With the recent publication of the third edition of Carstensen, Armstrong, and O’Clair’s classic The Nature of Southeast Alaska; A Guide to Plants, Animals, and Habitats by Graphic Arts Books, readers of this freshly updated guide to the natural history of the area will not only have at their fingertips a wealth of new illustrations and maps […]
Of all the places I’ve yet to explore in my life, one near the top of my most desired list is the Mono Lake Basin of California’s eastern Sierra. So when I received news that Marie Read, one of the most accomplished photographers of this area, has a new book from Graphic Arts Books titled Sierra Wings; Birds of the Mono Lake Basin, needless to say, I was very interested indeed.
Not so very long after beginning my university studies some many years ago, I became aware of a significant hole in my education. Despite being an “A” student all through my primary and secondary school years, I seemed to have graduated high school without ever having read much in the way of books that would […]