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Abbey's Road
• Edward Abbey
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This anthology of Abbey's travels includes the cantankerous desert rat's entertaining account of exploring the Sierra Madre of Mexico.
(DES04, $17.00)
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Bless Me, Ultima
• Rudolfo A. Anaya
• LITERATURE
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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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The Blessing Way
• Tony Hillerman
• MYSTERY
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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)
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A Brief History of New Mexico
• Myra Jenkins
• Albert Schroeder
• HISTORY
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This slim volume packs in more historical information than you could ever imagine in a mere 89 pages.
(USW218, $13.95)
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Brighter than a Thousand Suns, A Personal History of Atomic Scientists
• Robert Jungk
• HISTORY
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An early history of the Manhattan project.
(HSC20, $14.00)
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Compass Guide Santa Fe
• Lawrence Cheek
• GUIDEBOOK
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This wonderfully written handbook features attractive color photography and detailed information on Santa Fe.
(USW129, $20.95)
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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
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An exploration of how the 'critical assembly' of scientists at Los Alamos created the first atomic bombs.
(HSC23, $65.00)
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Desert Survival Skills
• David Alloway
• GUIDEBOOK
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A friendly, humorous guide to short-term and long-term survival in the desert.
(DES06, $26.95)
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Desert Survivor, An Adventurer's Guide to Exploring the Great American Desert
• John Annerino
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to 53 parks of the desert Southwest.
(USW372, $15.95)
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Enchantment and Exploitation, The Life and Hard Times of a New Mexico Mountain Range
• William Eno DeBuys
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A study of the cultures in the mountains of northern New Mexico.
(USW215, $27.95)
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A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians
• Robert Stebbins
• FIELD GUIDE
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The definitive field guide, with a special section on Baja's endemic species.
(FG08, $22.00)
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Gathering the Desert
• Gary Paul Nabhan
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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, $19.95)
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Made in the Southwest: A Shopper's Guide to the Region's Best Native American, Hispanic and Western Craft Traditions
• Laura Morelli
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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The Man Who Killed the Deer
• Frank Waters
• LITERATURE
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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)
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Masked Gods, Navaho and Pueblo Ceremonialism
• Frank Waters
• HISTORY
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An excellent overview of Pueblo life and their many ceremonies.
(USW220, $22.95)
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Native Universe, Voices of Indian America
• Clifford E. Trafzer
• ANTHOLOGY
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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)
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Patterns of Culture
• Ruth Benedict
• Margaret Mead
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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This pioneering book compares and contrasts three native cultures.
(PNG10, $15.00)
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Pueblo Indians of North America
• Edward P. Dozier
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A rare glimpse into the life and culture of Eastern and Western Pueblos.
(USW234, $19.95)
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Roadside Geology, New Mexico
• Halka Chronic
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Scats and Tracks of the Desert Southwest
• James Halfpenny
• Todd Telander
• FIELD GUIDE
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A pocket guide to tracks, scats and signs of the animals of the region.
(SWU61, $9.95)
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Summer People, Winter People: A Guide to Pueblos in the Santa Fe Area
• Sandra Edelman
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A practical guide to New Mexico's Indian pueblos that offers helpful sight-seeing advice.
(USW214, $4.95)
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Talking With the Clay, The Art of Pueblo Pottery
• Stephen Trimble
• Tom Ireland
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A portrait of the Pueblo people as revealed through pottery traditions. With 75 photographs and insightful text.
(USW235, $17.95)
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Utopian Vistas, The Mabel Dodge Luhan House and the American Counterculture
• Lois Palken Rudnick
• HISTORY
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A cultural history of the Mabel Dodge House -- and the avant-guard community surroounding it.
(SWU30, $22.95)
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Wild Plants of the Pueblo Province, Exploring Ancient and Enduring Uses
• William Dunmire
• Gail Tierney
• FIELD GUIDE
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An accessible guide to the diverse plant communities of the Pueblo people.
(USW09, $22.50)
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