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24/7, Living it Up and Doubling Down in the New Las Vegas  •  Andres Martinez   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Former Wall St. Journal reporter Andres Martinez takes his $50,000 book advance to Las Vegas to try his luck at the casinos for a month. (USW255, $15.00)
 
 
Abbey's Road  •  Edward Abbey   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This anthology of Abbey's travels include the cantankerous desert rat's entertaining account of exploring the Sierra Madre of Mexico. (DES04, $16.00)
 
 
Across the Wide Missouri  •  Bernard DeVoto   • HISTORY  •  A volume in Devoto's monumental history of the West, this engrossing book brings to life the era of fur traders and mountain men for the general reader. (PNW37, $17.95)
 
 
All the Pretty Horses  •  Cormac McCarthy   • LITERATURE  •  The best-selling, coming-of-age novel of John Grady Cole, a 16-year-old boy who ventures from his Texas ranch across the Mexican border on horseback. (TEX22, $14.95)
 
 
All the Wild and Lonely Places, Journeys in a Desert landscape  •  Lawrence Hogue   • HISTORY  •  A natural and human history of the Anza-Borrego. (USW338, $30.00)
 
 
The Amazing Death of Calf Shirt and Other Blackfoot Stories, Three Hundred Years of Blackfoot History  •  Hugh A. Dempsey   • HISTORY  •  A wonderful collection of stories, illuminating the history of the Blackfoot people of the prairies of southern Alberta and northern Montana. (USW104, $16.95)
 
 
American Railroads  •  John F. Stover   • HISTORY  •  The rise, sad decline, and recent recovery of railroads in the United States. (USW53, $17.00)
 
 
Anasazi America, Seventeen Centuries on the Road from Center Place  •  David Stuart   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A thought-provoking, engaging account of the rise and fall of Anasazi society in the desert southwest. (USW228, $19.95)
 
 
Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest  •  Stephen Plog  •  Amy Elizabeth Grey   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An illustrated introduction to the ancient cultures that first inhabited the pueblos and cliff dwellings of the American Southwest. (USW131, $24.95)
 
 
Animal Tracks, Peterson Field Guide  •  Olaus Murie   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The classic guide to tracks of North American mammals. (FG22, $19.95)
 
 
The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona  •  Stephanie Whittlesey  •  James Jefferson Reid   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  An archaeological survey of the state. The book follows archaeologists as they trek around the mountains and deserts of Arizona, profiling them as well as describing the knowledge so far unearthed. (SWU36, $17.95)
 
 
Arches National Park Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A map of Arches National Park at a scale of 1:50,000. (USW163, $9.95)
 
 
Arizona and Four Corners Region Map  •   North Star Maps    •  A double-sided road map with Arizona on one side and the and the Four Corners region on the reverse. It includes Grand Canyon, Grand Junction, Flagstaff, Canyonlands and Arches National Park, all at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (USW165, $3.95)
 
 
Arizona Flipmap  •   Universal Map Enterprises    •  (USW211, $4.95)
 
 
Arizona, A Cavalcade of History  •  Marhsall Trimble   • HISTORY  •  A delightful collection of stories about Arizona's rugged history, both informative and entertaining. (USW274, $15.95)
 
 
Arizona, the Grand Canyon State  •  Steven Walker   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A photographic overview of Arizona's geology, natural history and people. (SWU08, $9.95)
 
 
Arizona/New Mexico Map  •   AAA Publishing    •  (USW302, $4.95)
 
 
The Atomic West  •  Bruce William Hevly  •  John M. Findlay   • HISTORY  •  A series of essays concerning the history and effect of nuclear testing in the American West. (USW291, $19.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Bandelier National Monument Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed map of Bandelier National Monument at a scale of 1:29,000. (USW142, $9.95)
 
 
Banff & Jasper National Parks Map  •   Gem Trek Maps   • FAVORITE  •  A regional overview at a bird's eye scale of 1:400,000. We also carry more detailed maps of Lake Louise (RKY50, $10.95), Banff (CND53, $8.95) and Jasper (RKY52, $8.95). (CND36, $5.95)
 
 
Barren, Wild and Worthless, Living in the Chihuahuan Desert  •  Susan J. Tweit   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  These seven personal essays celebrate the nature and culture of the Chihuahuan Desert. (USW431, $17.95)
 
