Maine Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff [Paperback]

Tim Sample (Author), Ms. Steve (Stephen) D. Bither (Author)

Book Description

Series: Curiosities Series | Publication Date: March 1, 2002

This definitive collection will be a great read for Maine residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Maine Curiosities is your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the state has to offer. Tim Sample has traveled up and down Maine in search of the one-of-a-kind gems that make Up East truly unique. So sit back in your easy chair, put up your feet, and get ready for a road trip you'll never forget! (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 224 pages, b&w photos)

About the Author

Tim Sample is known throughout Maine and other parts of New England for his Down East humor. He got his start in the 1970s doing a standup comedy act with Marshall Dodge, the co-creator of the popular "Bert and I" characters, and Sample later went on to record several albums with the Bert and I Company. Since then he has worked on a variety of other projects, including authoring Saturday Night at Moody's Diner and publishing several videos and CDs of Down East humor. His "Postcards from Maine" essays have appeared on CBS Sunday Morning regularly since 1996.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 1st edition (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762709413
• ISBN-13: 978-0762709410
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,234,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars been there seen that, September 21, 2005

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Catherine Points "Cathy Atwood" (Watertown, Ct) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Maine Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff (Paperback)

This book has the unusual landmarks we drive by every summer and wonder "What's that all about?" Questions answered!!!

5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Can Maine be this plain?, June 19, 2004

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"1handclapping" (Broomall, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Maine Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, and Other Offbeat Stuff (Paperback)

I am planing a trip to Maine and thought I would read-up on the state. Tim Sample is billed as a sort of Down East Dave Barry. The book is vaguely cute but certainly not humorous. Unless this is what passes for humor in Maine (I hope not). The book presents curiosities that are only mildly curious and quirky characters that are not very quirky and wouldn't get a second glance in California or Florida. Its main subject matter seems to be large road-side advertising constructions. As someone who has driven through more than half the states in the Union, I find that the highlighted Maine road-side advertising constructions in this book are nothing out of the ordinary, and hardly rate the write-ups devoted to them here. Disappointing.