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Books by Richard Mahler
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When Richard Mahler discovers that wild jaguars are prowling the remote corner of New Mexico where he lives, the nature writerembarks on a determined quest to see in the flesh a big, beautiful cat that is the stuff of legend, yet verifiably real.
His passion sets in motion a years-long adventure through trackless deserts, steamy jungles, and malarial swamps, as well as a confounding immersion in centuries-old debates over how we should properly regard these powerful predators: as varmints or as icons, trophies or gods? He is drawn from border badlands south to Panamanian rain forests along a route where the fate of nearly all wildlife now rests in human hands. Mahler's odyssey introduces him to unrepentant poachers, pragmatic ranchers, midnight drug-runners, ardent conservationists, trance-induced shamans, hopeful biologists, stodgy bureaucrats, academic philosophers, macho hunters, and gentle Maya villagers. Along the way, he is forced to reconsider the true meaning of his search — and the enduring symbolism of the jaguar. Published by Yale University Press in September 2009.
Read more about The Jaguar's Shadow
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EarthNotes is a compilation of favorite essays heard on the popular public radio show of the same name. Richard has eight pieces in this 2005 book, including writings about aspen trees, Navajo hogans, and Hopi salt mines. Edited by award-winning
nature writer Peter Friederici, this collection captures the diversity of cultures and landscapes found on the Colorado River plateau, the geopolitical meeting point of Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. The book is published by the Grand Canyon Association and illustrated by Diane Iverson, with a foreword by writer-anthropologist Gary Paul Nabhan, formerly with Northern Arizona University's Center for Sustainable Environments.
Read more about Earth Notes.
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The sun-drenched Coachella Valley is Southern California's most popular winter travel destination,
offering attractions and activities for visitors of all ages, interests, budgets, and backgrounds.
Here is an insider's guide to the entire region, including separate sections on Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage,
and neighboring communities as well as Palm Springs. Learn about
hotels, restaurants, spas, shopping, casinos, family attractions, museums, golf courses, tennis courts, hiking trails, architecture, festivals, tour services, music venues, and more.
Read more about Hidden Picture-Perfect Escapes: Palm Springs.
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Published in 2002, Santa Fe Memories is a collection of signature
recipes from 19 of the Santa Fe area's finest (and most enjoyable) restaurants,
including Coyote Café, La Plazuela, The Pink Adobe, Casa Sena, The Shed, Rancho de Chimayo, SantaCafé, The Old House, Mine Shaft Tavern, Gabriel's, and Guadalupe Cafe. There's even advice on where to buy picnic goodies. Beautifully illustrated by acclaimed painter
Betty Carlson, this is a perfect gift for lovers of Southwest
cuisine. Richard's publisher will soon release a companion book, San Francisco Memories, with 19 mouth-watering recipes from top San Francisco restaurants.
Read more about Santa Fe Memories.
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Insiders' Guide: Santa Fe is available in a lavishly illustrated and fully updated fourth edition of this
comprehensive, 458-page guide to The City Different. Co-authored with award-winning writer Nicky Leach, an area resident for many years, this is widely considered to be the most exhaustively detailed Santa Fe guidebook on the market. It's equally suitable for a weekend visitor or anyone considering relocation to the area as a permanent resident. As a bonus, a number of Richard's photos illustrate the text.
Read more about Insiders' Guide: Santa Fe.
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Richard, a long-time National Public Radio contributor, collaborated with Connie Goldman, former co-anchor of
NPR's All Things Considered, in creating a print version of her
popular radio series about "extraordinary ordinary" people who
happen to be over the age of 70. This is the updated third edition, with new material, published in September 2007 by Fairview Press. Although the book is targeted toward older readers, it's been enjoyed by many younger persons who would like some inspiration and ideas about how to make the best of their later years. Richard and Connie are 20 years apart in age, which informs their discussion.
Read more about Secrets of Becoming a Late Bloomer.
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In Stillness: Daily Gifts of Silence and Solitude, Richard
combines entries from a journal he kept during a 97-day personal
retreat in the New Mexico wilderness with intriguing research and
specific practical advice about ways to incorporate stillness into everday
life, which include nature walks, yoga, and meditation. The book has been widely praised for its exploration of a rarely-discussed phenomenon of modern life: the disappearance of deep silence and quality time for self-reflection.
Read more about Stillness.
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Another collaboration with Connie Goldman, this book is full of
heartwarming stories, revealing interviews, and surprising facts that reinforce the theme of
its title; Tending the Earth, Mending the Spirit: The Healing Gifts
of Gardening. Special emphasis is given to the therapeutic aspects of gardening for individuals, groups, and neighborhoods. Recommeded for the gardener in your heart (or on your shopping list). This revised second edition, with a larger format and type font, was published in fall 2006 by Nolin Press.
Read more about Tending the Earth, Mending the Spirit.
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Richard wrote five editions of the best-selling Belize:
Adventures in Nature, which won praise for its emphasis on
natural history, Maya culture, and outdoor adventure opportunities in Central America's only English-speaking country. Last updated
in 1999, this guide is still extremely useful and has much
website information, nature lore, and background on Maya ruins that remains current.
Read more about Belize: Adventures in Nature.
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Since 1993, Guatemala: Adventures in Nature has appeared in four
editions, each more extensive in coverage than the previous one. Like the
above-mentioned Belize guide, this popular 1999 handbook to the Maya
heartland is extensively illustrated with gorgeous photos and
detailed maps. Emphasis is given to the nation's indigenous peoples (past and present) as well as natural history, crafts, and outdoor adventure.
Read more about Guatemala: Adventures in Nature
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Winner (among 60 competitors) of the American Travel Writers Foundation's Silver
Medallion Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award for best travel guide of 1997, New Mexico's Best contains hundreds of entertaining entries on exactly what New Mexicans
themselves consider to be their state's "best", including hotels, parks,
and restaurants. Dated, but largely accurate and eminently useful. Included are contributions written by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as well as local writers Rudolfo Anaya and the late Jim Sagel
Read more about New Mexico's Best.
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Co-author Riki Stevens was a long-time flight attendant and attendants' union
organizer who blew the whistle on passenger airline safety. The
disturbing exposé she wrote with Richard will interest anyone who
flies. The text includes a specific list of positive actions any of us can take to make our commercial flying experience healthier and safer.
Read more about Plane Truth.
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