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	"Boots and Saddles" or, Life in Dakota with General Custer • Elizabeth Bacon Custer • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An account of life in the American West with General George Armstrong Custer in the wake of the Civil War, as recalled by wife Elizabeth. (USP14, $16.95)
	1491, New Revelations of Americas Before Columbus • Charles C. Mann • HISTORY • Mann portrays the successes and failures of the complex societies of the Mississippi River, central Mexico, the Andes and the Amazon in this thought-provoking speculative history of the Americas before the arrival of Europeans. (WLD61, $15.95)
	A-Rafting on the Mississip' • Charles Edward Russell • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Aboard a lumber raft was a common way to travel and transport goods along rivers in the nineteenth century (just look at Huck Finn). Charles Edward Russell, a Pulitzer Prize winner and cofounder of the NAACP, details 70 years of lumber rafting on the Upper Mississippi in this volume. (USM44, $18.95)
	Abraham Lincoln • Thomas Keneally • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A stimulating biographical essay in the Penguin Lives series by the prolific and talented Keneally. (USA147, $19.95)
	Afloat on the Ohio, An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo • Reuben Gold Thwaites • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A 19th-century travelogue chronicling a six-week journey on the Ohio River by skiff. (USM72, $16.95)
	Andrew Carnegie • Joseph Frazier Wall • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A classic, hefty biography. (USE303, $24.95)
	The Architects and the City: Holabirds & Riche of Chicago, 1180-1918 • Robert Bruegmann • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A marvelously illusrtated account of the work of the Chicago architectural firm, Holabird & Roche. (USM21, $85.00)
	Badlands National Park Map • Trails Illustrated • This full-color topographic map of Badlands National Park, shown at a scale of 1:55,000 is printed on waterproof paper and includes information on the park's major attractions. (USP02, $9.95)
	The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession • Mark Obmascik • NATURAL HISTORY • 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. It's an utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd), likely never again to be equaled. (BRD29, $14.00)
	The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife • Christopher W. Leahy • Gordon Morrison • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. (NAM21, $19.95)
	The Bishop's Boys, A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright • Tom D. Crouch • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A exhaustively researched biography of the Wright Brothers. (USM78, $21.95)
	Black Elk Speaks • Nicholas Black Elk • John Neihardt • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The remarkable, celebrated biography of an Oglala Sioux spiritual leader (1863-1950), as recorded by John Neihardt. (SWU133, $14.95)
	Black Flag: Guerilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865 • Thomas Goodrich • HISTORY • A graphic history of guerilla warfare between Union supporters and pro-slavery advocates of the Confederacy. (USM07, $17.95)
	The Black Hills • Richard Irving Dodge • EXPLORATION • An account of an 1875 expedition into the Black Hills. Lieutenant Colonel Dodge journeyed from Cheyenne, Wyoming with geologist Walter P. Jenney and 452 other men on a five-month expedition in search of gold. (USP09, $14.95)
	Black Hills, South Dakota Southeast Map • Trails Illustrated • A full-color topographic map of the southeast corner of South Dakota's Black Hills, shown at a scale of 1:24,000 (USP06, $9.95)
	Bloody Hill, The Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek • William Riley Brooksher • HISTORY • A terrific account of the ferocious Battle of Wilson's Creek. (USM12, $17.95)
	Bonfires and Beacons, Great Lakes Lighthouses • Larry Wright • Patricia Wright • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Great Lakes natives and lighthouse enthusiasts will enjoy the full-page photographs of 43 historic and intriguing lighthouses. With descriptions and anecdotes. (GLK15, $19.95)
	Boundary Waters, The Grace of the Wild • Paul Gruchow • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A hymn to the nature of the Boundary Waters in four seasonal essays. Influenced by Thoreau, Gruchow contemplates the relationship between man and place. (USM90, $13.95)
	The Boundary Waters, Wilderness Ecosystem • Miron Heinselman • NATURAL HISTORY • A comprehensive natural history of the Boundary Waters its flora, fauna and geology. (USM92, $29.95)
