Start with high-confidence desert life books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Desert Survival Skills
David Alloway
Red
Terry Tempest Williams
Sahara
Marq de Villiers, Sheila Hirtle
Desert Images
Edward Abbey
Desert Oracle
Ken Layne
Mesquite
Gary Paul Nabhan
Desert Distortion
Celina Osuna
Virga & Bone
Craig Childs
