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	Africa's Vanishing Wildlife • Chris Stuart • NATURAL HISTORY • Outstanding photography and text profiling wildlife found all over the continent. (AFR43, $45.00)
	African Obsession, The Life and Legacy of Carl Akeley • Penelope Bodry-Sanders • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A biography of Carl Akeley that follows his expeditions throughout East and Central Africa, capturing his fascination with turn-of-the-century Africa.. (AFR52, $14.95)
	Amazon: Floods of Fortune • Michael Goulding • NATURAL HISTORY • A masterful survey of the people, culture, ecology and economy of the Amazon flood plain, a threatened yet slightly overlooked (compared with upland rain forests) wetland. (AMZ06, $29.00)
	Amazonia: Man and Culture in a Counterfeit Paradise • Betty Meggers • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A groundbreaking study of cultural adaptation in the Amazon, first published in 1971. (AMZ47, $17.95)
	American Sportsmen and the Origins of Conservation • John F. Reiger • HISTORY • A scholarly history. (USA101, $24.95)
	The Aye-Aye and I • Gerald Durrell • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • The engaging and extremely amusing story of a serious scientific effort to retrieve, and help save, the rare aye-aye of Madagascar. (MAD10, $15.00)
	Belize, Travellers' Wildlife Guides • Les Beletsky • FIELD GUIDE • An all-around field guide featuring color illustrations of 200 birds, 50 mammals, 150 coral reef creatures, and 80 reptiles and amphibians. (BLZ04, $27.95)
	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 Brazilians • Joseph Page • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A clear, comprehensive and compelling introduction to Brazil, covering politics, history, economics, ecology, conservation and culture. (AMZ16, $22.95)
	Breaking New Ground • Gifford Pinchot • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The autobiography of Gifford Pinchot (1865-1946), the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service. (GEN323, $50.00)
	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)
	Contested Terrain, A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks • Philip G. Terrie • HISTORY • A history of conservation efforts in the first wilderness area designated by the U.S. Government in the 19th century. The book negotiates the heated debates surrounding the park clearly and thoughtfully. (NYS17, $19.95)
	Costa Rica's National Parks and Reserves • Joseph Franke • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide to the flora and fauna of Costa Rica focusing on its parks and preserves. It features profiles of Costa Rica's 40 protected areas, including sketch maps, practical directions and trail information. (CAM04, $18.95)
	Costa Rica, Travellers' Wildlife Guides • Les Beletsky • FIELD GUIDE • This handy field guide features 350 color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. With chapters on habitats, parks and conservation. (CRC11, $29.95)
	Costa Rican Natural History • Daniel Janzen • NATURAL HISTORY • A thorough, prize-winning reader on all aspects of the natural history of Costa Rica, this hefty illustrated book is remarkably well written and rewarding for the serious general reader. (CAM05, $49.00)
	Cry of the Kalahari, Seven Years in Africa's Last Great Wilderness • Mark Owens • Delia Owens • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The story of a family thrown out of Botswana for its stance on conservation. While their approach to conservation is controversial, there's no doubt that the Owens are dedicated to the wildlife of southern Africa -- and are very good writers. (SAF13, $16.00)
	The Diversity of Life • E.O. Wilson • NATURAL HISTORY • This world tour by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist and author E.O. Wilson is wonderfully readable: an insightful, candid and elegant story of the evolution on our planet. (CON02, $17.95)
	Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster • Mike Davis • NATURAL HISTORY • A wild look at the multitude of environmental dangers that threaten Los Angeles. Davis details the possibilities and realities of floods, fires and earthquakes -- as well as the occasional attack from a swarm of killer bees. (CAL18, $15.95)
	Encounters with the Archdruid • John McPhee • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • McPhee profiles the former president of the Sierra Club as he faces a developer, a geologist, and the Secretary of the Interior. (NAT47, $15.00)
	The End of the Game • Peter Beard • Paul Theroux • NATURAL HISTORY • Resurrected by the art publisher Taschen and with a new introduction by Paul Theroux, Beard's classic work documents the history of explorers, missionaries and big-game hunters in Africa with dozens of paintings and modern and historic photographs. (AFR09, $39.99)