 
Basin and Range  •  John McPhee   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  McPhee's illuminating account of travels in the company of geologist Kenneth S. Deffeyes along Route 80 from Utah to California. (GEO13, $14.00)
 
 
The Bassett Women  •  Grace McClure   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The story of a pioneering family in eastern Utah, drawn from interviews, historical documents and memoirs. "Queen" Anne Bassett and her family were a resilient group who endured the harsh life of settlers in eastern Utah. (USW350, $12.95)
 
 
Bear Attacks, Their Causes and Avoidance  •  Stephen Herrero   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Despite its frightening title, this book is a helpful introduction to the natural history and behavior of the bear by a long-term researcher in the field. With useful tips on "avoidance." (BST21, $16.95)
 
 
A Beast the Color of Winter  •  Douglas Chadwick   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A lively portrait of the mountain goat, its ecology, behavior and environment. (RKY28, $18.95)
 
 
A Beautiful, Cruel Country  •  Eva Antonia Wilbur-Cruce   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An absorbing memoir of growing up on a ranch along the Arizona/Mexico border in the early 20th-century. (USW325, $22.95)
 
 
The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry  •  Theda Bassman   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This thin book offers readers a glimpse of beautiful Hopi handiwork. (SWU122, $15.95)
 
 
Best Easy Day Hikes Anza-Borrego  •  Bill Cunningham  •  Polly Burke   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide to 20 popular day hikes in the 60,000-acre desert park. (USW337, $6.95)
 
 
The Best of Edward Abbey  •  Edward Abbey   • ANTHOLOGY  •  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)
 
 
The Big Sky  •  Alfred Guthrie  •  Wallace Stegner   • LITERATURE  •  First published in 1947, this classic novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning Guthrie examines mountain man Boone Caudill and his adventures in the American West -- a saga that continues in five more volumes. (USW52, $14.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Birding in the American West  •  Kevin Zimmer   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A guide to finding birds -- and distinguishing among similar species -- in the West. (USW404, $29.95)
 
 
Birding Texas  •  Roland H. Wauer  •  Mark A. Elwonger   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A site guide to the birds of Texas featuring birding strategies, a list of resources for planning a birding trip, and information on 200 of the best birding sites. (TEX17, $22.95)
 
 
Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley  •  Kenneth V. Rosenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A scholarly, authoritative report on the 400 species of birds occurring along the 200-mile stretch of the Arizona-California border. (USW173, $60.00)
 
 
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 Blackfeet, Raiders on the Northwest Plains  •  John Canfield Ewers   • HISTORY  •  A classic history of the Blackfeet, first published in 1958. It is old-fashioned, authoritatively written, factual and full of detail of daily life. (PNW47, $24.95)
 
 
Bless Me, Ultima  •  Rudolfo A. Anaya   • LITERATURE  •  The first-person tale of Antonio, a Chicano boy whose life is changed when a mystical woman named Ultima comes to live with his family. (USW264, $13.95)
 
 
The Blessing Way  •  Tony Hillerman   • MYSTERY  •  This book launched Hillerman's career and his popular mystery series. (SWU94, $7.99)
 
 
Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West  •  Cormac McCarthy   • LITERATURE  •  The story of a young man's involvement with a gang of marauding bandits set in the glory days of the Wild West (SWU31, $14.95)
 
 
Book of the Hopi  •  Oswald White Bear Fredericks  •  Frank Waters   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Thirty Hopi elders share their legends, ceremonies, history and language. (SWU145, $16.00)
 
 
The Book of the Navajo  •  Raymond Friday Locke   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An in-depth, scholarly portrait of the society, culture and history of the Navajo people. (SWU228, $8.95)
 
 
The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain  •  Cormac McCarthy   • LITERATURE  •  McCarthy's trio of novels chronicle the coming of age in the desert country of the American Southwest. (SWU200, $32.00)
 
 
Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley, A History  •  Phyllis Smith   • HISTORY  •  A vivid, illustrated history with nearly 300 photographs, engravings and maps. (RKY24, $29.95)
 
 
A Brief History of New Mexico  •  Myra Jenkins  •  Albert Schroeder   • HISTORY  •  This slim volume packs in more historical information than you could ever imagine in a mere 89 pages. (USW218, $13.95)
 
