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HOT OFF THE PRESS!
The Deserts of California
by Obi Kaufmann
The author leads us on a magnificent illustrated journey into California’s famed deserts and the astonishingly abundant life they contain. This volume features hundreds of vivid watercolor maps and illustrations, blending art and science to breathtaking effect. Journeying through the Great Basin, Mojave, Colorado, and Sonoran Deserts, he pays special attention to national and state parks and monuments, and to the dozens of wilderness areas that reveal the underappreciated natural abundance of California’s arid lands.
Item#07088
$55.00 (Member $46.75)

HOT OFF THE PRESS!
The California Deserts Then and Now
by James W. Cornett
This is the first book ever published using repeat photography to examine impacts of climate change on the California deserts. Includes dozens of historic photographs juxtaposed with recent color images taken at identical locations. The author focuses on sites within national and state parks and includes images with antique vehicles and early explorers to provide historical perspectives.
Item #07090
$24.95 (Member $21.21)

NATURAL HISTORY

A Natural History of the Anza-Borrego Region Then and Now
by Mike Wells & Marie Simovich
A comprehensive resource of Anza-Borrego, from the physical conditions that create desert environments through the history of human activities, the richness of biodiversity, and conservation threats. Paperback.
Item #07050
$39.95 (Member $33.96)

A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert, 2nd ed.
by Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum
More than 40 scientists and naturalists describe the region's biodiversity, geology, weather, plants, and animals--from invertebrates to fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals). Includes essays, photos, maps, and 450 drawings. Paperback.
Item #07010
$39.95 (Member $33.96)
Temporarily out of stock

NEW ARRIVAL!
A Natural History of California
by Allan A. Schoenherr
In this comprehensive and abundantly illustrated book, the author describes the natural history of California and focuses on each distinctive region, addressing its climate, rocks, soil, plants, and animals.
Item #07065
$44.95 (Member $38.21)

Anza-Borrego: A Photographic Journey
by Ernie Cowan
Beautiful words and images of this 600,000 acre desert park captured over the years by photojournalist Ernie Cowan. Hardback.
Item #07069
$22.95 (Member $19.51)

NIGHT SKY

101 Amazing Sights of the Night Sky: A Guided Tour for Beginners
by George Moromisato
From Saturn's famous rings to awe-inspiring wonders like the Andromeda Galaxy, this book is a good choice for beginners as many objects can be seen with the unaided eye or binoculars, while others require a small telescope.
Item #32025
$14.95 (Member $12.71)
Temporarily out of stock

Night Sky: A Field Guide to the Constellations
by Jonathan Poppele
Learn how to locate any constellation in relation to the Big Dipper, the North Star, and the top of the sky. With multiple ways to locate each constellation, you’ll know where in the sky to look and what to look for! Bonus: A small red-LED flashlight is included in a pocket in the backcover.
Item #32023
$16.95 (Member $14.41)

Glow in the Dark Constellations: A Field Guide for Young Stargazers
by C. E. Thompson
Excellent introduction for youth (or adults!) with glow-in-the dark illustrations of major constellations. Step-by-step directions for finding major stars, and stories behind the names of the constellations, make stargazing fun and easy.
Item #32014
$9.99 (Member $8.49)

The Night Sky Planisphere Chart
by David S. Chandler
The Night Sky is a rotating star finder (planisphere) that allows the user to recognize the constellations for any time of night, any day of the year. Suitable for the 30°-40° latitude zone (southern half of the US). 7.5" x 5.5".
Item #32011
$11.95 (Member $10.16)

Night Reader Pro Red LED Flashlight
Full-featured dimmable red LED light can be used at high intensity for walking around at night or set to a lower intensity for comfortable use with an atlas or planisphere in the dark without depleting your night vision. Comes with easy quick-clip keychain attachment to keep it close at hand.
1.5" × 1.0" × 0.4"
Item #70031
$15.95 (Member $13.56)

GEOLOGY

Geology of Anza-Borrego: Edge of Creation
by Paul Remeika & Lowell Lindsay
Overall geology of the state park. Eight field trips, five on paved roads and three on primitive roads, journey through deep time in the desert. Includes maps, black & white photos, and regional geology overview.
Item #15005
$17.95 (Member $15.26)

Geology and Lore of Northern Anza-Borrego Desert Region
edited by Charles E. Houser & Monte L. Murbach
Covers the geology of the northern portion of the Anza-Borrego region, and includes the 2010 joint field trip of the South Coast Geological Society and the San Diego Assn. of Geologists. Useful for anyone interested in geology, mines, groundwater, faulting.
Item #15083
$29.95 (Member $25.46)
Temporarily out of stock

The Peninsular Ranges: A Geological Guide to San Diego's Back Country, 2nd Edition
by Michael J. Walawender
This excellent guide covers nine geological field excursions of 30 sites in San Diego's back country. Includes color charts, maps & photos.
Item #15092
$29.95 (Member $25.46)