	The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem • Thomas E. Lodge • NATURAL HISTORY • Lodge describes in detail the environments, plants and animals, along with conservation challenges in this comprehensive introduction. (EGL02, $54.95)
	The Everglades, River of Grass • Marjory Stoneman Douglas • NATURAL HISTORY • The 60th anniversary edition of Douglas' wonderful, prophetic book, instrumental in establishing Everglades National Park. (EGL01, $19.95)
	Field Notes from the Northern Forest • Curt Stager • NATURAL HISTORY • Combining the latest in scientific literature with his own observations, Sager's natural science essays explore the lives of the animals, plants and fungi commonly encountered in the forests of eastern North America. (USE03, $19.95)
	Forces of Change, A New View of Nature • Smithsonian Inst. • NATURAL HISTORY • Provocative essays on the future of our planet. (CON16, $40.00)
	Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism • Chad Miller • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A biography of the noted conservationist and first chief of the U.S. Forest Service. (GEN322, $27.50)
	Gorillas in the Mist • Dian Fossey • NATURAL HISTORY • Fossey's highly personal, detailed account of the ecology and behavior of the mountain gorilla based on her 13 years among "the greatest of the great apes." (UGD05, $15.00)
	Gray Whales, Wandering Giants • Robert H. Busch • NATURAL HISTORY • In this complete natural history of the gray whale, Busch chronicles not just ecology and evolution but also conservation, mythology and lore. With 80 excellent color photographs. (BJA14, $19.95)
	Horn of Darkness, Rhinos on the Edge • Carol Cunningham • Joel Berger • NATURAL HISTORY • A lively account of field work, combining adventure, natural history and thoughtful commentary on the plight of the severely endangered black rhinoceros in Namibia. (NMB07, $45.00)
	In the Dust of Kilimanjaro • David Western • NATURAL HISTORY • Western writes eloquently of his immersion in the natural history and cultures of Kenya. (EAF48, $24.00)
	In the Rainforest, Report from a Strange, Beautiful, Imperiled World • Catherine Caufield • NATURAL HISTORY • Caufield deftly combines good basic information on the ecology of the world's rain forests, a report on thorny conservation issues and a sympathetic treatment of indigenous inhabitants through masterly prose. (FST01, $16.00)
	In the Shadow of Man • Jane Goodall • Stephen Jay Gould • David A. Hamburg • NATURAL HISTORY • Goodall's popular account of her early years among the chimps at Gombe Stream Reserve includes 80 photographs by Hugo van Lawick. (EAF74, $15.00)
	Insight Guide Amazon Wildlife • Huw Hennessy • Hans-Ulrich Bernard • GUIDEBOOK • Jammed with photographs, this compact guide introduces the people, wildlife, habitats, parks and preserves of the Amazon basin. (AMZ03, $22.95)
	Jaguar, One Man's Struggle to Establish the World's First Jaguar Preserve • Alan Rabinowitz • NATURAL HISTORY • In this vivid portrait of conservation in Central America, Rabinowitz weaves personal tales of his own research and adventures with a chronicle of his successful efforts to establish a jaguar reserve in Belize. (BLZ11, $35.00)
	Last Chance to See • Douglas Adams • Mark Carwardine • NATURAL HISTORY • A whirlwind visit to remote habitats around the world by two entertaining traveling companions. (CON04, $14.95)
	The Last Panda • George Schaller • NATURAL HISTORY • Naturalist George Schaller spent almost 5 years in the wild studying the panda in the 1980s. This book is both his description of the great panda in nature, and an eloquent plea for how to save the species. (CHN24, $15.00)
	Lemurs of Madagascar, Conservation International Tropical Field Guide • Russel Mittermeier • Ian Tattersall • William R. Konstant • David M. Meyers • Roderic B. Mast • Stephen D. Nash • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • COMING IN JUNE • A superb field guide to the 71 species and subspecies of lemurs, featuring 200 color illustrations, range maps, drawings and detailed information on natural history. (MAD11, $25.00)
	Living Fossil, The Story of the Coelacanth • Keith Stewart Thomson • NATURAL HISTORY • Thomson relates the remarkable discovery of the long-thought-extinct fossil fish in the deep waters of the Mozambique channel and Comoros Islands. (BST09, $9.95)
	The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death and Possible Rebirth • Blake Gumprecht • NATURAL HISTORY • A history of the Los Angeles river and its role in the city in the past and future. (CAL32, $21.95)
	The Man Who Planted Trees • Jean Giono • Michael McMurdy • LITERATURE • FAMILY • Told with affection and lyrical simplicity, beloved French novelist Giono (1895-1970) turns the life of Elzeard Bouffier, a shepherd turned tree-planter, into a fable of hope, forests and the power of the individual to change the world. (ALP12, $10.00)
