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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Arches National Park Map
Trails Illustrated
A map of Arches National Park at a scale of 1:50,000.
(USW163, $9.95) |
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Arizona Flipmap
Universal Map Enterprises
(USW211, $4.95) |
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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) |
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Arizona/New Mexico Map
AAA Publishing
(USW302, $4.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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The Best of the West, An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West
Tony Hillerman
ANTHOLOGY
A campfire collection of unforgettable portraits of the West, this anthology takes in travelers, homesteaders, Navajos, government officials, pioneers and authors as diverse as Meriwether Lewis, John Steinbeck and Edward Abbey.
(USW87, $18.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Butch Cassidy, A Biography
Richard Patterson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The life of the legendary outlaw.
(USW355, $21.95) |
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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) |
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Canyons of the Escalante Map
Trails Illustrated
A full-color topographic map of Escalante.
(USW304, $9.95) |
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Ceremony
Leslie Marmon Silko
LITERATURE
(SWU18, $14.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Colorado Plateau Canyonlands
Hildebrand
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
A detailed shaded relief map of the Southern Rockies, at a scale of 1:700,000. Includes Bryce Canyon, Zion, and the Grand Canyon.
(USW05, $11.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Compass Guide Santa Fe
Lawrence Cheek
GUIDEBOOK
This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography and detailed information on Santa Fe.
(USW129, $20.95) |
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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) |
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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, $32.50) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Desert Survival Skills
David Alloway
GUIDEBOOK
A friendly, humorous guide to short-term and long-term survival in the desert.
(DES06, $24.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Gathering the Desert
Gary Paul Nabhan
NATURAL HISTORY
A well-written account of desert cultures and botany in the American Southwest.
(USW120, $19.95) |
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Geronimo, His Own Story
Stephen Melvil Barrett
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
The autobiography of famous Apache warrior Geronimo.
(USW326, $14.00) |
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Getting Over the Color Green
Scott Slovic
ANTHOLOGY
An anthology and tribute to the American desert.
(SWU62, $19.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow: Railroads in the West
Dee Brown
HISTORY
A spirited history of the transcontinental railroad and the conquering of the American West.
(USW04, $15.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Insight Guide National Parks, Western United States
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A volume in the award-winning Insight series, this guide is noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and informative short essays. It is a thoroughly illustrated, comprehensive guide to the national parks of the western United States, including Arches, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion, the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest.
(USW181, $24.95) |
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Journey to the High Southwest, A Traveler's Guide to Santa Fe and the Four Corners of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah
Robert Casey
GUIDEBOOK
An outstanding guide, featuring first-hand observations and step-by-step narrative accounts of travel by auto, raft, or foot throughout the Four Corners, including the Lowry Pueblo Ruins, Canyonlands, Monument Valley and Taos.
(USW08, $19.95) |
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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) |
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A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
Isabella Bird
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Isabella Bird was an inspiring -- and intrepid -- Victorian traveler. This book collects her letters home to her sister Henrietta during travels through the Colorado Rockies in 1873, a side-trip she made on the way home from Hawaii.
(USW44, $14.99) |
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The Laughing Boy
Oliver La Farge
LITERATURE
An ethnographer and archaeologist, La Farge captures the flavor of the landscapes and ways of life in Northern Arizona in the early 20th century in this Pulitzer Prize-winning short novel.
(USW240, $10.95) |
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The Magnificent Mountain Women, Adventures in the Colorado Rockies
Janet Robertson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A collection of biographical stories based on the adventures of women who have ventured into the Colorado Rockies ever since the 1850s.
(USW199, $15.95) |
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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) |
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The Man Who Killed the Deer
Frank Waters
LITERATURE
A heartfelt tale of a Pueblo Indian in New Mexico. Waters captures the difficult position of his protagonist Martiniano, straddled between his tribe and white society.
(USW265, $11.95) |
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Mojave National Preserve Map
Trails Illustrated
A detailed map of Mojave National Preserve.
(USW250, $11.95) |
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Mormon Country
Wallace Stegner
HISTORY
The story of Brigham Young and the Mormon settlement of Utah. Originally published in 1942. This edition has a new introduction by Richard W. Etulain.
(USW38, $17.95) |
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southwestern States: Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah
Peter Alden
FIELD GUIDE
A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the American Southwest.