	Branson Map Guide • Rand McNally Maps • A colorful tourist map of the city at a scale of 1:11,000. (USM69, $5.95)
	Branson's Best Day Trips, A Guide to Discovering the Best of Branson and Ozark Mountain Country • Carol A. Shaffer • GUIDEBOOK • Written by a Branson resident, this book shows how to get more out of a trip to Branson than a round of mini-golf. (USW226, $14.95)
	Cahokia, The Great Native American Metropolis • Biloine Whiting Young • Melvin L. Fowler • ARCHAEOLOGY • An archaeological history of the great Indian settlement of Cahokia. (USM45, $24.95)
	Call of the North Wind: Voyages and Adventures on Lake Superior • Marlin Bree • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An account of the author's sailing adventures on Lake Superior, combining his love of cold weather, storms, and the history of the region. (GLK21, $16.95)
	The Carving of Mount Rushmore • Rex Alan Smith • HISTORY • An engrossing account of the carving of Mount Rushmore, its sculptor Gutzon Borglum and others involved in the creation of the monument. With 50 black-and-white photos. (USP07, $22.95)
	Chardon's Journal at Fort Clark, 1834-1839 • Annie Heloise Abel • F.A. Chardon • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An account of Fort Clark, North Dakota and fur trading on the Upper Missouri River, including much detail on life among the Mandan Indians. (USP23, $25.00)
	Chicago and the American Century • Richard Ciccone • HISTORY • A profile of 100 well-known and influential Chicagoans and their impact of the America in the 20th Century. (USM30, $17.95)
	Chicago Architecture and Design • George Larson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A handsomely illustrated survey of the architecture of Chicago from the building boom that followed the Great Fire of 1871 through the 1992 Harold Washington Library. (USM23, $49.50)
	Chicago Map • Borch Maps • A colorful, laminated map of the city center of Chicago. (USM19, $7.95)
	Chicago's Famous Buildings • Franz Schulze • Kevin Harrington • GUIDEBOOK • This pocket guide includes more than 160 of Chicago's classic legacy of buildings by Adler, Sullivan, Burnham, Root, Wright, and others. (USM15, $14.00)
	Chicago, Growth of a Metropolis • Harold Mayer • Richard Wade • HISTORY • A classic, beautifully illustrated history of Chicago. (USM34, $40.00)
	The Chippewas of Lake Superior • Edmund Jefferson Danziger • HISTORY • A history of the Chippewa Indians covering up through the 1980s. (GLK22, $19.95)
	Cincinnati Revealed, A Photographic History of the Queen City • Tom White • Kevin Grace • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A visual tour of Cincinnati's history from pioneer town to modern city. (USM54, $19.99)
	The Civil War in Missouri, Day by Day, 1861-1865 • Rocky Medley • Carolyn M. Bartels • HISTORY • A historical account of events that transpired during these four years, from raids and pursuit of the outlaws to the tracking down of Southern sympathizers. (USM08, $22.50)
	Cleveland Then & Now • John J. Grabowski • Diane Ewart Grabowski • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A history of Cleveland as told through photos. (USM82, $18.95)
	Cleveland, A Concise History (1796-1990) • Carol Poh Miller • Robert Wheeler • HISTORY • A short, scholarly history of Cleveland. (USM83, $16.95)
	Compass Guide Kentucky • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • This compact book is an excellent overview of the state with particular emphasis on history and visitor attractions. Handsomely illustrated with color and archival photographs, it features literary excerpts, good maps and some practical travel information. (USS277, $21.95)
	Compass Guide South Dakota • Compass • GUIDEBOOK • This wonderfully written handbook includes archival photographs, literary excerpts and practical travel information. (USW198, $21.95)
	The Contested Plains: Indians, Goldseekers and the Rush to Colorado • Elliott West • HISTORY • A history of the Colorado gold rush and its effect on the Great Plains. (USP12, $16.95)
	The Corrections • Jonathan Franzen • LITERATURE • A dazzling novel of life and love and family and holidays that follows the peregrinations of the Lamberts -- father, mother and offspring -- from New York to Philadelphia to Vilnius. (EUR122, $15.00)
	A Country Year, Living the Questions • Sue Hubbell • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • In this almanac, popular nature writer (and bee-keeper) Hubbell shares her observations on nature and rural life in the Ozarks. With pen-and-ink sketches. (USM67, $13.95)
	Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, and the Trial That Forged a Nation • Paul VanDevelder • HISTORY • A fascinating, in-depth account of the fight by Native American lawyers (the Coyote Warriors of the title) to protect Indian rights. (USP26, $32.00)
