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. While this book provides the science

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. Other plant species such as the Saguaro Cactus, Joshua Tree, Greasewood Juniper and Sagebrush are all vitally important to an ecosystem, but

John Sowell I found this book to be fascinating and one that I truly recommend to anybody exploring the desert southwest. In some ways, it is similar to book The Secret Knowledge of Water. The author did not delve as deeply into the philosophical issues and wanderings as was done

Pinau Merlin This book definitely fits the category as a field guide and one of the better ones I’ve seen. It covers subjects rarely talked about but that extremely valuable. It may be difficult for a person to walk the desert without wondering who, what, or where the animals are

Jack Kearney This book seems to have as accurate a title as a book ever could. When I first read this book, I thought I was pretty good at tracking, but after reading this I began to use the book’s lesson plan to learn a lot more. While this book

Alan R. Hale This book could be a very important book for somebody who wants to learn the ways the desert. While it talks about technical issues concerning binoculars, this is a subject that is truly valuable to someone who wants learn the ways of the desert. A Good set

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. This is the only field

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. It also covers such topics as history and tradition

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. At a time when the industrial age was providing the common man with

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. They