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The Harmless People

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
This book is the unique in-depth view of the inner workings of a Hunter gather society that is essentially still intact.
 
While the African Bushmen of the late 1950s had already been in contact with modern humans for some time, modern influence was at a minimum.

https://www.amazon.com/Harmless-People-Elizabeth-Marshall-Thomas-ebook/dp/B004BXA372
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Bows on the little Delta

Glenn St. Charles
This book is well worth reading if you're interested in archery but it is is much more than that.
It could be viewed as a time capsule or history book of the environmental movement.

https://www.amazon.com/Bows-little-Delta-Glenn-Charles/dp/0965139417
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Bows and Arrows of the Native Americans

Jim Hamm
"BOW AND ARROWS OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS" is a window into the technology of
the Native Americans.
 
While this book was intended to guide one in making a bow, it is worth reading whether you're into archery or not.

https://www.amazon.com/Arrows-Native-Americans-Step-Step-ebook/dp/B01MQDMWBP
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A Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America

James Halfpenny

This work is certainly meets the definition of a field guide; however, it is much more than that. The book is truly a scientific thesis on the art of tracking and covers a wide range of related subjects such as anatomy and scatology.


https://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Mammal-Tracking-America/dp/0933472986
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The Pinon Pine - A Natural and Cultural History

Ronal M Lanner

For someone wanting to understand the ecology of the desert southwest, a detailed knowledge of the Pinon Pine tree is an excellent place to start.


https://www.amazon.com/Pinon-Pine-Natural-Cultural-History-ebook/dp/B00H7VKB8G
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Great Arc of the Wild Sheep

By James L. Clark

I found this book to be an ideal piece for any naturalist trying to better understand the desert southwest. A true understanding of what is taking place in a particular ecosystem is rooted in an in-depth understanding of individual animal species.


https://www.amazon.com/Great-Arc-Wild-Sheep/dp/080611472X
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Windswept – The Story of Wind and Weather

Marq de Villiers

I found this to be an excellent book!  It seemed to be more about the wind than weather, but as we know, wind and weather are inseparable.   The wind is often a major component that can be discussed in its own right.


https://www.amazon.com/Windswept-Story-Weather-Marq-Villiers/dp/0802714692
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Newberry Cave

C. Alan Davis and Gerald A. Smith

This particular book offers an insight into the desert southwest’s past. It contains an official publication of an archaeological study. It can be a bit cumbersome to someone other than an archaeologist, but it is a study worth reading.


https://www.amazon.com/Newberry-Cave-C-Alan-Davis/dp/0915158132
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The Golden Guides

Golden Press New York

These wonderful books cover an array of subjects that I, and many others, remember and cherish from our youth. While often considered literature based for children or young adults, these books carry with them a complete and useful overview of their subject matter.


https://www.amazon.com/Cacti-Golden-Guide-Frank-Venning/dp/B002Q3J0JG
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Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West

Michael Moore

In my opinion, this book is well written and organized. The subject of medicinal plants can be difficult to write about accurately in both the scientific manner as well as the traditional and holistic approach.


https://www.amazon.com/Medicinal-Plants-Desert-Canyon-West/dp/0890131821
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Rock Dynamics (Flat Rock)

This lecture explains how a rock’s height and width effect the local environment as well as the desert environment as a whole.
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Recommended Reading

The Voice of the Coyote

J. Frank Dobie
The Voice of the Coyote is not simply a book on coyotes; it is, in essence, a trip to the past. It was written from and to a culture that is no longer common, so one must keep in mind that its author and audience was not intended to be our modern urban culture.

https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Coyote-J-Frank-Dobie/dp/0785813756
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