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24/7, Living it Up and Doubling Down in the New Las Vegas  •  Andres Martinez   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Former Wall St. Journal reporter Andres Martinez takes his $50,000 book advance to Las Vegas to try his luck at the casinos for a month. (USW255, $15.00)
 
 
Abbey's Road  •  Edward Abbey   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This anthology of Abbey's travels include the cantankerous desert rat's entertaining account of exploring the Sierra Madre of Mexico. (DES04, $16.00)
 
 
All the Pretty Horses  •  Cormac McCarthy   • LITERATURE  •  The best-selling, coming-of-age novel of John Grady Cole, a 16-year-old boy who ventures from his Texas ranch across the Mexican border on horseback. (TEX22, $14.95)
 
 
All the Wild and Lonely Places, Journeys in a Desert landscape  •  Lawrence Hogue   • HISTORY  •  A natural and human history of the Anza-Borrego. (USW338, $30.00)
 
 
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, $9.95)
 
 
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/New Mexico Map  •   AAA Publishing    •  (USW302, $4.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Best Easy Day Hikes Anza-Borrego  •  Bill Cunningham  •  Polly Burke   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact guide to 20 popular day hikes in the 60,000-acre desert park. (USW337, $6.95)
 
 
The Best of the West, An Anthology of Classic Writing from the American West  •  Tony Hillerman   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A campfire collection of unforgettable portraits of the West, this anthology takes in travelers, homesteaders, Navajos, government officials, pioneers and authors as diverse as Meriwether Lewis, John Steinbeck and Edward Abbey. (USW87, $18.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
Birds of the Lower Colorado River Valley  •  Kenneth V. Rosenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A scholarly, authoritative report on the 400 species of birds occurring along the 200-mile stretch of the Arizona-California border. (USW173, $60.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Butch Cassidy, A Biography  •  Richard Patterson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The life of the legendary outlaw. (USW355, $21.95)
 
 
Canyonlands National Park Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A durable, topographic map of Canyonlands National Park, Utah, at a scale of 1:62,000. (USW164, $9.95)
 
 
Canyons of the Escalante Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A full-color topographic map of Escalante. (USW304, $9.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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, $15.95)
 
 
Colorado Plateau Canyonlands  •   Hildebrand    •  A detailed shaded relief map (scale 1:700,000) of the Southern Rockies, including Bryce Canyon, Zion, the Grand Canyon and New Mexico. Features railroad routes. (USW05, $6.49)
 
 
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 Santa Fe  •  Lawrence Cheek   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography and detailed information on Santa Fe. (USW129, $20.95)
 
 
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 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)
 
 
Crucible for Conservation, The Struggle for Grand Teton National Park  •  Robert W. Righter   • HISTORY  •  A history of the establishment of Grand Teton National Park, taking into account the numerous disputes involving entrepreneurs, conservationists, government officials and local ranchers. (USW307, $8.95)
 
 
Death Comes for the Archbishop  •  Willa Cather   • LITERATURE  •  Based in part on the life of Bishop Jean Baptiste L'Amy, this classic novel of missionary life in New Mexico is rich in the texture of Old Santa Fe and New Mexican landscapes. (USW79, $11.95)
 
 
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 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)
 
 
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, $11.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Fire on the Mountain, The True Story of the South Canyon Fire  •  John MacLean   • HISTORY  •  A gripping account of the deadly 1994 wildfire that raged on Storm King Mountain. (USW212, $14.00)
 
 
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, $14.00)
 
 
Getting Over the Color Green  •  Scott Slovic   • ANTHOLOGY  •  An anthology and tribute to the American desert. (SWU62, $19.95)
 
 
Gilead  •  Marilynne Robinson   • LITERATURE  •  A story about fathers and sons whose family history intersects with the U.S. Civil War. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (USW441, $14.00)
 
 
Goin' Railroading  •  Sam Speas  •  Margaret Coel   • HISTORY  •  An account of two generations of railroad engineers who have worked on the Colorado and Southern railroads since the late 19th century. (USW204, $19.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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, 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)
 
 
The Great Taos Bank Robbery, And Other Indian Country Affairs  •  Tony Hillerman   • LITERATURE  •  Nine fast-reading short stories based on daily life in contemporary New Mexico, written by the author of best-selling mysteries set in the Southwest. (USW132, $13.00)
 
 
Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow: Railroads in the West  •  Dee Brown   • HISTORY  •  A spirited history of the transcontinental railroad and the conquering of the American West. (USW04, $15.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
The House at Otowi Bridge, The Story of Edith Warner and Los Alamos  •  Peggy Pond Church   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The well-told story of Edith Warner, who lived beside the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico and hobnobbed with the nuclear scientists of Los Alamos. (SWU17, $15.95)
 
