From John Clayton...

Here's what others have to say about John Clayton: "He's a tireless gatherer of the threads of our State's culture and society; it's hard to tell a story about. . . the Granite State that he hasn't already marked as his own." - New Hampshire Magazine "Clayton focuses unerringly and intimately on the people. . . There is a warmth and an affection to his writing; you feel he's a part of the community he's chronicling." - The Associated Press "Life in New Hampshire's largest city produces all kinds of shared, familiar experiences that often go unnoticed. Except by John Clayton." - The Boston Globe "Clayton writes gracefully and with great clarity. His wording is precise and his transitions are flawless, with one paragraph flowing into the next ever so smoothly." - New Hampshire Press Association

Faces and Places In The City
Fifty stories of life in Manchester, NH, from Queen City native John Clayton
By John Clayton
($14.95 plus $3 shipping)
John Clayton takes you from trolley cars to bootleg bars and introduces you to several of Manchester's most famous (and infamous) denizens, from "Peyton Place" author Grace Metalious to Revlon Cosmetics founder Martin Revson to the celebrated "Hermit of Mosquito Pond." Visit Camp Foster, the Amoskeag Ledge, the R.G. Sullivan Cigar Factory and Frank Lloyd Wright's Zimmerman House. A must-read for Manchesterites.

New Hampshire: War and Peace
By John Clayton
($17.95 plus $3 shipping)
John Clayton, the award-winning columnist from The Union Leader, has assembled a compelling collection of his stories in a book that captures the spirit of the New Hampshire men and women who have answered their country's call. In "New Hampshire: War and Peace," you'll meet heroes ranging from Lancaster's Col. Edward Ephraim Cross - commander of the New Hampshire regiment that took more casualties than any other in the Civil War - to Rene Gagnon, the Manchester Marine who helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima. There is Walpole filmmaker Ken Burns who rekindled a national passion with "The Civil War," and the members of the Keene American Legion Band, who honor America every time they play. They are heroes all, and in a time when we need heroes, their stories are all the more moving inspiring and compelling.

Fritz Weatherbee

Fritz: More Stories From New Hampshire Chronicle
By Fritz Wetherbee
$19.95
Floggings, flags, runaway daughters, death on Mount Washington, bears, and kinky schoolteachers of old. This third volume from New Hampshire's master storyteller tells all about the state's people, places and towns.

Fritz Wetherbee's New Hampshire
Fritz Wetherbee ($19.95)
New Hampshire's master storyteller weaves the tales of the Granite State. You see him on WMUR-TV's New Hampshire Chronicle now read his stories about the people, places and events in the state.

Could Have Been Worse
By Rebecca Rule ($15.95)
It's all Yankee. You don't have to claim any particular ethnic heritage, have seven generations in the ground, or even have been born in New England to be shaped by this rough, rocky landscape. "Yankee" is an attitude, built on the bone-ddep optimism of that old true saying, "Could have been worse." Rebecca Rule explores this attitude and many others that contribute to that highly philosophical, peculiar, and often humorous, state of being called "living yankee." This book is of true stores, an embellishment here and there, and, yes, outright lies. As only Becky Rule can tell.

Sticky Mittens and Angel Feet (CD)
Rebecca Rule, Neil English and Maren Tirabassi ($12)
Sticky Mittens and Angel Feet is a compilation of stories, poems and songs of the season by Rebecca Rule, Neil English and Maren Tirabassi, and features music by Adi Rule and Christopher Cote.

More new books...

Open Your Heart With Geocaching
By Jeannette Cézanne
($14.95 plus $3 shipping)
Open Your Heart with Geocaching introduces readers to a hobby that’s more than just a hobby – it’s an opportunity to explore nature, play a game, join a community, and much, much more! This book has been described as a "why-to" in addition to being a "how-to," and will indeed open your heart – with geocaching.

Open Your Heart With Reading
By Jeannette Cézanne
($14.95 plus $3 shipping)
Open Your Heart with Reading helps readers get back in touch with the magic of reading, of being transported to another time, place, even existence. Cézanne shares the magic with her readers, then urges them to go out and promote literacy efforts to that others, too, can share
the magic.