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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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Arches National Park Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A map of Arches National Park at a scale of 1:50,000. (USW163, $11.95)
 
 
Arizona and Four Corners Region Map  •   North Star Maps    •  A double-sided road map with Arizona on one side and the and the Four Corners region on the reverse. It includes Grand Canyon, Grand Junction, Flagstaff, Canyonlands and Arches National Park, all at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (USW165, $3.95)
 
 
Arizona Flipmap  •   Universal Map Enterprises    •  (USW211, $4.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Arizona, the Grand Canyon State  •  Steven Walker   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A photographic overview of Arizona's geology, natural history and people. (SWU08, $9.95)
 
 
Arizona/New Mexico Map  •   AAA Publishing    •  (USW302, $4.95)
 
 
Barren, Wild and Worthless, Living in the Chihuahuan Desert  •  Susan J. Tweit   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  These seven personal essays celebrate the nature and culture of the Chihuahuan Desert. (USW431, $17.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry  •  Theda Bassman   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  This thin book offers readers a glimpse of beautiful Hopi handiwork. (SWU122, $15.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West  •  Wallace Stegner   • EXPLORATION  •  The classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of explorer John Wesley Powell by the great Wallace Stegner, first published in 1954. It's both an adventure and an insightful look at the politics of development in the American West. (USW78, $16.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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  •  This book launched Hillerman's career and his popular mystery series. (SWU94, $7.99)
 
 
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)
 
 
Book of the Hopi  •  Oswald White Bear Fredericks  •  Frank Waters   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Thirty Hopi elders share their legends, ceremonies, history and language. (SWU145, $16.00)
 
 
The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain  •  Cormac McCarthy   • LITERATURE  •  McCarthy's trio of novels chronicle the coming of age in the desert country of the American Southwest. (SWU200, $36.00)
 
 
Burntwater  •  Scott Thybony   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  This slim account of the author's travels across the Colorado Plateau slips into history, geology, anthropology, and memoir. (USW452, $16.95)
 
 
Butch Cassidy, A Biography  •  Richard Patterson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The life of the legendary outlaw. (USW355, $21.95)
 
 
Butterflies through Binoculars, The West  •  Jeffrey Glassberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A photographic identification guide to butterflies found throughout the western United States. (BUG11, $24.95)
 
 
Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America  •  Alvar Nuņez Cabeza de Vaca  •  Cyclone Covey   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The epic story of a conquistador lost in the American wilderness for eight years. (SWU40, $17.95)
 
 
Cadillac Desert, The American West and Its Disappearing Water  •  Marc Reisner   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A definitive history of water development in the American desert -- and a now-classic chronicle of wrong-headed policies and misadventures controlling the great rivers of the West. (USW246, $18.00)
 
 
Canyon  •  Michael Ghiglieri   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Down the river from Lee's Ferry to Diamond Creek in the company of an experienced guide and ecologist. Ghiglieri mixes a travel account with high adventure, drama and a good deal of information on the history, geology and ecology of the Colorado. (SWU75, $19.95)
 
 
Canyonlands National Park Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A durable, topographic map of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, at a scale of 1:62,000. (USW164, $11.95)
 
 
Canyons of the Escalante Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A full-color topographic map of Escalante. (USW304, $11.95)
 
 
Ceremony  •  Leslie Marmon Silko   • LITERATURE  •  (SWU18, $14.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Chiricahua Mountains, Bridging the Borders of Wildness  •  Ken Lamberton  •  Jeff Garton   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A personal, comprehensive guide to the human and natural history of the Chiricahua mountains. (SWU148, $13.95)
 
 
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, $19.95)
 
 
Colorado Plateau Map  •   Hildebrand   • OUT OF PRINT  •  Including Bryce, Zion, the Grand Canyon, Arizona and New Mexico at 1:1,250,000. (USW05, $6.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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, $35.00)
 
 
Crossings, Photographs from the U.S.- Mexico Border  •  Tom Miller  •  Alex Webb   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  (SWU179, $50.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Desert Survival Skills  •  David Alloway   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A friendly, humorous guide to short-term and long-term survival in the desert. (DES06, $24.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Digging Up Butch and Sundance  •  Anne Meadows   • HISTORY  •  A woman and her husband try to uncover the truth behind the story of the famous outlaws. (USW351, $22.00)
 
 
Dinosaur National Monument Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A topographic map of Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah, at a scale of 1:78,000. (RKY38, $9.95)
 
 
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, $17.95)
 
 
Down the River  •  Edward Abbey   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A collection of essays, including Abbey's experiences in and around the Colorado River. (SWU73, $16.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Faith and Betrayal, A Pioneer Woman's Passage in the American West  •  Sally Denton   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A biography of Denton's great-great-grandmother Rio Baker -- and chronicle of the independent-minded pioneer's growing disillusionment with Mormons and Mormonism. (SWU195, $23.00)
 
