African Silences  •  Peter Matthiessen TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 225 PAGES In this narrative of Equatorial Africa, Matthiessen recounts several trips to The Gambia, Senegal, Zaire and the Congo Basin in search of rhinos, elephants and other endangered wildlife. (WAF36, $13.00)
At Play in the Fields of the Lord  •  Peter Matthiessen LITERATURE •  1991 •  PAPER  • 373 PAGES Following the fate of two gringos at a frontier outpost and the clash between them, this wonderfully written thriller reflects Matthiessen's knowledge and love of the Amazon. (AMZ29, $14.95)
Cloud Forest, A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness  •  Peter Matthiessen TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1987 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES • FAVORITE Matthiessen recounts with wit and insight a 20,000-mile journey through South America, including a marvelous wild goose chase in the Amazon, an obligatory visit to Machu Picchu and his travels in Tierra del Fuego. A deceptively straightforward travelogue, this book displays Matthiessen's unflagging sense of humor, great style and unbounded curiosity. (SAM02, $16.00)
End of the Earth, Voyaging to Antarctica  •  Peter Matthiessen TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 242 PAGES Here's Matthiessen on a trip to the last continent, as thoughtful, informative and provocative as ever. He describes with lyrical intensity the power of the open ocean, rugged beauty of Antarctica, and abundant wildlife at the end of the Earth. He also considers global warming and its potential impacts. A veteran of two voyages, he traveled from Ushuaia to South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula on a converted Russian research vessel. (ANT190, $15.00)
Killing Mister Watson  •  Peter Matthiessen LITERATURE •  1991 •  PAPER  • 372 PAGES Set at the turn of the century, this masterfully researched novel is based on the life of Edgar J. Watson, a renegade businessman and man of legend in Chokoloskee, Florida. Matthiessen tells a gripping story of frontier life in the Everglades, weaving historic news accounts and plenty of natural history into his fictional tale. The book is dedicated to the pioneer families of southwest Florida. (FLA03, $14.95)
Lost Man's River  •  Peter Matthiessen LITERATURE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 560 PAGES This acclaimed novel by Matthiessen continues the story of Mr. Watson in the frontier of southern Florida in the first decades of the 20th century. In part it is the story of a son's struggle to understand the mysterious death of his father, but it is also a powerful portrait of the wanderers, renegades and other eccentrics in still wild Florida. (FLA10, $15.95)
Shadow Country  •  Peter Matthiessen LITERATURE •  2008 •  HARD COVER Matthiessen revisits and reworks his tale of Florida sugarcane farmer and infamous murderer Edgar J. Watson in this reprise of his classic trilogy Killing Mister Watson, Lost Man's River and Bone by Bone. (FLA72, $40.00)
The Snow Leopard  •  Peter Matthiessen EXPLORATION •  2008 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES • FAVORITE A vivid memoir of a five-week journey through Nepal with George Schaller in search of the magnificent leopard. As perceptive, wonderful and acutely descriptive as any of Matthiessen's writing. (NPL03, $15.00)
Tigers in the Snow  •  Peter Matthiessen  •  Maurice Hornocker NATURAL HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 185 PAGES A lyrical tribute to the Siberian Tiger by Peter Matthiessen. He writes movingly of tigers, their dwindling habitat and the people devoted to studying them. With color photographs, line drawings and an introduction by Hornocker (Track of the Tiger, BST19), founder of the Siberian Tiger Project. (SIB10, $15.00)
The Tree Where Man Was Born  •  Peter Matthiessen TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1972 •  PAPER  • 430 PAGES A vivid portrait of East Africa, enthralling in its masterful detail on nature and daily life. Matthiessen ranges from prehistory to modern East Africa, circa 1961, deftly combining the finest of nature writing and sensitive commentary on social and political history. In this far-ranging book, we travel with him to Maasailand, Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, the Kenyan Highlands and out into the bush to witness the animals. It's an enduring classic, fully as interesting today as when it was first published by the "New Yorker" in 1972. (EAF27, $17.00)
Under the Mountain Wall, A Chronicle of Two Seasons in Stone Age New Guinea  •  Peter Matthiessen TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1962 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES Among our finest writers on natural history and culture, Matthiessen describes his wanderings in central New Guinea with sensitivity and insight. (NGA04, $19.00)