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The Secret Knowledge of Water: There Are Two Easy Ways to Die in the Desert: Thirst and Drowning Fiction_Gift_Guide Owls and Other Fantasies willNaturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post). Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West as an adventurer, a river guide, and a field instructor in natural history, has