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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXUSW179)		  
National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States  • 
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES
A compact, informative profile of 58 national parks throughout the United States with good maps and 450 color photographs. Fifth edition. (USA35, $26.00)		   National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States
Timeless: A National Parks Odyssey  •  David Fortney
NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  DVD
Cinematographer Fortney's innovative mix of aerial, still, and time lapse photography is put to marvelous use in this captivating journey across 18 national parks: Arches, Banff, Bryce, Canyonlands, Death Valley, Denali, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Jasper, Joshua Tree, Olympic, Pt. Lobos, Redwood, Salt Point, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Zion. (USA149, $14.99)		  
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons  •  John Wesley Powell
EXPLORATION •  2003 •  PAPER  • 397 PAGES
The classic tale of adventure and exploration of the rivers and canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau, originally published in 1875 -- and still essential reading for any traveler to the Grand Canyon. The one-armed explorer/scientist Powell captures all the exhilaration and danger of adventure in unknown territory. He and his men explored 1,000 miles of often-treacherous river in what is now Utah and Arizona. (USW80, $16.00)		   The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
Desert Solitaire  •  Edward Abbey
NATURAL HISTORY •  1990 •  PAPER  • 303 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, $7.99)		   Desert Solitaire
Lost in My Own Backyard  •  Tim Cahill
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES
Tim Cahill (who, as advertised, lives at Yellowstone's doorstep) brings his talents closer to home as he mixes tales of walks, hikes and three good backcountry treks with history, lore and gee-whiz wonder in this inspiring entry in the Crown Journeys series. (USW430, $16.95)		   Lost in My Own Backyard



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Bryce Canyon National Park Map  •  Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed map of Bryce Canyon at a scale of 1:37,000. (USW143, $11.95)
 		  
Grand Canyon National Park Map 207  •  Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed hiker's map (1:35,000) of Colorado River miles 60-98, perfect for those hiking to Bright Angel and Indian Gardens campgrounds. (USW332, $11.95)
 		  
Grand Teton National Park Map  •  Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed topographic map of Grand Teton National Park. (USW34, $11.95)
 		  
Yellowstone National Park Map  •  Trails Illustrated    •  A visitor's overview map of the park at a scale of 1:126,000 with good topographic relief. (USW32, $11.95)
 		  
Zion National Park Map  •  Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed map of Zion National Park at a scale of 1:38,000. (USW144, $11.95)
 		  
Insight Guide U.S. National Parks West  •  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, $24.99)
 		  
Lonely Planet Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks  •  Bradley Mayhew  •  Carolyn McCarthy   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With personality and local savvy, Montana residents Bradley Mayhew and Carolyn McCarthy cover the practicalities of where to go and what to do. With more photographs, detailed itineraries, family-friendly options, suggested hikes, two-color maps and a good overview of natural history. (USW438, $19.99)
 		  
Moon Handbook Grand Canyon  •  Bill Weir   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A handy, practical guide to the Grand Canyon and nearby regions, this book is a good resource for planning a trip, featuring extensive, up-to-date listings, maps and other background information. (SWU175, $17.95)
 		  
Moon Handbook Zion and Bryce  •  W.C. McRae   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to traveling and hiking in Utah's Zion and Bryce National Parks, with shorter sections on nearby Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Escalante. (SWU181, $17.95)
 		  
Yellowstone, A Visitor's Companion  •  George Wuerthner   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A handbook to the geology, ecology, wildlife and plants of Yellowstone. With photographs, a bird list, and brief field guide with black-and-white drawings. (USW54, $15.95)
 		  
Do (Not) Feed the Bears, The Fitful History of Wildlife and Tourists in Yellowstone  •  Alice Wondrak Biel   • HISTORY  •  Biel goes beyond Yogi and Smokey, showing changing attitudes toward the bears from the 19th-century up to current conservation policy. (SWU465, $15.95)
 		  
Hear That Train Whistle Blow!, How the Railroad Changed the World  •  Milton Meltzer   • HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  Metzer explains how the advent of rail travel has influenced almost every aspect of society. For readers aged 9-12. (USW493, $8.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Nothing Like it in the World, The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869  •  Stephen Ambrose   • HISTORY  •  Ambrose uses his considerable skill as a writer and his experience as a biographer to capture the energy, spirit and verve required to build the railroad. An admiring, enthusiastic account. (USW224, $18.00)
 		  
