Rock the Shack


Book Description

From weekend homes to get-away cabins, this architecture embodies our longing for relaxing in nature.




The Edge of the Sea


Book Description

"The edge of the sea is a strange and beautiful place." A book to be read for pleasure as well as a practical identification guide, The Edge of the Sea introduces a world of teeming life where the sea meets the land. A new generation of readers is discovering why Rachel Carson's books have become cornerstones of the environmental and conservation movements. New introduction by Sue Hubbell. (A Mariner Reissue)







Grampa's Favorite Rock and Other Stories


Book Description

A collection of serious and not so serious short stories from the coast of Maine. Some of these stories are intended to amuse, and some may touch a chord and bring a tear. But they are all intended to help pass some leisure time, perhaps while waiting for the kids to get home from school, or the even the winter to pass into spring. No guarantee is given concerning the political correctness of any of these stories, but when reading one should remember that some people actually enjoy satire. And for those who do not, the author humbly submits that perhaps those who can't laugh at history may be worrying about the wrong things.




Rock Lake Station


Book Description

Established in 1896 with the coming of the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway, Rock Lake Station was for over forty years a bustling centre for Algonquin park tourism and commerce. Unfortunately the demise of the railway in the late 1940's sealed its fate and today there are no signs of its existence, unless one knows where and how to look, . This book is the third in a series of narratives designed to bring to life the human history of Algonquin Park with specific focus on over 100 years of an active and vibrant Rock Lake and Whitefish Lake community.










Perfect English Cottage


Book Description

Perfect English Cottage explores 18 inspirational homes that celebrate the best of cottage style in the English countryside. Perfect English Cottage explores 18 inspirational homes that celebrate the best of cottage style in the English countryside. The book explores the decorating and design solutions that make the cottages as attractive inside as out, as well as practical and comfortable to live in. Bestselling author Ros Byam Shaw takes a fresh look at this perennially appealing style, which she divides into five chapters: Character, Holiday, Romance, Simplicity, and Elegance. The featured homes are incredibly varied, from a tiny house with exposed beams to a pared-down Georgian gem, to a picture-perfect cottage with roses over the door—and plenty more adorning the interior. Each section ends with a Get The Look page devoted to ideas for recreating the style in your own home.




The Cottage Bible and Family Expositor


Book Description

Small format bible designed for families and students of the working (or Cottager) class. The Authorized version with certain passages deemed "unsuitable for reading in families" printed in smaller type and with "a few words objectionable to females...exchanged for others" (see volume 1, page vii). Each passage of text is followed by exposition and extracts from commentators Hall, Horne, Henry, Doddridge, Scott, and others.