Thinking he has killed his vicious brother in a fight, 18-year-old Adam Larey flees into the desert. He wanders in the wasteland for over ten years, always facing danger and death.

A freelance writer and photographer invites the reader to walk with him through the desert where life is clear and elemental.

Police academy-trained former reporter Ali Reynolds is contacted to investigate the grisly murder of a gold-digging divorcee on behalf of a woman accused of the crime. Lynn Martinson is dating the dead woman's ex-husband, and she and her boyfriend Chip Ralston have been charged. Ali is simultaneously drawn to the case of A.J. Sanders, a frightened teen with secrets of his own. He's the first to find the body in the Camp Verde desert when he goes...

Describes the characteristics of deserts and the types of plants and animals that live in them

Discusses the characteristics and formation of the world's deserts and how plants, animals, and people have learned to survive there

"Amani is desperate to leave the dead-end town of Dustwalk, and she's counting on her sharpshooting skills to help her escape. But after she meets Jin, the mysterious rebel running from the Sultan's army, she unlocks the powerful truth about the desert nation of Miraji...and herself"--

Needing money for school, a college boy accepts a job as guide on a desert hunting trip and nearly loses his life

"Describes life in a desert, including dust devils, cactuses, and canyons"--Provided by publisher.

"'Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn't get fixed.' So says Pauline Green, president of the United States. A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country's secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Struggling to prevent the outbreak of a world war are a young woman intelligence officer; a spy working undercover...