	The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright • David A. Hanks • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated introduction to Frank Lloyd Wright's design work. (GEN201, $19.95)
	Detroit Divided • Reynolds Farley • Sheldon Danziger • Harry J. Holzer • HISTORY • A scholarly economic history of Detroit, with a focus on recent developments and future prospects. (USM86, $17.50)
	The Devil Knows How to Ride, The True Story of William Clarke Quantrill and His Confederate Raiders • Edward E. Leslie • HISTORY • Leslie paints a vivid portrait of Quantril's brutality and savagery. (USM09, $24.00)
	Domestic Manners of the Americans • Frances Trollope • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An entertaining, classic travelogue of a foreigner's sojourn in Cincinnati. (USM76, $16.00)
	Eureka Springs, Arkansas • Kay Marnon Danielson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • The history of the town famed for its healing waters, complimented by archival photographs. (USM61, $19.99)
	Favorite Wildflowers of the Great Lakes and the Northeastern U.S. • Richard E. Schinkel • FIELD GUIDE • A compact guide to wildflowers of the region. (GLK03, $16.95)
	A Field Guide to Wildflowers: Northeastern and North-Central North America • Roger Tory Peterson • Rosemary McKenna • FIELD GUIDE • A best-selling guide to wildflowers in a handsome paper edition, featuring drawings, color illustrations, and short descriptions. Covers 1,293 species. (FG38, $19.00)
	Fifth Business • Robertson Davies • LITERATURE • Robertson Davies' first -- and possibly best -- novel, set in rural Ontario and Toronto. It's laugh-out-loud funny, filled with memorable characters and dazzling prose. (USW42, $14.00)
	Fodor's Toronto's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Toronto, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on the best restaurants, shops and sights to see. (GLK07, $11.95)
	Fords, An American Epic • Peter Collier • David Horowitz • HISTORY • A family history of the original giants of the American automobile industry, starting with Henry and his revolutionary ideas, and continuing on with the story of his son Edsel and grandson Henry II. (USM87, $16.95)
	Frank Lloyd Wright Field Guide, Metrochicago • Thomas Heinz • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, illustrated guide to more than 100 Wright buildings in the Chicago area. (USM24, $40.00)
	Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin and Taliesin West • Kathryn Smith • Judith Bromley • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A photographic tribute to the two Taliesin estates. (USA50, $39.95)
	Frank Lloyd Wright: His Life and His Architecture • Robert C. Twombly • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography analyzing Wright's work in relationship to his personal life and political views. (GEN196, $45.00)
	Gilead • Marilynne Robinson • LITERATURE • A story about fathers and sons whose family history intersects with the U.S. Civil War. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (USW441, $14.00)
	Grassland, The History, Biology, Politics and Promise of the American Prairie • Richard Manning • NATURAL HISTORY • An environmental history of the great plains. (USW178, $16.00)
	The Great Chicago Fire • Robert Cromie • HISTORY • A brief account of the 1871 fire that consumed the city. (USM16, $18.95)
	Great Lakes Birds • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 species in the Great Lakes region. Laminated and pocket-sized, it's a handy item to take along in the field. (GLK24, $5.95)
	Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 plants in the Great Lakes region. (GLK25, $5.95)
	Great White Fathers • John Taliaferro • HISTORY • A history of the development, art and legacy of Mount Rushmore. (USP19, $18.95)
	High Cotton, Four Seasons in the Mississippi Delta • Gerard Helferich • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Helferich traces the life of a modern cotton farmer, spending a year with small-time cotton farmer Zack Killebrew and his family, providing valuable insight into the history of cotton production in the United States and the pressure that large, commericial farms have put on local growers. (USS389, $15.95)
	High Water • Richard Bissell • LITERATURE • A towboat crew struggles to keep afloat during a monumental flood on the Mississippi in this novel, first published in 1954. (USM41, $8.95)
	Hill Folks, A History of Arkansas Ozarkers and Their Image • Brooks Blevins • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A study of the region's history and the mythology that has sprung up around it. (USM63, $21.95)