 
Brighter than a Thousand Suns, a Personal History of Atomic Scientists  •  Robert Jungk   • HISTORY  •  An early history of the Manhattan project. (HSC20, $14.00)
 
 
Buffalo Nation: History and Legend of the North American Bison  •  Valerius Geist   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An examination of the bison, its natural history and its place in the American story. Photographs complement an informative text by Valerius Geist, an authority on North America's large mammals. (BST61, $22.95)
 
 
Butch Cassidy, A Biography  •  Richard Patterson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The life of the legendary outlaw. (USW355, $21.95)
 
 
Butterflies through Binoculars, The West  •  Jeffrey Glassberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A photographic identification guide to butterflies found throughout the western United States. (BUG11, $24.95)
 
 
By Bomb's Early Light, American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age  •  Paul S. Boyer   • HISTORY  •  A cultural history of America in the 1940s and 50s in relationship to the atomic bomb. (HSC16, $27.50)
 
 
Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America  •  Alvar Nuņez Cabeza de Vaca  •  Cyclone Covey   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The epic story of a conquistador lost in the American wilderness for eight years. (SWU40, $17.95)
 
 
The Canadian Rockies Superguide  •  Graeme Pole   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This essential handbook for travelers combines color photographs, excellent maps and solid information on places and attractions throughout the Canadian Rockies. It also includes a section on the geological formation of the Rockies and fascinating sidebars on wildlife and historical figures. (CND28, $29.95)
 
 
Canyon  •  Michael Ghiglieri   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Down the river from Lee's Ferry to Diamond Creek in the company of an experienced guide and ecologist. Ghiglieri mixes a travel account with high adventure, drama and a good deal of information on the history, geology and ecology of the Colorado. (SWU75, $18.95)
 
 
Canyon Country Wildflowers  •  Damian Fagan   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This comprehensive field guide covers 190 of the most commonly encountered wildflowers, shrubs and trees of the Four Corners area. (USW155, $19.95)
 
 
Canyonlands National Park Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A durable, topographic map of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, at a scale of 1:62,000. (USW164, $9.95)
 
 
Canyons of the Escalante Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A full-color topographic map of Escalante. (USW304, $9.95)
 
 
Ceremony  •  Leslie Marmon Silko   • LITERATURE  •  (SWU18, $14.00)
 
 
Chasing Monarchs, A Migration with the Butterflies of Passage  •  Robert Michael Pyle   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A memoir of Lepidoptery, combing the entomologist-author's considerable knowledge of butterflies and their biology with a rambling road trip from British Columbia through the Southwest to Mexico. (MEX62, $14.00)
 
 
Chiricahua Mountains, Bridging the Borders of Wildness  •  Ken Lamberton  •  Jeff Garton   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A personal, comprehensive guide to the human and natural history of the Chiricahua mountains. (SWU148, $13.95)
 
 
Christopher Columbus and the Conquest of Paradise  •  Kirkpatrick Sale   • EXPLORATION  •  A new edition of this wide-ranging and lucid portrait of the man and the legends surrounding him, originally published in 1990. Columbus is no hero in Sale's view but rather a sea-faring adventurer in search of glory, gold and god. (USA134, $15.95)
 
 
The City and the Saloon, Denver, 1858-1916  •  Thomas J. Noel   • HISTORY  •  A brief, scholarly portrait of saloon life in the old West. (USW207, $22.50)
 
 
Close Range: Wyoming Stories  •  E. Annie Proulx   • LITERATURE  •  Proulx's brilliantly-drawn characters personify the loneliness, harsh beauty and wild nature of Wyoming in this luminous collection, which includes the story "Brokeback Mountain." (USW349, $15.00)
 
 
Colorado Plateau Canyonlands  •   Hildebrand    •  A detailed shaded relief map (scale 1:700,000) of the Southern Rockies, including Bryce Canyon, Zion, the Grand Canyon and New Mexico. Features railroad routes. (USW05, $11.95)
 
 
The Colorado Plateau Map  •   Time Traveler Maps    •  A shaded relief map at a scale of 1:1,300,000 with information on parks, monuments and other public lands. (USW266, $6.49)
 
