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	The National Parks, America's Best Idea  •  Ken Burns  •  Dayton Duncan NATURAL HISTORY •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 400 PAGES Signed Book Plates! A riveting tale of the conservationists, politicians, presidents and dreamers who created our national park system by the dynamic duor of Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan. Thanks to National Parks maven and our Random House rep Rose Scharer, we've got a good supply of bookplates signed by Ken Burns, which we'll include with each book. (USA356, $50.00)
	The National Parks, America's Best Idea  •  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)
	Our National Parks  •  Ansel Adams NATURAL HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES Illustrated with 78 duotone reproductions of photographs from 40 national parks, this book includes letters, writings and commentary by Adams, clearly demonstrating not just his artistry but also his commitment to preserving the nature of America's national parks. (USA357, $21.99)
	Frommer's National Parks with Kids  •  Kurt Repanshek GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 495 PAGES Jammed with detailed reviews of park lodges, camping and nearby accommodations at 14 favorite national parks, this is the guide to plan your next family vacation to the beaches or mountains, from Acadia, Cape Cod, Cape Hatteras, Great Smoky Mountains, Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Glacier, Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Yosemite, Sequoia to Olympic. (USA358, $21.99)
	National Park Adventures  •  Noah Adams ANTHOLOGY •  2009 •  AUDIO CD NPR host Noah Adams' intiguing tales, full of unexpected humor and history, are built for the road. (USA396, $14.95)
	The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges  •  David L. Scott GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES This comprehensive directory covers one-of--kind historic lodges, simple inns and rustic cabins, most located in the best-known and most heavily visited parks. Organized A-to-Z, with an overview of each park and two or three pages on each of the places to stay, including a pencil sketch and practical detail. (USA372, $18.95)
	The National Parks, Our American Landscape  •  Ian Shive NATURAL HISTORY •  2009 •  HARD COVER  • 224 PAGES This lavishly illustrated tribute to the nature and spirit of America features 200 color photographs of diverse parks from the Statue of Liberty and the Appalachian Trail to Yellowstone and Mount McKinley. Forward by Tom Kiernan, President of the National Parks Conservation Association. (USA388, $39.95)

	American Earth  •  William McKibben   • REFERENCE  •  This superb anthology collects essential American environmental writings from the past two centuries and considers their influence on the way people view the natural world. With essays by Henry David Thoreau, John Muir and John James Audubon. (NAT139, $40.00)
	Fodor's Official Guide to America's National Parks  •   Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Now in a lucky 13th edition, this practical guide covers not just national parks but all 391 sites under National Park Service jurisdiction. (USA340, $18.95)
	Insight Guide National Parks, Western United States  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superb guide offers a thoroughly illustrated, informative overview of the national parks of the western United States, including Arches, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion, the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest. (USW181, $24.95)
	National Geographic Complete National Parks of the United States  •  Mel White   • GUIDEBOOK  •  From Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty, Gettysburg and Hawaii, this comprehensive, illustrated catalog covers every National Park, Monument, Memorial, Preserve, Historic Site, Battlefield, Cemetery and Seashore in detail. (USA406, $40.00)
	National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways  •   National Geographic   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An illustrated guide to 275 blue highways and other scenic roads. With maps, directions and the highlights of each suggested route. (USA03, $26.00)
	National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States  •   National Geographic   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The fifth edition of this compact guide to 58 National Parks, shows National Geographic's usual attention to color maps and photographs. (USA35, $26.00)
	The Hiking Deck, Portable Tips for Your Outdoor Adventures  •  Rick Curtis   • GUIDEBOOK  •  (STF48, $14.95)
	Volcanoes in America's National Parks  •  Robert & Barbara Decker   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A geophysicist at Dartmouth and former scientist-at-charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Robert Decker writes winningly of the formation, diversity and allure of volcanoes from Yellowstone to Hawaii and Alaska in this compact, illustrated guide featuring 255 color photographs and 28 outstanding maps. (USW514, $24.95)
