109 East Palace, Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
• Jennet Conant
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2006 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
This lively history of Los Alamos focuses not on the science but on the extraordinary social atmosphere of the place, its secret mission, stunning location and huge personalities. Conant tells the story of Los Alamos from the perspective of both Robert Oppenheimer and his friend and assistant Dorothy McKibbin. The author is the granddaughter of James B. Conant -- Harvard University President and chairman of the National Defense Research Committee during WWII.
(SWU191, $16.99) |
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Abbey's Road
• Edward Abbey
NATURAL HISTORY •
1991 •
PAPER
• 198 PAGES
Famed as a rascal, misanthrope and cantankerous lover of all things untamed, Abbey's writings reflect the beauty and spirit of wild places. They are also insightful and laugh-out-loud funny. This volume collects his explorations of varied locales around the globe, including the Sierra Madre of Mexico. If you like this book, we also carry Abbey's tribute to the American Southwest, Desert Solitaire.
(DES04, $17.00) |
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Albuquerque Map
• Rand McNally Maps
MAP
A road map of Albuquerque and surrounding neighborhoods at a scale of 1:41,000. Two Sides. 40x28 inches.
(SWU160, $5.99) |
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Arizona, New Mexico & Grand Canyon Trips
• Becca Blond
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 360 PAGES
A compact and practical guide to visiting the American Southwest, with 58 themed itineraries and over 1,000 local attractions. Trips are divided into categories by theme: iconic, food & drink, history & culture, route, offbeat, city, and day trips.
(SWU260, $19.99) |
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The Atomic West
• Bruce William Hevly
• John M. Findlay
HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 328 PAGES
A series of essays concerning the history and effect of nuclear testing in the American West, as presented at a scholarly conference.
(USW291, $26.95) |
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Barren, Wild and Worthless, Living in the Chihuahuan Desert
• Susan J. Tweit
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2003 •
PAPER
• 203 PAGES
These seven personal essays celebrate the nature and culture of the Chihuahuan Desert. Tweit's topics of choice include ecology, conservation and immigration.
(USW431, $17.95) |
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The Best of Edward Abbey
• Edward Abbey
ANTHOLOGY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 440 PAGES
Abbey compiled this generous collection of his fiction and non-fiction in 1984, including excerpts from The Brave Cowboy, Black Sun, and The Monkey Wrench Gang, along with sections of Desert Solitaire and other essays.
(GEN336, $16.95) |
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
NATURAL HISTORY •
2011 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year, a quest that has his three competitors on the road at a moments notice, heading out in the middle of the night, and combing the beaches. As he so winningly demonstrates, these people are driven.
(BRD29, $15.00) |
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Birding in the American West
• Kevin Zimmer
FIELD GUIDE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 432 PAGES
An illustrated guide to finding and sorting out similar species of birds in the mountains, deserts and other habitats of the West. Zimmer provides plenty of useful information on individual species, including behavior, habitat and identification. Useful as a site guide, he includes detailed listings by state -- and suggestions of the best places to find individual species. With numerous black-and-white illustrations and photographs of similar species and sought-after birds.
(USW404, $32.95) |
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The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
• Christopher W. Leahy
• Gordon Morrison
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 1072 PAGES
A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. Published in cooperation with the American Birding Association.
(NAM21, $19.95) |
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The Blessing Way
• Tony Hillerman
MYSTERY •
2009 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
Hillerman's first mystery introduces Detective Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police, as well as Hillerman's now-trademark attention to Southwestern peoples' cultures and histories.
(SWU94, $9.99) |
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The Book of the Navajo
• Raymond Friday Locke
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2002 •
PAPER
• 496 PAGES
Well written and researched, this in-depth scholarly portrait of the society, culture and history of the Navajo people, originally published in 1976, has long been the definitive account, used in Navajo schools.
(SWU228, $8.95) |
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The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain
• Cormac McCarthy
LITERATURE •
1999 •
HARD COVER
• 1017 PAGES
McCarthy's trio of novels chronicle the coming of age in the desert country of the American Southwest.
(SWU200, $36.00) |
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A Brief History of New Mexico
• Myra Jenkins
• Albert Schroeder
HISTORY •
1974 •
PAPER
• 89 PAGES
This slim volume packs in more historical information than you could ever imagine in a mere 89 pages. From prehistoric beginnings to the construction of major dams, the nature, politics, geology, industry, exploration and culture of New Mexico is detailed in a highly interesting, readable format.