 
The Compact Guide to the Wildflowers of the Rockies  •  Dana Bush   • FIELD GUIDE  •  100 species of wildflowers commonly encountered in the Rocky Mountains. (USW10, $7.95)
 
 
The Company of Wolves  •  Peter Steinhart   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A celebration of the wolf, this book presents the ecology of the North American wolf, a call for its reintroduction in the West, and a history of the complex relations with humans. (BST37, $15.95)
 
 
Compass Guide Arizona  •  Lawrence Cheek  •  Carrie Sears Bell  •  Michael Freeman  •  Kerrick James   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A personable and well-written overview of Arizona's natural attractions, history, people, arts and architecture. (USW121, $21.95)
 
 
Compass Guide Colorado  •  Jon Klusmire  •  Paul Chesley   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully written handbook features archival photographs, literary excerpts and practical travel information. (USW200, $21.95)
 
 
Compass Guide Montana  •   Compass American   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photographs, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Montana. It includes literary excerpts by Wallace Stegner and John Steinbeck, and essays on rodeos, the Hutterites and cowboy artist Charlie Russell. With practical travel information for sites such as Yellowstone National Park and Flathead Indian Reservation. (USW57, $21.95)
 
 
Compass Guide Nevada  •  Deke Castleman  •  Jeff Gnass   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This volume goes farther than most conventional guidebooks in giving the reader a sense of place. (USW223, $21.00)
 
 
Compass Guide New Mexico  •  Nancy Harbart  •  Michael Freeman   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully written handbook features archival photographs, practical travel information, and essays on Georgia O'Keeffe, Indian pueblos and pottery. (USW208, $21.95)
 
 
Compass Guide Santa Fe  •  Lawrence Cheek   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography and detailed information on Santa Fe. (USW129, $20.95)
 
 
Compass Guide South Dakota  •   Compass   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully written handbook includes archival photographs, literary excerpts and practical travel information. (USW198, $21.95)
 
 
Compass Guide Texas  •   Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Texas. (TEX25, $21.95)
 
 
Compass Guide Utah  •  Tom Wharton  •  Gayen Wharton   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handsome guide features outstanding color photography, detailed maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Utah. (USW130, $21.95)
 
 
Compass Guide Wyoming  •  Nathaniel Burt  •  Don Pitcher   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Handsomely produced, illustrated and informative, this compact guide covers the history, nature and attractions of Wyoming in detail, including a long chapter on Yellowstone. (USW61, $21.95)
 
 
Cowgirls: Women of the American West  •  Teresa Jordan   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  The story of the western woman, past and present, is intimately recounted through the words of the women themselves. (USW13, $19.95)
 
 
Crazy Horse and Custer, The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors  •  Stephen Ambrose   • HISTORY  •  Renowned historian Stephen Ambrose offers up another chapter in the story of America in this portrait of two powerful men. He parallels the life of Crazy Horse, the great leader of the Oglala Sioux, with that of General George Armstrong Custer, the man he defeated at the battle of Little Bighorn. (USW136, $16.95)
 
 
Crazy Horse, A Life  •  Larry McMurtry   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The story of Sioux warrior Crazy Horse, written by the Pulitzer prize-winning author of "Lonesome Dove." McMurtry blends history, biography and a dose of good storytelling in this short, thought-provoking biography. A volume in the excellent "Penguin Lives" series. (USW205, $14.00)
 
 
Creation of the Teton Landscape  •  David D. Love   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A geological chronicle of Jackson Hole and the Tetons, published by the Grand Teton Natural History Association. (USW469, $16.95)
 
 
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  •  The best technical history of the Manhatten Project in Los Alamos. (HSC23, $160.00)
 
 
Crossing Paths, Uncommon Encounters with Animals in the Wild  •  Craig Childs   • EXPLORATION  •  Adventurer and naturalists Craig Childs vividly describes 23 meetings with the animals of the American desert, from camel to rainbow trout. (SWU170, $14.95)
 
 
Crossing the Next Meridian: Land, Water, and the Future of the West  •  Charles F. Wilkinson   • HISTORY  •  A discussion of development and conservation in the West. (USW361, $35.00)
 
