Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes5 reviews Judy Mielke University of Texas Press, 1993 Worth it for the photos alone + Very Informative + Great, useful book on southwest native plants + Very helpful!             Saanii Dahataat: The Women Are Singing : Poems and Stories (Sun Tracks, Vol 23)1 review Luci Tapahonso University of Arizona Press, 1993 A journey of love... Luci Tapahonso's voice is one of the most beautiful in contemporary Native American literature. Her poetry usually revolves around family, community, interpersonal relationships -- those things which my dear uncle says are the only things that really matter in this life anyway. When reading this ...             The Bean Trees385 reviews Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perennial, 1989 Bean Trees a treat + Bean Trees + A beautiful story + Nice Read + One of the Best Books of the '80's             Hand of Evil (Ali Reynolds Mysteries)17 reviews J.A. Jance Touchstone Books, 2007 Never a Dull Moment + Murder and evil + WONDERFUL BOOK This is the second J.A. Jance novel featuring Ali Reynolds. She is an interesting character being a 40-year old Sedona resident who lives in a life of chaos. She has much going on, dealing with the loss of her job in broadcasting, deaths of her husband and a close friend, then her own brush with ...             The Monkey Wrench Gang (P.S.)104 reviews Edward Abbey Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 Transgressional Fiction at it's Best. + Evergreen of Desert Lit + Where the hell do all these people come from? + fantastic + A Book to be Read Again and Again             War for the Oaks: A Novel60 reviews Emma Bull Orb Books, 2001 A Real Keeper + First and still favorite fantasy + Great Urban Faery + Not Free SF Reader + Phoukas, magic and rock and roll, oh my!             The Desert Smells Like Rain: A Naturalist in Papago Indian Country4 reviews Gary Paul Nabhan North Point Press, 1987 Read This Book + When I miss the desert + Wonderful! + A pleasant look into the Sonoran desert.             Paradise Lost (Joanna Brady Mysteries, Book 9)30 reviews J.A. Jance Avon, 2002 J.A. Jance series is good. + Girl Scout Camp Is Not The Place To Be + My Review of Paradise Lost + I couldn't put it down             Camelback Falls: A David Mapstone Mystery8 reviews Jon Talton, 2003 This desert gem deserves a national audience + The Return of David Mapstone in "Camelback Falls" + An enjoyable read. + interesting police procedural             60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Phoenix, Including Tempe, Scottsdale, and Glendale (60 Hikes - Menasha Ridge) (60 ...4 reviews Charles Liu Menasha Ridge Press, 2006 Fantastic, detailed hiking guide + Great book for local hikers + Great Book, and easy to follow + For a Rigorous Off Season Workout, Call...             Blood Brother2 reviews Elliott Arnold University of Nebraska Press, 1979 Excellent piece of historical fiction + Arnold's story of Cochise and Tom Jeffords As far as historical fiction goes this is as good as it gets. Based upon the actual relationship between Cochise and a white US Army scout - Tom Jeffords - the author pours into the novel his own extensive research into the 1856-1872 era of what is now Arizona. This is not fluff writing and it is ...             Sedona Hikes, 130 Day Hikes & 5 Vortex Sites around Sedona, Arizona, Revised 9th Edition20 reviews Richard K. Mangum and Sherry G. Mangum Hexagon Press, Inc., 2006 Great Guide, but also buy a map + Great Book + Sedona Hikes + Good hiking book! + GET THIS BOOK             Let Their Spirits Dance: A Novel9 reviews Stella Pope Duarte, 2003 Score one for the teacher!!! + Great for the spirit + So moving... + A story of one family's involvement in the Vietnam War + Well-Done Debut Novel             Hawk, I'm Your Brother5 reviews Byrd Baylor Aladdin, 1986 A Child Learns the Meaning of Being Free + Hawk, I'm Your Brother + Caldecott for line drawings; text for imagination + Powerful + educational ,sensitive and magical             Frog Mountain Blues1 review Charles Bowden University of Arizona Press, 1994 A true adventure... Past to present to past to future All you ever wanted to know about the Catalina Mountains and the people who braved them. Bowden has a way with words to capture your interests--even through the historical factual info. Aldo would be proud of him             Ordinary Time: Cycles in Marriage, Faith, and Renewal6 reviews Nancy Mairs Beacon Press, 1994 What to do with Betrayal + Spiritual Journey of everyday life + Honest, funny, and (for me) powerfully faith-affirming + Spirituality of every things             Tucson Hiking Guide6 reviews Betty Leavengood Pruett Publishing Company, 2004 A guide good enough to read as BOOK! + Good, but... + Journies past superb scenic mountain vistas + The definitive guide for hiking the Tucson area + the authoritative book on hiking in Tucson             A Dynamic God: Living an Unconventional Catholic Faith1 review Nancy Mairs Beacon Press, 2007 Rich, risky, startling The ten remarkable essays of A Dynamic God continue the interior journey Nancy Mairs began in her spiritual memoir, Ordinary Time: Cycles in Marriage, Faith, and Renewal (1993). In that book, Mairs introduced us to her understanding of belief, faith, conversion, and social conscience, maturing ...             High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never43 reviews Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perennial, 1996 Art to Move Mountains (or Hermit Crab Shells) + High tide everywhere + All time favourite + Best book ever             Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 1): Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life And Landscape20 reviews Brad Lancaster Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2006 Save the World One Drop at a Time + Great water book! + a MUST READ! + Not just for drylands