Worth Looking For

Dragon Hunter, Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic Expeditions • Charles Gallenkamp • Michael Novacek • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • OUT OF PRINT • 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. (CAS63, $15.00)
The Changing World of Mongolia's Nomads • Melvyn C. Goldstein • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • OUT OF PRINT • A wide-ranging and illustrated look at the nomads of Mongolia. (MGL02, $22.50)
In Search of Genghis Khan, An Exhilarating Journey on Horseback across the Steppes of Mongolia • Tim Severin • EXPLORATION • OUT OF PRINT • This grand adventure across the steppes, one of Severin's many recreations of famous expeditions, mixes history, politics and travel in a compelling portrait of contemporary Mongolia. (MGL42, $16.95)
Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs • Michael Novacek • NATURAL HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • An amazing tale of discovery in the remote Gobi desert. Novacek captures the thrill of exploration and the challenges of field work in this story of paleontology and travel in the footsteps of the legendary Roy Chapman Andrews. (MGL17, $18.95)

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