 
Crossings, Photographs from the U.S.- Mexico Border  •  Tom Miller  •  Alex Webb   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  (SWU179, $50.00)
 
 
Crucible for Conservation, The Struggle for Grand Teton National Park  •  Robert W. Righter   • HISTORY  •  A history of the establishment of Grand Teton National Park, taking into account the numerous disputes involving entrepreneurs, conservationists, government officials and local ranchers. (USW307, $8.95)
 
 
The Day the Sun Rose Twice: The Story of the Trinity Site Nuclear Explosion, July 16, 1945  •  Ferenc Morton Szasz   • SCIENCE  •  A concise and vividly written history of the Manhattan Project, focusing on the Trinity Site. (HSC18, $19.95)
 
 
Death Comes for the Archbishop  •  Willa Cather   • LITERATURE  •  Based in part on the life of Bishop Jean Baptiste L'Amy, this classic novel of missionary life in New Mexico is rich in the texture of Old Santa Fe and New Mexican landscapes. (USW79, $11.95)
 
 
Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park  •  Lee H. Whittlesey   • HISTORY  •  A how-to-guide to safety in the park -- and a wry chronicle of what can go terribly wrong (including death by drowning, hypothermia, animal attacks, and such). A reminder to visitors that Yellowstone is the wilderness, not an amusement park. (USW276, $16.95)
 
 
Death Valley and the Amargosa, Land of Illusion  •  Richard E. Lingenfelter   • HISTORY  •  An exhaustive history of Death Valley and the Amargosa River, filled with illustrations, maps and documents. (CAL10, $34.95)
 
 
Death Valley National Park  •  Fred Hirschmann  •  Randi Hirschmann  •  Mark Schlenz   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  One hundred and six color photographs of death Valley by landscape photographers Fred and Randi Hirschmann. It's a good overview of the park, especially recommended for travelers with a camera. (CAL13, $19.95)
 
 
Death Valley National Park Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A topographic map of Death Valley National Park. (CAL09, $11.95)
 
 
The Delight Makers  •  Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier   • LITERATURE  •  First published in 1890, this novel by the pioneering archaeologist is a fictionalized reconstruction of prehistoric Indian life in the Four Corners area. Bandelier evokes not only the manner and customs and way of life of the Pueblo people but also the landscape and geography of the region. (SWU20, $16.00)
 
 
Desert Between the Mountains: Mormons, Miners, Padres, Mountain Men, and the Opening of the Great Basin, 1772-1869  •  Michael Durham   • HISTORY  •  A history of Utah, published to coincide with the sesquicentennial of Mormon arrival in Utah. (USW382, $19.95)
 
 
The Desert Cries, A Season of Flash Floods in a Dry Land  •  Craig Childs   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs's impressionistic account of five flash floods which killed 22 people in Arizona in 1997. (SWU172, $14.95)
 
 
The Desert Smells Like Rain, A Naturalist in O'odham Country  •  Gary Paul Nabhan   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A compassionate portrait and natural history of the Papago Indians of Arizona's Sonoran desert. (USW275, $16.95)
 
 
Desert Survival Skills  •  David Alloway   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A friendly, humorous guide to short-term and long-term survival in the desert. (DES06, $24.95)
 
 
Desert Survivor, An Adventurer's Guide to Exploring the Great American Desert  •  John Annerino   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to 53 parks of the desert Southwest. (USW372, $15.95)
 
 
Digging Up Butch and Sundance  •  Anne Meadows   • HISTORY  •  A woman and her husband try to uncover the truth behind the story of the famous outlaws. (USW351, $22.00)
 
 
Discovering the Desert, Legacy of the Carnegie Desert Botanical Laboratory  •  William McGinnies   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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, $11.95)
 
 
Down the Great Unknown, John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon  •  Edward Dolnick   • HISTORY  •  A riveting account of the one-armed Civil War veteran and his band of nine men who were the first to explore the mysterious Grand Canyon. Largely drawn from the crew's journals. (USW489, $13.95)
 
 
Down the River  •  Edward Abbey   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A collection of essays, including Abbey's experiences in and around the Colorado River. (SWU73, $16.00)
 
 
Edge of Taos Desert, An Escape to Reality  •  Mabel Dodge Luhan   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  First published in 1937, this story reveals the spiritual awakening the New York socialite experienced through Taos, the Pueblo Indians and Indian Tony Luhan, whom she later married. (USW127, $21.95)
 
