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A Few Favorite Books
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Dogs and wolves can never have enough BONES. Some people can never have enough BOOKS.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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