(USW218, $14.95) |
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Brighter than a Thousand Suns, A Personal History of Atomic Scientists
• Robert Jungk
HISTORY •
1970 •
PAPER
An early history of the Atomic Age featuring interviews with U.S. and German physicists, famously including Heisenberg.
(HSC20, $21.95) |
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Butterflies through Binoculars, The West
• Jeffrey Glassberg
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 374 PAGES
A photographic identification guide to butterflies found throughout the western United States, from the Mississippi to the Pacific. Range maps and 625 color photos are included, along with short descriptions, information on biology and conservation, and other facts helpful to spotting and identifying butterflies.
(BUG11, $24.95) |
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By Bomb's Early Light, American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age
• Paul S. Boyer
HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 440 PAGES
A study of how the atomic bomb changed American society and culture in the 1940s and 50s. Author Paul S. Boyer incorporates numerous sources to illustrate the variety and wealth of public discourse stimulated by the development of the bomb.
(HSC16, $31.95) |
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By Sorrow's River
• Larry McMurtry
LITERATURE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 410 PAGES
The third installment in a series of historical satires about the Berrybender family, ill-prepared 19th-century British settlers who take on the American West. This story finds them traveling along the Rio Grande.
(USW450, $7.99) |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park Map
• Trails Illustrated
MAP
A detailed map of Carlsbad Caverns and the surrounding park at a scale of 1:32,400, showing topographic lines, trails and other points of interest. Two Sides. 26x38 inches.
(SWU202, $11.95) |
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Chaco Canyon, Archaeologist's Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society
• Brian Fagan
ARCHAEOLOGY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 280 PAGES
An excellent overview of the beliefs, traditions and daily lives of the ancient inhabitants of Chaco Canyon, drawn from the latest archaeological evidence.
(SWU216, $30.00) |
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Chaco Canyon, Archaeology and Archaeologists
• Florence C. Lister
• Robert Hill Lister
ARCHAEOLOGY •
1984 •
PAPER
• 298 PAGES
A profusely illustrated history of archaeology in Chaco Canyon, including the authors' depiction of the daily life and traditions of the Anasazi.
(SWU177, $22.95) |
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Cities of Gold, A Journey Across the American Southwest in Coronado's Footsteps
• Doug Preston
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 480 PAGES
On horseback through the American Southwest. In 1989, Doug Preston attempted to recreate the thousand mile journey of Coronado in his legendary quest to find the Seven Cities of Gold. This entertaining travelogue tells of Preston's discoveries and difficulties, as he negotiated the same landscapes Coronado faced, and spoke with the descendents of the native peoples Coronado encountered -- and subsequently fought.
(SWU85, $24.95) |
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Coyote Waits
• Tony Hillerman
MYSTERY •
2009 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
Investigating the murder of a fellow tribal policeman, Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Sgt. Jim Chee unravel a complex plot of death involving a historical find, a lost fortune, and the mythical Coyote in this tense mystery, full of Hillerman's customary attention to detail on Navajo culture.
(SWU282, $9.99) |
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Critical Assembly, A Technical History of Los Alamos During the Oppenheimer Years, 1943-1945
• Lillian Hoddeson
• Paul W. Henriksen
• Roger A. Meade
• Catherine L. Westfall
SCIENCE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 509 PAGES
The best technical history of the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, covering from 1943-1945. It's a detailed and comprehensive account, rewarding for those who are willing to make the effort.
(HSC23, $69.00) |
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Dance Hall of the Dead
• Tony Hillerman
MYSTERY •
2009 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
In this Navajo Tribal police mystery, Lt. Leaphorn is called upon to investigate the disappearance of two boys, one of whom has left behind a pool of blood.
(SWU280, $9.99) |
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The Day the Sun Rose Twice: The Story of the Trinity Site Nuclear Explosion, July 16, 1945
• Ferenc Morton Szasz
SCIENCE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 233 PAGES
A concise and vividly written history of the Manhattan Project, focusing on the Trinity Site in New Mexico, where the first nuclear detonation occurred.
(HSC18, $21.95) |
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The Desert Cries, A Season of Flash Floods in a Dry Land
• Craig Childs
NATURAL HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 140 PAGES
Naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs's impressionistic account of five flash floods which killed 22 people in Arizona in 1997.