 
Empire Express, Building the First Transcontinental Railroad  •  David Haward Bain   • HISTORY  •  A magisterial history of the railroad that connected the East to the West -- and radically changed the face of America. It is quite a tale, featuring greed, corruption, disaster and many memorable characters. (USW135, $20.00)
 
 
Enchantment and Exploitation, The Life and Hard Times of a New Mexico Mountain Range  •  William Eno DeBuys   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A study of the cultures in the mountains of northern New Mexico. (USW215, $23.95)
 
 
Enterprising Women, 250 Years of American Business  •  Virginia Drachman   • HISTORY  •  Profiles of the most important women in American industry, from colonial times through the twentieth century. (GEN317, $39.95)
 
 
Eyewitness Guide Arizona & the Grand Canyon  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide to Arizona, complete with over 500 photographs, illustrations and maps, as well as plenty of travel information. (SWU173, $20.00)
 
 
Falcon Guide, Hiking Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks  •  Erik Molvar   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This guide covers major hikes and trails in both parks, including sketch maps, mile-by-mile descriptions, easy-to-follow maps, elevation charts and descriptions of geographical features and wildlife to be seen en route. (USW102, $15.95)
 
 
Falcon Guide, Hiking Grand Canyon National Park  •  Ron Adkison   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical hiking guide to Grand Canyon National Park. (SWU102, $14.95)
 
 
Falcon Guide, Hiking Grand Teton National Park  •  Bill Schneider   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to hiking in Grand Teton National Park, featuring descriptions of 35 hikes, maps, black-and-white photographs, and practical information, such as safety tips. (USW306, $14.95)
 
 
Falcon Guide, Hiking the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness  •  Bill Schneider   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical hiking guide to the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. (RKY08, $17.95)
 
 
Falcon Guide, Hiking Yellowstone National Park  •  Bill Schneider   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An entry in the excellent series of Falcon hiking guides, this practical book covers, in detail, both short day hikes and extensive backcountry outings. (USW377, $16.95)
 
 
Falcon Guide, Hiking Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks  •  Tamara Martin  •  Erik Molvar   • GUIDEBOOK  •  In addition to useful trail descriptions, maps and safety techniques, this practical hiking guide to Zion and Bryce National Parks gives an overview of the area's natural history. (USW138, $16.95)
 
 
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream  •  Hunter S. Thompson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The classic of 1970s gonzo journalism and a dizzying chronicle of a duo's drug-induced misadventures and scrapes with the people of Las Vegas. (USW254, $13.95)
 
 
Field Guide to the Grand Canyon  •   Pocket Naturalist   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A card featuring commonly encountered birds, mammals and reptiles of the Grand Canyon. (USW334, $5.95)
 
 
A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona  •  Anne Orth Epple  •  Lewis Epple   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A photographic field guide to the flora of Arizona. (SWU60, $24.95)
 
 
A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians  •  Robert Stebbins   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The definitive field guide, with a special section on Baja's endemic species. (FG08, $22.00)
 
 
The Fighting Cheyennes  •  George Bird Grinnell  •  Stanley Vestal   • HISTORY  •  This is a classic history of the battles fought by the Cheyenne Indians. (USP15, $24.95)
 
 
Fire in America, A Cultural History of Wildland and Rural Fire  •  Stephen J. Pyne  •  William Cronon   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A wide-ranging, provocative history of fire and its impact in the U.S. by the marvelous Pyne (who has also written inventively about ice). (USA100, $27.50)
 
 
Fire on the Mountain, The True Story of the South Canyon Fire  •  John MacLean   • HISTORY  •  A gripping account of the deadly 1994 wildfire that raged on Storm King Mountain. (USW212, $14.00)
 
 
Fishing Yellowstone National Park  •  Richard Parks   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive handbook to fishing throughout the park from Falcon Guides. (RKY34, $14.95)
 
 
Fodor's Escape to the American Desert  •  Catherine Karnow  •  David Lansing   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Highlights of the American Desert, with 20 suggested activities in the Southwestern region. (USW262, $20.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Frommer's American Southwest  •   Frommer's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical travel guide in the popular series featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. (SWU183, $22.99)
 
