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	Compass Guide Utah  •  Tom Wharton  •  Gayen Wharton GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 347 PAGES This handsome guide features outstanding color photography, detailed maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Utah. Thorough introductions to Utah's geology, the Anasazi, Spanish explorers and Mormon pioneers are provided along with practical travel information. Full of archival photographs and literary excerpts. (USW130, $21.95)
	A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country  •  David Williams  •  Gloria Brown FIELD GUIDE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 188 PAGES A compact field guide to the wildlife of the high desert of the Colorado Plateau and the nine national parks of the region, including Arches and Canyonlands, featuring handsome watercolor illustrations by Gloria Brown. A former ranger based in Moab, Williams includes an overview of the history, geology and ecology of the high desert in addition to basic information that you'll need to identify common plants and animals. Published in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association. (USW289, $22.95)
	Desert Solitaire  •  Edward Abbey NATURAL HISTORY •  1990 •  PAPER  • 289 PAGES • FAVORITE A beloved classic, read aloud at campfires throughout the Southwest. It's one of the great works on the value of the desert, eloquent and laugh-out-loud funny. Although Abbey writes specifically about the Colorado Plateau and his experiences as a ranger at Arches National Park outside Moab Utah, his message is universal. Originally published in 1990. (DES02, $14.95)
	Raven's Exile, A Season on the Green River  •  Ellen Meloy EXPLORATION •  2003 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Meloy -- a champion of the Green River and expert navigator of its twists and turns -- describes a summer in Desolation Canyon with her river ranger husband, interweaving her own often humorous experiences with natural and human history. Winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award. (SWU139, $17.95)
	Recreational Map of Utah  •   GTR Mapping MAP 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. With mileage chart, index and points of interest. (SWU48, $3.95)

	Arches National Park Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A map of Arches National Park at a scale of 1:50,000. (USW163, $11.95)
	Bryce Canyon National Park Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed map of Bryce Canyon at a scale of 1:37,000. (USW143, $11.95)
	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)
	Glen Canyon/Capitol Reef Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed topographic map of Glen Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks. (SWU57, $11.95)
	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)
	Southwestern Utah Map  •   Utah Travel Council    •  A map of southwestern Utah at a scale of 1:375,000. (USW124, $4.95)
	Zion National Park Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed map of Zion National Park at a scale of 1:38,000. (USW144, $11.95)
	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)
	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)
	Lonely Planet Zion & Bryce Canyon, National Parks  •  Jeff Campbell   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guidebook in the popular series. (USW534, $19.99)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Under the Banner of Heaven, A Story of Violent Faith  •  Jon Krakauer   • HISTORY  •  Krakauer's engrossing account of murder among the Mormon fundamentalist community. More than just a true crime story, it's also a history of the Mormon faith and its disparate sects in the American West. (SWU149, $14.95)
	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 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)
	The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons  •  John Wesley Powell  •  Wallace Stegner   • EXPLORATION  •  The classic tale of adventure and exploration of the rivers and canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau, originally published in 1875 -- and still essential reading for any traveler to the Grand Canyon. (USW80, $16.00)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert  •  Terry Tempest Williams   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A series of lyrical, thoughtful essays on the power and beauty of the Red Rock Wilderness of southern Utah, including Grand Staircase, Canyonlands, Glen Canyon, Moab and the Great Basin. (USW398, $13.95)
	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)
	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)
	Zion Canyon, A Storied Land  •  Greer K. Chesher   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Chesher, a park ranger and longtime resident of the region, brings a personal and in-depth per-spective to Zion Canyon, examining its geological wonders, ecology and the interplay between the landscape and its human settlers. (USW502, $14.95)
	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)
	Canyon Country Wildflowers  •  Damian Fagan   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This comprehensive field guide covers 190 of the most commonly encountered wildflowers, shrubs and trees of the Four Corners area. (USW155, $19.95)
	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 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)

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