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Westport,
Connecticut: The Story of a New England Town's Rise to Prominence
This is the newest Westport town history, written by Woody
Klein, designed by Miggs Burroughs, and
sponsored by the
Westport Historical
Society.
It is "the compelling story of how and why
this beautiful New England town took roots and, through the
generations, has become the home of diverse, creative, loyal and
talented people who have made it one of America's leading suburbs at
the outset of the 21st century."
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 Westport
and Weston - Postcards
William L. Scheffler, a well-known Westport lawyer and
civic leader, owns an outstanding college of vintage local
postcards. This book, displaying the best of them, makes a great
contribution to a slender but growing body of works that deal with
the area's history. Arcadia Press published it. It is being sold
through Barnes and Noble and the
Westport Historical
Society.
List: $18.99. Barnes and Noble price: $15.19 (20% off). To
order or learn more, select the title link above. |
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Woog's
World: The Sequel.
Dan Woog, Westport's wittiest newspaper columnist and
winningest soccer coach, has written books on gay people in
education and athletics. Now the best of his "Woog's World"
Westport News columns, nearly 100 in all, ranging from the deadly
serious to the sublimely ridiculous, have been collected in a new
anthology, a sequel to "Woog's World: The Book." Dan is marketing
it himself through his web site at the link above. List: $19.95 |
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Ticket
to Ride: Diary of the Beatle's Last Tour.
Barry Tashian, the Westport-Nashville musician, tells an
insider's story from a journal he kept at the time. Barry, a
Staples High School graduate, is the country-bluegrass singer and
guitarist. In 1966, he led a rock group, The Remains, which
opened the Beatles' American performances. His paperback book
features photographs never before published. |
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Westport and Weston
. Ene
T. Bonnyay. Photographs throughout the seasons of Westport and
Weston, typical and beautiful New England towns in Southern
Connecticut. Home to Paul Newman, Martha Stewart, Robert Redford,
Michal Bolton and many other artists and entertainment
personalities. Customer Comment from a reader in New York
"...wonderful feeling about Westport; exceptionally beautiful.
Great photos of a beautiful town on the Connecticut side of Long
Island Sound; captures the essence of Westport -- its architecture
and natural beauty; superb photo quality; terrific photographic
eye; a must buy for anyone who loves Westport and similar New
England towns; a great stocking stuffer!!!" |
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Books of
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History |
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Title |
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The Catholic
Church in Fairfield County, 1666-1961
Adams. $ Set
your price! |
Stephen Degiovanni |
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Westport and
Weston
Drumgarth LLC,
1997. $24.95 |
Ene T. Bonnyay |
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Westport,
Connecticut: The Story of a New England Town's Rise to Prominence
Westport Historical Society, 2000. $29.95 |
Woody Klein |
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Natural History |
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Title |
Author(s) |
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The Face of
Connecticut: People, Geology and the Land
Connecticut Dept
of Environmental Protection, 1985. $24.95 |
Michael Bell |
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This Hill, This
Valley (American Land Classics)
Johns Hopkins
Univ Press, 1990 List: $16.95 Our price: $13.56 (20% off) |
Hal Borland |
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The Smithsonian
Guides to Natural America : Southern New England : Massachusetts,
Connecticut, and Rhode Island (Monographic Series)
Random House,
1996 List: $19.95 Our price: $15.96 (20% off) |
Robert Finch, Jonathan Wallen (photographer) |
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A Moveable
Shore: The Fate of the Connecticut Coast
Duke University
Press, 1992 List: $73.75 Our price: $66.37 (10%off) |
Peter Charles Patton, James M. Kent |
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Connecticut
Birds
University Press
of New England, 1990 $40.00 |
Joseph D. Zeranski, Thomas R. Baptist |
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Local Personality |
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Paul Newman : A Biography
Turner Pub.,
1996. Out of print but we can search for a special-order copy.
The New York Times Book Review (Andrea Higbie):
"Faithfully recounts the facts about Paul Leonard Newman . . . who
seems to be an extraordinarily decent man." |
Eric Lax |
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General Interest |
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Title |
Author(s) |
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John Wayne's
America: The Politics of Celebrity
Simon &
Schuster, 1997. List: $26.00 Our price: $18.20 (30% off) |
Garry Wills |
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The Seven Laws
of Money
Shambhala Pubns,
1997. Paperback edition of the Seventies' classic, worth more than any
dozen get-rich tomes. Ways of thinking about money from a clear-eyed
visionary and former banker. List: $9.00 Our price: $7.20 (20% off) |
Michael Phillips |
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Fiction |
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Author(s) |
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Haven
Avon
Books, September 1997. The newest addition to the Paul Bannerman
mystery series known for its Westport-area settings. Don't miss this
one! List: $24.00 Our price: $16.80 (30% off) |
John R. Maxim |
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