 
Frommer's Arizona  •  Karl Samson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide in the popular series, strong on where to eat, sleep and shop. (SWU223, $19.99)
 
 
Gathering the Desert  •  Gary Paul Nabhan   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A well-written account of desert cultures and botany in the American Southwest. (USW120, $19.95)
 
 
Geology Underfoot in Death Valley and Owens Valley  •  Robert P. Sharp  •  Allen F. Glazner   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An introduction to the geological features of Southeastern California. (CAL12, $18.00)
 
 
Geronimo, His Own Story  •  Stephen Melvil Barrett   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The autobiography of famous Apache warrior Geronimo. (USW326, $14.00)
 
 
Getting Over the Color Green  •  Scott Slovic   • ANTHOLOGY  •  An anthology and tribute to the American desert. (SWU62, $19.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Glacier on My Mind  •  Michael Sample   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Sample captures the unrivaled natural beauty of the unique "Crown of the Continent" region in 140 brilliant color images, from Glacier National Park in Montana to Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta. (USW100, $32.95)
 
 
Glacier/Waterton Lakes National Parks Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed topographic map of Glacier and Waterton national Parks (USW96, $11.95)
 
 
Glen Canyon/Capitol Reef Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed topographic map of Glen Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks. (SWU57, $9.95)
 
 
Goin' Railroading  •  Sam Speas  •  Margaret Coel   • HISTORY  •  An account of two generations of railroad engineers who have worked on the Colorado and Southern railroads since the late 19th century. (USW204, $19.95)
 
 
Going Back to Bisbee  •  Richard Shelton   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Poet Richard Shelton's meditations on the history, landscape and wildlife of Bisbee, Arizona. Elegantly written, this narrative of a day trip from Shelton's Tucson home to the old mining town is an excellent introduction to the region's human and natural history. (USW324, $17.95)
 
 
Grand Canyon Country, Its Majesty and Lore  •  Seymour L. Fishbein  •  Kenneth Brower   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An overview of the Grand Canyon presented in the style of National Geographic, featuring spectacular color photographs, maps and good travel information. (SWU13, $15.00)
 
 
The Grand Canyon Handbook, An Insider's Guide to the Park  •  Susan Frank  •  Phil Frank   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A charming guidebook to the Grand Canyon as presented by Ranger Jack, featuring illustrations by cartoonist Phil Frank. (SWU161, $14.95)
 
 
Grand Canyon National Park Destination Map  •   National Geographic    •  A fold-up map of the Grand Canyon, shown at a scale of 1:70,000. (SWU01, $11.95)
 
 
Grand Canyon, A Century of Change  •  Robert H. Webb   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A visual document of change along the river since the the 1889-1890 Stanton Expedition. (SWU72, $27.95)
 
 
Grand Canyon, A Visitor's Companion  •  George Wuerthner   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A handbook and guide to the geology, ecology and wildlife of the Grand Canyon, featuring 60 color photographs and 260 color drawings. (SWU197, $19.95)
 
 
Grand Canyon, Little Things in a Big Place  •  Ann Zwinger  •  Michael Collier   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  (USW467, $14.95)
 
 
Grand Canyon, The Complete Guide  •  James Kaiser   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A full-color informative guide on where to go, what to do, and how to get the most out of hikes, river trips and other adventures in the Grand Canyon. (SWU190, $22.95)
 
 
Grand Canyon, Travelers' Tales  •  James O'Reilly  •  Larry Habegger   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A diverse collection of excellent stories and essays on the nature, history and people of the Grand Canyon. Organized by topic, the selection includes Barry Lopez, Terry Tempest Williams, Ann Zwinger, Colin Fletcher, Edward Abbey and other greats. (USW333, $17.95)
 
 
Grand Canyon: Window of Time  •  Stewart Aitchison   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A brief environmental history of the Grand Canyon, complemented excellent color photographs. (SWU218, $9.95)
 
 
The Grand, The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon: a Photo Journey  •  Steve Miller   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Miller, with his 30 years of experience rafting the Colorado, documents the wildlife, geology, landscapes and fellow rafters from Lees Ferry to Mile 236 in 300 glorious color photographs. (SWU196, $29.95)
 
