McFarland & Co. $45 In the Middle East, some things never change. “I’d always had an interest in Mehemet Ali because he had an idea of how to modernize Egypt and how to enable the Middle East to compete with the West,” said Middle Eastern scholar and author Letitia Ufford of the historical character who
Two cookbooks
Stonewall Kitchen Favorites: Delicious Recipes to Share With Family and Friends Every Day Clarkson Potter, 2006 The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese By Jeffrey P. Roberts Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2007 The Truth About Good Food We New Englanders bump up against a Puritan cultural legacy: it should not feel good to feel good. And
A Place on Water
Essays by Robert Kimber, Wesley McNair and Bill Roorbach Tilbury House 2004 All you need is right here around you What a small gem of a book A Place on Water is. Nature literature lovers will savor it, not wanting it to end. Well, in a sense, it doesn’t–an “idyll,” as author Kimber titles his
CochraneThe Real Master and Commander
Bloomsbury, 2007 Wolf of the Sea The subtitle of this book is revealing. In 1984 Patrick O’Brian wrote, “Some ten or eleven years ago an American publisher suggested that I should write a book about the Royal Navy of Nelson’s time. I was happy to agree, since both the period and the subject were congenial.
Everything I enjoy
To the editor: I’ve been getting Working Waterfront five plus years, I think. I read it front to back, and enjoy it more than any other paper I get. First off, I’ve been fishing the ocean since I was five years old with a rope tied around my stomach so I wouldn’t fall in, off
Don’t Jump Twice!
To the editor: At present, and for many years, I have been an ardent admirer of the Island Institute, its publications, its mission. Four years of the Island Journal are on permanent display in my living room. So, here is my problem. I have seldom, if ever, been able to read all the articles in
North Haven moves ahead on affordable housing
Only three years ago, an all-volunteer group on North Haven decided to tackle the lack of affordable-housing on the island, and approached the Genesis Community Housing Fund in Damariscotta for assistance in becoming an incorporated nonprofit organization. Today, a new, energy-efficient home is housing a local teacher and her husband and the North Haven Sustainable
“Stage combat” comes to Isle au Haut
For Morgan Witham, Isle au Haut was always “just on the horizon.” Growing up on Little Deer Isle, she says, “Isle au Haut was just always there. Whenever we were going home to Deer Isle, I’d look out over Caterpillar Hill, see Isle au Haut and think, `we should visit there.’ But we never actually
Albert M. Bunker, 1930-2007
Albert M. Bunker, 77, of Matinicus Island, died Sept. 12, 2007. He was known for his readiness and ability to help in any emergency, and was involved over the years in several search and rescue operations on the waters around Matinicus Island. He worked closely with the Coast Guard, and their appreciation for the many
Vinalhaven youth design a new world
The youth of Vinalhaven are on a campaign to create their own world. Here’s why it matters. Vinalhaven is a town facing challenges. With fuel and bait prices going up, there are concerns about the lobster economy. As land prices rise, taxes follow along. With the local mainstay industry uncertain, competition for building space intensifying,