 
Falcon Guide, Hiking Grand Canyon National Park  •  Ron Adkison   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical hiking guide to Grand Canyon National Park. (SWU102, $14.95)
 
 
Falcon Guide, Hiking Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks  •  Tamara Martin  •  Erik Molvar   • GUIDEBOOK  •  In addition to useful trail descriptions, maps and safety techniques, this practical hiking guide to Zion and Bryce National Parks gives an overview of the area's natural history. (USW138, $16.95)
 
 
A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon  •  Stephen Whitney   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact guide to the natural history of the Grand Canyon with 71 handsome color plates, maps and illustrations. (USW06, $19.95)
 
 
A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona  •  Anne Orth Epple  •  Lewis Epple   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A photographic field guide to the flora of Arizona. (SWU60, $24.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin and Taliesin West  •  Kathryn Smith  •  Judith Bromley   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A photographic tribute to the two Taliesin estates. (USA50, $39.95)
 
 
Frommer's American Southwest  •   Frommer's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical travel guide in the popular series featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. (SWU183, $22.99)
 
 
Gathering the Desert  •  Gary Paul Nabhan   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A well-written account of desert cultures and botany in the American Southwest. (USW120, $19.95)
 
 
Geronimo, His Own Story  •  Stephen Melvil Barrett   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The autobiography of famous Apache warrior Geronimo. (USW326, $15.00)
 
 
Getting Over the Color Green  •  Scott Slovic   • ANTHOLOGY  •  An anthology and tribute to the American desert. (SWU62, $19.95)
 
 
Glen Canyon/Capitol Reef Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed topographic map of Glen Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks. (SWU57, $11.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Grand Canyon Country, Its Majesty and Lore  •  Seymour L. Fishbein  •  Kenneth Brower   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An overview of the Grand Canyon presented in the style of National Geographic, featuring spectacular color photographs, maps and good travel information. (SWU13, $15.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Grand Canyon National Park Destination Map  •   National Geographic    •  A fold-up map of the Grand Canyon, shown at a scale of 1:70,000. (SWU01, $14.95)
 
 
Grand Canyon, A Century of Change  •  Robert H. Webb   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A visual document of change along the river since the the 1889-1890 Stanton Expedition. (SWU72, $27.95)
 
 
Grand Canyon, Little Things in a Big Place  •  Ann Zwinger  •  Michael Collier   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  (USW467, $14.95)
 
 
Grand Canyon, The Complete Guide  •  James Kaiser   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A full-color guide on where to go, what to do, and how to get the most out of your adventures. (SWU190, $22.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Grand Gulch Plateau Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A hiker's map of Grand Gulch Primitive Area. (SWU101, $9.95)
 
 
The Grand, The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon: a Photo Journey  •  Steve Miller   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Miller, with his 30 years of experience rafting the Colorado, documents the wildlife, geology, landscapes and fellow rafters from Lees Ferry to Mile 236 in 300 glorious color photographs. (SWU196, $29.95)
 
 
Guide Map to Lake Powell and Glen Canyon  •   North Star Maps    •  A colorful, folded map of the region at a scale of 1:270,000. (SWU188, $7.95)
 
 
A Guide to Tucson Architecture  •  Anne M. Nequette  •  R. Brooks Jeffery   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An illustrated guide to the architecture of Tucson. (SWU107, $22.95)
 
 
The Hidden Canyon, A River Journey  •  John Blaustein  •  Edward Abbey  •  Martin Litton   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A celebrated collection of photographs and accompanying journals from an 18-day trip down the Colorado River by Edward Abbey himself. (SWU69, $19.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Hiking Grand Staircase-Escalante and the Glen Canyon Region  •  Ron Adkison   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A hiking guide to the Glen Canyon region of Southern Utah. (USW422, $14.95)
 
 
Hiking the Grand Canyon  •  John Annerino   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The third edition of Annerino's informative guide to the canyon with information on what to expect, an overview of the native and natural history of the area, suggested routes and trail descriptions. (SWU210, $16.95)
 
 
Historic Scottsdale, A Life from the Land  •  Joan Fudala   • HISTORY  •  An oversize photo history of Scottsdale, Arizona. (SWU109, $49.95)
 
 
Hopi Kachina Dolls, With a Key to Their Identification  •  Harold S. Colton   • REFERENCE  •  Over 250 figures are presented in this kachina collector's reference. (SWU124, $18.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Insiders' Guide to Phoenix  •  Lori Rohlk Pfeiffer  •  Paul Morris  •  Mary Paganelli  •  Sean McLachlan   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive practical guide to the region, now in its 3rd edition. (SWU153, $16.95)
 
