BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA.
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Second printing. Paperback. 4 1/2 x 7 1/2, 384 pgs, color illustrations throughout. Bird identification made easy. More
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LIVES OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. 7 x 9, 675 pgs, index, color photos throughout. An encyclopedia of North American birds. An ideal companion to Peterson field guides. Entries include color photos and maps. Covers 680 species that regularly populate North America and 230 that visit occasionally. More
NO TURNING BACK; Dismantling the Fantasies of Environmental Thinking
New York: Harper Collins, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 212 pgs, index, notes, bibliography. More
GADSDEN'S SILENT OBSERVERS; An Introduction to The Natural History of Southern Arizona
Palmer Lake, CO: Filter Press, 1974. First edition. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 52 pgs, b&w illustrations by Gary Moore. A good introduction to the plants and animals of this region. More
BIRDING ACROSS NORTH AMERICA; A Naturalist's Observations
Portland, OR: Timber Press, 2002. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 259 pgs, color photos throughout. Ex-library with the usual markings. An informative, beautiful and sometimes poetic writing of one man's life as a birder--From the swamps of Alabama to the icy waters of Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula, to his back yard. This..... More
GUIDEBOOK OF EAST-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.; Twenty-Third Field Conference, September 28, 29, and 30, 1972
Albuquerque, NM: New Mexico Geological Society, 1972. Hardcover. 8 1/2 x 11, 235 pgs, b&w photos, illustrations and maps, mapped endsheets. Interesting geology of the area of New Mexico around Santa Rosa. More
EXPLORING WASHINGTON ARCHAEOLOGY.
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1981. Second edition. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 112 pgs, b&w and color photos. Presents a look at the past of Indian peoples in both text and black and white images of villages and artifacts unearthed up through the 1970s. More
DESERT; The American Southwest
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1973. First printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 361 pgs, index, references, lots of b&w and a section of color photos. This volume in The Naturalist's America series deals with one of the most fascinating of natural systems - the desert - stark, hot, dry, a land of..... More
AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM.
Tucson, AZ: Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, 1989. Paperback. 9 x 12, 48 pgs, color photos. Lots of beautiful photos and stories about what you'll see at this wonderful zoo/museum in Tucson, Arizona. More
RATTLESNAKES.; Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. Volumes 1 and 2
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 1476 pgs total b&w photos and illustrations. More
FLATTENED FAUNA.
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1987. Second edition. Paperback. 5 x 8 1/2, 88 pgs, index, biblio, illustrated. A field guide to common animals of roads, streets, and highways. A guide for the animals that has been "flattened by dozens of vehicles & baked by the sun to an indistinct fur..... More
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP LITERATURE, 1897-1983.
Phoenix, AZ: Southwest Natural History Assn. 1984. Paperback. 6 x 9, 205 pgs, photos. This detailed, annotated bibliography is a must for the student of the Desert Bighorn. Lists all the literature & provides substantial discussion of each volume with info on sheep lore, natural history, & hunting. More
MAUI; How It Came To Be
Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 1980. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 159 pgs, index, b&w photos. Basic knowledge that will enahnce the experience of exploring Maui: describes how the island emerged, was formed, and is still being shaped by nature's forces of volcano, wind, and water. More
WOLF; Spirit of the Wild
Florence, KY: The Nature Company, 1993. First printing. Hardcover. 11 x 10 1/2, 182 pgs, color photos throughout. A celebration of wolves in word and image. Pretty coffee-table style book. Ex-library with the usual markings. More
NATURE'S YUCKY! 2; The Desert Southwest
Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing, 2007. First edition. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 9, 48 pgs, color and b&w photos and illustrations. A children's book about unusual desert creatures. More
A BIRDER'S GUIDE TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF TEXAS.
Denver, CO: L&P Press, 1983. Reprint. Paperback. Originally published in 1971. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 111 pgs, b&w photos and charts. All sorts of birding information and a must for birders in this area of Texas. More
RANGER CONFIDENTIAL; Living, Working, and Dying in the National Parks
Guilford, CT: Falcon Publishing, 2010. Paperback. 6 x 9, 245 pgs. The story behind the scenery of the nation's crown jewels-Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Great Smokies, Denali. In these iconic landscapes, where nature and humanity constantly collide, scenery can be as cruel as it is redemptive. More
FUN WITH SNAKES.
Tombstone, AZ: Goose Flats Publishing, 2018. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 132 pgs, color photos. Quirky stories and anecdotes of snakes, extraterrestrials, and lots of other interesting characters from Arizona to California, to Nevada, Florida, Vietnam and the Universe! More
THE DESERTS OF THE SOUTHWEST; A Sierra Club Naturalist's Guide
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1977. Paperback. 4 1/2 x 8, 286 pgs, index, b&w illustrations. The ecology of the southwest with its unusual beauty is the subject of this comprehensive, multi-faceted field guide. More
THE WILD BEARS.
New York: Outdoor Life Books, 1986. Hardcover. 8 x 10 1/2, 272 pgs, index, b&w and color photos. An interesting book about the bears of North America and their relations with man from earliest times to the present. More
THE GUIDE TO NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SOUTHWEST.
Tucson, AZ: Southwest Parks & Monuments, 1992. Paperback. 9 x 12, 80 pgs, color photos throughout, maps. Covers 52 national parks, monuments, recreational areas, historic parks and historic sites with full descriptions. More
THE BIRDWATCHER'S COMPANION.
New York: Gramercy Books, 1982. First printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 917 pgs, biblio, sections of color illustrations. An encyclopedic handbook of North American birdlife. More
WILDLIFE WARS; My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures
New York: St Martin's Press, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 319 pgs, index, section of b&w photos. Richard Leakey's account of his years as director of the Kenya Wildlife Service, depicting the conflict between poachers and defenders, between justice and corruption, and on the differing views on African..... More
NEW MEXICO BIRDS.; And Where To Find Them.
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1961. First edition. Paperback. 7 x 10, 360 pgs, index, b&w photos and color plates. The bible of New Mexico bird natural history; a simple and practical guide for the observation and study of birds. More