	How to Talk Minnesotan, A Visitor's Guide • Howard Mohr • GUIDEBOOK • A hilarious look at Minnesotan culture. (USM121, $14.00)
	The Idea of Louis Sullivan • John Szarkowski • Terence Riley • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A collection of architectural photographs of Sullivan's major buildings taken in the 1950s. (USM31, $60.00)
	In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences • Truman Capote • LITERATURE • This incredible "non-fiction novel" delves not only into the savageness of the criminal mind, but also the intricacies of small-town life in Kansas. (USP11, $14.95)
	In the Nature of Materials, 1887-1941: The Buidlings of Frank Lloyd Wright • Henry Russell Hitchcock • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A quick, yet wide-ranging survey of the life and architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. (GEN199, $27.50)
	Insiders' Guide to Branson and the Ozark Mountains • Fred Phister • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to the Missouri city covering shows, history and nature. With black and white photos and maps. (USM64, $17.95)
	Insiders' Guide to Cincinnati • Felix Winternitz • Sacha Devroomen Bellman • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, practical guide to the Ohio city. (USM53, $18.95)
	Insiders' Guide to the Twin Cities • Holly Day • Sherman Wick • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide to the sites, history and culture of the Twin Cities, with black-and-white line drawings and photos throughout. (GLK42, $18.95)
	Insight Guide Chicago • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, illustrated guide to Chicago. (USM33, $19.95)
	King and Queen of the River, The Legendary Paddle-Wheel Steamboats Delta King and Delta Queen • Stan Garvey • HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • A dual history of two notable, vintage paddleboats. (USM74, $27.95)
	Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand • Kenn Kaufman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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. (BRD27, $14.00)
	The Lance and the Shield, The Life and Times of Sitting Bull • Robert Utley • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An expansive, unbiased biography of the chief of the Lakota Sioux, incorporating both the white and Indian perspectives. (USP13, $16.95)
	The Last Prairie, A Sandhills Journal • Stephen Jones • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • In 20 elegant essays, Jones explores Nebraska's sandhills. (USP01, $19.95)
	A Living History of the Ozarks • Phyllis Rossiter • GUIDEBOOK • A personal guide to the Ozarks, especially useful for those venturing beyond Branson. The author, an Ozarker herself, covers history, culture and sights. With maps and black-and-white photographs. (USM65, $19.95)
	Lob Trees in the Wilderness, The Human and Natural History of the Boundary Waters • Isabel Ahlgren • Clifford Ahlgren • HISTORY • A study of the human impact on the wilderness along the Minnesota-Ontario border by two ecologists. (USM96, $16.95)
	Lost Chicago • David Garrard Lowe • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A magnificent collection of photographs of grand buildings, now long gone, along with a history of the city. (USM32, $29.95)
	The Lost Continent, Travels in Small Town America • Bill Bryson • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Heading out from his native Des Moines, Bryson makes his way through 38 of these United States, tossing off hilarious observations of the American character and roadscapes. Forgive Bryson's cheap shots at fat people and "hicks," he's an acerbic, witty guide to the country with an irrepressible sense of the absurd. (USW180, $14.95)
	Louis Sullivan and the Chicago School • Nancy Frazier • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A brief survey of Sullivan and his work with color and black-and-white illustrations. (USM29, $19.95)
	Love Medicine • Louise Erdrich • LITERATURE • Erdrich's first novel, a family saga set within the North Dakota's Chippewa reservation as told through the viewpoints of multiple narrators. This revised edition includes five new chapters. (USP27, $14.00)
	Mammals of North America • Roland W. Kays • Don E. Wilson • FIELD GUIDE • The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico. (NAM11, $19.95)
	Mandan Social and Ceremonial Organization • Alfred W. Bowers • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A classic account of the traditions, religious beliefs and ceremonies of North Dakota's Mandan Indians. (USP20, $24.95)
