome o Enchanted Rock,and the cypress-lined Guadalupe River.

Laurence Parent shows you the best photospots in the most popular places as well as thebest photo ops in the areas little-known gems.He also covers scenic spots to photograph in thetwo large cities on the edge o the Hill CountryAustin and San Antonio. Not only does he help

you identiy great locations, he also oers solidadvice on the best time o year to visit, the besttime o day to shoot, and tips and techniques orgetting the most out o your time.

Proessional photographer Laurence Parentlivesand works in exas and travels extensively to photograph.

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Signs & ShrinesSpiritual Journeys Across New Mexico

Sharon Niederman

Make your next vacation a pilgrimage

Signs & Shrines: Spiritual Journeys Across NewMexico takes readers along the ancient pilgrim-age trails that crisscross this enchanted state, aplace where a rich multiplicity o cultures con-tinue to thrive. From the winding High Road be-tween Santa Fe and aos to Warriors Spirit Wayacross the Black Range; through ghost towns andon to Silver City; to the Old Spanish rail that

originates in Abiquiu, youll nd the pathwaysthat spiritual seekers have ollowed or centuries.Te mysteries o sacred sites, natural won-

ders, power spots, east days, and estivals arehere explained by one o the states most pro-lic and knowledgeable authors. In addition toproviding cultural context that answers visitorsquestions about history and practices ound onlyin New Mexico, the author provides clear direc-tions, maps, and guidance on the best places

to stay, dine, shop, and recreate on your route.Signs & Shrines is an innovative guide that willenrich the experience not only o spiritual seek-ers but o every visitor drawn to tour the Lando Enchantment.

Sharon Niederman is the author oNewMexico: An Explorers Guide and Santa Fe & aos:A Great Destination as well as an award-winningnovel, Return to Abo. She lives in Albuquerque.

March 2012$19.95 (Can. $23.00) | paperback| CQ 36 | erritory: W978-0-88150-908-3 | 69 | 256 pp | b&w photos throughout

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