BAJA, MEXICO More Books Across a Hundred Mountains, A Novel  •  Reyna Grande LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 266 PAGES This novel set in a small town in Mexico, California and a jail in Tijuana addresses issues of poverty, loss, family and immigration. (MEX161, $14.00)   Adventures of the Shark Lady: Eugenie Clark Around the World  •  Ann McGovern BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1998 •  PAPER  • 72 PAGES The continuing, illustrated adventures of the pioneering biologist for kids ages 7 and up. (FSH08, $4.50)   Ancient Maya, New Perspectives  •  Heather McKillop HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 460 PAGES An overview for the general reader. (MYA46, $22.95)   Backcountry Pilot, Flying Adventures with Ike Russell  •  Thomas Bowen ANTHOLOGY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 206 PAGES An anthology of anecdotes from the air, recounting dangerous flights and unbelievable adventures with Ike Russell, a bush pilot legendary among research scientists of the 60s and 70s. A fearless chauffeur, Ike would fly scientists to inaccessible corners of the globe (mostly in the desert regions of Mexico, but also East Africa, Madagascar and Tierra del Fuego), often under extreme circumstances. Among the writers featured are Bernard Fontana, Richard Felger and Paul S. Martin. (DES07, $29.95)   The Baja Adventure Book  •  Walt Peterson GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 310 PAGES A comprehensive, eccentric guide to outdoor activities in Baja. With practical information and up-to-date information on camping, climbing, diving and boating. In addition, Peterson includes excellent maps, kilometer-by-kilometer road logs, photographs, and interesting facts and stories about the area. Highly recommended. Third edition. (BJA22, $24.95)   Baja, A Special Expedition to Baja and the Sea of Cortez  •  Sven-Olof Lindblad  •  Ralph Hopkins  •  Jack Swenson TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 64 PAGES • COMING IN An account of adventures in Baja California and the Sea of Cortez, this handsome book, published by Lindblad Expeditions, features color photography by Sven-Olof Lindblad, Ralph Lee Hopkins and Jack Swenson. With accompanying essays on the geology, marine mammals, desert flora and birds of the region. (BJA19, $14.95)   A Concise History of Mexico  •  Brian Hamnett HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES A chronological and thematic history of Mexico, including cultural developments and contemporary issues, through Vincente Fox's presidency. (MEX162, $28.99)   Crafts of Mexico  •  Margarita de Orellana  •  Albert Ruy Sanchez ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 360 PAGES An abundantly illustrated guide to Mexico's crafts, including textiles, jewelry, ceramics, furniture and more. With 400 color photographs and illustrations. (MEX144, $45.00)   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, $14.95)   Desert Survivor, An Adventurer's Guide to Exploring the Great American Desert  •  John Annerino GUIDEBOOK •  2001 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES A well informed, practical guide and handbook for hikers, backpackers and anyone else who would like to explore the parks and wilderness areas of the Chihuauan, Mojave, Sonoroan and Great Basin deserts of the American Southwest. With maps, drawings, photos, and guidelines for safe travel. Annerino is a popular author, photographer -- and desert rat -- who lives in Tucson. With an excellent overview of the natural and cultural history of the Great American Desert. (USW372, $15.95)   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)   Field Guide to Mexican Birds  •  Roger Tory Peterson  •  Edward Chalif FIELD GUIDE •  1973 •  PAPER  • 298 PAGES This easy-to-carry field guide covers 1,000 birds that have been reported in Mexico, Belize and El Salvador but only illustrates those species not already included in one of the Peterson North American bird guides, which you may also want to carry. The guide also covers northwest Costa Rica. (FG12, $22.00)   Fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific  •  Gerald Allen  •  D.R. Robertson FIELD GUIDE •  1994 •  HARD COVER  • 332 PAGES An oversize survey of Pacific fishes from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Revillagigedos Islands, Cliperton, Cocos Island and Galapagos. With 15 color plates, hundreds of color photographs and descriptions of each species. The focus is on reef and inshore fishes. (FG50, $87.00)   Guide to Marine Mammals & Turtles of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico  •  Kate Wynne  •  Malia Schwartz  •  Garth Mix FIELD GUIDE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 115 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A sturdy, wire-bound (and waterproof) field guide to the all the whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, manatee and sea turtles of the Gulf coast and Atlantic, 33 species in all. With full-color illustrations of each species, color photographs, range maps and key information for identification. Winner of National Outdoor Book Award in 2000, this exceedingly useful book follows the field-friendly format of Wynne's Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska. This book satisfies the requirement by MMS and NOAA for ships and crews operating in the Gulf of Mexico. (FG42, $25.00)   Into a Desert Place  •  Graham MacKintosh TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 312 PAGES One day the spectacularly ill-equipped MacKintosh set out to walk around Baja California, with $150 in his pocket and a gallon jug of water in each hand. This is the vastly entertaining and typically British story of his 3,000-mile lark around the Peninsula. The book takes the form of a two-year-long diary, recounting the eccentric personalities and his day-to-day efforts to feed himself -- along with some down-to-earth prose on the remote grandeur of the desert and sea. While not exactly literary, the book is a fine introduction to the pleasures -- and perils -- of the desert. (BJA07, $16.95)   John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide  •  John Shaw REFERENCE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 160 PAGES 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, highly recommended as the best reference for the wildlife photographer. This revised edition includes the