(SWU172, $14.95) |
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Desert Survival Skills
• David Alloway
GUIDEBOOK •
2000 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
A practical guide to survival in the desert, leavened by Alloway's sense of humor and own experience in the Chihuahuan desert. Topics include finding and conserving water, fire, shelter, weather, plant and animal resources, vehicle repair and first aid.
(DES06, $26.95) |
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Discovering the Desert, Legacy of the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory
• William McGinnies
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1982 •
PAPER
• 276 PAGES
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 -- and especially of the pioneering work conducted at the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory. With maps, diagrams and black-and-white photos.
(USW103, $21.95) |
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Enchantment and Exploitation, The Life and Hard Times of a New Mexico Mountain Range
• William Eno DeBuys
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1985 •
PAPER
• 394 PAGES
Pueblo Indian, Anglo, and Hispano intersect over the same mountain range in New Mexico. In this scholarly portrait of the region, DeBuys mixes sources drawn from history, ethnography, geology, and anthropology, with striking personal narrative.
(USW215, $29.95) |
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The Far Southwest 1846-1912, A Territorial History
• Howard R. Lamar
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 576 PAGES
A classic history of the territories of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. Yale Professor Howard Lamar studies the effect of national policies on the region, especially their impact on the indigenous population and early settlers. First published in 1966.
(SWU166, $29.95) |
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Feast of Santa Fe, Cooking of the American Southwest
• Huntley Dent
FOOD •
1993 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
An easy-to-follow introduction to the cuisine of the Southwest written by a cooking school instructor.
(SWU194, $25.95) |
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Fodor's New Mexico
• Paul Eisenberg
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 448 PAGES
A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining.
(USW542, $18.99) |
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Fodor's Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque
• Paul Eisenberg
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining.
(USW541, $17.99) |
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Four Corners Regional Map, Indian Country
• G.M. Johnson Maps
MAP
This double-sided road map includes Grand Canyon, Grand Junction, Flagstaff, Canyonlands and Arches National Park. Two Sides. 35x23 inches.
(USW165, $5.95) |
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Frommer's American Southwest
• Frommer's
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 640 PAGES
A practical travel guide in the popular series featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions.
(SWU183, $22.99) |
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Georgia O'Keeffe and New Mexico, A Sense of Place
• Barbara Buhler Lynes
• Lesley Poling-Kempes
• Frederick Turner
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES
A catalogue of O'Keeffe paintings pairing 20 original images with modern photographs of the landscapes depicted. Barabara Buhler Lynes is the curator of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe. Featuring 66 color plates, and 11 black-and-white reproductions.
(SWU186, $49.95) |
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Getting Over the Color Green
• Scott Slovic
ANTHOLOGY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
This anthology and tribute to the American desert features the writing of Charles Bowden, Ann Zwinger and Barbara Kingsolver. Highlighting the work of these and other renowned Southwestern authors, the collection includes more than 50 pieces, ranging from fiction and poetry to essays and field notes. While the pieces differ in style and tone, they all share a passion for the desert.
(SWU62, $19.95) |
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The House at Otowi Bridge, The Story of Edith Warner and Los Alamos
• Peggy Pond Church
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1979 •
PAPER
• 149 PAGES
The well told story of Edith Warner, who lived beside the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico and hobnobbed with the nuclear scientists of Los Alamos at her bridge-side house.
(SWU17, $17.95) |
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House Made of Dawn
• N. Scott Momaday
LITERATURE •
1999 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
Winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize, this novel tells the story of Abel, a young Tano Indian who returns from World War II army service to his home village, Walatowa, only to discover that he has entered a hell between two cultures.
(SWU19, $13.99) |
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If Mountains Die, A New Mexico Memoir
• John Treadwell Nichols
• William Davis
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1994 •
PAPER
A visual survey of Taos old from the perspective of a 30-year Taos resident, who's still as in love with the land now as he was when the book was first published in 1979.
(USW216, $19.95) |
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In Search of Chaco, New Approaches to an Archaeological Enigma
• David Grant Noble
ARCHAEOLOGY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 140 PAGES
First published 20 years ago as New Light on Chaco Canyon, this updated, illustrated collection of 17 essays by a wide range of experts is an excellent overview of the archaeological history of the region.