 
House Made of Dawn  •  N. Scott Momaday   • LITERATURE  •  The story of Abel, a young Tano Indian who returns from World War II army service to his home village, Walatowa, only to discover that he has entered a hell between two cultures. (SWU19, $13.00)
 
 
How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher  •  Simon Barnes   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  According to Simon Barnes, the only good birdwatcher is a "bad" birdwatcher. A funny and refreshingly straight-talking guide to birdwatching from a London Times sportswriter. (BRD25, $17.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Insight Guide National Parks, Western United States  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A volume in the award-winning Insight series, this guide is noted for its wonderful photography, superb production and informative short essays. It is a thoroughly illustrated, comprehensive guide to the national parks of the western United States, including Arches, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion, the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest. (USW181, $24.95)
 
 
Journey to the High Southwest, A Traveler's Guide to Santa Fe and the Four Corners of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah  •  Robert Casey   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An outstanding guide, featuring first-hand observations and step-by-step narrative accounts of travel by auto, raft, or foot throughout the Four Corners, including the Lowry Pueblo Ruins, Canyonlands, Monument Valley and Taos. (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)
 
 
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains  •  Isabella Bird   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Isabella Bird was an inspiring -- and intrepid -- Victorian traveler. This book collects her letters home to her sister Henrietta during travels through the Colorado Rockies in 1873, a side-trip she made on the way home from Hawaii. (USW44, $7.95)
 
 
The Laughing Boy  •  Oliver La Farge   • LITERATURE  •  An ethnographer and archaeologist, La Farge captures the flavor of the landscapes and ways of life in Northern Arizona in the early 20th century in this Pulitzer Prize-winning short novel. (USW240, $10.95)
 
 
The Magnificent Mountain Women, Adventures in the Colorado Rockies  •  Janet Robertson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A collection of biographical stories based on the adventures of Colorado's pioneering explorers, sportswomen, lady botanists and modern climbers, quite a colorful group. (USW199, $15.95)
 
 
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 Killed the Deer  •  Frank Waters   • LITERATURE  •  A heartfelt tale of a Pueblo Indian in New Mexico. Waters captures the difficult position of his protagonist Martiniano, straddled between his tribe and white society. (USW265, $11.95)
 
 
Mojave National Preserve Map  •   Trails Illustrated    •  A detailed map of Mojave National Preserve. (USW250, $11.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States  •   National Geographic   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, informative profile of 58 national parks throughout the United States with good maps and 450 color photographs. Fifth edition. (USA35, $25.00)
 
 
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, $40.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
A Natural State, Essays on Texas  •  Stephen Harrigan   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An excellent collection of essays evoking the natural environment of Texas. (TEX23, $14.95)
 
 
North Central New Mexico Map  •   High Highroad Maps    •  A map of North Central New Mexico at a scale of 1:500,000. (USW125, $3.95)
 
 
Northeastern Utah Map  •   Utah Travel Council    •  A map of northeastern Utah at a scale of 1:357,000. (USW353, $4.95)
 
 
Our National Parks  •  John Muir  •  Richard F. Fleck   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A collection of ten essays on the national parks of the west, including Yosemite, Yellowstone, Sequoia and General Grant. Six of the ten chapters are devoted to Yosemite National Park. (USW272, $25.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
People of the Red Earth, Native Americans of Colorado  •  Sally Crum   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  The history cultures, agricultural methods, and other characteristics of Colorado's native inhabitants. (USW381, $19.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
Preserving Nature in the National Parks, A History  •  Richard West Sellars   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A history of the National Park Service. (USA12, $22.00)
 
 
Pueblo Indians of North America  •  Edward P. Dozier   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A rare glimpse into the life and culture of Eastern and Western Pueblos. (USW234, $19.95)
 
 
Pueblo Profiles, Cultural Identity Through Centuries of Change  •  Joe S. Sando  •  Regis Pecos   • HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A history of the origin and development of the 19 Pueblo Nations, which are scattered across northern New Mexico. Sando includes profiles of key Pueblo leaders, maps and many black-and-white photographs. (USW238, $14.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Rising from the Plains  •  John McPhee   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  McPhee's sophisticated, elegant and accessible volume describes the geology of Wyoming and the Rockies combined with a profile of U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love. (USW18, $15.00)
 
 
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)
 