Palms to Pines
by Scott Snyder, Bryan Miller-Hicks & Jeff Miller
Road logs for two self-guided field trips cover over 200 miles and 26 stops. Illustrated with maps, photos, and diagrams. This guide is a geologist's view of Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, historic Pines to Palms Hwy, Deep Canyon, palm oases, San Gorgonio Pass, and the San Andreas Fault.
Item #15121
$34.95 (Member $29.71)

Roadside Geology Along Sunrise Highway
by Michael J. Walawender
When you go to San Diego's beautiful backcountry and want a better understanding of the local geology, grab this book! Self-guided tour along Sunrise Highway with 12 stops.
Item #15108
$12.95 (Member $11.01)

Coast to Cactus: Geology and Tectonics
edited by Jennifer Bauer Morton
Includes a documented field trip from the San Diego coast, across the Peninsular Ranges via Interstate 8, east via Old Highway 80, including the past the Desert View Tower, and on to the Yuha Basin and Salton Sink via I-8 and Hwy 98, including the mud volcanoes. Includes 12 research papers applicable to the same geographic regions as the field trip.
Item #15122
$34.95 (Member $29.71)

The Rise and Fall of San Diego
by Patrick L. Abbott
150 million years of history recorded in sedimentary rocks. Line drawings, illustrations, photographs, and maps help explain the concepts and make the text easy to understand while the numerous regional field trips guide the reader to key localities and features discussed in the book. Written by a popular lecturer and field-trip guide.
Item #15004
$18.95 (Member $16.11)

Paleontology and Geology of the Western Salton Trough Detachment, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
edited by Paul Remeika & Anne Sturz
Field trip guidebook and volume for the 1995 San Diego Association of Geologists' field trip to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Item #15011
$15.00 (Member $12.75)

Fossil Treasures of the Anza-Borrego Desert
edited by George T. Jefferson & Lowell Lindsay
A comprehensive work by 23 leading paleontologists that provides an in-depth examination of fossil plants, extinct animals, and changing environments of the ancient landscape of what is now Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Exquisitely illustrated with photos and artwork. This book and the illustrations were the the inspriration for the Sky Art metal statues on Galetta Meadows in Borrego Springs.
Item #15089
$24.95 (Member $21.21)

Roadside Geology of Southern California
by Arthur Gibbs Sylvester & Elizabeth O'Black Gans
Join the authors as they motor through mountains and deserts to explore the iconic features of the Southern Calfornia landscape, from boulder piles in Joshua Tree National Park and brilliant white dunes in the Channel Islands to tar seeps along the rugged coast and youthful cinder cones in the Mojave Desert. Whether you want to find precious gemstones, ponder the mysteries of the Salton Sea, or straddle the boundary between the North American and Pacific Plates, be sure to bring this book along as your tour guide.
Item #15126
$26.00 (Member $22.10)

Geology Underfoot in Southern Califonia
by Arthur Sylvester, Robert Sharp & Allen Glazner
Reading the rocks like pages in a book, this groundbreaking book offers an inside view of the southland's active and sometimes enigmatic landscape. Join a team of geologists as they tell the stories of 21 amazing geologic sites, 3 of which are completely new in this edition: San Andreas Fault, Devils Punch Bowl, and St. Francis Dam.
Item #15142
$24.00 (Member $20.40)

Rockhounding California
by Gail A. Butler
Explore the mineral-rich desert regions, comb tide-washed beaches for jade, agate, abalone, fossilized whale bone, and prospect in the mountains and hills for gold, copper, and other minerals and gems. This guide describes 75 of the state's best rockhounding sites and covers popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known areas.
Item #15025
$18.95 (Member $16.11)
Temporarily out of stock

DESERT ECOSYSTEMS

The California Field Atlas
by Obi Kaufmann
This lavishly illustrated atlas takes readers off the beaten path and outside normal conceptions of California, revealing its myriad ecologies, topographies, and histories in exquisite maps and trail paintings. Enjoy this ultimate road trip companion and love letter to California.
Item #07072
$45.00 (Member $38.25)

Abandoned California: The Salton Sea
by Andy Willinger
The Salton Sea, California's largest inland body of water, was a spectacular oasis in the desert which attracted droves of boating, fishing, and beach enthusiasts for fun in the sun. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the Salton Sea was a notorious playground for celebrities. By the 1970s, poisonous agricultural runoff caused many of the fish to die. After storms decimated several of the resorts and marinas, many residents were forced to abandon their homes and businesses. These once glorious seaside towns have been reduced to bleak, desolate wastelands, as the Salton Sea is now drying up. It has become the site of an ecological disaster, as toxic dust from its exposed bottom is picked up by winds, poisoning the humans, wildlife, and agriculture of the entire region.
Item #28013
$23.99 (Member $20.39)
Temporarily out of stock

Cadillac Desert
by Marc Reisner
This is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster.
Item #28019
$20.00 (Member $17.00)