(SWU176, $24.95) |
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• Kenn Kaufman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2006 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year. He tallied 671, impressive by any account and extraordinary if you count birds per buck. He did it all for $1,000. This cult classic was originally published in 1973.
(BRD27, $14.95) |
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The Last Cheater's Waltz, Beauty and Violence in the Desert Southwest
• Ellen Meloy
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 256 PAGES
A naturalist's travels through the desert Southwest of her youth, reflecting on native peoples, landscape and ecology. Meloy explores Los Alamos, Trinity National Historic Landmark, and White Sands Missile Range -- including the impact of the laboratory and bomb testing on the environment.
(USW292, $17.95) |
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Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat: A Navajo Autobiography
• Left Handed
• Walter Dyk
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1995 •
PAPER
• 379 PAGES
An oral history of Left Handed, a Navajo born in the 19th century, who looks back on his life and Navajo customs from the vantage of 1938 as told to Walter Dyk. It's a classic, popular in anthropology classes.
(SWU96, $24.95) |
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Lonely Planet Southwest USA
• Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 492 PAGES
A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Soutwestern Colorado. With a general overview and region-by-region review of sites, attractions, and where to go and what to do in the Lonely Planet style.
(SWU99, $24.99) |
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The Los Alamos Primer, the First Lectures on How to Build an Atomic Bomb
• Robert Serber
• Richard Rhodes
SCIENCE •
1992 •
HARD COVER
• 98 PAGES
A collection of original lecture notes concerning the construction of the atomic bomb from Robert Serber, one of the primary physicists involved in the Manhattan Project. Presented with commentary by Serber himself, written nearly half a century later, this volume may be heavy on the physics, but it is an important document in the history of science and warfare.
(HSC17, $45.00) |
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Los Alamos, A Novel
• Joseph Kanon
MYSTERY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 517 PAGES
A thriller set in Los Alamos in the 1940s, telling the story of an Army Intelligence agent who comes to investigate a murder. Real and fictional figures are woven into this page-turning yarn.
(USW293, $7.99) |
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Mabel Dodge Luhan: New Woman, New Worlds
• Lois Palken Rudnick
HISTORY •
1987 •
PAPER
• 400 PAGES
A definitive biography of the New York socialite who moved to the desert outside of Taos, New Mexico in 1918. Her home, today a museum, became a haven for writers and artists. Rudnick mines the depictions of Mabel from writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Gertrude Stein, as well as Mabel's own writings, to paint a complete picture of the woman.
(SWU185, $24.95) |
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Masked Gods, Navaho and Pueblo Ceremonialism
• Frank Waters
HISTORY •
1984 •
PAPER
• 433 PAGES
Originally published in 1950, this is an expansive survey of the history, ceremony and religion of Pueblo life by an important writer of the American Southwest.
(USW220, $22.95) |
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Moon Handbook Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque
• Zora O'Neill
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
• 238 PAGES
A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide in the popular series, with good background information about history, culture and popular attractions.
(USW486, $16.99) |
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The Myth of Santa Fe, Creating a Modern Regional Tradition
• Chris Wilson
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1997 •
PAPER
• 418 PAGES
By exploring Santa Fe's architectural style, public ceremonies, historic preservation movement and cultural traditions, Eilson unravels the complex interactions of ethnic identity and tourist image making.
(SWU254, $39.95) |
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National Geographic Field Guide to Birds, Arizona & New Mexico
• Jonatha Alderfer
FIELD GUIDE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 272 PAGES
A pocket guide to the birds of Arizona and New Mexico, featuring a two-page spread for each species with a clear color photograph, a range map and excellent descriptions of field marks, behavior, habitat and viewing sites.
(SWU213, $14.95) |
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Native Universe, Voices of Indian America
• Clifford E. Trafzer
ANTHOLOGY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
This anthology of personal and historical essays, as well as over 300 color illustrations of Native American art, is being published to accompany the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. It includes selections from several modern Native American writers, including Louise Erdrich and Sherman Alexie.
(USA95, $22.00) |
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Natural Acts, A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
• David Quammen
SCIENCE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A reissue and update of Quammen's first book, a collection of essays that first appeared in Outside Magazine and find him globetrotting from Romania to the Amazon musing on questions of both science and philosophy.