	Building the National Parks, The Historic Landscape Design of the National Park Service  •  Linda McClelland   • HISTORY  •  A detailed, scholarly history of the National Park Service and the legacy of early 20th century buildings, roads, and trails in the parks from the great lodges to camp sites and comfort stations. (USA117, $39.00)
	Historical Atlas of the American West  •  Derek Hayes   • HISTORY • NEW  •  This spectacular atlas presents a sweeping history of the American West through 600 color maps, posters and other striking archival material, expertly annotated and beautifully presented by geographer and historian Hayes. This is the latest in a series that includes America Discovered (NAM22, $35.00), the Historical Atlas of the Arctic (ARC135, $60.00) and the Historical Atlas of the Pacific Northwest (PNW119, $40.00). (USW606, $39.95)
	Trains of Discovery, Western Railroads and the National Parks/Collector's Guide  •  Alfred Runte   • HISTORY  •  An illustrated tribute to American railroads and national parks, featuring period advertisements, posters and memorabilia of Glacier, Grand Canyon and Denali National Parks. (USW56, $19.95)
	Wilderness and the American Mind  •  Roderick Nash   • HISTORY  •  A classic essay on changing American attitudes toward wilderness and the environment, including an enlightening discussion on western expansion. With chapters on Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Alaska and wilderness preservation. (USW97, $18.00)
	Wilderness in National Parks, Playground or Preserve  •  John C. Miles   • HISTORY  •  A professor of environmental studies, Miles traces changing notions of wilderness, and NPS ambivalence, over the decades, in whether -- and how -- to use this notion in managing national parks. (USW594, $35.00)
	Great Lodges of the National Parks, Volume Two  •  David Morris  •  Fred Pflughoft  •  Christine Barnes   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A second volume of gorgeous pictures from the most impressive and historically important lodges all over the US. (USW568, $35.00)
	1000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die  •  Patricia Schultz   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Favorite, celebrated, unusual and otherwise noteworthy hotels, attractions and experiences throughout the 50 states and Canada. (USA152, $19.95)
	A Passion for Nature, The Life of John Muir  •  Donald Worster   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Worster's richly anecdotal biography of the pioneering naturalist, conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club captures the spirit of the man and his love of travels and exploration. (NAM45, $34.95)
	A Natural History of North American Trees  •  Donald Culross Peattie  •  Verlyn Klinkenborg   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Culross Peattie's graceful essays on America and its forests, originally published in the 1950s, with black-and-white etchings, feature the finest writing ever on the mighty oak, stately birch, magnificent beech and other trees. (NAM40, $40.00)
	An American Idea, The Making of the National Parks  •  Kim Heacox   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Heacox's well-illustrated history of the national park system in the United States includes maps, drawings, paintings and photographs. (USA34, $14.95)
	Annals of the Former World  •  John McPhee   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this omnibus edition of McPhee's four masterful books on the geology of North America describe, in purely pleasurable prose, the formation of our continent. (GEO14, $35.00)
	Home Ground, Language for an American Landscape  •  Barry Lopez   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Each of the 850 entries in this oversized glossary by Gretel Ehrlich (Wyoming), William Kittredge (Montana), Terry Tempest Williams (Colorado Plateau) and other luminaries deftly describes a physical feature of our landscape, from a'a (Hawaii's rough lava floes) and aquifer to slot canyon, slough, wharf and woodlot. With line drawings. (USW488, $29.95)
	Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions  •  Adrian Forsyth   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America. (NAM02, $29.95)
	Our National Parks, Celebrating America's Natural Splendor  •  Time Life   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The photographers and writers at Life magazine to celebrate national parks from Maine's Acadia to California's Redwoods. (USA355, $19.95)
	Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey  •  David Fortney   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Fortney's mix of aerial, still, and time lapse photography is put to marvelous use in this captivating journey across 18 national parks. (USA149, $14.99)
	Treasures of America's National Parks  •   Questar Video   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This 6-disc boxed set covers western national parks, history, wildlife, lodging, activities and conservation in visually stunning detail. (USA359, $39.99)
	National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •   National Geographic   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)

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