 
Insight Guide National Parks, Western United States  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This superb guide offers a thoroughly illustrated, informative overview of the national parks of the western United States, including Arches, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion, the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest. (USW181, $24.95)
 
 
Introduction to Grand Canyon Geology  •  L. Greer Price   • SCIENCE  •  A slim guide to the geology of the Grand Canyon. (SWU45, $9.95)
 
 
Journey to the High Southwest  •  Robert Casey   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The best guide to Santa Fe & the Four Corners (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah). (USW08, $19.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat: A Navajo Autobiography  •   Left Handed  •  Walter Dyk   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  (SWU96, $18.95)
 
 
Lonely Planet Grand Canyon National Park  •   Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This comprehensive guide, with a focus on where to go and what to do, includes an overview of the natural history of the area and maps. (SWU174, $19.99)
 
 
Lonely Planet Southwest USA  •   Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in the American Southwest. (SWU99, $24.99)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Man Who Walked Through Time  •  Colin Fletcher   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Fletcher's much-loved account of a remarkable two-month odyssey below the rim of the Grand Canyon, first published in 1967. (USW94, $14.95)
 
 
Moab Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A colorful topographic map of Moab and surroundings, at a scale of 1:72,500. Designed for mountain bikers and hikers, it features numerous trails. (SWU140, $11.95)
 
 
Mojave National Preserve Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed map of Mojave National Preserve. (USW250, $11.95)
 
 
Moon Handbook Four Corners  •  Julian Smith   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A slim, comprehensive guide to the sights and history of Navajo and Hopi Country, Moab and Lake Powell. (SWU189, $16.95)
 
 
Moon Handbook Zion and Bryce  •  W.C. McRae   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guide to traveling and hiking in Utah's Zion and Bryce National Parks, with shorter sections on nearby Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Escalante. (SWU181, $17.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Nampeyo and Her Pottery  •  Barbara Kramer   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The first full-length biography of the celebrated Hopi potter. (SWU144, $24.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
National Geographic Arizona  •  Bill Weir   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive and visual guide to Arizona, in the traditional National Geographic style. (SWU132, $22.95)
 
 
National Geographic Field Guide to Birds, Arizona & New Mexico  •  Jonatha Alderfer   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A pocket guide to the birds of Arizona and New Mexico, featuring a two-page spread for each species with a clear color photograph, a range map and excellent descriptions of field marks, behavior, habitat and viewing sites. (SWU213, $14.95)
 
 
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •   National Geographic   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)
 
 
National Geographic United States Atlas for Young Explorers  •   National Geographic   • REFERENCE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  The third edition of this colorful guide to the U.S. -- state by state and region by region. (USA93, $24.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Navajo Weaving, Three Centuries of Change  •  Kate Peck Kent   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  The classic history of Navajo textiles. (SWU80, $22.95)
 
 
The New Encyclopedia of the American West  •  Howard R. Lamar   • REFERENCE  •  A massive -- and entertaining -- reference to the West. (USW416, $85.00)
 
 
Northeastern Utah Map  •   Utah Travel Council    •  A map of northeastern Utah at a scale of 1:357,000. (USW353, $4.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Outlaw Trail, A History of Butch Cassidy and His Wild Bunch  •  Charles Kelly  •  Daniel Buck  •  Anne Meadows   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An authoritative, illustrated history of the Wild Bunch and the desert and mountain hideaways of the American West, originally published in 1938. (USW460, $19.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Patterns of Culture  •  Ruth Benedict  •  Margaret Mead   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  This pioneering book compares and contrasts three native cultures. (PNG10, $15.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Phoenix PopOut Map (with Scottsdale, Tempe and Tucson)  •   Map Group Inc.    •  A handy map of Phoenix with an origami-style fold. (SWU111, $6.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Portrait of an Artist, A Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe  •  Laura Lisle   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A comprehensive and insightful biography of Georgia O'Keeffe. Lisle shows how O'Keeffe was both changed and inspired by her Southwestern surroundings. (USW221, $32.95)
 
 
Preserving Nature in the National Parks, A History  •  Richard West Sellars   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A history of the National Park Service. (USA12, $24.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Raven's Exile, A Season on the Green River  •  Ellen Meloy   • EXPLORATION  •  Meloy describes a summer in Desolation Canyon with her river ranger husband, interweaving her own often humorous experiences with natural and human history. (SWU139, $17.95)
 
 
Rebel of the Rockies, A History of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad  •  Robert G. Athearn   • HISTORY  •  A history of one of the old big-time railroads. (USW393, $35.00)
 
