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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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Arizona/New Mexico Map
AAA Publishing
(USW302, $4.95) |
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The Atomic West
Bruce William Hevly
John M. Findlay
HISTORY
A series of essays concerning the history and effect of nuclear testing in the American West.
(USW291, $19.95) |
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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) |
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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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Birding in the American West
Kevin Zimmer
FIELD GUIDE
A guide to finding birds -- and distinguishing among similar species -- in the West.
(USW404, $29.95) |
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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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The Blessing Way
Tony Hillerman
MYSTERY
This book launched Hillerman's career and his popular mystery series.
(SWU94, $7.99) |
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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) |
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Brighter than a Thousand Suns, a Personal History of Atomic Scientists
Robert Jungk
HISTORY
An early history of the Manhattan project.
(HSC20, $14.00) |
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Butterflies through Binoculars, The West
Jeffrey Glassberg
FIELD GUIDE
A photographic identification guide to butterflies found throughout the western United States.
(BUG11, $24.95) |
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By Bomb's Early Light, American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age
Paul S. Boyer
HISTORY
A cultural history of America in the 1940s and 50s in relationship to the atomic bomb.
(HSC16, $24.95) |
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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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Cities of Gold, A Journey Across the American Southwest in Coronado's Footsteps
Doug Preston
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
On horseback through the American Southwest.
(SWU85, $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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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
The best technical history of the Manhatten Project in Los Alamos.
(HSC23, $160.00) |
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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) |
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The Day the Sun Rose Twice: The Story of the Trinity Site Nuclear Explosion, July 16, 1945
Ferenc Morton Szasz
SCIENCE
A concise and vividly written history of the Manhattan Project, focusing on the Trinity Site.
(HSC18, $19.95) |
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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) |
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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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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, $23.95) |
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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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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) |
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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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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) |
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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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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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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 the Shadow of the Bomb
Silvan S. Schweber
HISTORY
A dual biography of Bethe and Oppenheimer, and their role in the creation of the atomic bomb.
(HSC15, $55.00) |
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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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The Last Cheater's Waltz, Beauty and Violence in the Desert Southwest
Ellen Meloy
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A naturalist's travels through the desert Southwest of her youth, reflecting on native peoples, landscape and ecology. Meloy explores Los Alamos, Trinity National Historic Landmark, and White Sands Missile Range -- including the impact of the laboratory and bomb testing on the environment.
(USW292, $16.95) |
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Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat: A Navajo Autobiography
Left Handed
Walter Dyk
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
(SWU96, $18.95) |
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Lonely Planet Southwest USA
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in the American Southwest.
(SWU99, $24.99) |
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The Los Alamos Primer, the First Lectures on How to Build an Atomic Bomb
Robert Serber
Richard Rhodes
SCIENCE
A collection of original lecture notes concering the construction of the atomic bomb.
(HSC17, $39.95) |
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Los Alamos, A Novel
Joseph Kanon
MYSTERY
A thriller set in Los Alamos in the 1940s.
(USW293, $7.99) |
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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
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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Majestic Journey, Corondo's Inland Empire
Stewart L. Udall
Jerry D. Jacka
HISTORY
A photographic tribute to the Southwest, in the footsteps of Coronado.
(SWU86, $19.95) |
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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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Marsden Hartley
Bruce Robertson
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A short examination of Marsden Hartley and his art.
(USE187, $45.00) |
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Masked Gods, Navaho and Pueblo Ceremonialism
Frank Waters
HISTORY
An excellent overview of Pueblo life and their many ceremonies.
(USW220, $18.95) |
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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
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) |
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A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country
David Williams
Gloria Brown
FIELD GUIDE
BEST SELLER
A compact field guide to the wildlife of the high desert of the Colorado Plateau and the nine national parks of the region. Williams includes an overview of the history, geology and ecology of the high desert along with basic information on identifying common plants and animals.
(USW289, $22.95) |
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Navajo Weaving, Three Centuries of Change
Kate Peck Kent
ART & ARCHITECTURE
The classic history of Navajo textiles.
(SWU80, $22.95) |
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The New Encyclopedia of the American West
Howard R. Lamar
REFERENCE
A massive -- and entertaining -- reference to the West.
(USW416, $80.00) |
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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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Now It Can Be Told, The Story of the Manhattan Project
Leslie R. Groves
Edward Teller
HISTORY
A history of the Manhattan Project as told by the military head of the project.
(HSC21, $17.50) |
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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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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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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) |
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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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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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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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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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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) |
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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 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) |
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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) |
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Songs of the Tewa
Herbert Joseph Spinden
LITERATURE
A collection of poetry from the Pueblo Indians.
(SWU46, $12.95) |
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Soul of Nowhere
Craig Childs
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs's account of travels in the American desert.
(SWU171, $22.95) |
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Southwestern Desert Birds
Raymond Leung
James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE
A fold-out, laminated guide to the birds of the desert Southwest, with illustrations of almost 150 species.
(SWU42, $5.95) |
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Southwestern Desert Life
Raymond Leung
James Kavanaugh
FIELD GUIDE
A pocket-size, fold-out guide to the life of the desert southwest.
(SWU43, $5.95) |
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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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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) |
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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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The Tewa World: Space, Time, Being, and Becoming in a Pueblo Society
Alfonso Ortiz
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A scholarly overview of Tewa society and religious practices.
(SWU47, $14.00) |
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Their Day in the Sun, Women of the Manhattan Project
Caroline L. Herzenberg
Ruth H. Howes
Ellen C. Weaver
HISTORY
An oral history of women in the Manhattan Project.
(USW290, $43.50) |
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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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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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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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Woven by the Grandmothers, Nineteenth-Century Navajo Textiles from the National Museum of the American Indian
Eulalie Bonar
ART & ARCHITECTURE
A fully illustrated survey of 19th-century Navajo textiles from the Smithsonian's collection.
(SWU95, $34.95) |
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