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Abbey's Road

Abbey's Road


by Edward Abbey

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 198 PAGES

This anthology of Abbey's travels includes the cantankerous desert rat's entertaining account of exploring the Sierra Madre of Mexico. (DES04, $17.00)

Bless Me, Ultima


by Rudolfo A. Anaya

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

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

The Blessing Way


by Tony Hillerman

  • MYSTERY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Hillerman's first mystery in the popular series introduces Detective Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police, as well as Hillerman's now-trademark attention to Southwestern peoples' cultures and histories. (SWU94, $9.99)

A Brief History of New Mexico


by Myra Jenkins | Albert Schroeder

  • HISTORY
  • 1974
  • PAPER
  • 89 PAGES

This slim volume packs in more historical information than you could ever imagine in a mere 89 pages. (USW218, $14.95)

Brighter than a Thousand Suns, A Personal History of Atomic Scientists


by Robert Jungk

  • HISTORY
  • 1970
  • PAPER

An early history of the Manhattan project. (HSC20, $21.95)

Compass Guide Santa Fe

Compass Guide Santa Fe


by Lawrence Cheek

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES

This wonderfully written handbook features attractive color photography and detailed information on Santa Fe. (USW129, $20.95)

Critical Assembly, A Technical History of Los Alamos During the Oppenheimer Years, 1943-1945


by Lillian Hoddeson | Paul W. Henriksen | Roger A. Meade | Catherine L. Westfall

  • SCIENCE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 509 PAGES

An exploration of how the 'critical assembly' of scientists at Los Alamos created the first atomic bombs. (HSC23, $69.00)

Desert Survival Skills


by David Alloway

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A friendly, humorous guide to short-term and long-term survival in the desert. (DES06, $26.95)

Desert Survivor, An Adventurer's Guide to Exploring the Great American Desert


by John Annerino

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A practical guide to 53 parks of the desert Southwest. (USW372, $15.95)

Enchantment and Exploitation, The Life and Hard Times of a New Mexico Mountain Range


by William Eno DeBuys

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 394 PAGES

A study of the cultures in the mountains of northern New Mexico. (USW215, $29.95)

A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians

A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians


by Robert Stebbins

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 533 PAGES

The definitive field guide, with a special section on Baja's endemic species. (FG08, $22.00)

Gathering the Desert


by Gary Paul Nabhan

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 209 PAGES

An ecologist with a particular interest in the origins of foodstuffs, Nabhan interweaves ethnography, biochemistry, natural history and journalism in this well-written account of desert cultures and botany in the American Southwest. (USW120, $22.95)

Made in the Southwest: A Shopper's Guide to the Region's Best Native American, Hispanic and Western Craft Traditions

Made in the Southwest: A Shopper's Guide to the Region's Best Native American, Hispanic and Western Craft Traditions


by Laura Morelli

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

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)

The Man Who Killed the Deer


by Frank Waters

  • LITERATURE
  • 1942
  • PAPER
  • 266 PAGES

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, $12.95)

Masked Gods, Navaho and Pueblo Ceremonialism

Masked Gods, Navaho and Pueblo Ceremonialism


by Frank Waters

  • HISTORY
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 433 PAGES

An excellent overview of Pueblo life and their many ceremonies. (USW220, $22.95)

Native Universe, Voices of Indian America


by Clifford E. Trafzer

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. (USA95, $22.00)

Patterns of Culture

Patterns of Culture


by Ruth Benedict | Margaret Mead

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

This pioneering book compares and contrasts three native cultures. (PNG10, $15.00)

Pueblo Indians of North America

Pueblo Indians of North America


by Edward P. Dozier

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A rare glimpse into the life and culture of Eastern and Western Pueblos. (USW234, $19.95)

Roadside Geology, New Mexico


by Halka Chronic

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

Designed for the roadside traveler, this book explains in detail the geologic history of New Mexico as seen through the window. It's a great introduction to basic geomorphology and how the dramatic landscapes were formed. (SWU59, $18.00)

Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest

Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest


by James Halfpenny | Todd Telander

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A pocket guide to tracks, scats and signs of the animals of the region. (SWU61, $9.95)

Summer People, Winter People: A Guide to Pueblos in the Santa Fe Area

Summer People, Winter People: A Guide to Pueblos in the Santa Fe Area


by Sandra Edelman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 31 PAGES

A practical guide to New Mexico's Indian pueblos that offers helpful sight-seeing advice. (USW214, $4.95)

Talking With the Clay, The Art of Pueblo Pottery


by Stephen Trimble | Tom Ireland

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 116 PAGES

With color photographs throughout, this 20th anniversary edition of Trmible's portrait of the Pueblo people as revealed through pottery traditions includes interviews with a new generation of artists. (USW235, $19.95)

Utopian Vistas, The Mabel Dodge Luhan House and the American Counterculture


by Lois Palken Rudnick

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 401 PAGES

A cultural history of the Mabel Dodge House -- and the avant-guard community surroounding it. (SWU30, $24.95)

Wild Plants of the Pueblo Province, Exploring Ancient and Enduring Uses

Wild Plants of the Pueblo Province, Exploring Ancient and Enduring Uses


by William Dunmire | Gail Tierney

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

An accessible guide to the diverse plant communities of the Pueblo people. (USW09, $22.50)

 

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