The Secret Knowledge of Water
by Craig Childs
This memorable and fantastic study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West. The author's extraordinary treks through arid lands in search of water are an astonishing revelation of the natural world at its most extreme.
Item #07032
$19.99 (Member $16.99)

PLANTS

San Diego County Native Plants
by James Lightner
The most friendly, useful resource for native plants of San Diego County, including the flora of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. A modern classic. Third edition.
Item #18029
$34.95 (Member $29.71)

Cacti, Shrubs and Trees of Anza-Borrego: An Amateur's Key to Identifying Desert Plants
by Paul R. Johnson
30 page booklet with black & white drawings to identify perennial plants when they are without flowers. This handy reference was first published by ABDNHA in 1982 and reprinted in 1990, and now back in print due to many requests.
Item #18021
$9.95 (Member $8.46)

Wildflowers of Anza-Borrego
by James W. Cornett
This pocket-sized publication is the best new book for identifying our local wildflowers in many years. Easy to use with one large photo per page, 200 pages, with pages arranged by flower color. Makes a great gift for your favorite desert devotee.
Item #18053
$17.95 (Member $15.26)

Wildflowers of Joshua Tree National Park
by James W. Cornett
Excellent field guide to nearly 200 wildflowers, of the high and low desert of Joshua Tree NP. Large photos organized by flower color. Includes natural history information, flower family, genus and species.
Item #18038
$17.95 (Member $15.26)

100 Desert Wildflowers
by Janice Emily Bowers
More than 100 close-up color photos of species most often encountered in the deserts of the Southwest. Information on how to identify each species, and approximate bloom times. Includes index and suggested reading list.
Item #18079
$11.95 (Member $10.16)

Colorado Desert Wildflowers
by Jon Mark Stewart
With big color photos and a focus on our own Anza-Borrego Desert, this is our "go-to" book every spring for identifying the majority of wildflowers you will see here.
Item #18080
$12.95 (Member $11.01)

California Desert Plants
by Philip Rundel, Robert Gustafson & Michael Kauffmann
The desert areas of California include the northwestern portion of the Sonoran Desert, the largest part of the Mojave Desert, and the western margin of the Great Basin. The book explores these vast and intimate desert landscapes through their diverse, colorful, and dynamic flora. Includes over 400 color photographs of plants and landscapes.
Item #18017
$37.95 (Member $32.26)
Temporarily out of stock

Desert Cacti of California
by James W. Cornett
First book to include all species known to occur in the desert regions of California. Excellent introductory book on cactus of our region.
Item #18072
$18.95 (Member $16.11)

The Splendid Ocotillo
by James W. Cornett
48 pages of beautiful color and natural history of this desert's most splendid plant, including range, human use, and animal dependency.
Item #18085
$13.95 (Member $11.86)

Indian Uses of Desert Plants
by James W. Cornett
A beautiful book with both historical and contemporary images showing the most important plants used by Native Americans. Medicinal, food resources, tools and shelter are just some of the uses discussed. Plants shown and described are among the most widespread plants in the desert Southwest.
Item #20155
$17.95 (Member $15.26)

Temalpakh: Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants
by Lowell John Bean & Katherine Siva Saubel
This masterwork represents more than ten years of field work and collaboration on the knowledge and usage of 250+ plants among the Cahuilla Indians.
Item #20009
$24.95 (Member $21.21)

Lush & Efficient: Desert Friendly Lanscaping in the Coachella Valley
New Revised Edition
Almost 500 color photos and descriptions of desert-friendly plants, trees, shrubs, ground covers, succulents, and annuals, information about water-efficient irrigation, soil, sun, cold, wind, and a month by month desert gardening guide. A favorite of desert gardeners.
Item #20061
$19.95 (Member $16.96)

BIRDS

Guide to Birds of the Anza-Borrego Desert
by Barbara W. Massey
Organized by 15 locations with maps--from Agua Caliente in the south to Lower Willows in the north-- of a bird census by some of the region's best birders. Includes Species Accounts and Species of Special Interest. Black & white throughout; no photos. A comprehensive resource for birders in Anza-Borrego. 291 pages.
Item #24008
$15.95 (Member $13.56)

Guide to Birds of the Salton Sea
by Barbara W. Massey & Richard Zembal
Maps and information on the best 15 places for birding at the Salton Sea. A chapter is devoted to species accounts for those who come to the Sea to spot specific birds. Also includes nocturnal roosts, nesting, and rare species of concern. Mostly black & white.
Item #24053
$24.95 (Member $21.21)

The Greater Roadrunner
by James W. Cornett
Great photos and expert and entertaining text about the best-known bird in the the American Southwest. Covers the full range of natural history, life cycle, and behavior of this iconic bird. 80 pages.
Item #24034
$16.95 (Member $14.41)

A Californian's Guide to the Birds Among Us
by Charles Hood
An intro to California's 120 most easily seen bird species, with 400 color photos and extensive descriptions that make identification easy. Advice for beginning birders, and interesting information such as What is a bird? and Birdwatchers versus Birders.
Item #24128
$20.00 (Member $17.00)
Temporarily out of stock

