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Mitchell's Book Corner 54 Main Street, 228-1080

"First Class: Legendary Train

Journeys Around the World"

by Patrick Poivre d'Arvor This charming boxed book is a visual feast for any train, travel or history buff. Tracing the history (and routes) of famous railways from across the globe, "First Class" captures the romantic mystique of a by-gone era, while at the same time updating our impressions of the exotic "other." Board with the Darjeeling Himalayan in 1881 and disembark from the Andean Explorer in 2000, with transfers to the Orient Express, the Lunatic Line of Uganda and the California Zephyr in between. Along the way, you'll find quotes from traveling writers, philosophers and dignitaries along with historic photographs, contemporary panoramas, postcards, maps, menus and billets. Within the pages of this "steamer trunk" you'll be transported on a truly unique reading experience.

- Sarah Bishop, Mitchell's Book Corner

Nantucket Bookworks 25 Broad Street, 228-4000

"Breakfast With the Buddha"

by Roland Merullo Who doesn't love a good road trip story, especially when we're stuck on an island? In this one, a successful, forty-something suburban New Yorker has to head to North Dakota to deal with his parents' estate. At the last minute, he gets tricked by his New-Agey sister into giving her guru a ride as well. The metaphysical journey goes right along with the physical, and while one can tell where this is headed from the get-go, it still delivers in the end. For anyone who's ever felt that there's something missing in an otherwise full life, this book can help steer your brain toward Big Sky country

- Wendy Hudson,

Nantucket Bookworks

Nantucket Atheneum 1 India Street, 228-1110 "Baby Bear, Baby Bear,

What Do You See?"

by Bill Martin, Jr., Pictures by Eric Carle In this final collaboration between author and illustrator, we come to the end of a beloved series that started forty years ago with Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? This book, featuring familiar repetitive text, highlights ten North American species of wildlife, including the brown bear, red fox, prairie dog, mountain goat and others. Young children will love Carle's vibrant paint and collage illustrations, as well as the discovery of baby bear's mama at the end of the story.

- Maggie Head,

Nantucket Atheneum

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Orange Street Video 117 Orange Street, 228-5806

"Live Free or Die Hard" (Rated PG-13 for intense sequences

of violence and action, language

and a brief sexual situation)

Yippi-kay-ay! John McClane is back and as good as ever in this fourth installment in the Die Hard series. This time around an evil hacker (Timothy Oliphant) is trying to take down the world one computer system at a time. Considering McClane's lack of technological savvy, it's a good thing he has a young computer expert (Justin Long) to help him out. But with John McClane after him, no villian stands a chance, even when he kidnaps McClane's daughter. This action flick is a great one for fans of the series or anyone who enjoys a good ride. With tons of explosions and the humor one would expect of a Die Hard film, "Live Free or Die Hard" will keep you on the edge of your seat.

- Kate O'Brien,

Orange Street Video

Camera Shop & Nantucket Video 32 Main Street, 228-0101

"Rescue Dawn"

(Rated PG-13 for some sequences of

intense war violence and torture)

Directed by Werner Herzog and starring Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, and Jeremy Davies, "Rescue Dawn" is an intense and dramatic wartime survival story set in Vietnam in 1965. After Dieter Dengler (Bale) is shot down after flying illegally over Laos, he is captured and sent to a remote prison camp where he meets to American pilots (Zahn and Davies) who were taken there two years earlier. Dengler becomes obsessed with escaping the prison and it's this obsession that is the key to his survival and sanity which is soon restored with his fellow captives. This film is rated PG-13 and even though some of the scenes may seem excessive for the rating, "Rescue Dawn" is a compelling and haunting portrait of a survivor.

- Laurie Donovan, Camera Shop & Nantucket Video