(NAT134, $15.95) |
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A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country
• David Williams
• Gloria Brown
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 188 PAGES
A compact field guide to the wildlife of the high desert of the Colorado Plateau and the nine national parks of the region, including Arches and Canyonlands, featuring handsome watercolor illustrations by Gloria Brown. A former ranger based in Moab, Williams includes an overview of the history, geology and ecology of the high desert in addition to basic information that you'll need to identify common plants and animals. Published in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association.
(USW289, $22.95) |
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The New Encyclopedia of the American West
• Howard R. Lamar
REFERENCE •
1998 •
HARD COVER
• 1320 PAGES
A massive -- and entertaining -- reference to the West, featuring more than 2,400 entries and 600 illustrations. From prehistory to today, it includes historical and geographical overviews, trivial tidbits, biographical sketches of major figures, and commentary on art and literature. Compiled by Yale professor Howard R. Lamar, it's the most comprehensive single volume of its type.
(USW416, $85.00) |
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New Mexico Past and Present
• Thunder Bay Press
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES
This visual history of New Mexico featyures hundreds of modern and archival photographs.
(USW624, $19.95) |
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New Mexico Wildlife, An Introduction to Familiar Species
• James Kavanagh
NATURAL HISTORY •
PLASTIC CARD
A handy fold-up card featuring color illustrations of common plants, animals and reptiles of New Mexico.
(SWU203, $5.95) |
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Northern Chihuahuan Desert Wildflowers
• Steve West
FIELD GUIDE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
A compact guide with 270 color photographs, species descriptions, range information and a separate section on succulents.
(USW432, $24.95) |
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Now It Can Be Told, The Story of the Manhattan Project
• Leslie R. Groves
• Edward Teller
HISTORY •
1983 •
PAPER
• 464 PAGES
A history of the Manhattan Project as told by irascible General Leslie R. Groves, the military head of operations at Los Alamos. It's an engaging, personal account of the construction of the atom bomb by one of the major forces behind the scenes.
(HSC21, $20.00) |
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Patterns of Culture
• Ruth Benedict
• Margaret Mead
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2006 •
PAPER
• 290 PAGES
Essential reading for any anthropologist, this pioneering book compares and contrasts three cultures: the Kwakiutl (Pacific Northwest), Zuni (American Southwest) and the Dobu Island culture (Papua New Guinea). With a preface by Margaret Mead.
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Paul Strand Southwest
• Paul Strand
• Rebecca Busselle
• Trudy Wilner Stack
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 112 PAGES
With 50 black-and-white photographs, this book showcases Strand's work during the summers of 1926 and 1930-1932, when Taos, New Mexico served as the inspiration for his stark, elegant style. Working from two homemade darkrooms, one in a hotel basement and another above a local movie theater, Strand captured the depth and beauty of the Southwest. Through personal letters and snapshots, this book chronicles a dynamic period in Strand's life, both artistically and socially; his relationship with his wife Rebecca and his mentor Alfred Stieglitz were struggling, and he crossed paths with the likes of D.H. Lawrence, Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keefe.
(USW442, $50.00) |
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People of Darkness
• Tony Hillerman
MYSTERY •
2009 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
In this Navajo Tribal police mystery, Sgt. Jim Chee journeys into the desert to investigate the puzzling murder of an already-dying man and the theft of an apparently worthless box of rocks.
(SWU281, $9.99) |
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The Peopling of Bandelier, New Insights From the Archaelogy of yhe Pajarito Plateau
• Rober Powers
ARCHAEOLOGY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 142 PAGES
A scholarly history of New Mexico's Pajarito Plateau, compiled by 19 archaeologists, historians, ecologists and Pueblo contributors.
(USW517, $24.95) |
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Pueblo Indian Painting, Tradition in New Mexico, 1900-1930
• J. J. Brody
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 238 PAGES
Richly illustrated with many Pueblo paintings throughout, in both black-and-white and color, this book documents the tradition of Pueblo fine art painting which arose in the first three decades of the twentieth century in the Pueblo and Euro-American communities in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(USW683, $34.95) |
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Pueblo Indians of North America
• Edward P. Dozier
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1983 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
Having spent his life among the Pueblos in Hopi towns in Arizona and Taos settlements in New Mexico, Dozier writes the story of their adaptation to a changing physical and political environment in this scholarly profile.