 
The Sagebrush Ocean, a Natural History of the Great Basin  •  Jennifer Dewey  •  Stephen Trimble   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A classic natural history of the Great Basin. Trimble evokes the mystery, beauty, geology, and life of the region. With a map, 44 color, and 92 black-and-white photos. (USW365, $39.95)
 
 
Santa Fe Indian Market, Showcase of Native American Art  •  Bruce Bernstein  •  Mark Nohl   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A beautifully photographed book about the Indian Market with text by Bruce Bernstein. (USW230, $34.95)
 
 
Santa Fe, History of an Ancient City  •  David Grant Noble   • HISTORY  •  A revised edition of of this classic history of Santa Fe to the mid-nineteenth century, featuring essays by ten scholars and hundreds of archival photographs, drawings and maps. (SWU15, $19.95)
 
 
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 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 color photographs by the author of canyons, dunes, and other landforms of the region. (USW345, $24.95)
 
 
Southwestern Homelands  •  William Kittredge   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A lyrical meditation on the land, geography and personality of the American Southwest (SWU78, $20.00)
 
 
Southwestern Utah Map  •   Utah Travel Council    •  A map of southwestern Utah at a scale of 1:375,000. (USW124, $4.95)
 
 
The Spanish Frontier in North America  •  David Weber   • HISTORY  •  The definitive history of the Spanish colonial period in America. (NAM01, $28.00)
 
 
The Spell of New Mexico  •  Tony Hillerman   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A selection of 12 thoughtful essays on the New Mexico state of mind by great writers, including C.G. Jung, Mary Austin, D.H. Lawrence and Lawrence Clark Powell. Hillerman succeeds in communicating the lure of the desert Southwest in this wonderful, literate introduction to the state. (USW134, $14.95)
 
 
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)
 
 
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)
 
 
Talking With the Clay, The Art of Pueblo Pottery  •  Stephen Trimble  •  Tom Ireland   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A portrait of the Pueblo people as revealed through pottery traditions. With 75 photographs and insightful text. (USW235, $17.95)
 
 
To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession  •  Dan Koeppel   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species. (BRD28, $14.00)
 
 
Trains of Discovery, Western Railroads and the National Parks/Collector's Guide  •  Alfred Runte   • HISTORY  •  An illustrated tribute to American railroads and national parks, featuring period advertisements, posters and memorabilia of Glacier, Grand Canyon and Denali National Parks. (USW56, $19.95)
 
 
Travelers Guide to the Geology of the Colorado Plateau  •  Donald L. Baars   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A clearly written survey of the geology of the Four Corners region. (SWU32, $25.00)
 
 
Tucson Southeast Arizona Map  •   North Star Maps    •  A map of Southeast Arizona covering Saguaro National Park, Tucson and the Chiricahua Mountains. (USW123, $3.95)
 
 
USA Southwest, Southern Rockies Map  •   Hallwag    •  A colorful, detailed (scale 1:1,200,000) map of the southwestern portion of the US. (SWU21, $12.95)
 
 
Utopian Vistas, The Mabel Dodge Luhan House and the American Counterculture  •  Lois Palken Rudnick   • HISTORY  •  A cultural history of the Mabel Dodge House -- and the avant-guard community surroounding it. (SWU30, $22.95)
 
 
The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder  •  Peter Cashwell   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. (BRD26, $14.95)
 
 
The Walker's Literary Companion  •  Robert Gilbert  •  Anne Wallace  •  Jeffrey Robinson   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A diverse sampling of literature on the pleasures of walking, representing philosophers, naturalists, outcasts, athletes and intellectuals from Plato to Frank O'Hara. (WLK08, $24.00)
 
 
Walking  •  Henry David Thoreau   • REFERENCE  •  You may want to carry this small volume in your daypack for inspiration. In it, Thoreau offers his meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel. (WLK04, $9.95)
 
 
Wild Plants of the Pueblo Province, Exploring Ancient and Enduring Uses  •  William Dunmire  •  Gail Tierney   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An accessible guide to the diverse plant communities of the Pueblo people. (USW09, $22.50)
 
 
Windows into the Earth, The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks  •  Robert B. Smith  •  Lee J. Siegel   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A geologic history and tour of the northern Rockies, particularly Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. With an outstanding overview of the geologic formation of the region and 50 color photographs. (USW356, $29.95)
 
 
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 Yellowstone Story, A History of Our First National Park, Volume 1  •  Aubrey L. Haines   • HISTORY  •  The first entry in a two volume history of the park. (USW383, $22.95)
 
 
The Yellowstone Story, A History of Our First National Park, Volume 2  •  Aubrey L. Haines   • HISTORY  •  The second entry in a two volume history of the park. (USW384, $24.95)
 
 
 




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