|
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)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
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 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)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
Burntwater
• Scott Thybony
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
•
This slim account of the author's travels across the Colorado Plateau slips into history, geology, anthropology, and memoir.
(USW452, $16.95)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
Canyons of the Escalante Map
• Trails Illustrated
•
A full-color topographic map of Escalante.
(USW304, $11.95)
|
|
|
|
Colorado Plateau Canyonlands Map
• Hildebrand
•
Including Bryce, Zion, the Grand Canyon, Arizona and New Mexico at 1:700,000.
(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)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
Dinosaur National Monument Map
• Trails Illustrated
•
A topographic map of Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah, at a scale of 1:78,000.
(RKY38, $9.95)
|
|
|
|
Downcanyon, A Naturalist Explores the Colorado River Through the Grand Canyon
• Ann Zwinger
• NATURAL HISTORY
•
A vivid overview of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River, from Mile 0 at Lees Ferry to Mile 278 at Grand Wash Fault. Zwinger interweaves geology, plants, animals and human history in her account.
(USW11, $19.95)
|
|
|
|
Eating Stone, Imagination And the Loss of the Wild
• Ellen Meloy
• NATURAL HISTORY
•
Meloy writes endearingly of her time spent studying bighorn sheep in the canyonlands of Utah.
(SWU219, $14.00)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
Faith and Betrayal, A Pioneer Woman's Passage in the American West
• Sally Denton
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
•
A biography of Denton's great-great-grandmother Rio Baker -- and chronicle of the independent-minded pioneer's growing disillusionment with Mormons and Mormonism.
(SWU195, $23.00)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
Gathering the Desert
• Gary Paul Nabhan
• NATURAL HISTORY
•
A well-written account of desert cultures and botany in the American Southwest.
(USW120, $19.95)
|
|
|
|
Getting Over the Color Green
• Scott Slovic
• ANTHOLOGY
•
An anthology and tribute to the American desert.
(SWU62, $19.95)
|
|
|
|
Grand Gulch Plateau Map
• Trails Illustrated
•
A hiker's map of Grand Gulch Primitive Area.
(SWU101, $9.95)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante and the Glen Canyon Region
• Ron Adkison
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A hiking guide to the Glen Canyon region of Southern Utah.
(USW422, $14.95)
|
|
|
|
In Search of the Old Ones, Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest
• David D. Roberts
• ARCHAEOLOGY
•
An exuberant, engaging account of archaeological adventures in the desert Southwest. Roberts investigates the factors that may have led to the demise of the Anasazi civilization -- and looks into longstanding controversies.
(USW157, $14.00)
|
|
|
|
Indians of the American Southwest
• Steven Walker
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
•
An excellent overview of the Indians of the Southwest, including the Anasazi, Hohokam and Sinagua.
(SWU10, $8.95)
|
|
|
|
Insight Guide National Parks, Western United States
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
•
This superb guide offers a thoroughly illustrated, informative overview of the national parks of the western United States, including Arches, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion, the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest.
(USW181, $24.95)
|
|
|
|
Journey to the High Southwest
• Robert Casey
• GUIDEBOOK
•
The best guide to Santa Fe & the Four Corners (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah).
(USW08, $19.95)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
Lonely Planet Southwest USA
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in the American Southwest.
(SWU99, $24.99)
|
|
|
|
Made in the Southwest: A Shopper's Guide to the Region's Best Native American, Hispanic and Western Craft Traditions
• Laura Morelli
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A shopper's guide by writer and art historian Laura Morelli to all that is handmade and beautiful in the Southwest's Hispanic, Native American and Western traditions. With a state-by-state guide to artisans and stores and 80 color illustrations.
(SWU209, $24.95)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
Mojave National Preserve Map
• Trails Illustrated
•
A detailed map of Mojave National Preserve.
(USW250, $11.95)
|
|
|
|
Moon Handbook Four Corners
• Julian Smith
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A slim, comprehensive guide to the sights and history of Navajo and Hopi Country, Moab and Lake Powell.
(SWU189, $16.95)
|
|
|
|
Moon Handbook Utah
• W. C. McRae
• GUIDEBOOK
•
A practical guide in the Moon series, packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history and destinations throughout Utah.
(USW552, $19.95)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert
• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
• NATURAL HISTORY
•
A comprehensive natural history with 35 color illustrations, 25 black and white photographs, and 450 line drawings.
(BJA26, $31.95)
|
|
|
|
The New Encyclopedia of the American West
• Howard R. Lamar
• REFERENCE
•
A massive -- and entertaining -- reference to the West.
(USW416, $80.00)
|
|
|
|
Northeastern Utah Map
• Utah Travel Council
•
A map of northeastern Utah at a scale of 1:357,000.
