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Abbey's Road  •  Edward Abbey   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  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  •  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  •  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  •  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)
 
 
Compass Guide Santa Fe  •  Lawrence Cheek   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  Lillian Hoddeson  •  Paul W. Henriksen  •  Roger A. Meade  •  Catherine L. Westfall   • SCIENCE  •  An exploration of how the 'critical assembly' of scientists at Los Alamos created the first atomic bombs. (HSC23, $65.00)
 
 
Desert Survival Skills  •  David Alloway   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  John Annerino   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  William Eno DeBuys   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A study of the cultures in the mountains of northern New Mexico. (USW215, $27.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Gathering the Desert  •  Gary Paul Nabhan   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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, $12.95)
 
 
Masked Gods, Navaho and Pueblo Ceremonialism  •  Frank Waters   • HISTORY  •  An excellent overview of Pueblo life and their many ceremonies. (USW220, $22.95)
 
 
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, $22.00)
 
 
Patterns of Culture  •  Ruth Benedict  •  Margaret Mead   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This pioneering book compares and contrasts three native cultures. (PNG10, $15.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Roadside Geology, New Mexico  •  Halka Chronic   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  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  •  James Halfpenny  •  Todd Telander   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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  •  Sandra Edelman   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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  •  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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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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