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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $50, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSWU127)
 
Sedona, Official Guide to Red Rock Country  •  Lawrence Cheek
GUIDEBOOK •  2003 •  PAPER  • 96 PAGES
An illustrated visitor's guide to hiking and sightseeing in Arizona' s Red Rock Country. (SWU09, $12.95)
  Sedona, Official Guide to Red Rock Country
Sedona  •  Sedona Historical Society
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2008 •  PAPER  • 126 PAGES
This lovingly produced collection of 200 archival photographs shows the transformation of Sedona from an tiny outpost along Oak Creek Canyon to popular destination. The Sedona Historical Society is headquartered on the historic Jordan farmstead. (SWU241, $21.99)
 
Desert Solitaire  •  Edward Abbey
NATURAL HISTORY •  1990 •  PAPER  • 289 PAGES • FAVORITE
A beloved classic, read aloud at campfires throughout the Southwest. It's one of the great works on the value of the desert, eloquent and laugh-out-loud funny. Although Abbey writes specifically about the Colorado Plateau and his experiences as a ranger at Arches National Park outside Moab Utah, his message is universal. Originally published in 1990. (DES02, $14.95)
  Desert Solitaire
Recreational Map of Arizona  •  GTR Mapping
2006 •  MAP
This colorful, shaded relief map of Arizona, shown at a scale of 1:790,000, includes recreational sites, points of interest, Indian reservations, national parks and monumnets throughout the state. With travel information on the reverse. Two Sides. 29x37 inches. (USW271, $3.95)
  Recreational Map of Arizona



Also Recommended
Eyewitness Guide Arizona & the Grand Canyon  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide to Arizona, complete with over 500 photographs, illustrations and maps, as well as plenty of travel information. (SWU173, $20.00)
 
 
Insight Guide Arizona & Grand Canyon  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This lavishly illustrated Insight guide includes excellent color maps and thoughtful short essays on history, culture and attractions. (SWU274, $23.99)
 
 
Made in the Southwest: A Shopper's Guide to the Region's Best Native American, Hispanic and Western Craft Traditions  •  Laura Morelli   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A shopper's guide by writer and art historian Laura Morelli to all that is handmade and beautiful in the Southwest's Hispanic, Native American and Western traditions. With a state-by-state guide to artisans and stores and 80 color illustrations. (SWU209, $24.95)
 
 
How the Canyon Became Grand, A Short History  •  Stephen J. Pyne   • HISTORY  •  The history of the idea and allure of the Grand Canyon, and its transformation from worthless real estate to marvel of nature. (USW76, $15.00)
 
 
Indian Rock Art of the Southwest  •  Polly Schaafsma   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  A comprehensive, nicely illusrtated survey of rock art. (SWU136, $45.00)
 
 
Grand Canyon, Travelers' Tales  •  James O'Reilly  •  Larry Habegger   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A diverse collection of excellent stories and essays on the nature, history and people of the Grand Canyon. Organized by topic, the selection includes Barry Lopez, Terry Tempest Williams, Ann Zwinger, Colin Fletcher, Edward Abbey and other greats. (USW333, $17.95)
 
 
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons  •  John Wesley Powell  •  Wallace Stegner   • EXPLORATION  •  The classic tale of adventure and exploration of the rivers and canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau, originally published in 1875 -- and still terrific reading for any traveler to the Grand Canyon. (USW80, $16.00)
 
 
The Laughing Boy  •  Oliver La Farge   • LITERATURE  •  An ethnographer and archaeologist, La Farge captures the flavor of the landscapes and ways of life in Northern Arizona in the early 20th century in this Pulitzer Prize-winning short novel. (USW240, $12.95)
 
 
Cadillac Desert, The American West and Its Disappearing Water  •  Marc Reisner   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A definitive history of water development in the American desert -- and a now-classic chronicle of wrong-headed policies and misadventures controlling the great rivers of the West. (USW246, $18.00)
 
 
Canyonlands, A Southwest Desert Odyssey  •  David Fortney   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This breathtaking overview of the national parks of the Southwest features David Fortney's captivating mix of aerial, still and time lapse photography, and a score by Patrick O'Hearn. (SWU221, $14.99)
 
 
Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert  •  Terry Tempest Williams   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A series of lyrical, thoughtful essays on the power and beauty of the Red Rock Wilderness of southern Utah, including Grand Staircase, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon, Moab and the Great Basin. (USW398, $13.95)
 
 
Field Guide to the Grand Canyon  •  Pocket Naturalist   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This handy, laminated card features color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals and reptiles of the Grand Canyon and can be easily slipped in your pocket. (USW334, $5.95)
 
 
Southwestern Desert Birds  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A fold-out, laminated guide to the birds of the desert Southwest, with illustrations of almost 150 species. Kids will enjoy this identification guide, too. (SWU42, $5.95)
 
 
Southwestern Desert Life  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A pocket-size, fold-out guide to the life of the desert southwest. (SWU43, $5.95)
 
 
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America  •  David Sibley   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird. (USW418, $19.95)
 
 

 
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