This book traces the social and economic history of Newburyport and its historic gardens, drawing from both old and new photographs, private papers, and historic building plans. It introduces readers to the hidden beauty found in the historic gardens of High Street in one of the most successfully restored communities on the North Shore of Massachusetts

As Thorson writes in his introduction, ‘Abandoned stone walls are the signatures of rural New England.’ The only national fencing census, made in 1871, estimated that there were approximately 240,000 miles of these ‘signatures.’ In telling their story, Thorson (geology and geophysics, Univ. of Connecticut) weaves together cultural and environmental histories with geography and natural science . . . Thorson describes how the size, shape, and color of stones indicate how and where they were formed. These stones, as a natural resource of New England, shaped the culture of the region, beginning with the soil movement that yielded the stones from the ground. The resulting walls created microclimates and supported plant life while delineating property boundaries of the small family farms. Thorson traces the growth and decline of the farms and discusses the technological changes that resulted in the transition from an agricultural to an industrial nation. The author knows his subject thoroughly and communicates his enthusiasm.

Amanda Buscemi claims tobe just an average girl. So what is this self-deprecating wisecracker doing with night vision goggles slung around her neck stalking her stalkers? Or madly galloping through the hills of Worcester County on a horse she fears is possessed? For that matter why is she spying on her surfer-dude co-worker? As she and her best friend, Milagros, try to unravel the mystery of a young man’s untimely death Amanda discovers more than just the answers she thinks she is looking for.

Over 3 million young adults graduate from high school, college, the military, and trade schools each year, and 5 Words gives them advice, hope and inspiration on succeeding in this big game we call life.

Cape Cod author and photographer David Brinning has sailed to many harbors and heard plenty of tales. Some of those tales have been brought to life in this adventurous mystery. The House of Time is a story of a biologist who gives up the corporate world to study the fisheries of a small island and finds himself tangled in something he could never imagine. Entwined is the story of a young girl who gives up her previous life to summer on the island.

This book is a humorous, sad, unique, and poignant collection of true teaching episodes that happened to a high school teacher in New England over that period of time and more. As a social studies and theater arts educator, Richard Doyle has seen and heard it all. Being president of the teachers’ association for the last four years of his career provided a keen insight into circumstances that only teachers could experience and have to deal with directly. Crazy answers to test questions — from whence the book’s title came-provide understanding into what makes a typical public high school what it is today. Teachers will relate immediately, and the general public will learn much of what makes public schools tick. Winston Churchill Was a Catholic Priest is a fast-paced read about a career of a man who persevered through it all, from challenging kids to challenging authorities. For everybody in schools today and everyone who ever went to school, this non-fiction story will strike you as compelling as it is real.

Swedish neo Nazi skinheads have it in for Boston based investigative reporter Peter Frost, so he is staying on this side of the Atlantic. Then some urgent personal questions change his mind. His father, Eric, suddenly leaves for Sweden after meeting with some shady unknown men and his uncle, last seen sailing off of Cape Cod, is missing. Traveling to Stockholm to get some answers,

Peter soon discovers his life is threatened and it becomes complicated by his attraction to beautiful Anna.