(SWU14, $19.95) |
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
National Geographic
FIELD GUIDE
From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide published by the National Geographic Society, now in its fifth edition (with tabs!), is the one to carry.
(FG09, $24.00) |
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National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States
National Geographic
GUIDEBOOK
A compact, informative profile of 58 national parks throughout the United States with good maps and 450 color photographs. Fifth edition.
(USA35, $25.00) |
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National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers
National Geographic
REFERENCE
MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
An informative and colorful guide to the U.S., state by state and region by region.
(USA93, $24.95) |
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Native Universe, Voices of Indian America
Clifford E. Trafzer
ANTHOLOGY
An anthology of essays and color illustrations of Native American artrwork, with selections by Louise Erdrich and Sherman Alexie.
(USA95, $40.00) |
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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) |
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A Natural State, Essays on Texas
Stephen Harrigan
NATURAL HISTORY
An excellent collection of essays evoking the natural environment of Texas.
(TEX23, $14.95) |
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North Central New Mexico Map
High Highroad Maps
A map of North Central New Mexico at a scale of 1:500,000.
(USW125, $3.95) |
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Northeastern Utah Map
Utah Travel Council
A map of northeastern Utah at a scale of 1:357,000.
(USW353, $4.95) |
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Our National Parks
John Muir
Richard F. Fleck
NATURAL HISTORY
A collection of ten essays on the national parks of the west, including Yosemite, Yellowstone, Sequoia and General Grant. Six of the ten chapters are devoted to Yosemite National Park.
(USW272, $25.95) |
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Out of Work, A History of Wage-Earning Women in the United States (20th Anniversary Edition)
Alice Kessler-Harris
HISTORY
A historical examination of the changing role of women in the workplace in the United States.
(GEN318, $24.95) |
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Pages of Stone: Geology of Western National Parks and Monuments, Grand Canyon and the Plateau Country
Halka Chronic
NATURAL HISTORY
An informative guide to the geology of the Colorado Plateau, some of the most ruggedly beautiful land in the southwest. With mostly black-and-white photographs, maps, diagrams and glossary.
(USW380, $16.95) |
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Patterns of Culture
Ruth Benedict
Margaret Mead
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
This pioneering book compares and contrasts three native cultures.
(PNG10, $15.00) |
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People of the Red Earth, Native Americans of Colorado
Sally Crum
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
The history cultures, agricultural methods, and other characteristics of Colorado's native inhabitants.
(USW381, $19.95) |
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Poet of the Appetites, The Lives and Loves of M.F.K. Fisher
Joan Reardon
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A biography of the prolific food and travel writer, who wrote over thirty books from 1943 until her death in 1992.
(GEN316, $15.00) |
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Preserving Nature in the National Parks, A History
Richard West Sellars
NATURAL HISTORY
A history of the National Park Service.
(USA12, $22.00) |
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Pueblo Indians of North America
Edward P. Dozier
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A rare glimpse into the life and culture of Eastern and Western Pueblos.
(USW234, $19.95) |
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Pueblo Profiles, Cultural Identity Through Centuries of Change
Joe S. Sando
Regis Pecos
HISTORY
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
A history of the origin and development of the 19 Pueblo Nations, which are scattered across northern New Mexico. Sando includes profiles of key Pueblo leaders, maps and many black-and-white photographs.
(USW238, $14.95) |
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The Race to Save the Lord God Bird
Phillip Hoose
NATURAL HISTORY
MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
An engaging and well-researched history of the ivory-billed woodpecker, and the struggles surrounding its survival. It's a suspenseful and entertaining book about modern conservation and environmental issues for middle-school readers.
(BRD30, $21.00) |
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The Redrock Chronicles, Saving Wild Utah
T. H. Watkins
NATURAL HISTORY
A natural and human history of the Colorado Plateau, and most specifically southern Utah, illustrated with photographs. Watkins explores the complex geology, human settlement and modern issues concerning the region.
(USW267, $29.95) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Rising from the Plains
John McPhee
NATURAL HISTORY
McPhee's sophisticated, elegant and accessible volume describes the geology of Wyoming and the Rockies combined with a profile of U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love.
(USW18, $15.00) |
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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) |
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The Sagebrush Ocean, a Natural History of the Great Basin
Jennifer Dewey
Stephen Trimble
NATURAL HISTORY
A classic natural history of the Great Basin. Trimble evokes the mystery, beauty, geology, and life of the region. With a map, 44 color, and 92 black-and-white photos.
