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We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, designed to help you get more out of your travels to Death Valley. Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free.

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The Land of Little Rain

by Mary Austin | Terry Tempest Williams

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 107 PAGES

In this turn-of-the-century desert hymn, Austin -- a writer and naturalist who accompanied her husband to Death Valley in the 1890s -- finds a vibrant ecosystem where her forbears saw wasteland. An illuminating natural history. (CAL66, $13.00)

Desert Solitaire

by Edward Abbey

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1990
• PAPER
• 303 PAGES
• FAVORITE

One of the great works on the value of the desert, eloquent and laugh-out-loud funny. Although Abbey writes specifically about his experiences as a ranger at Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah, his message is universal. (DES02, $14.95)

The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park

by T. Scott Bryan | Betty Tucker-Bryan

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 496 PAGES

A practical guide to Death Valley and a survey of the park's human and natural history. (CAL67, $23.95)

Death Valley National Park Map

by Trails Illustrated

• MAP

A topographic map of Death Valley National Park. (CAL09, $11.95)

Mojave National Preserve Map

by Trails Illustrated

• MAP

A detailed map of Mojave National Preserve. (USW250, $11.95)

 

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Best Easy Day Hikes Death Valley

by Bill Cunningham

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 102 PAGES

A compact guide to 20 popular day hikes in the 3.3 million-acre national park. (CAL179, $9.95)

Falcon Guide, Hiking California's Desert Parks

by Bill Cunningham | Polly Burke

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2006
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

A practical guide to hiking in the deserts of Southern California. (CAL74, $19.95)

Hiking Death Valley

by Michel Digonnet

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2004
• PAPER
• 542 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to hiking in Death Valley, written by a veteran traveler and adventurer in the region. (CAL68, $19.95)

California the Beautiful

by Galen Rowell

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2009
• HARD COVER
• 159 PAGES

Rowell's exquisite photographs are accompanied by excerpts from Joan Didion, M.F.K. Fisher, Jack London, William Saroyan and many other luminaries in this celebration of the nature and spirit of California. (CAL277, $19.95)

Death Valley and the Amargosa, Land of Illusion

by Richard E. Lingenfelter

• HISTORY
• 1988
• PAPER
• 662 PAGES

An exhaustive history of Death Valley and the Amargosa River, filled with illustrations, maps and documents. (CAL10, $36.95)

The National Parks, America's Best Idea

by Dayton Duncan | Ken Burns

• HISTORY
• 2009
• DVD

The widescreen edition of Ken Burn's 6-part, 12-hour ode to the national parks, featuring hundreds of interviews, fascinating archival images and dazzling cinematography in High Definition. (USA394, $99.99)

An Island Called California, An Ecological Introduction to Its Natural Communities

by Elna S. Bakker

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1984
• PAPER
• 484 PAGES

An introduction to the ecology and wildlife of the Golden State, this volume is filled with photographs illustrating a variety plants, animals and geological features found throughout the deserts, forests and coastline of California. (CAL11, $25.95)

Assembling California

by John McPhee

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1994
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

Another fine book on geology and natural history from John McPhee, this time in the company of Eldridge Moores, on travels throughout California. (USW187, $16.00)

Basin and Range

by John McPhee

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1990
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

McPhee's illuminating account of travels in the company of geologist Kenneth S. Deffeyes along Route 80 from Utah to California. (GEO13, $15.00)

Cadillac Desert, The American West and Its Disappearing Water

by Marc Reisner

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1993
• PAPER
• 582 PAGES

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)

Chuckwalla Land, The Riddle of California's Desert

by David Rains Wallace

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 272 PAGES

Wallace (The Klamath Knot) draws on the work of paleobiologists, botanists and naturalists to go beyond the surface of the flora and fauna of North America's hottest and driest region and explore the unresolved debate over the origin and evolution of its ecosystems. We admire his Thoreau-like sense of the poetry of place. (CAL307, $27.50)

Death Valley

by National Geographic Society

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2009
• DVD

Journey with National Geographic from Death Valley's highest peak to its lowest and meet the scientists who are working to protect it. (CAL304, $24.95)

Death Valley National Park

by Fred Hirschmann | Randi Hirschmann | Mark Schlenz

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 96 PAGES

One hundred and six color photographs of Death Valley by landscape photographers Fred and Randi Hirschmann. It's a good overview of the park, especially recommended for travelers with a camera. (CAL13, $19.95)

Death Valley, The Story Behind the Scenery

by William D. Clark

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 48 PAGES

This slim souvenir book features 75 color photographs and informative captions. (CAL260, $11.95)

Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley

by Robert P. Sharp | Allen F. Glazner

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 329 PAGES

An introduction to the geological features of Southeastern California. (CAL12, $18.00)

The National Parks, America's Best Idea

by Ken Burns | Dayton Duncan

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2011
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

Now in a paper edition, this lavishly illustrated tale by the dynamic PBS duo brings to life the conservationists, politicians, presidents and dreamers who created our national park system. (USA356, $32.50)

A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians

by Robert Stebbins

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 533 PAGES

The definitive field guide, with a special section on Baja's endemic species. (FG08, $22.00)

Introduction to California Desert Wildflowers

by Philip A. Munz

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 285 PAGES

First published 40 years ago and revised for this updated edition, this popular plant guide covers both the Mojave and the Californian Sonora. (CAL261, $19.95)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to California

by Peter Alden

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

A compact, easy-to-use guide to 1,000 of California's trees, wildflowers, mammals, insects, birds and other flora and fauna. (CAL07, $19.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

by Jon Dunn

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2011
• PAPER
• 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

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