Sibley's Birding Basics
by David Allen Sibley
The book for learning to identify birds, using the clues in feathers, habitats, behaviors, and sounds. This is not a guide to the the identification of any specific birds, but rather to promote a general understanding of the challenges of identification, and how our impressions are shaped by environment and behavior.
Item #24058
$15.95 (Member $13.56)

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, 5th ed.
by Roger Tory Peterson
A popular field guide for identification. This guide uses paintings rather than photographs, making identification easier. A painting shows a bird in an ideal position, with key, distinguishing field marks highlighted. Illustrations, species accounts, and maps are all in one place for quick identification.
Item #24118
$22.99 (Member $19.54)

Better Birdwatching in the Southwest DVD Field Guide
Two-disc set with 4 hours of video and sounds for 290 birds found in the deserts and mountains of the Southwest. Includes unique and entertaining behaviors, preferred habitats, diagnostic field marks for indentification and sounds for most species.
Item #51012
$24.95 (Member $21.21)

WILDLIFE

Wildlife of the Southwest Deserts
by James W. Cornett
A concise introduction to the fascinating creatures of the desert Southwest-- such as venoumous animals, insects, reptiles, roadrunner and other birds, bighorn sheep, kitfox, coyote, and many more. Includes personal experiences observing and studying the region's wildlife by an expert naturalist and storyteller.
Item #07054
$23.95 (Member $20.36)

Desert Life: A Guide to the Southwest's Iconic Animals & Plants and How They Survive
by Karen Krebbs
A compact introduction to the deserts of the Southwest and the broad classifications of mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, amphibians, and plants found in the desert. Color photos of species and natural history text.
Item #07030
$14.95 (Member $12.71)
Temporarily out of stock

Desert Dreams DVD
This cinematic experience will immerse you in the world of the Sonoran Desert filled with life and beauty of each season. Four years in the making, this production showcases 182 species of plants and animals, with a sound track combining natural sounds with flute and percussion.
Item #51005
$22.95 (Member $19.51)

Desert Watch: A Bird, Beast, Bloom or Bug for All Seasons
by Frances Brainerd
A series of seasonal articles written for and first published in "The Sand Paper," the monthly newsletter of the Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association. A mix of humor, poetry, and natural history by the pithy and erudite writer and editor of our newsletter during the 1970s and 80s.
Item #09008
$9.95 (Member $8.46)

Desert Bighorn Sheep
by Dale E. Toweill, Ph.D.
An excellent introduction to the natural history of the Desert Bighorn Sheep, including distribution, adaptations, habitat, behavior, reproduction, competition, mortality, human impact, and where to view Desert Bighorn. Color photos, 56 pages.
Item #22028
$14.95 (Member $12.71)

Desert Bighorn Sheep: Wilderness Icon
by Mark C. Jorgensen
The book’s 6 chapters feature some 200 photographs documenting sheep habitat, life cycle, and natural history. Jorgensen’s text represents five decades of experience studying desert bighorn sheep and managing their habitat in Anza-Borrego and the Southwest. Paperback.
Item #22045
$29.95 (Member $25.46)

Desert Lizards
by James W. Cornett
The lizard species and groups of closely related species that occur within the American desert are discussed in this book--geckos, iguana, chuckwalla, 16 lizards including horned lizards, skinks, and gila monster--plus excellent color photos, excellent text, and range maps.
Item #23023
$16.95 (Member $14.41)

Insects of the Southwest: How to Identify Helpful, Harmful and Venomous Insects
by Floyd Werner & Carl Olson
Describes more than 120 of the most common insects and arthropods that inhabit the the region from Southern California through Arizona to Central Texas, and north into Utah, Colorado, and Nevada. From insects in your house and yard, to poisonous and venomous, to fearsome but harmless.
Item #26011
$17.95 (Member $15.26)
Temporarily out of stock

Butterflies & Their Favorite Flowering Plants: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park & Environs
by Lynn & Gene Monroe
The authoritative work on butterflies and their relationship with native plants of this desert region. Includes 480 color photos, a quick guide to butterfly families, and butterfly biology basics. Butterfly checklist in backover pocket.
Item #26022
$19.95 (Member $16.96)

The Butterflies and Skippers of Joshua Tree National Park
by Pratt, Walker, Zarki and Emmel
This guide provides excellent coverage of butterflies and native plants in both Joshua Tree National Park and Anza-Borrego Desert. The butterfly life cycle, caterpillar food plants and native plants are described in detail. Includes many color photos.
Item #26049
$39.95 (Member $33.96)

HISTORY

Borrego History Book Set
This 2-volume set about Borrego’s history spans the period from the mid-1800s to 1960.
Old Time Cattlemen by Lester Reed provides a first-hand account of the cowboys and cattle industry in the Borrego Valley during the second half of the 1800s.
Borrego Beginnings by Phil Brigandi tells the story of the isolated desert community of "Borego's" pioneer homesteaders to the post-WWII development of the new resort town of Borrego Springs.
Item #28001/#28045
$29.90 (Member $25.42)