	The Middle Ground, Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815 • Richard White • HISTORY • A historical account of the relationship between the Indians and Europeans of the Great Lakes region. (GLK18, $28.99)
	The Mississippi River • Tim McNeese • HISTORY • YOUNG ADULTS • One of the great rivers in the world, the Mississippi, is put in historical perspective in this installment of the Rivers in American Life and Times series. (USS388, $32.50)
	Missouri Map • Rand McNally Maps • A colorful map of Missouri at a scale of 1:944,000. (USM13, $4.95)
	The Missouri River • Tim McNeese • HISTORY • YOUNG ADULTS • Follows the history of the great Missouri River, including the legendary explorations by Lewis and Clark into the American West. (USM118, $32.50)
	Missouri: The WPA Guide to the Show Me State • Federal Writers Project • Walter A. Schroeder • Howard W. Marshall • GUIDEBOOK • A vintage guide that offers a unique portrait of the state circa 1941. (USM68, $24.95)
	Montcalm and Wolfe, The French and Indian War • Francis Parkman • Caleb Carr • John Keegan • HISTORY • This volume, a reprint of the original 1884 edition by the great Francis Parkman, is an extensively researched account of the French and Indian War and of the great generals Montcalm and Wolfe. (CND16, $24.95)
	Moon of Popping Trees • Rex Alan Smith • HISTORY • A definitive, unbiased history of the Battle at Wounded Knee, weaving both Indian and White perspectives into a convincing portrait of bloody and controversial end to the American Indian Wars. (USW490, $15.95)
	Moose • Valerius Geist • Michael H. Francis • NATURAL HISTORY • A natural history and photographic portrait of the moose. (BST56, $21.95)
	Mushrooms of Northeast North America, Midwest to New England • George Barron • FIELD GUIDE • A highly recommended field guide to identifying mushrooms in the northeastern United States. (USE325, $24.95)
	Myths and Traditions of the Arikara Indians • Douglas R. Parks • LITERATURE • A collection of tales from North Dakota's Arikara Indians, ranging from mythology to anecdotes to historical accounts, drawn from the author's definitive four volume "Traditional Narratives of the Arikara Indians." (USP22, $29.95)
	Native Universe, Voices of Indian America • Clifford E. Trafzer • ANTHOLOGY • This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (USA95, $40.00)
	Natural History of the Black Hills and Badlands • Sven G. Froiland • NATURAL HISTORY • A concise introduction to the natural history of the Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota, with descriptions of its geology and geography, wildlife, vegetation and human involvement. (USP05, $13.95)
	Nature's Metropolis, Chicago and the Great West • William Cronon • HISTORY • A masterly thought provoking history of the transformation of Chicago from backwater to economic powerhouse. (USM17, $19.95)
	Newcomb's Wildflower Guide • Lawrence Newcomb • FIELD GUIDE • A classic identification guide, which uses a simple dichotomous key for identification. With 1,075 mostly black-and-white drawings, it covers the Northeast and Great Lakes region, south to Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and most of Tennessee. (FG36, $19.99)
	North Dakota/South Dakota Map • Rand McNally Maps • A folded road map of the Dakotas at a scale of 1:1,250,000. (USP29, $4.95)
	The Not So Big House, A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live • Sarah Susanka • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A best-selling guide to smaller, simpler dwellings that serve both spirtitual and practical needs. Includes floor plans and over 200 color photographs. (REF17, $22.95)
	The Ohio • R.E. Banta • Thomas Clark • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A vivid natural and cultural history of the Ohio River. (USM55, $39.95)
	The Ohio Frontier, An Anthology of Early Writing • Rita Kohn • Emily Foster • ANTHOLOGY • A collection of firsthand accounts evoking Ohio's untamed frontier. (USM56, $19.95)
	The Ohio River • Tim McNeese • HISTORY • YOUNG ADULTS • This book chronicles the history of the Ohio River, one of the most heavily populated and industrialized areas of the United States. (USM119, $32.50)
	Old Times on the Upper Mississippi, Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863 • George Byron Merrick • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • First published in 1909, these are memories and anecdotes drawn from nine years working through the ranks from cabin boy to pilot on steamboats in the Upper Mississippi. (USM42, $16.95)
	Paddling the Boundary Waters and Voyageurs National Park • James Churchill • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide by a veteran paddler to exploring the Boundary Waters straddling the Minnesota and Ontario border . (USM89, $16.95)
