Best nonfiction books about Arizona
10. 
Under the Sun: A Sonoran Desert Odyssey
by:
Adriel Heisey
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 
11. 
Innocent Until Interrogated: The True Story of the Buddhist Temple Massacre and the Tucson Four
by:
Gary L. Stuart
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 49 ratings 11. 
Cave Creek Canyon: Revealing the Heart of Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains
by:
Various
4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings 
11. 
Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People
by:
Erica M. Elliott
4.42 avg rating — 209 ratings 11. 
The Seven Secrets of Somewhere Lake: Animal Ways that Inspire and Amaze
by:
Sam Campbell
4.43 avg rating — 103 ratings 11. 
Strange But True: The Arizona Photographs of Allen Dutton
by:
Jane Livingston
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 11. 
21. 
Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman 4.06 avg rating — 421 ratings
25. 
The Mountains Know Arizona: Images of the Land and Stories of Its People
by:
Michael Collier
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings 
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The Southwest's Contrary Land: Forever Changing Between Four Corners and the Sea of Cortes
by:
Craig Childs
4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings 
36. 
Backcountry Adventures Arizona: The Ultimate Guide to the Arizona Backcountry for Anyone With a Sport Utility Vehicle
by:
Peter Massey
4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings 37. 
Arizona Ghost Towns and Mining Camps: A Travel Guide to History
by:
Philip Varney
3.67 avg rating — 36 ratings 38. 
Route 66 Across Arizona: A Comprehensive Two-Way Guide for Touring Route 66
by:
Richard Mangum
4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings 39. 
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Landmark Buildings: Arizona's Architectural Heritage
by:
Ann Patterson
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings 43. 
46. 
Secret Sedona: Sacred Moments in the Landscape (Special Scenic Collection, 3)
by:
Larry Lindahl
4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings 
48. 
Roadside History of Arizona (Roadside History Series)
by:
Marshall Trimble
4.22 avg rating — 69 ratings 
51. 
Sedona Hikes: 130 Day Hikes and 5 Vortex Sites around Sedona, Arizona, Revised Eighth Edition 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Art of the Hopi: Contemporary Journeys on Ancient Pathways
by:
Jerry D. Jacka
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings 54. 
Canvas of Clay: Seven Centuries of Hopi Ceramic Art
by:
Edwin L. Wade
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 
58. 
The Ancient Southwest: A Guide to Archaeological Sites
by:
Gregory McNamee
4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings 59. 
Chicano Art for Our Millennium: Collected Works from the Arizona State University Community
by:
Mary Erickson
4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings 
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Geology Underfoot in Northern Arizona (Geology Underfoot, 6)
by:
Lon Abbot
4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings 64. 
Colorado River Guidebook: A Geologic and Geographic Guide from Lees Ferry to Phantom Ranch, Arizona
by:
Troy L. Pewe
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings 
66. 
A Past Preserved in Stone: A History of Montezuma Castle
by:
Josh Protas
3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings 67. 
Arizona Wildflowers: A Year-Round Guide to Nature's Blooms really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
68. 
Arizona Ranch Houses: Southern Territorial Styles, 1867-1900 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Mountain Wildflowers of Southern Arizona: A Field Guide to the Santa Catalina Mountains and Other Nearby Ranges
by:
Frank S. Rose
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 72. 
Saguaro: A View of Saguaro National Monument and the Tucson Basin
by:
Gary Paul Nabhan
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 
75. 
Last Water on the Devil's Highway: A Cultural and Natural History of Tinajas Altas (Southwest Center Series)
by:
Bill Broyles
4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings 76. 
Grand Obsession: Harvey Butchart and the Exploration of Grand Canyon
by:
Elias Butler
4.28 avg rating — 96 ratings 77. 
Vanishing Borderlands: The Fragile Landscape of the U.S.-Mexico Border
by:
John Annerino
3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings 
80. 
Rugs and Posts: The Story of Navajo Weaving and the Role of the Indian Trader (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
by:
H.L. James
4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings 81. 
Talking Pots: Deciphering the Symbols of a Prehistoric People
by:
James R. Cunkle
4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings 
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Ancient Ruins and Rock Art of the Southwest: An Archaeological Guide 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings
87. 
The Desert Smells Like Rain: A Naturalist in Papago Indian Country
by:
Gary Paul Nabhan
4.25 avg rating — 389 ratings 88. 
There's a Bobcat in My Backyard: Living with and Enjoying Urban Wildlife (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Guides)
by:
Jonathan Hanson
4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings 
90. 
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen: Gunslingers, Bandits, Heroes and Peacekeepers
by:
Marshall Trimble
4.01 avg rating — 107 ratings 
97. 
The Hohokam Millennium (A School for Advanced Research Popular Archaeology Book)
by:
Suzanne K. Fish
3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings 