complete range of newer films, and more attention to autofocus and autoexposure. Apart from any attention to equipment and technique, he cautions that to be a better photographer, you need to become a better naturalist. Like many nature photographers, Shaw uses a Nikon and Fujia Velvia film -- and has a Web site: johnshaw.com. (PHT01, $24.99)   The Lawless Roads  •  Graham Greene  •  David Rieff TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES 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. He draws on the same expenses for his masterpiece The Power and the Glory. (MEX164, $15.00)   Maya, Divine Kings of the Rain Forest  •  Nikolai Grube ARCHAEOLOGY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 450 PAGES • COMING IN A comprehensive, well-illustrated overview of Maya culture and history for the interested traveler with contributions by dozens of scholars. Edited by Edited by Nikolai Grube, a professor of anthropology and pre-Columbian studies at the University of Texas. With hundreds of color photographs, maps, and illustrations, glossary, an illustrated timeline, and extensive bibliography. Experts explore topics including Maya agriculture, life and culture in the large cities in the rain forest, the Spanish conquest, and the modern Maya movement. (MYA37, $49.95)   Mexico North Map  •  ITMB 2008 •  MAP 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. It shows the entire border with the United States, east to Loredo, Monterrey and Brownsville and the Gulf of Mexico. With an index. Two Sides. 26x39 inches. (MEX112, $12.95)   Moon Handbook Baja  •  Nikki Goth Itoi GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 485 PAGES Packed with maps, charts and photographs, desert rat Cummings combines practical advice with solid basic information on the natural history of Baja California in this comprehensive guide. (BJA09, $19.99)   Moon Handbook Cabo  •  Nikki Goth Itoi GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES 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)   A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert  •  Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum NATURAL HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 650 PAGES Written with the general reader in mind, the many contributors to this book cover the ecology, flora and fauna of the Sonora in dozens of short articles. Written by the staff of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, it's an encyclopedic, overview of the region and its biodiversity. The book includes 35 color illustrations, 25 black and white photographs, and 450 line drawings useful for identification. (BJA26, $31.95)   Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish  •  Pimsleur Language Method LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2005 •  AUDIO CD Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it." (SPN257, $19.95)   Seabirds, An Identification Guide  •  Peter Harrison FIELD GUIDE •  1985 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES • COMING IN Much more than a field guide, this essential reference includes detailed descriptions of all the world's seabirds, full-color paintings of adult and juvenile birds and keys to identification. It's definitive, authoritative and weighs in at over a pound. The late Roger Tory Peterson called its publication "a red letter day for the field glass fraternity." Also recommended is Harrison's Field Guide to Seabirds of the World. (FG01, $32.00)   Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest  •  Matthew Restall HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES 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)   Sightings, The Gray Whales' Journey  •  Brenda Peterson  •  Linda Hogan NATURAL HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES Fiction writers both, the authors of this intriguing collaboration alternate passages on the gray whale, its nature, conservation history and prospects. Peterson provides an overview of the natural history of the celebrated gray whale, while Linda Hogan, a poet and member of the Chicksaw nation, tackles more philosophical issues. The two women consider, among other things, conservation and environmental issues, the pleasure of encounters with friendly gray whales, and the Makah tribe's interest in resuming traditional hunting of the whale. (BST74, $14.00)   Sonoran Desert Spring  •  John Alcock NATURAL HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 134 PAGES 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. The book is organized as a series of essays on key plants and animals over the four-month period from February to May. (BJA20, $17.95)   Sonoran Desert Summer  •  John Alcock NATURAL HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 187 PAGES Alcock evokes the plants, animals, ecology and terrain of the Sonoran desert in this extended natural history essay. A professor of insect behavior, he writes not only of the familiar saguaro cactus and showy bird-life of the region but also wood-boring beetles and other less obvious topics. (BJA21, $17.95)   Whales and Dolphins in Question: The Smithsonian Answer Book  •  James Mead  •  Flip Nicklin  •  Joy Gold NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES A clever idea, well-executed. James Mead, the Smithsonian's curator of marine mammals, answers common, unusual and salient questions about whales and dolphins, as asked by the curious public via phone calls and letters to the Institution. With much excellent color photography by Flip Nicklin. (OCE78, $24.95)   The Deserts of the Southwest, A Sierra Club Naturalist's Guide  •  Peggy Larson FIELD GUIDE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 282 PAGES A comprehensive introduction to the ecology of our North American deserts. This convenient handbook covers all the great North American deserts: Mojave, Chihuahua, Great Basin, and Sonora. The book covers the desert regions of nine southwestern states and northern Mexico, and it is also an excellent reference for travelers to Baja California. With line drawings throughout and chapters on desert travel, including what to avoid, how to stay healthy and first aid. (DES01, $18.95)   Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises  •  Mark Carwardine FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES 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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