	Pilgrims of the Ohio, The River Journey and Photographs of Reuben Gold Thwaites, 1894 • Reuben Gold Thwaites • Robert L. Reid • Dan Fuller • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Armed with a camera, Thwaites and family set out down the Ohio in 1874 -- in a rowboat! (USM73, $29.95)
	Pittsburgh Then and Now • Arthur G. Smith • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An illustrated chronicle of Pittsburgh's development over the decades. (USM77, $39.95)
	A Place at the Lake • Paul Clifford Larson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A pictoral guide to Minnesota's likeside summer homes. Includes 140 full color and tinted photos. (USM107, $45.00)
	Portage into the Past, By Canoe Along the Minnesota-Ontario Boundary Waters • J Arnold Bolz • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A nicely illustrated account of a voyage in the wake of the wake of French Canadian voyageurs. First published in 1958. (USM91, $15.95)
	PrairyErth, An Epic History of the Tallgrass Prairie Country • William Least Heat Moon • HISTORY • A survey of the nature and culture of the tall grass prairie focused on Chase County Kansas. (USW182, $19.95)
	Ralph Rapson, Sixty Years of Modern Design • Rip Rapson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A striking retrospective study of the innovative Minneapolis modernist. An architect, artist, furniture designer and educator, Rapson is widely regarded as Minnesota's most influential designer. (USM105, $35.00)
	Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories • Ronald J. Drez • David Eisenhower • HISTORY • 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 and plenty of historical information. (USA96, $17.95)
	Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul • Scott Weidensaul • NATURAL HISTORY • An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America. (USA123, $15.00)
	Roadside Plants and Flowers, A Traveler's Guide to the Midwest and Great Lakes Area • Marian Edsall • FIELD GUIDE • A slim guide to commonly encountered flowers. (FG35, $17.95)
	Rocket Boys, A Memoir • Homer H. Hickam • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • This well told memoir is as much about life in a dying West Virginia mining town as it is about boyhood dreams of rocketry. It also inspired the movie "October Sky." (SCI21, $14.00)
	Salmela / Architect • Thomas Fisher • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An in-depth examination of the eclectic work of America's leading "critical regionalist" architect, David Salmela. (USM106, $34.95)
	Sheheke, Mandan Indian Diplomat • Tracy Potter • HISTORY • A biography of the powerful Mandan chief who befriended the Corps of Discovery and met Thomas Jefferson in Washington D.C. after the journey (USP21, $15.95)
	The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern 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 with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks. (USE262, $19.95)
	Sin Killer • Larry McMurtry • LITERATURE • The first book in the McMurty's engrossing Berrybender saga, set along the Missouri River. (USW448, $7.99)
	St. Paul's Architecture, A History • Jeffrey A. Hess • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated guide to the rich cultural heritage of St. Paul, from the building boom of the late 19th century to the modernism of the postwar period to present day projects. (USM108, $34.95)
	Steamboats on the Western Rivers, An Economic and Technological History • Louis Hunter • HISTORY • The classic and definitive steambaot history, first published in 1949. (USM75, $24.95)
	Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas • Ronald Wright • HISTORY • A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account. (NAM20, $17.00)
	Summer of Discovery • Melody Herr • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS • (USW466, $10.95)
	A Taliesin Legacy, The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright's Apprentices • Tobias S. Guggenheimer • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated introduction to the architects and philosophy of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship in Wisconsin and Arizona. (USE141, $64.95)
	That Dark and Bloody River, Chronicles of the Ohio River Valley • Allan Eckert • HISTORY • This history of the settlement of the Ohio River Valley is written like a novel. (USS276, $17.00)
	They All Fall Down, Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture • Richard Cahan • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated biography of Richard Nickel and his campaign to save Chicago's architectural heritage. (USM22, $45.00)
	This Land, A Guide to Central National Forests • Robert H. Mohlenbrock • Mike Dombeck • GUIDEBOOK • (USM100, $25.95)
