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Imagine crossing a threshold not into someone s home but into another world. Imagine that world to be inhabited by creatures with names as wild as Gila monster, chuckwalla, vinagaroon, boojum and devil s claw. Close your eyes, and smell a world filled with the fragrances of night-blooming cactus flowers, sacred datura, and the aromatic oils of creosotebush released into the air after the first summer rains. Listen hard, and hear the distant calls of Cactus Wrens, cicadas, Scaled Quail, Curve-billed Thrashers and spadefoot toads. Then open your eyes again, and see that the world you ve entered into is swarming with leafcutter ants, carpenter bees, hummingbirds, and kangaroo rats. You have not entered into someone else s home, but one which for a day, a year, or an entire lifetime, may be your own: the Sonoran Desert. It is a homeland that rambles over some 120,000 square miles (320,000 km2) in two countries and five states.
Hardcover: 639 pages
Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition (December 22, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0520220293
ISBN-13: 978-0520220294
Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 6.5 x 9.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,320,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #71 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Ecosystems > Deserts #1205 in Books > Science & Math > Earth Sciences > Rivers #1252 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Natural History
This is a marvelous book which for me sets the standard for a book on the natural history of a specific area. Many times a multi-author book is the kiss of death for quality, but the editor did a great job bringing out the academic strengths of each author while maintaining quality and style. This book reads almost like poetry while describing in excellent scientific detail the plants, physiological adaptations, climate, weather, and people of the Sonoran Desert. I find myself re-reading sections just for the pleasure of reading it. If you would like to know more information about the Sonoran Desert, you cannot go wrong ordering this book. It will enrich any visit to the area and make you want to return both to the book and to the Desert to learn more.
This book covers every aspect of the Sonoran Desert in readable chunks. The writers gain the readers credibility and interest easily and quickly. The book would be more useful if the drawings were in color.
if you enjoy the desert this is a great book. i have spent alot of time wandering around southern Arizona and this book really covers how it all comes together.
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