Old Time Cattlemen and Other Pioneers of the Anza-Borrego Area
by Lester Reed
Volume 1 of 2 in the Borrego Desert Heritage Series. A first-hand account of the cowboys and cattle industry in the Borrego Valley and surrounding region, during the second half of the 1800s.
Item #28001
$15.95 (Member $13.56)

Borrego Beginnings: Early Days in the Borrego Valley 1910-1960
by Phil Brigandi
The story of the isolated desert community of "Borego's" pioneer homesteaders to the post-WWII development of the new resort town of Borrego Springs.
Item #28045
$15.95 (Member $13.56)

San Diego and Arizona Railway: The Impossible Railroad
by Reena Deutsch
The dramatic story of the so-called "Impossible Railroad," which traverses a 16-mile section of the Anza-Borrego Desert, as described in this thoroughly researched book with many historic photographs.
Item #28132
$21.99 (Member $18.69)

Recent Military Operations in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
by F. L. Orrell
A Preliminary Study of Such Activity from 1941 to 1959, Final Report Discussion of Military Activity in Specific Areas: Clark's Dry Lake, Borego State Park, Military Wash, Carrizo Impact Area; five oral history interviews; research references; index. One of several region history books published by ABDNHA (c) 2004. 116 pages, 8.5 x 11", spiral bound.
Item #28003
$25.00 (Member $21.25)

History of Agua Caliente Springs and Agua Caliente Regional Park
by Frederick H. Wills
Signed by author.
Well researched history from early ranching days to modern times. Color photos and maps. Each chapter includes reference sources. 72 pages, staple binding.
Item #28189
$24.95 (Member $21.21)

Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association: The Golden Years 1971-1980
by Lee Papkoff
Text and B&W copies of original documents from the formation of ABDNHA in 1971 through the 1970s and the fundraising for and design and construction of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center, and the emerging Volunteer organization. Index of Names. (c) 1996, by ABDNHA. 8.5" x 11", spiral bound.
Item #28002
$14.95 (Member $12.71)

The Historic Backcountry
by Chris Wray
A guide to over 1,600 historic places, sites, and place names of the backcountry. Each entry is described and referenced. Over 1,200 sets of coordinates for map and GPS use. 430 historic photos. Covers the entire backcountry, west from Campo, Descanso, Julian, Borrego, Palomar, east to Algodones Sand Dunes and Yuma.
Item #28123
$45.95 (Member $39.06)

All Aboard: The Life and Work of Marjorie Reed
by Gary Fillmore
Beautiful, colorful coffee-table book about the prominent Western artist who is best known for her paintings of the Butterfield Overland Stage Trail, which runs through the Anza-Borrego Desert. The biographical account of the artist is every bit as colorful as her art is. Comprehensive account of Reed's life and work, with over 300 color plates and many never-before published photos.
Item #28114
$60.00 - on sale, originally $79.99
Sorry, no member discount

The Anza Trail and the Settling of California
by Vladimir Guerrero
This is the story of the two expeditions (in 1774 and 1775-1776) of an overland route from Mexico to Alta California. The text chronicles with first-hand documents and diaries the events and the people at the heart of this epic: Juan Bautista de Anza,the commander; Francisco Garces, the priest-explorer; Sebastian Tarabal, the guide; and Salvador Palma,the chief-facilitator.
Item #28100
$18.00 (Member $15.30)

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
by Donald T. Garate
A 15-page booklet with color photos, illustrations by David Rickman, and map introducing the history of the JBDA National Historic Trail, which crosses the Anza-Borrego Desert. Written by Anza historian Don Garate.
The Anza Expedition 1775-1776 DVD
The official film of Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. In 1775, Captain Juan Bautista de Anza was joined by over 240 settlers, soldiers, and several thousand head of livestock for an epic 1,200-mile journey filled with challenges, yet successful. 24 minutes, Languages: English, Spanish, and Closed Captioned in English.
Item #28007/#51015
$19.90 (Member $16.92)
Temporarily out of stock

Marshal South and the Ghost Mountain Chronicles
by Diana Lindsay
A complete collection of Marshal South's writings from Desert Magazine. For 17 years poet, artist, and author Marshal South and his family lived on Ghost Mountain--a remote mountaintop within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Over a period of 9 years, South chronicled his family's primitive lifestyle through monthly articles written for Desert Magazine.
Item #28094
$21.95 (Member $18.66)

Marshal South Rides Again
by Marshal South & Diana Lindsay
Feel the desert heat, suspense, and excitement in these two novels, Flame of Terrible Valley and Robbery Range. As a storyteller of Western action, South's writing has been compared to that of Zane Grey.
Item #09203
$14.95 (Member $12.71)

California's Gold with Huell Howser: The Ghost Mountain Experiment DVD
One-hour PBS television special, plus 56 minutes of bonus features. The story of Marshal South produced by the late Huell Howser. Bonus features include interviews with Mark Jorgensen, former Park Superintendent, and Rider South, oldest child of Marshal and Tanya South.
Item #51003
$24.95 (Member $21.21)
Temporarily out of stock

