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Insiders' Guide to Tucson
Mary Paganelli Votto
GUIDEBOOK 2008 PAPER 400 PAGES
A handy practical guide to the city and environs, with information on Tucson's arts, history and natural heritage, as well as restaurants, lodging and attractions.
(SWU232, $16.95)
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 Light, A Photographer's Journey Through America's Desert Southwest
John Annerino
NATURAL HISTORY 2006 HARD COVER
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)
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)
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)
Tucson Map
Rand McNally Maps
A detailed map of Tucson, Arizona.
(USW177, $4.95)
Desert Survivor, An Adventurer's Guide to Exploring the Great American Desert
John Annerino
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide to 53 parks of the desert Southwest.
(USW372, $15.95)
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)
Sedona, Official Guide to Red Rock Country
Lawrence Cheek
GUIDEBOOK
An illustrated visitor's guide to hiking and sightseeing in Arizona' s Red Rock Country.
(SWU09, $12.95)
Sedona
Sedona Historical Society
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
This lovingly produced collection of 200 archival photographs shows the transformation of Sedona from a tiny outpost along Oak Creek Canyon to a popular recreational destination.
(SWU241, $19.99)
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)
Going Back to Bisbee
Richard Shelton
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Poet Richard Shelton's meditations on the history, landscape and wildlife of Bisbee, Arizona. Elegantly written, this narrative of a day trip from Shelton's Tucson home to the old mining town is an excellent introduction to the region's human and natural history.
(USW324, $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)
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.
(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, $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)
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 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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