Dragon Hunter, Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic Expeditions  •  Charles Gallenkamp  •  Michael Novacek BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 344 PAGES • COMING IN A crowd-pleasing biography of explorer, mammalogist and American Museum of Natural History director Roy Chapman Andrews (1884-1960), a flamboyant character said to be the inspiration for Indiana Jones. Gallenkamp devotes appropriate attention to Chapman Andrews' front-page exploits in Central Asia in the 1920s, particularly his discoveries in the Gobi, where Chapman found the first fossil dinosaur eggs at a locality in Mongolia he christened the Flaming Cliffs. (CAS63, $15.00)
The Changing World of Mongolia's Nomads  •  Melvyn C. Goldstein CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1994 •  PAPER  • 176 PAGES • COMING IN A wide-ranging and illustrated look at the nomads of Mongolia, their traditional way of life -- as well as economic and political status within a rapidly changing country. With chapters on government policies, the environment, traditional diet and their all-important horses. Beautifully photographed. (MGL02, $22.50)
In Search of Genghis Khan, An Exhilarating Journey on Horseback across the Steppes of Mongolia  •  Tim Severin EXPLORATION •  2003 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES • COMING IN This Mongolian romp (one of Severin's many recreations of famous expeditions) mixes history, politics and travel. The book is both a grand adventure and portrait of contemporary Mongolia. Originally published in 1991. (MGL42, $16.95)
Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs  •  Michael Novacek NATURAL HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES • COMING IN If you're a dinosaur enthusiast, you'll thrill at this amazing tale of discovery in the remote Gobi desert. But even those with a passing interest in paleontology will appreciate the well told story of adventure. After nearly six decades, Novacek returned with American Museum of Natural History paleontologists and Mongolian colleagues to the region that Roy Chapman Andrews explored in the early part of this century. In part a story of science, Novacek also captures the thrill of exploring new lands, the everyday challenges of field work and something of the spirit of the place. Getting to Ukhaa Tolgod is a tale in itself. (MGL17, $18.95)