(USW353, $4.95)
|
|
|
|
The Outlaw Trail, A History of Butch Cassidy and His Wild Bunch
• Charles Kelly
• Daniel Buck
• Anne Meadows
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
•
An authoritative, illustrated history of the Wild Bunch and the desert and mountain hideaways of the American West, originally published in 1938.
(USW460, $19.95)
|
|
|
|
Paul Strand Southwest
• Paul Strand
• Rebecca Busselle
• Trudy Wilner Stack
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
•
With 50 black-and-white photographs, this book showcases Strand's elegant photography against the backdrop of the Southwest.
(USW442, $50.00)
|
|
|
|
Preserving Nature in the National Parks, A History
• Richard West Sellars
• NATURAL HISTORY
•
A history of the National Park Service.
(USA12, $22.00)
|
|
|
|
Rebel of the Rockies, A History of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
• Robert G. Athearn
• HISTORY
•
A history of one of the old big-time railroads.
(USW393, $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)
|
|
|
|
Richard Wetherill, Anasazi
• Frank McNitt
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
•
An engrossing biography of a man instrumental in discovering, exploring, and excavating ancient sites throughout the Southwest.
(USW39, $21.95)
|
|
|
|
River Flowing from the Sunrise: An Environmental History of the Lower San Juan
• James M. Aton
• Robert McPherson
• Donald Worster
• NATURAL HISTORY
•
A history of the ecology of the San Juan River and the impact of human development.
(SWU158, $21.95)
|
|
|
|
The River is Mine
• Ardian Gill
• LITERATURE
•
A novel of John Wesley Poweel and the exploration of the Cororado.
(SWU152, $12.95)
|
|
|
|
Sacred Objects and Sacred Places, Preserving Tribal Traditions
• Andrew Gulliford
• ARCHAEOLOGY
•
A study of the preservation of Native American artifacts and sites.
(USW269, $34.95)
|
|
|
|
Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest
• James Halfpenny
• Todd Telander
• FIELD GUIDE
•
A pocket guide to tracks, scats and signs of the animals of the region.
(SWU61, $9.95)
|
|
|
|
The Secret Knowledge of Water
• Craig Childs
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
•
Naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs's lyrical travelogue of his journey through Arizona, Utah, the Grand Canyon and Northern Mexico.
(SWU169, $14.99)
|
|
|
|
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western 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.
(USW418, $19.95)
|
|
|
|
Singing Stone, A Natural History of the Escalante Canyons
• Thomas Lowe Fleischner
• NATURAL HISTORY
•
Natural history and personal narrative of the Escalante Cayons.
(USW423, $17.95)
|
|
|
|
Smithsonian Handbooks Birds of North America, Western Region
• Fred J. Alsop, III
• FIELD GUIDE
•
A guide to birds found west of the Mississippi with a page devoted to each of 700 species.
(USW415, $25.00)
|
|
|
|
Soul of Nowhere
• Craig Childs
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
•
Naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs's account of travels in the American desert.
(SWU171, $22.95)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
The Story of the West
• Robert Utley
• HISTORY
•
A hefty, illustrated history chronicling the span of America's West from prehistoric times to present.
(USW429, $40.00)
|
|
|
|
This Land, A Guide to Western National Forests
• Robert H. Mohlenbrock
• Mike Dombeck
• GUIDEBOOK
•
(USW468, $25.95)
|
|
|
|
Those Who Came Before, Southwestern Archaeology in the National Park System
• Robert Hill Lister
• Florence C. Lister
• ARCHAEOLOGY
•
An overview of Southwest archaeology, focusing on national parks or monuments. It covers Hohokam, Mogollon and Anasazi sites.
(USW156, $16.95)
|
|
|
|
Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle: Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time
• Stephen Jay Gould
• NATURAL HISTORY
•
An exploration of the impact of geological science on human thought.
(GEO16, $22.00)
|
|
|
|
Time, Trees, and Prehistory: Tree-Ring Dating and the Development of North American Archaeology 1914 - 1950.
• Stephen D. Nash
• ARCHAEOLOGY
•
(HSC35, $35.00)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
Trail Guide to Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument
• David Urmann
• GUIDEBOOK
•
The history, climate and geology of the Escalante Canyons, Grand Staircase and the Kaiparowits Plateau, as well as some practical information
(USW419, $12.95)
|
|
|
|
Travelers Guide to the Geology of the Colorado Plateau
• Donald L. Baars
• NATURAL HISTORY
•
A clearly written survey of the geology of the Four Corners region.
(SWU32, $25.00)
|
|
|
|
USA Southwest, Southern Rockies Map
• Hallwag
•
A colorful, detailed (scale 1:1,200,000) map of the southwestern portion of the US.
(SWU21, $12.95)
|
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
|
Wisdom of the Elders, Sacred Native Stories of Nature
• David Suzuki
• NATURAL HISTORY
•
The juxtaposition of Native American and scientific views on the ecology of the Southwest.
(GEN156, $19.00)
|
|
|
