"Stillman balances romantic prose, written to the park's animal and botanical inhabitants, with acrid protests that rage against the insane bureaucracy of its government stewards, the apathy of its visitors and the polluting effects of urban sprawl." --Antelope Valley Press "Deanne Stillman has a lock on the desert. After her brilliant and troubling take on Twentynine Palms, she has created a vivid meditation on the adjacent Joshua Tree National Park. Deanne reveals a deep empathy for the bizarre beauty of this rocky and spiny wonderland. Her snappy commentary is embellished with magnificent photographs by Galen Hunt." --Kenneth Anger, author of Hollywood Babylon "I love Joshua Tree. There is no place like it. This book captures, remarkably, the mystery and beauty of this special park.

Deanne Stillman's text is beautiful, understated and precise. Galen Hunt's photographs are truly artful. This is great introduction to one the most special places on Earth." --Percival Everett, author of Wounded "The darkness that Deanne Stillman conjured up out of her book Twentynine Palms is the stark contrast to the way that she portrays the sacred land that we know as Joshua Tree monument. It's a poetic document along with excellent photographs. " --Eric Burdon, founding member of The Animals and long-time Joshua Tree resident "This tribute reveals the landscape of a startling country whose visa requirements are resolute inquisitiveness, an active imagination, and simple curiosity. As Stillman and Hunt show, Joshua Tree can be unsettling, provocative, and ultimately gratifying. May your visa to Joshua Tree never expire.

" --Tom Miller, award-winning author of On the Border: Portraits of America's Southwestern Frontier.