The Ghost Mountain Experiment DVD: A Film About the Original Hippie Family
Directed & produced by John McDonald
In 1930, this eccentric artist and author and his wife, Tanya, fled civilization in pursuit of a back-to-nature lifestyle. For 17 years, they lived on a remote, waterless, mountaintop in what is now Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and raised 3 children. This is their story. 76 minutes.
Item #51016
$25.95 (Member $22.06)

NATIVE AMERICAN

Indian Spirit
by Michael Oren Fitzgerald & Judith Fitzgerald
This exceptional book uses historic photos, essays and quotes to communicate the spiritual wisdom and unique perspective of Native peoples. It focuses on the images & words of Plains Indians who grew up in the "old traditional ways."
Item #30070
$14.95 (Member $12.71)

A Dried Coyote's Tail
by Katherine Siva Sauvel & Eric Elliott
Two-volume set.
Dr. Sauvel, a respected Cahuilla elder, has made it her life's work to preserve her native culture and heritage. Both authors have collaborated to make a collection of her memoirs and recollected cultural traditions as they were passed down to her. It is a great resource on Cahuilla language and culture, and it is also the story of an extraordinary woman. The book is also unique in that it is presented in Cahuilla and English together.
Item #30089
$90.00 (Member $76.50)

Chiefs and Challengers
by George Harwood Phillips
Second edition, 2014. Already a classic on the history of California Indians based on the first edition in 1975, this edition brings the story into the 20th century using recent historical and anthropological scholarship and documentary evidence. Paperback.
Item #30145
$26.95 (Member $22.91)

Strangers in a Stolen Land
by Richard Carrico
Indians of San Diego County from Prehistory to the New Deal by Richard Carrico Covers San Diego County Indian history beginning with what is known of the first inhabitants up to the period of 1935, for the Kumeyaay (Ipai/Tipai), Luiseno, Cahuilla, and Cupeno Indians, and including the Spanish, Mexican, and American periods with details, maps, and illustrations.
Item #30105
$16.95 (Member $14.41)

Old Magic: Lives of the Desert Shamans
by Nicholas Clapp
Documentary filmmaker and author Nicholas Clapp presents a rare glimpse into the traditional spiritual prcactices of Southwest Indian peoples. Drawing on the lore of a dozen tribes he describes the year-to-year life of a shaman--a life of service to his people, fraught with danger--often to the edge of madness. Paperback.
Item #30146
$22.95 (Member $19.51)

First People: A Revised Chronology for San Diego County
by Dennis R. Gallegos
A synthesis of the chronology of precontact people of San Diego County, beginning with Malcolm Rogers' early 1919 to 1950s proposed triad of cultures and assemblages and working outward from there, including the author's archaeological finds over the past 40 years. An important work for the serious student or professional archaeologist working in southern California. Paperback.
Item #30178
$29.95 (Member $25.46)

Earth Pigments and Paint of the California Indians
by Paul Douglas Campbell
Many color photos of paint, pigments, rock art, and artifacts, along with historic sepia-tone photos of ceremonies, and extensive information about the composition, use, and symbolism of body paint and painted objects within California Indian societies.
Item #30110
$19.95 (Member $16.96)

Geoglyphs of the Desert Southwest: Earthen Art as Viewed from Above
by Harry Casey & Anne Morgan
Armed with nothing more than topographic maps, 35mm film cameras, and his beloved Piper J3 Cub aircraft, Harry Casey spent 35 years documenting the region's geoglyphs before natural erosion and human intervention could destroy these fragile sites. Here, for the first time, is a visual record of this earthen art, often invisible until viewed from above. Paperback.
Item #30165
$19.95 (Member $16.96)

COOKBOOKS

Chili-Lover's Cook Book
by Al & Mildred Fischer
Chili cook-off, prize-winning recipes and regional favorites. Best of chili cookery, from mild to fiery, with and without beans. This little treasure trove of recipes is not just about chili con carne, but also recipes with chili and salsa, soup, sauces, guacamole, rice, bread, and of course, enchiladas.
Spiral-bound.
Item #19019
$10.95 (Member $9.31)

Easy RV Recipes
by Ferne Holmes
The author brings you her favorite recipes to make in your RV, camper or houseboat. Utensils, supplies, food and daily menus. Special campfire cooking section!
Spiral-bound.
Item #19015
$10.95 (Member $9.31)

Mexican Family Favorites Cook Book
by Maria Teresa Bermudez
All the favorites of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine are featured in this collection of more than 250 authentic Southwestern Mexican-American family recipes.
Spiral-bound.
Item #19007
$10.95 (Member $9.31)

Date Recipes
by Rick Heetland
Nature's candy! Enjoy the versatility of dates in these tempting recipes for breads, puddings, cakes, candies, fruitcakes, waffles, pies and a myriad of other taste treats.
Item #19011
$10.95 (Member $9.31)
Temporarily out of stock

