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Across a Hundred Mountains, A Novel
• Reyna Grande
• LITERATURE
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(MEX161, $23.00)
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Adventures of the Shark Lady: Eugenie Clark Around the World
• Ann McGovern
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The continuing, illustrated adventures of the pioneering biologist for kids ages 7 and up.
(FSH08, $4.50)
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Ancient Maya, New Perspectives
• Heather McKillop
• HISTORY
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(MYA46, $22.95)
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The Art of Photographing Nature
• Art Wolfe
• Martha Hill
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An elegant how-to book, featuring over 250 photographs by renowned nature photographer Art Wolfe and insightful commentary by Martha Hill, a former photo editor at Audubon magazine.
(PHT02, $30.00)
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Backcountry Pilot, Flying Adventures with Ike Russell
• Thomas Bowen
• ANTHOLOGY
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An anthology of anecdotes Ike Russell, a bush pilot legendary among research scientists.
(DES07, $29.95)
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Between Pacific Tides
• Edward F. Ricketts
• Jack Calvin
• Joel W. Hedgpeth
• David W. Phillips
• John Steinbeck
• FIELD GUIDE
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A handbook to the rocky shores and tide pools of the Pacific Coast of the United States. Each intertidal zone is discussed in depth, augmented by black-and-white photographs and diagrams.
(FG34, $32.95)
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A Concise History of Mexico
• Brian Hamnett
• HISTORY
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(MEX162, $25.99)
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Crafts of Mexico
• Margarita de Orellana
• Albert Ruy Sanchez
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An abundantly illustrated guide to Mexico's crafts, including textiles, jewelry, ceramics, furniture and more.
(MEX144, $45.00)
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Desert Solitaire
• Edward Abbey
• NATURAL HISTORY
• FAVORITE
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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)
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Desert Survivor, An Adventurer's Guide to Exploring the Great American Desert
• John Annerino
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to 53 parks of the desert Southwest.
(USW372, $15.95)
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Discovering the Desert, Legacy of the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory
• William McGinnies
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A history of Sonoran desert research, this book is an engaging survey of the geography, ecology and climate of desert life in the American Southwest.
(USW103, $17.95)
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Field Guide to Mexican Birds
• Roger Tory Peterson
• Edward Chalif
• FIELD GUIDE
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An easy-to-carry field guide with 1,000 species reported in Mexico, Belize and El Salvador, covering also northwest Costa Rica.
(FG12, $22.00)
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Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador
• Ernest Preston Edwards
• FIELD GUIDE
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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This classic guide illustrates all the regularly occurring birds of Mexico and neighboring areas, including details of distribution, abundance, habitat and identification features for 850 species.
(MEX47, $22.95)
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A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians
• Robert Stebbins
• FIELD GUIDE
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The definitive field guide, with a special section on Baja's endemic species.
(FG08, $22.00)
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Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific
• Gerald Allen
• D.R. Robertson
• FIELD GUIDE
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An identification guide to the fishes of the Pacific from the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
(FG50, $87.00)
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Guide to Marine Mammals & Turtles of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico
• Kate Wynne
• Malia Schwartz
• Garth Mix
• FIELD GUIDE
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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A sturdy, wire-bound field guide to the whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, manatee and sea turtles of the Atlantic Ocean.
(FG42, $25.00)
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John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide
• John Shaw
• REFERENCE
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An updated edition of Shaw's guide to taking better photographs of plants, animals and landscapes. The book offers solid advice on equipment and basic techniques, and is highly recommended as the best reference for the wildlife photographer.
(PHT01, $24.99)
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The Lawless Roads
• Graham Greene
• David Rieff
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A riveting account of Graham's journeys through Tabasco and Chiapas in the 1930s, including his time in San Cristobal de Las Casas and Palenque. Greene was in Mexico investigating the impact of the anti-Church policies of President Calles.
(MEX164, $14.00)
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Loreto, Baja California: First Mission and Capital of Spanish California
• Ann and Don O'Neil
• HISTORY
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A popular, illustrated history of the 300-year-old town and surrounding area by a husband and wife team who have lived in Loreto for decades. With both archival and modern photographs.
(BJA37, $17.95)
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Marine Mammals of the Eastern North Pacific
• Sea Grant Alaska
• Pieter Folkens
• FIELD GUIDE
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This 8-panel waterproof card illustrates Alaska's whales, dolphins, sea otters and seals.
(ALA143, $8.95)
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Mexico North Map
• ITMB
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A colorful double-sided traveler's map of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua and Mexico's Copper Canyon at a scale of 1:1,300,000.
(MEX112, $12.95)
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Moon Handbook Baja
• Joe Cummings
• GUIDEBOOK
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Packed with maps, charts and photographs, desert rat Cummings combines practical advice with the natural history of Baja California in this comprehensive guide.
(BJA09, $21.95)
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Moon Handbook Cabo
• Nikki Goth Itoi
• GUIDEBOOK
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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, glossary and suggested itineraries.
(MEX143, $17.95)
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National Parks of Northern Mexico
• Richard D. Fisher
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Veteran travel guide and photographer Richard Fisher has put together a stunning selection of color photographs for this slim, oversize paperback.
(MEX15, $16.95)
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A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert
• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A comprehensive natural history with 35 color illustrations, 25 black and white photographs, and 450 line drawings.
(BJA26, $31.95)
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Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish
• Pimsleur Language Method
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations.
(SPN257, $19.95)
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Seabirds, An Identification Guide
• Peter Harrison
• FIELD GUIDE
• OUT OF PRINT
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The definitive guide to the world's seabirds.
(FG01, $32.00)
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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
• Matthew Restall
• HISTORY
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In this provocative book, Restall tackles Columbus, Cortes, Pizarro and the misconceptions surrounding them. The conquisadores most certainly did not conquer the Americas with a handful of men, nor were they received as gods.
(SAM52, $19.99)
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Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
• Mark Carwardine
• FIELD GUIDE
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In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species.
(FG02, $20.00)
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Sonoran Desert Spring
• John Alcock
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Alcock, a professor of insect behavior at the University of Arizona, writes of the plants and animals and ecology in this lyrical meditation on the Sonoran desert.
(BJA20, $17.95)
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Sonoran Desert Summer
• John Alcock
• NATURAL HISTORY
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(BJA21, $17.95)
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Western Mexico Cruise Tour Guide, Baja and the Mexican Riviera
• Coastal Cruise USA
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This six-foot-long map and guide folds into a handy booklet, showing points of interest from Los Angeles to Acapulco.
(BJA04, $15.95)
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Whales and Dolphins in Question: The Smithsonian Answer Book
• James Mead
• Flip Nicklin
• Joy Gold
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An authority answers oft-posed queries about marine mammals.
(OCE78, $24.95)
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Baja, A Special Expedition to Baja and the Sea of Cortez
• Sven-Olof Lindblad
• Ralph Hopkins
• Jack Swenson
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• OUT OF PRINT
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An account of adventures in Baja California and the Sea of Cortez, this handsome book features color photography and accompanying essays on the geology, marine mammals, desert flora and birds of the region.
(BJA19, $14.95)
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Field Guide to the Gray Whale
• Oceanic Society
• FIELD GUIDE
• OUT OF PRINT
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A brief, handsomely illustrated field guide with a focus on the behavior of gray whales.
(FG07, $6.95)
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