	Moose • Valerius Geist • Michael H. Francis • NATURAL HISTORY • A natural history and photographic portrait of the moose. (BST56, $21.95)
	Myth and Reality in the Rain Forest, How Conservation Strategies are Failing in West Africa • John F. Oakes • NATURAL HISTORY • A survey of national parks and conservation throughout West Africa, of primary interest to conservationists. Oakes uses West Africa as a case study to argue against the prevailing notion that wildlife is best protected through small-scale community development. (WAF11, $25.95)
	The Myth of Wild Africa • Jonathan Adams • Thomas McShane • NATURAL HISTORY • The authors, associated with the World Wildlife Fund, explode the romantic fallacy of an untouched continent where animals roam freely in sanctuaries. It's a no-holds-barred critique of old-style conservation in Africa. (AFR15, $22.95)
	A Neotropical Companion • J.C. Kricher • Mark Plotkin • NATURAL HISTORY • A tropical primer aimed at the motivated general reader. From plants and animals to birds and bugs, it's all here in this wonderfully written overview of the ecology, habitats, plants and animals of Central and South America. (GPS11, $29.95)
	Never Cry Wolf • Farley Mowat • LITERATURE • FAVORITE • A laugh-out-loud account of wolf research and government folly set on the barren lands of northern Manitoba. Perfect for teens. (BST34, $12.99)
	Ocean's End, Travels Through Endangered Seas • Colin Woodard • Paul Ehrlich • NATURAL HISTORY • A discussion of the environmental crises that face the world's oceans. (OCE43, $15.00)
	Of Tigers and Men • Richard Ives • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • A haunting, beautifully written tale of a man's quest to encounter tigers in the wild, and to understand the meaning of the threat of the tiger's extinction. Ives visits the forests of India, Thailand, and Sumatra. (IDA30, $12.50)
	Off the Beaten Path, Stories of Place • Lisa Weinerman Horak • Joseph Barbarto • ANTHOLOGY • A collection of writing on natural areas of North America by the likes of Ria Mae Brown, Rick Bass and Barry Lopez (CON19, $24.00)
	Once a Wolf, How Wildlife Biologists Brought Back the Gray Wolf • Stephen R. Swinburne • Jim Bradenburg • NATURAL HISTORY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) • Swinburne documents conservationists' efforts to reintroduce gray wolves to the ecosystems of Yellowstone and New York State. For kids 9-12. (USW112, $16.00)
	One With Nineveh, Politics, Consumption and the Human Future • Paul Ehrlich • Anne Ehrlich • NATURAL HISTORY • A trenchant examination of overpopulation, overconsumption and the state of the world's natural resources from two Stanford professors whose writing has sparked debate for decades. (NAT76, $40.00)
	Orangutans, Wizards of the Rain Forest • Anne E. Russon • NATURAL HISTORY • An illustrated introduction to orangutans. Russon, a psychologist and primatologist, pays special attention to the behavior of these remarkably intelligent apes. (BST52, $24.95)
	Out of the Channel, The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound • John Keeble • Natalie Fobes • HISTORY • First published in 1990, this book has been updated to reflect the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, ten years after the event. (ALA86, $14.00)
	Przewalski's Horse, The History and Biology of an Endangered Species • Lee Boyd • Katharine Houpt • NATURAL HISTORY • The story of the only truly wild horse, mostly focused on what has been learned from captive rearing programs. (MGL12, $22.95)
	The Rain Forests of Home, Profile of a North American Bioregion • Peter Schoonmaker • Bettina von Hagen • Edward Wolf • NATURAL HISTORY • A detailed biological, cultural and historical portrait of the coastal rain forest. The result of a multidisciplinary conference, it's a gold mine of facts, figures and descriptive information on the region by a diverse group of experts. (PNW08, $50.00)
	The Rarest of the Rare, Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds • Diane Ackerman • NATURAL HISTORY • This collection of six marvelous essays includes Ackerman's visit to the Po�o das Antas Biological Reserve, home to the world's only remaining population of wild golden lion tamarin. She also includes chapters on the Hawaiian monk seal, short-tailed albatross and monarch butterfly. (BST26, $12.95)
	Reading the Mountains of Home • John Elder • NATURAL HISTORY • Using Robert Frost's poem "Directive" as a companion on a journey through the woods of Vermont, John Elder weaves scholarly analysis with reflections on the cycles of loss and recovery in his own life and in nature. (USE55, $20.50)
	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)
	Requiem for Nature • John Terborgh • NATURAL HISTORY • FAVORITE • A passionate and thoughtful plea for conservation of the rain forest from a noted biologist. (FST07, $29.50)
	Return of the Whooping Crane • Robin W. Doughty • NATURAL HISTORY • The story of the whooping crane's recovery from the brink of extinction. (TEX18, $24.95)