Savoring Mexico
by Sharon Cadwallader
The author takes readers on a personal guided tour through each of Mexico's ten regions, highlighting its scenery, customs, and wonderful food. This charming book, illustrated with simple maps and drawings, offers an insider's view of the spectacular foods and natural beauty of this country.
Item #19020
$14.95 (Member $12.71)

DESERT LITERATURE

Desert Solitaire
by Edward Abbey
First published in 1968, Desert Solitaire captures the essence of Abbey's life during three seasons as a park ranger in southeastern Utah. Through prose that is passionate and poetic, Abbey reflects on the condition of our remaining wilderness and the future of a civilization that cannot reconcile itself to living in the natural world as well as his own internal struggle with morality. As the world continues its rapid development, Abbey's cry to maintain the natural beauty of the West remains just as relevant today as when this book was written.
Item #09086
$9.99 (Member $8.49)

Down the River
by Edward Abbey
This collection of essays explores the abiding beauty of some of the last great stretches of American wilderness on voyages down rivers where the body and mind float free, and the grandeur of nature gives rise to meditations on everything from the life of Henry David Thoreau to the militarization of the open range. Filled with fiery dawns, wild and shining rivers, and radiant sandstone canyons, it is charged as well with heartfelt, rampageous rage at human greed, blindness, and folly.
Item #09019
$17.00 (Member $14.45)

The Anthropology of Turquoise
by Ellen Meloy
In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, turquoise—the color and the gem—is used to probe deeper into our profound human attachment to landscape. From the Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Bahamas to her home ground on the high plateaus and deep canyons of the Southwest, we journey with author through vistas of both great beauty and great desecration.
Item #07055
$17.95 (Member $15.26)

Eating Stone
by Ellen Meloy
Long believed to be disappearing and possibly even extinct, the Southwestern bighorn sheep of Utah’s canyonlands have made a surprising comeback. The author tracks a band of these majestic creatures through backcountry hikes, downriver floats, and travels across the Southwest. Wry, quirky and perceptive, this book is a brillant and wholly original tribute to the natural world.
Item #07056
$16.00 (Member $13.60)

Sonoran Desert Journeys
by Theodore H. Fleming
Lizards dashing rapidly between plants. Songbirds and woodpeckers flying to and from their nests. Hawks perched on saguaros. What kinds of journeys have these and many other animals and plants and their ancestors taken in space and time to arrive in the Sonoran Desert? How long have these species been living together here?
Item #07085
$27.95 (Member $23.76)

Erosion: Essays of Undoing
by Terry Tempest Williams
Williams's fierce, spirited, and magnificent essays are a howl in the desert. We know the elements of erosion: wind, water, and time. They have shaped the spectacular physical landscape of our nation. Here, Williams bravely and brilliantly explores the many forms of erosion we face: of democracy, science, compassion, and trust.
Item #09201
$19.00 (Member $16.15)

FICTION

The Journey Home
by Edward Abbey
This story ranges from the surreal cityscapes of Hoboken and Manhattan to the solitary splendor of the deserts and mountains of the Southwest. It is alive with ranchers, dam builders, kissing bugs, and mountain lions. In a voice edged with chagrin, the author offers a portrait of the American West that we’ll not soon forget.
Item # 09010
$18.00 (Member $15.30)

Good News
by Edward Abbey
The West is wild again. American civilization as the twentieth century knew it has crumbled. In the great Southwest, a new breed of settler, white and Indians together, is creating a new way of life in the wilderness - a pastoral economy - with skills and savvy resurrected from the pre-industrial past. Meanwhile, in a last surviving bastion of urban life, the remnats of the power elite are girding their armed forces to reimpose the old order. This is a land of horses and motorcycles, high-tech weaponry and primitive courage, and the struggle for the American future is mounting in intensity.
Item #09068
$16.00 (Member $13.60)

One Thousand White Women
by Jim Fergus
This is the story of May Dodd and an assembly of pioneer women who, under the auspices of the U.S. government, travel to the western prairies in 1875 to intermarry among the Cheyenne Indians. The controversial "Brides for Indians" program, launched by the administration of Ulysses S. Grant, is intended to help assimilate the Indians into the white man's world. Toward that end, May and her friends embark upon the adventure of their lifetime, including May's marriage to the chief of the Cheyenne Nation. Based on an actual historical event, but told through fictional diaries. Item #09100
$17.99 (Member $15.29)

The Vengeance of Mothers
by Jim Fergus
This stunning sequel continues the adventure that left us hanging in One Thousand White Women and follows two of the characters from the first book, Irish twins Meggie and Susie and their quest for revenge on the US Army for the loss of their twin daughters. The story revisits what happened in the first book and introduces a whole new group of women who have come to live with the Cherokee.
Item #09238
$17.99 (Member $15.29)