	This Land, A Guide to Eastern National Forests • Robert H. Mohlenbrock • GUIDEBOOK • (USE379, $25.95)
	To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession • Dan Koeppel • NATURAL HISTORY • In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species. (BRD28, $14.00)
	Under the Big Top, A Season With the Circus • Bruce Feiler • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • An account of Feiler's year-long odyssey as a clown in a traveling circus. (USA132, $12.95)
	USA, Central Map • Map Art Maps • A map of the central United States. (USM47, $4.95)
	The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder • Peter Cashwell • NATURAL HISTORY • 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. (BRD26, $14.95)
	Views on the Mississippi, The Photographs of Henry Peter Bosse • Mark Neuzil • Henry Peter Bosse • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A collection of photographs from the late 19th century depicting the landscapes and towns along the Upper Mississippi River. Henry Peter Bosse's blue cyanotype prints are a beautiful introduction to steamboat era in the Midwest. (USM43, $29.95)
	Visions of a Flying Machine, The Wright Brothers and the Process of Invention • Peter Jakab • Tom D. Crouch • SCIENCE • A book focusing on the engineering methods pioneered by the Wright Brothers. (USM79, $18.95)
	Waheenee, An Indian Girl's Story • Gilbert L. Wilson • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A first-hand account of life, tales and traditions in North Dakota's upper Missouri as told by an engaging, elderly Hidatsa woman (USP24, $12.95)
	Welcome to Hard Times • E. L. Doctorow • LITERATURE • Doctorow's first novel, a western set in the prairies of what would become North Dakota, in a town known as Hard Times. First published in 1960. (USP28, $15.00)
	West Virginia Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species • James Kavanagh • FIELD GUIDE • A handy fold-out plastic card illustrating the birds of the Mountain State. (FG64, $5.95)
	West Virginia, A History • Otis K. Rice • Stephen W. Brown • HISTORY • A comprehensive, straightforward history of the Mountaineer State. (USM57, $40.00)
	West Virginia, A History • John Alexander Williams • HISTORY • A thorough political, social and military history of the state, including prehistory, its role in the Revolution, its renegade statehood during secession, and the modern mining industry. (USM103, $20.00)
	Western Rivermen 1763-1861, Ohio and Mississippi Boatmen and the Myth of the Alligator Horse • Michael Allen • HISTORY • A comprehensive study of the flatboatmen, keelboatmen and raftsmen's life on the river. (USM71, $20.95)
	Wilson's Creek, The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It • Richard W. Hatcher, III • William Garrett Piston • HISTORY • A detailed history of the Battle of Wilson's Creek. (USM10, $45.00)
	Winter Sign • Jim Dale Huot-Vickery • NATURAL HISTORY • The author discusses the geology, wildlife, and climate of Northeast Minnesota, weaving in touches of his own life and insights. (GLK40, $16.95)
	Winter Sign • Jim Dale Huot-Vickery • NATURAL HISTORY • The author discusses the geology, wildlife, and climate of Northeast Minnesota, weaving in touches of his own life and insights. (GLK40, $16.95)
	Wolves of Minnesota • David Mech • NATURAL HISTORY • An illustrated overview of the wolves Minnesota and of Isle Royale with text by a leading researcher. (USM99, $16.95)
	Women of the Earth Lodges, Tribal Life on the Plains • Virginia Bergman Peters • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A well documented, scholarly account of the role of women in the Mandan, Arikara and Hidatsa tribes of the Knife River Villages of North Dakota. (USP25, $19.95)
	The Worst Hard Time, The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl • Timothy Egan • HISTORY • Pulizter Prize-winning New York Times journalist masterfully reconstructs the "black blizzards" of the 1935 Dust Bowl catastrophe and those who stayed to brave it. (USP30, $14.95)
	The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age • Peter Jakab • Tom D. Crouch • HISTORY • An illustrated history of early aviation and its two noted progenitors. (USA86, $35.00)
	The Wright Style • Carla Lind • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An illustrated survey of the architecture and interior design of Frank Lloyd Wright. (GEN198, $50.00)
	Years With Frank Lloyd Wright, Apprentice to Genius • Edgar Tafel • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An account of Edgar Tafel's time as an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright. (GEN197, $14.95)

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