(USW365, $39.95) |
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Santa Fe Indian Market, Showcase of Native American Art
Bruce Bernstein
Mark Nohl
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A beautifully photographed book about the Indian Market with text by Bruce Bernstein.
(USW230, $34.95) |
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Santa Fe, History of an Ancient City
David Grant Noble
HISTORY
COMING IN JULY
A history of Santa Fe to the mid-nineteenth century, featuring essays by ten scholars and hundreds of archival photographs, drawings and maps.
(SWU15, $19.95) |
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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) |
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The Southwest Inside Out, An Illustrated Guide to the Land and its History
Thomas Wiewandt
Maureen Wilks
GUIDEBOOK
An outstanding guide to understanding the geomorphology of the Southwest, featuring color photographs by the author of canyons, dunes, and other landforms of the region.
(USW345, $24.95) |
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Southwestern Homelands
William Kittredge
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A lyrical meditation on the land, geography and personality of the American Southwest
(SWU78, $20.00) |
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Southwestern Utah Map
Utah Travel Council
A map of southwestern Utah at a scale of 1:375,000.
(USW124, $4.95) |
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The Spanish Frontier in North America
David Weber
HISTORY
The definitive history of the Spanish colonial period in America.
(NAM01, $28.00) |
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The Spell of New Mexico
Tony Hillerman
ANTHOLOGY
A selection of 12 thoughtful essays on the New Mexico state of mind by great writers, including C.G. Jung, Mary Austin, D.H. Lawrence and Lawrence Clark Powell. Hillerman succeeds in communicating the lure of the desert Southwest in this wonderful, literate introduction to the state.
(USW134, $14.95) |
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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) |
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A Symbol of Wilderness, Echo Park and the American Conservation Movement
Mark W.T. Harvey
NATURAL HISTORY
The classic story of the hard-fought battle in the 1950s to prevent the government from damming Utah's Green River, which would have flooded the Green River Valley and threatened Dinosaur National Park.
(USW352, $19.95) |
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Talking With the Clay, The Art of Pueblo Pottery
Stephen Trimble
Tom Ireland
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A portrait of the Pueblo people as revealed through pottery traditions. With 75 photographs and insightful text.
(USW235, $17.95) |
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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) |
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Trains of Discovery, Western Railroads and the National Parks/Collector's Guide
Alfred Runte
HISTORY
An illustrated tribute to American railroads and national parks, featuring period advertisements, posters and memorabilia of Glacier, Grand Canyon and Denali National Parks.
(USW56, $19.95) |
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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) |
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Tucson Southeast Arizona Map
North Star Maps
A map of Southeast Arizona covering Saguaro National Park, Tucson and the Chiricahua Mountains.
(USW123, $3.95) |
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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) |
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Utopian Vistas, The Mabel Dodge Luhan House and the American Counterculture
Lois Palken Rudnick
HISTORY
A cultural history of the Mabel Dodge House -- and the avant-guard community surroounding it.
(SWU30, $22.95) |
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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) |
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The Walker's Literary Companion
Robert Gilbert
Anne Wallace
Jeffrey Robinson
ANTHOLOGY
A diverse sampling of literature on the pleasures of walking, representing philosophers, naturalists, outcasts, athletes and intellectuals from Plato to Frank O'Hara.
(WLK08, $24.00) |
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Walking
Henry David Thoreau
REFERENCE
You may want to carry this small volume in your daypack for inspiration. In it, Thoreau offers his meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel.
(WLK04, $9.95) |
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Wild Plants of the Pueblo Province, Exploring Ancient and Enduring Uses
William Dunmire
Gail Tierney
FIELD GUIDE
An accessible guide to the diverse plant communities of the Pueblo people.
(USW09, $22.50) |
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Windows into the Earth, The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Robert B. Smith
Lee J. Siegel
NATURAL HISTORY
A geologic history and tour of the northern Rockies, particularly Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. With an outstanding overview of the geologic formation of the region and 50 color photographs.
(USW356, $29.95) |
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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) |
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The Yellowstone Story, A History of Our First National Park, Volume 1
Aubrey L. Haines
HISTORY
The first entry in a two volume history of the park.
(USW383, $22.95) |
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The Yellowstone Story, A History of Our First National Park, Volume 2
Aubrey L. Haines
HISTORY
The second entry in a two volume history of the park.
(USW384, $24.95) |
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