A real gem on how Noel Perrin started sugaring from his own trees. He's revised the book over 20 years, so he's learned from his own mistakes and successes. He has some pithy commentary on Thoreau's costs of cabin making versus his own, as well. And did you know that milk (just a drop) will calm a roiling boil?

I use this book everytime I go hikin

In Vermont there is an enormous amount of time spent writing about Ethan Allen. He may have been an originator but it was people like the Story family who settled the wilderness and women like Ann Story who held the families together. Ann Story was a patriot at the same time she was a widow raising a family and homesteading.

Mr. Hahn avoids the pitfalls inherent in historical novels and has woven a good story with reliable fact. His book helps provide a balanced perspective of what it took to build a home in the wilderness and celebrates a American Revolutionary patriot - Ann Story.

Great book Shaun!! It a wonderful pictoral description of how Morrisville used to be. Well thought out and put together, a must have for everyone from Morrisville or anyone who knows the area!

A superbly presented compendium of two dozen classic ski and snowboard tours throughout the states of Vermont and New York, David Goodman's Backcountry Skiing Adventures offers the best routes, equipment and backcountry riding tips; topographic maps and photos for each tour; information on avalanche awareness, winter camping, gear, safety, and first aid. This absolutely user friendly outdoor guide is a "must" for anyone planning a skiing or snowboarding excursion in Vermont or New York. Also very highly recommended is the other title in this outstanding Appalachian Mountain Club "Backcountry Skiing Adventures" series: Classic Ski and Snowboard Tours in Maine and New Hampshire.

I found the book very interesting and informative since I grew up in Brattleboro. I treasure the book since my father was one of the co-authors (Richard H. Wellman)

There remains a strong divide in the study of politics between people who consider themselves political scientists and political theorists. When Mansbridge's book first came out, it was praised for demonstrating that one can do both. And the praise is deserved.

The book focusses on two communities. The first, a small town in the Northeast, exemplifies town hall democracy. The second, an organization committed to providing various kinds of community help, exemplifies early seventies' attempts to have completely egalitarian organizations.

Mansbridge mentions that she included both because she had intended to contrast an adversarial democracy (the town meeting) with a unitary democracy (the help line), but that her data complicated the neat dichotomy. Mansbridge observed each community trying to resolve a difficult conflict, and she interviewed various members.

The book is rich, and I have found it very useful for thinking about why Americans have so much trouble imagining that discursive conflict might be a good thing. Mansbridge has beautiful quotes from people describing their discomfort with argument, and I think she's right to draw some general conclusions from them.

Although I'm not a political theorist, I found the book intelligent and intelligible, and I highly recommend it to someone who is interested in conflict within organizations.

This is a delightful light read, full of wonderful "people" stories told by a man with a reputation as one of the finest doctors ever to practice in Vermont. It is not only entertaining and insightful, but it also includes some delightful offbeat humor. Highly recommended!

This is a poignant, sweet, wholesome story with classic New England characters. You start to care what happens to these people. Big Fish is a great escape from the modern, cynical world.

I read this book as a child and love it still as a grandmother. The Blue Cat and the song of the river inspired me to look for beauty, truth and integrity in my life, to value the stength of love and honesty. " All that is worth doing is worth doing well, sang the river. With your life fashion beauty. Riches will pass and power, beauty remains. Sing your own song" {From the book} This book is wonderfull for children and all ages.