Arizona: Tucson & the Sonoran Desert   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 5 items are available for $72, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSWU163)		  
Moon Tucson  •  Tim Hull
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 264 PAGES
A great resource for the independent traveler, this guidebook features a good introduction to land, history and culture, as well as practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With personality, detailed local maps, a glossary and suggested itineraries. (USW622, $17.95)		   Moon Tucson
Desert Light, A Photographer's Journey Through America's Desert Southwest  •  John Annerino
NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  HARD COVER  • 128 PAGES
Annerino's portrays in glorious color photographs the Painted, Sonoran, Mojave, and Chihuahua deserts on both sides of the U.S./Mexican border. (SWU247, $29.95)		   Desert Light, A Photographer's Journey Through America's Desert Southwest
Southwestern Desert Life  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE •  2000 •  PLASTIC CARD
A pocket-size, fold-out guide to the life of the desert southwest, from Gila monsters to saguaros, as well as some of the more modest species. This laminated reference is handy for quick identification in the field, with almost 150 illustrations. (SWU43, $5.95)		   Southwestern Desert Life
Revenge of the Saguaro, Offbeat Travels Through America's Southwest  •  Tom Miller
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2009 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES
A digressive, witty and willfully eccentric account of travel and obsession in the American Southwest by the insightful, comic Tom Miller (who has also written memorably on Ecuador, Cuba and border relations with Mexico). A Tucson resident, Miller mines the landscapes and towns of the region for stories. (USW327, $14.95)		   Revenge of the Saguaro, Offbeat Travels Through America's Southwest
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 monuments throughout the state. With travel information on the reverse. Two Sides. 29x37 inches. (USW271, $7.95)		   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)
 		  
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)
 		  
Let the Cowboy Ride, Cattle Ranching in the American West  •  Paul Starrs   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Richly illustrated with more 130 photographs and maps, this book combines the authentic detail of an insider's view (Starrs spent six years working cattle on the high desert Great Basin range) with a scholar's keen eye for analysis. (USW615, $25.00)
 		  
The Desert Smells Like Rain, A Naturalist in O'odham Country  •  Gary Paul Nabhan   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A compassionate portrait and natural history of the Papago Indians of Arizona's Sonoran desert. (USW275, $17.95)
 		  
Indian Rock Art of the Southwest  •  Polly Schaafsma   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  A comprehensive, nicely illusrtated survey of rock art. (SWU136, $45.00)
 		  
The Most Beautiful Villages and Towns of the Southwest  •  Nik Wheeler  •  Joan Tapper   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  With hundreds of photographs, essays and travel information on 30 historic towns and distinctive communities throughout Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada Utah and western Colorado, both well-known and remote, including Bisbee, Ouray, Moab and Sedona. (SWU291, $40.00)
 		  
A Beautiful, Cruel Country  •  Eva Antonia Wilbur-Cruce   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An absorbing memoir of growing up on a ranch along the Arizona/Mexico border in the early 20th-century. (USW325, $22.95)
 		  
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons  •  John Wesley Powell   • 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)
 		  
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon  •  John Ford   • LITERATURE  •  A U.S. Cavalry captain (John Wayne) struggles with honor, duty and loneliness as he nears retirement in this poignant Technicolor Western, directed by the great John Ford. The film includes breathtaking shots of Monument Valley. (USW592, $12.97)
 		  
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)
 		  
Desert Solitaire  •  Edward Abbey   • NATURAL HISTORY • 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, $7.99)
 		  
Our Sonoran Desert  •  Bill Broyles   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Broyles showcases the diverse landscapes, plants and animals of the Sonoran from its rugged mountains, sand dunes and lava flows to its cactus, horned lizards and bighorn sheep in this compact introduction. (USW567, $14.95)
 		  
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, $15.00)
 		  
When the Rains Come, A Naturalist's Year in the Sonoran Desert  •  John Alcock   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Combining scientific observation with a personal perspective and color photographs, longtime Sonoran resident John Alcock tracks the changes in plant and animal life over the course of a drought year, offering new insights into the desert's natural history, conservation and astonishing diversity. (SWU471, $21.95)
 		  
Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest  •  James Halfpenny  •  Todd Telander   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A pocket guide to tracks, scats and signs of the animals of the region. (SWU61, $9.95)
 		  
Sonoran Desert Life  •  Gerald A. Rosenthal   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This compact, informative guide illustrates the flora and fauna of the Sonora. (USW574, $27.95)
 		  
Sonoran Desert Wildlfowers, A Field Guide to the Common Wildflowers of the Sonoran Desert  •  Richard Spellenburg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact, authoritative guide to the wildflowers of the Sonoran, featuring 300 color photographs. (SWU182, $24.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
The Night Sky  •  Raymond Leung  •  James Cavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A guide to the major constellations in the Northern Hemisphere featuring color photographs and glow-in-the-dark star charts. (SCI49, $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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