The Spirit of Yellowstone  •  Judith L. Meyer  •  Vance Howard   • HISTORY  •  An engaging, scholarly history of Yellowstone and its place in America's imagination, covering the establishment of the park, geography, wildlife, and more. Complemented by color photographs, archival illustrations and maps. (RKY25, $19.95)
 		  
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West  •  Wallace Stegner   • EXPLORATION  •  The classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of explorer John Wesley Powell by the great Wallace Stegner, first published in 1954. It's both an adventure and an insightful look at the politics of development in the American West. (USW78, $17.00)
 		  
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)
 		  
Wapiti Wilderness  •  Margaret Murie  •  Olaus Murie   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Margaret and her biologist husband (who did the illustrations for the book) write of a winter, and especially the elk, at a ranch in Jackson Hole. They alternate chapters, mixing tales of work as a field biologist with stories of life in the region, where they lived for 37 years. (USW68, $24.95)
 		  
The Best of the West, An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West  •  Tony Hillerman   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A campfire collection of unforgettable portraits of the West, this anthology takes in travelers, homesteaders, Navajos, government officials, pioneers and authors as diverse as Meriwether Lewis, John Steinbeck and Edward Abbey. (USW87, $18.99)
 		  
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)
 		  
A Naturalist's Guide to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park  •  Frank C. Craighead, Jr.   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A memoir and classic natural history of the wildlife of Jackson Hole and the Tetons by a celebrated local biologist, organized week-by-week throughout the year. (SWU168, $18.95)
 		  
Bryce Canyon, The Story Behind the Scenery  •  John Bezy   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A concise guide to the natural history of Bryce Canyon, accompanied by full color photography. (USW587, $11.95)
 		  
Decade of the Wolf, Returning the Wild to Yellowstone  •  Douglas Smith  •  Gary Ferguson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Biologist Smith (Yellowstone Wolf Recovery Project) and nature writer Ferguson look at the 10 years since the re-introduction of wolves to Yellowstone. (RKY90, $16.95)
 		  
Downcanyon, A Naturalist Explores the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon  •  Ann Zwinger   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A vivid overview of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, from Mile 0 at Lees Ferry to Mile 278 at Grand Wash Fault. Zwinger interweaves geology, plants, animals and human history in her account. (USW11, $19.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Rising from the Plains  •  John McPhee   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  McPhee's elegant and accessible essays show the geology the Rockies though his travels with U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love. (USW18, $16.00)
 		  
Searching For Yellowstone, Ecology and Wonder in the Last Wilderness  •  Paul D. Schullery   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An engaging social and environmental history of Yellowstone from the Pleistocene to the present focusing on the park since its founding in 1872. Schullery has worked in Yellowstone as a ranger, a historian and the chief of cultural resources. (USW59, $19.95)
 		  
The Grizzly Bear  •  Thomas McNamee   • NATURAL HISTORY • COMING IN  •  A natural history of "ursus arctos horribilis" -- lyrical, well written and provocative. An appropriate introduction to the beast for anyone traveling to grizzly country. McNamee also wrote "The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone." (BST39, $16.95)
 		  
Travelers Guide to the Geology of the Colorado Plateau  •  Donald L. Baars   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A clearly written survey of the geology of the Four Corners region. (SWU32, $25.00)
 		  
Windows into the Earth, The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks  •  Robert B. Smith  •  Lee J. Siegel   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A geologic history and tour of the northern Rockies, particularly Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. With an outstanding overview of the geologic formation of the region and 50 color photographs. (USW356, $29.95)
 		  
Zion Canyon, A Storied Land  •  Greer K. Chesher   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Chesher, a park ranger and longtime resident of the region, brings a personal and in-depth perspective to Zion Canyon, examining its geological wonders, ecology and the interplay between the landscape and its human settlers. (USW502, $14.95)
 		  
A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon  •  Stephen Whitney   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact guide to the natural history of the Grand Canyon with 71 handsome color plates, maps and illustrations. (USW06, $19.95)
 		  
A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country  •  David Williams  •  Gloria Brown   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact field guide to the wildlife of the high desert of the Colorado Plateau and the nine national parks of the region. Williams includes an overview of the history, geology and ecology of the high desert along with basic information on identifying common plants and animals. (USW289, $22.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Yellowstone Wildlife  •  Pocket Naturalist   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This handy plastic card illustrates the birds, mammals, fishes, amphibians and reptiles of Yellowstone. We also carry Yellowstone Trees & Wildflowers. (Item USW501) (RKY88, $5.95)
 		  
 
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