	Rough Waters, Nature and Development in an East African Marine Park • Christine J. Walley • NATURAL HISTORY • A scholarly account of the establishment of Tanzania's Mafia Island Marine Park. (EAF129, $25.95)
	A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There • Aldo Leopold • NATURAL HISTORY • Leopold memorably opens this much-loved, essential collection of essays on land and nature and his farm in Wisconsin, first published in 1948, with the statement: "there are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." The book has lost none of its power or beauty over the years. The book is also available in a commemorative hard cover gift edition (NAT111, $40.00) with 85 color photographs. (NAT02, $15.95)
	The Sea Around Us • Rachel Carson • NATURAL HISTORY • The beautifully illustrated edition of Carson's hugely popular, influential paean to the sea, featuring 130 luminous color photographs. (OCE05, $49.95)
	Sea Change, A Message of the Oceans • Sylvia Earle • NATURAL HISTORY • A tribute to our watery planet -- and real-life adventure story by Sylvia Earle, a World Wildlife Fund national council member and diving pioneer. (OCE01, $13.95)
	Sea of Slaughter, A Chronicle of the Destruction of Animal Life in the North Atlantic • Farley Mowat • NATURAL HISTORY • An examination of human exploitation of the marine resources of the North Atlantic, with sections on whaling, the Great Auk and cod. (OCE07, $16.95)
	The Shadow of Kilimanjaro • Rick Ridgeway • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Ridgeway recounts his walk from Mount Kilimanjaro across Tsavo National Park to the Indian Ocean in this perceptive report. (EAF61, $17.00)
	Song for the Blue Ocean, Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas • Carl Safina • NATURAL HISTORY • A grand tour of our blue planet, divided geographically, this book is an excellent resource -- fascinating to read and full of hope. It combines a personal journey, hundreds of interviews with fisherman and scientists around the world, and a tour of important watery habitats. (OCE09, $18.00)
	The Song of the Dodo • David Quammen • NATURAL HISTORY • Clearly written and engaging, Quammen's adventures on the trail of natural wonders in Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Galapagos and Komodo explains complex evolutionary phenomena with humor, wit and understanding. (CON05, $22.00)
	Soul of the Tiger, Searching for Nature's Answers in Southeast Asia • Jeffrey A. McNeely • Paul Spencer Sochaczewski • NATURAL HISTORY • A meditation on the role of animals and nature in the societies of Southeast Asia. With dark humor, the authors wax philosophical about conservation issues throughout the region. (SEA02, $18.95)
	Stinging Trees and Wait-A-Whiles: Confessions of a Rainforest Biologist • William Laurance • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A scientist's memoir from the 1980s at Millaa Millaa in the tropics of Queensland, detailing the rigors of field research and the joys of discovery. (AUS90, $25.00)
	Through a Window, My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe • Jane Goodall • NATURAL HISTORY • The now-classic account of Jane Goodall's research into the life of the chimpanzee on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. (EAF42, $16.00)
	Tongass, Pulp Politics and the Fight for the Alaska Rain Forest • Kathie Durbin • NATURAL HISTORY • An environmental history of North America's largest temperate rainforest. (ALA105, $19.95)
	Track of the Tiger, Legend and Lore of the Great Cat • Maurice Hornocker • NATURAL HISTORY • A visually stunning celebration of the tiger. (BST19, $30.00)
	Water, The Fate of our Most Precious Resource • Marq de Villiers • NATURAL HISTORY • An examination of the world's water supply and the global impact of its mismanagement. (NAT57, $16.00)
	Why Big Fierce Animals are Rare, An Ecologist's Perspective • Paul Colinvaux • NATURAL HISTORY • Essays on the distribution and abundance of plants and animals. (NAT14, $19.95)
	Wilderness, Earth's Last Wild Places • Russel Mittermeier • Cristina Mittermeier • Norman Myers • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome portrait of endangered and significant regions by Conservation International. (CON12, $75.00)
	Wisdom of the Elders, Sacred Native Stories of Nature • David Suzuki • NATURAL HISTORY • The juxtaposition of Native American and scientific views on the ecology of the Southwest. (GEN156, $19.00)
	The Wolf, Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species • David Mech • NATURAL HISTORY • A classic overview of the ecology of the wolf by David Mech, a well known biologist who has done much of his field work on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian North. (BST35, $19.95)
	Yosemite, The Embattled Wilderness • Alfred Runte • NATURAL HISTORY • (CAL50, $14.95)

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