Plants of the Gods
by Richard Evans Schultes | 
The Scars of Evolution
by Elaine Morgan | 
Bones of Contention
by Roger Lewin |
Before the Dawn
by Nicholas Wade |
Breaking the Maya Code
by Michael Coe | 
Cannibals and Kings
by Marvin Harris | 
Our Kind
by Marvin Harris | 
Saxons, Vikings, and Celts
by Bryan Sykes |
The Incredible Human Journey
by Alice Roberts |
Out of Eden
by Stephen Oppenheimer |
Origins Reconsidered
by Richard Leakey |
The Future Eaters
by Tim Flannery | 
The Story of Writing
by Andrew Robinson |
The Book of Humans
by Adam Rutherford | 
The Invisible History of the Human Race
by Christine Kenneally |
Written in Bones
by Paul Bahn | 
Peoplewatching
by Desmond Morris |
Why We Love
by Helen Fisher | 
Manwatching
by Desmond Morris | 
Archaeology from Space
by Sarah Parcak |
From mountain shrines to lowland oases, ethnobiologist Gary Nabhan takes us on a series of journeys with contemporary Papago Indians, the Tohono O'odham, or "Desert People." From these journeys we discover how much the Desert People know about the dynamics of their arid homeland in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. The Desert Smells Like Rain offers insights into the natural history of desert plants and animals as it documents a dying agricultural tradition that has enriched the biological diversity of the Papago's seemingly harsh environment. Drawing on his extensive scientific research and study of Papago folklore, as well as his years of work among the Desert People in village gardening and nutrition programs, Nabhan portrays a desert-adapted way of life that has persisted despite the pressures of modern civilization.