 
The Great Divide, A Biography of the Rocky Mountains  •  Gary Ferguson   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  The exciting adventurers -- trappers, hippies and women's suffragists -- of the Rocky Mountains, past and present, come to life in Ferguson's account of the lands that have always encouraged exploration, inspired dreams and represented American freedom. (RKY84, $16.95)
 
 
Great Plains  •  Ian Frazier   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A marvelously digressive, wide-ranging account of 25,000 miles worth of travels criss-crossing throughout the Great Plains, combining first-rate reportage and history. (USW172, $14.00)
 
 
Great River, The Rio Grande in North American History  •  Paul Horgan   • HISTORY  •  First published in 1954, this classic book won both the Bancroft and the Pulitzer Prizes for history. (TEX21, $32.95)
 
 
The Great Taos Bank Robbery, And Other Indian Country Affairs  •  Tony Hillerman   • LITERATURE  •  Nine fast-reading short stories based on daily life in contemporary New Mexico, written by the author of best-selling mysteries set in the Southwest. (USW132, $13.00)
 
 
Guide Map to Lake Powell and Glen Canyon  •   North Star Maps    •  A colorful, folded map of the region at a scale of 1:270,000. (SWU188, $7.95)
 
 
A Guide to Tucson Architecture  •  Anne M. Nequette  •  R. Brooks Jeffery   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An illustrated guide to the architecture of Tucson. (SWU107, $22.95)
 
 
Hawks Rest, A Season in the Remote Heart of Yellowstone  •  Gary Ferguson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Gary Ferguson's account of his travels in Hawks Rest, in the heart of Yellowstone National Park. (USW443, $15.00)
 
 
The Hidden Canyon, A River Journey  •  John Blaustein  •  Edward Abbey  •  Martin Litton   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A celebrated collection of photographs and accompanying journal of an 18-day trip down the Colorado River by none other than river rat Edward Abbey. Martin Litton (founder of Grand Canyon dory), who rafted the river in a wooden dory in celebration of his 80th birthday, provides the introduction. (SWU69, $19.95)
 
 
Hiking Canyonlands and Arches National Parks  •  Bill Schneider   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide to the hiking trails and backcountry roads of Canyonlands and Arches, published in cooperation with the National Park Service. (USW154, $16.95)
 
 
Hiking the Black Hills Country  •  Bert Gildart  •  Jane Gildart   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to hikes and trails throughout the Black Hills, including sketch maps, level of difficulty, trail markers and descriptions. (USP04, $14.95)
 
 
Hiking the Grand Canyon  •  John Annerino   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The third edition of Annerino's informative guide to the canyon with information on what to expect, an overview of the native and natural history of the area, suggested routes and trail descriptions. (SWU210, $16.95)
 
 
Historic Scottsdale, A Life from the Land  •  Joan Fudala   • HISTORY  •  An oversize photo history of Scottsdale, Arizona. (SWU109, $49.95)
 
 
History of Wyoming  •  T. A. Larson   • HISTORY  •  Condensed from the author's monumental multi-volume history. (USW66, $40.00)
 
 
Hopi Kachina Dolls, With a Key to Their Identification  •  Harold S. Colton   • REFERENCE  •  Over 250 figures are presented in this kachina collector's reference. (SWU124, $18.95)
 
 
The House at Otowi Bridge, The Story of Edith Warner and Los Alamos  •  Peggy Pond Church   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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. (SWU17, $15.95)
 
 
House Made of Dawn  •  N. Scott Momaday   • LITERATURE  •  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, $13.00)
 
 
How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher  •  Simon Barnes   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  According to Simon Barnes, the only good birdwatcher is a "bad" birdwatcher. A funny and refreshingly straight-talking guide to birdwatching from a London Times sportswriter. (BRD25, $17.95)
 
 
The Hummingbird's Daughter, A Novel  •  Alberto Urrea   • LITERATURE  •  Urrea bases his award-winning novel on the life of Teresita, the Saint of Cabora, born on a ranch in 1878 on the Arizona-Mexico border (she's also his great aunt). (SWU220, $14.99)
 
 
I Am the Grand Canyon, The Story of the Havasupai People  •  Stephen Hirst   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A history and celebration of the 20,000 year history of the Havasupa