(USW234, $19.95) |
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The Pueblo Revolt, The Secret Rebellion that Drove the Spaniards Out of the Southwest
• David Roberts
HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 288 PAGES
A lively, passionate account of the violent 1680 Pueblo uprising against Spanish settlers.
(USW516, $15.00) |
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Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories
• Ronald J. Drez
• David Eisenhower
HISTORY •
2004 •
HARD COVER
• 64 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs, plenty of historical information, and an introduction by David Eisenhower which paints a personal portrait of his grandfather, Dwight.
(USA96, $17.95) |
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 416 PAGES
Weidensaul follows in the footsteps conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher in this homage to their 1953 journey, modern travelogue and eye-opening report on wilderness in America.
(USA123, $16.00) |
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Roadside Geology, New Mexico
• Halka Chronic
NATURAL HISTORY •
1987 •
PAPER
• 260 PAGES
Designed for the roadside traveler, this book explains in detail the geologic history of New Mexico as seen through the window. It's a great introduction to basic geomorphology and how the dramatic landscapes were formed. Each section is organized around a particular route, with black-and-white photographs complementing the amazingly detailed geologic maps. The highly readable text lets you know exactly how and when that butte on the horizon was formed and how it fits into the larger geologic picture.
(SWU59, $18.00) |
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Roadside History of New Mexico
• Roberta B. Fugate
• Francis L. Fugate
GUIDEBOOK •
1989 •
PAPER
• 483 PAGES
A comprehensive history of New Mexico, organized geographically. The book serves, in part, as a driving guide with maps, black-and-white photographs, historical notes and a good selection of quotes sprinkled throughout.
(USW421, $18.00) |
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Sacred Clowns
• Tony Hillerman
MYSTERY •
2009 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
In this Navajo Tribal Police mystery, Lt. Leaphorn and Sgt. Chee investigate the brutal bludgeoning deaths of a reservation schoolteacher and a sacred clown in a Tano pueblo.
(SWU283, $9.99) |
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Santa Fe & Taos Book: Great Destinations, A Complete Guide
• Sharon Niederman
GUIDEBOOK •
2006 •
PAPER
• 320 PAGES
An authoritative, bestselling practical guide to the food, culture and attractions of the region.
(SWU206, $18.95) |
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The Santa Fe School of Cooking Cookbook
• Susan Curtis
FOOD •
1998 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
An excellent introduction to cooking Santa Fe style from the region's most notable cooking school. With 50 black-and-white and 16 color photographs.
(SWU192, $24.99) |
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Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest
• James Halfpenny
• Todd Telander
FIELD GUIDE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
An essential pocket guide to tracks, scats and signs of not just the mammals of the region but also the reptiles, amphibians and birds. Each of the species gets a double-page spread with line drawings of the animal, scat and track, range map, and description. With shaded pencil drawings by Todd Telander.
(SWU61, $9.95) |
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The Secret Knowledge of Water
• Craig Childs
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
Longtime desert-dweller Craig Childs's reverence for water is displayed clearly in the pages of this travelogue, an adventuring ecologist's journey through Arizona, Utah, the Grand Canyon and Northern Mexico. Subtitled "Discovering the Essence of the American Desert," this lyrical narrative paints the desert as a place of mystery and infintie potential.
(SWU169, $14.99) |
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The Shape Shifter
• Tony Hillerman
MYSTERY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
Lt. Joe Leaphorn is drawn out of retirement when he receives a photograph of a long-lost and priceless Navajo artifact, cut from the glossy pages of a luxury magazine. When the contact who sent the photo is murdered, Leaphorn find himself again embroiled in an elaborate investigation of theft and murder. The 18th in Hillerman's long-runnng Leaphorn/Chee mystery series.
(SWU279, $9.99) |
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Songs of the Tewa
• Herbert Joseph Spinden
LITERATURE •
1993 •
PAPER
• 125 PAGES
A collection of poetry and songs from the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest, complemented by a few archival photographs and a long introductory essay on American Indian poetry. A facsimile of the originally 1933 edition, published under the auspices of the Exposition of Indian Tribal Arts.
(SWU46, $12.95) |
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Southwestern Desert Birds
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE •
2001 •
PLASTIC CARD
A fold-out, laminated guide to the birds of the desert Southwest, with illustrations of almost 150 species. This pocket-size reference contains just the bare-bones information, but it's handy for quick identification in the field.
