A Few Favorite Books
Little Fuzz carrying a bone.Carrying books.
Dogs and wolves can never have enough BONES. Some people can never have enough BOOKS.

Books about The Marines and the War in Vietnam:
  • Making the Corps by Thomas Ricks
  • Fortunate Son: The Autobiography of Lewis B. Puller Jr.
  • Operation Buffalo: USMC Fight for the DMZ
  • Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow
  • Shrapnel in the Heart: Letters & Remembrance from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • The Wall (A Children's Reading Rainbow Book) by Eve Bunting
Books about Wolves:
  • The New Wolves (Mexican gray wolves) by Rick Bass
  • The Company of Wolves by Peter Steinhart
  • The Great American Wolf by Bruce Hampton
  • Of Wolves and Men by Barry H. Lopez
  • Desert Dogs: Coyotes, Foxes & Wolves by Jonathan Hansen
  • Never Cry Wolf (made into a movie) by Farley Mowat
  • The Wolf Almanac by Robert Busch
  • Wolf Songs: The Classic Collection of Writings About Wolves by Robert Busch
  • Wolf Tales: Native American Children's Stories by Mary Powell
  • In Praise of Wolves by R. D. Lawrence
Books about American Indian Cultures, Beliefs, Battles and Legends:
  • In the Spirit of Crazy Horse (about Leonard Peltier) by Peter Matthiessen
  • Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means
  • Like a Hurricane: Alcatraz to Wounded Knee
  • Crazy Horse by Larry McMurtry
  • Son of the Morning Star (about Custer but has lots of plains Indian info) by Evan S. Connell
  • With Custer on the Little Bighorn (a first-person account) by soldier, William O. Taylor
  • Lakota Noon: The Indian Narrative of Custer's Defeat
  • American Indian Myths and Legends by Richard Erdoes
  • 500 Nations: An Illustrated History of American Indians
  • The Plains Indians (photos, artifacts, maps, ceremonies, etc.) by Colin Taylor
  • The North American Indian (complete collection of photos and notes) by Edward Curtis
  • The Lance and the Shield: Life and Times of Sitting Bull by Robert Utley
  • A Sorrow in Our Heart: Life of Tecumseh by Allan Eckert
  • Panther in the Sky (also about Tecumseh) by James Thom
  • In a Sacred Manner I Live: Native American Wisdom by Neil Philip
  • Captured by the Indians (factual accounts)
  • Medicine Cards: Discovery of Power Through the Ways of Animals
  • Sacred Path Cards: Discovery of Self Through Native Teachings
Books about the Outdoors and National Parks:
  • Frommer's Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks
  • Falcon Guide to Hiking Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks
  • Our Trip to Mesa Verde 1922
  • Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde
  • Colorado Handbook: Denver, Aspen, Durango, Mesa Verde, more...
  • National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the USA
  • Fodor's National Parks of the West
  • AAA (Am. Automobile Assoc.) Guide to the National Parks
  • Peter Copeland's National Parks Coloring Book
  • Sierra Club Guide to the National Parks of the Rocky Mountains & Great Plains
Influential Books:
  • Atlas Shrugged (fictional explanation of Objectivism) by Ayn Rand
  • Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge (Carlos Castaneda's first book)
  • The Wheel of Time: Thoughts from the Shamans of Ancient Mexico by Castaneda
  • Bob Dylan: 1962-1985 Lyrics, Writings and Drawings
  • Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means
  • Cat's Cradle (one of Kurt Vonnegut's earliest works)
  • The Far Side Gallery (contains The Far Side, Beyond Far Side and In Search of The Far Side)
  • Cathy: Twentieth Anniversary Collection
  • Dilbert: It's Obvious You Won't Survive by Your Wits Alone
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