Strongheart
by Jim Fergus
In this final volume of the One Thousand White Women trilogy, the author mixes with rare mastery the struggle of women and Native Americans in the face of oppression, from the end of the 19th century until today. With a vivid sense of the 19th century American West, he paints portraits of women as strong as they are unforgettable.
Item #09054
$17.99 (Member $15.29)

Cave of Bones
by Anne Hillerman
Follows Song of the Lion with a fascinating blend of tribal lore and custom with mystery and murder. Escape to the Southwest with Anne Hillerman.
Item #09237
$18.99 (Member $16.14)

Rock with Wings
by Anne Hillerman
Navajo Tribal cops Jim Chee and Bernadette Manuelito, and their mentor, the legendary Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, investigate two perplexing cases in this exciting Southwestern mystery from this bestselling author of Spider Woman's Daughter.
Item #09220
$18.99 (Member $16.14)

Song of the Lion
by Anne Hillerman
Bestselling author Anne Hillerman, in the spirit of her late father, Tony Hillerman, continues the Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito mysteries set in the beautiful landscape of the Hopi and Navajo Southwest.
Item #09125
$18.99 (Member $16.14)

Spider Woman's Daughter
by Anne Hillerman
Hillerman fans, rejoice! Not only are old friends Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee back, we get to know the delightful, intrepid and thoroughly modern Navajo police officer, Bernadette Manuelito. Tony Hillerman’s talented daughter, Anne, captures the feel of her father’s books, the wonderful understanding of a place and a people that made his Southwestern mysteries so popular. First installment in a popular series set in Navajo Country.
Item #09109
$18.99 (Member $16.14)

The Bean Trees
by Barbara Kingsolver
Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time she arrives in Tucson, she has acquired a completely unexpected child, a three-year-old American Indian girl. This funny, inspiring book is a marvelous affirmation of risk-taking, commitment, and everyday miracles. A great read. Get hooked from the first page.
Item #09073
$20.00 (Member $17.00)

Flight Behavior
by Barbara Kingsolver
The unlikely but irresistible heroine of Kingsolver’s suspenseful and brilliant novel about climate change and endangered butterflies comes blazing across the page in a burst of outsized personality that will have you hooked from the first paragraph and missing the minute you reach the last page.
Item #09135
$18.00 (Member $15.30)

Pigs in Heaven
by Barbara Kingsolver
Author Barbara Kingsolver continues The Bean Trees story. Immensely readable and warmhearted, Pigs In Heaven travels the roads from rural Kentucky and the urban Southwest to Heaven, Oklahoma, and the Cherokee Nation as it draws the reader into a world of heartbreak and redeeming love, testing the boundaries of family and the many separate truths about the ties that bind.
Item #09208
$18.99 (Member $16.14)

Prodigal Summer
by Barbara Kingsolver
A hymn to wildness that celebrates the prodigal spirit of human nature, and of nature itself. Kingsolver’s breathtaking novel weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives amid the mountains and farms of southern Appalachia.
Item #09050
$16.99 (Member $14.44)

These is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
by Nancy E. Turner
A moving, exciting, and heartfelt American saga with unforgettable characters, inspired by the author's own family memoirs. Sara Prine forges a full and remarkable existence in a harsh, unfamiliar frontier. First novel in a family saga.
Item #09048
$18.99 (Member $16.14)

Sarah's Quilt
by Nancy E. Turner
The dramatic story of Sarah Agnes Prine continues five years later in this sequel to These Is My Words. Sarah fights to save her family home in the badlands of Southern Arizona Territory and embarks on a rescue mission to help her brother and his family, trapped in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.
Item #09115
$18.99 (Member $16.14)

The Star Garden
by Nancy E. Turner
This book is an exhilarating follow-up to the beloved These is My Words and Sarah's Quilt. In the latest diary entries of pioneer woman Sarah Agnes Prine, Sarah's extraordinary story continues as she struggles to make a home in the Arizona Territory.
Item #09141
$17.99 (Member $15.29)

Light Changes Everything
by Nancy E. Turner
The author tells a gritty and authentic story of a resilient young feminist in the Arizona Territory, a century ahead of her time. Full of gumption and spirit, Mary Pearl’s evocative coming of age tale is destined to be the next American classic.
Item #09236
$17.99 (Member $15.29)

My Name is Resolute
by Nancy E. Turner
Here is an exciting and heartfelt story of a woman struggling to find herself during the tumultuous years preceding the American Revolution. Resolute and her siblings are captured by pirates in 1729, taken from their family in Jamaica, and brought to the New World. She and her sister are sold into slavery in colonial New England and taught the trade of spinning and weaving. Heart-wrenching, brilliantly written, and packed to the brim with adventure.
Item #09217
$23.99 (Member $20.39)

The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, the author tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different—and far more satisfying —than he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams.
Item #09142
$17.99 (Member $15.29)

DESERT CLASSICS

The Forgotten Artist: Indians of Anza-Borrego and Their Rock Art
by Manfred Knaak
Used. Very good condition, no markings. Softback.
Item #OPEN-FA
$65.00 (Member $55.25)