(SWU42, $5.95) |
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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) |
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Southwestern Pottery, Anasazi to Zuni
• John Blom
• Allan Hayes
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 189 PAGES
A fully illustrated history of the pottery of the southwest geared for collectors (and demonstrating the authors' usual humor and tendency to anecdote). With illustrations of 1,100 pieces of pottery and useful tips for collectors.
(SWU142, $21.95) |
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
HISTORY •
2004 •
PAPER
• 464 PAGES
A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya.
(NAM20, $24.95) |
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Summer People, Winter People: A Guide to Pueblos in the Santa Fe Area
• Sandra Edelman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1986 •
PAPER
• 31 PAGES
A pamphlet with short descriptions of Pueblo communities between Albuquerque and Taos. With a list of feast days, dances and celebrations, and brief overview of the Pueblos of Northern New Mexico.
(USW214, $4.95) |
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Talking With the Clay, The Art of Pueblo Pottery
• Stephen Trimble
• Tom Ireland
ART & ARCHITECTURE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 116 PAGES
With color photographs throughout, this 20th anniversary edition of Trmible's portrait of the Pueblo people as revealed through pottery traditions includes interviews with a new generation of artists.
(USW235, $19.95) |
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The Tewa World: Space, Time, Being, and Becoming in a Pueblo Society
• Alfonso Ortiz
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1990 •
PAPER
• 216 PAGES
A scholarly overview of Tewa society and religious practices.
(SWU47, $17.50) |
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Their Day in the Sun, Women of the Manhattan Project
• Caroline L. Herzenberg
• Ruth H. Howes
• Ellen C. Weaver
HISTORY •
1999 •
HARD COVER
• 280 PAGES
Through interviews, written records, and photographs of the women, this book recounts the stories of the involvement of physicists, chemists, mathematicians, biologists, and lab technicians in the Manhattan Project. It addresses discrimination, recruitment for the war effort, as well as the attitudes they now hold about their contributions to the project.
(USW290, $49.50) |
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To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
• Dan Koeppel
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
Ostensibly about birds and birdwatching, this enormously appealing book is a memoir by a talented writer of his father, a father who happens to be in the elite cadre of major birders. Dan Koeppel chronicles his father's growing interest in birds in this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Richard is a member of an elite group who have tallied more than 7,000 species. Koeppel includes his own travels tagging along and brief profiles of other eccentric listers.
(BRD28, $14.00) |
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The Tooth of Time
• Sue Henry
MYSTERY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 277 PAGES
This second installment in the endearing Maxie and Stretch series finds the RV-ing sexagenarian making friends (and solving crime) in New Mexico.
(SWU285, $6.99) |
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Utopian Vistas, The Mabel Dodge Luhan House and the American Counterculture
• Lois Palken Rudnick
HISTORY •
1996 •
PAPER
• 401 PAGES
A cultural history of the Mabel Dodge House -- and the community of avant-guard painters, writers and intellectuals who have visited over the years. Designated a national historic landmark in 1991, the house is today a center for alternative education. Since its origins in 1918, the house has provided shelter to some of America's most influential writers, photographers, painters, and choreographers. Rudnick has also writen a biography of Mabel Dodge.
(SWU30, $24.95) |
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The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder
• Peter Cashwell
NATURAL HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 269 PAGES
A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. Along the way, Cashwell traces his own development from casual novice to life lister (with a desire to see all the birds of North America).
(BRD26, $16.95) |
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Voice of the Borderlands
• Drum Hadley
• Gary Snyder
LITERATURE •
2005 •
HARD COVER
The first collection in decades by cowboy poet Hadley, firmly set in the border country of the northern Chihuahua desert. A contemporary of Gary Snyder (who provides the introduction), Ginsberg and Ferlinghetti, Hadley has spent the last 40 years as a cowboy and now visionary rancher along the Arizona New Mexico border.
(SWU199, $29.95) |
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Writing on the Edge, A Borderlands Reader
• Tom Miller
ANTHOLOGY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 356 PAGES
Miller brings together short stories, essays, song lyrics and poems in this ecletic anthology of writers, Mexican and U.S., including Carlos Fuentes, Sandra Cisneros, Maya Angelou and Allen Ginsberg.
(SWU180, $22.00) |
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