 
Recreational Map of Arizona  •   GTR Mapping    •  This up-to-date detailed road map, at a scale of 1:790,000, features colorful, shaded relief. (USW271, $3.95)
 
 
Recreational Map of Utah  •   GTR Mapping    •  A very good fold-out map of Utah at a scale of 1:800,000 showing topography, parks and wilderness areas, cities, towns and roads. (SWU48, $3.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Richard Wetherill, Anasazi  •  Frank McNitt   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An engrossing biography of a man instrumental in discovering, exploring, and excavating ancient sites throughout the Southwest. (USW39, $21.95)
 
 
Rick Joy, Desert Works  •  Rick Joy  •  Steven Holl  •  Juhani Pallasmaa   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A photographic overview of nine buildings designed by Richard Joy in the Sonoran Desert. (GEN251, $40.00)
 
 
River Flowing from the Sunrise: An Environmental History of the Lower San Juan  •  James M. Aton  •  Robert McPherson  •  Donald Worster   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A history of the ecology of the San Juan River and the impact of human development. (SWU158, $21.95)
 
 
The River is Mine  •  Ardian Gill   • LITERATURE  •  A novel of John Wesley Poweel and the exploration of the Cororado. (SWU152, $12.95)
 
 
Road to Scottsdale  •  Albert J. Lieber  •  Kurt Vonnegut   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A short and airy memoir of growing up in Scottsdale, Arizona. (SWU110, $18.95)
 
 
Roads in the Sky, The Hopi Indians in a Century of Change  •  Richard O. Clemmer   • HISTORY  •  An in-depth look at how the Hopis have coped with an ever-changing, modernizing world. (SWU123, $42.00)
 
 
Roadside Geology Arizona  •  Halka Chronic   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Designed for the roadside traveler, this book explains in detail the geologic history of Arizona as seen through the window. It's a great introduction to basic geomorphology and how the dramatic landscapes were formed. (USW122, $18.00)
 
 
Roadside Geology, Utah  •  Halka Chronic   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Designed for the roadside traveler, this series explains in detail the geologic history of Utah as seen through the car window. A great introduction to basic geomorphology and how the dramatic landscapes were formed. (USW30, $20.00)
 
 
Run, River, Run: A Naturalist's Journey Down One of the Great Rivers of the American West  •  Ann Zwinger   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An account of travels on the author's beloved Green River, which runs from western Wyoming to eastern Utah before joining the Colorado. (USW394, $18.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America  •  David Sibley   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird. (USW418, $19.95)
 
 
Singing Stone, A Natural History of the Escalante Canyons  •  Thomas Lowe Fleischner   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Natural history and personal narrative of the Escalante Cayons. (USW423, $17.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Sonoran Desert Spring  •  John Alcock   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Alcock, a professor of insect behavior at the University of Arizona, writes of the plants and animals and ecology in this lyrical meditation on the Sonoran desert. (BJA20, $17.95)
 
 
Sonoran Desert Summer  •  John Alcock   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  (BJA21, $17.95)
 
 
Soul of Nowhere  •  Craig Childs   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs's account of travels in the American desert. (SWU171, $22.95)
 
 
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 the author's color photographs of canyons, dunes, and other landforms. (USW345, $24.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Southwestern Pottery, Anasazi to Zuni  •  John Blom  •  Allan Hayes   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A fully illustrated history of the art featuring 1,100 pieces of pottery and useful tips for collectors. (SWU142, $21.95)
 
 
Southwestern Utah Map  •   Utah Travel Council    •  A map of southwestern Utah at a scale of 1:375,000. (USW124, $4.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Story of the West  •  Robert Utley   • HISTORY  •  A hefty, illustrated history chronicling the span of America's West from prehistoric times to present. (USW429, $40.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
A Taliesin Legacy, The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright's Apprentices  •  Tobias S. Guggenheimer   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An illustrated introduction to the architects and philosophy of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship in Wisconsin and Arizona. (USE141, $64.95)
 
 
There's This River... Grand Canyon Boatman Stories  •  Christa Sadler   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of stories and tales by the boatmen (and women) of the Grand Canyon, first published in 1994 and expanded for this new edition. With 35 illustrations, many in color. (SWU214, $17.95)
 
 
This Land, A Guide to Western National Forests  •  Robert H. Mohlenbrock  •  Mike Dombeck   • GUIDEBOOK  •  (USW468, $25.95)
 
 
Those Who Came Before, Southwestern Archaeology in the National Park System  •  Robert Hill Lister  •  Florence C. Lister   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  An overview of Southwest archaeology, focusing on national parks or monuments. It covers Hohokam, Mogollon and Anasaz