Davies, Richard O., ed.The Maverick Spirit: Building the New Nevada. University of Nevada Press, 1998. Biographical essays on fourteen prominent inividuals who have shaped the course of Nevada during the second half of the twentieth century.
Elliott, Russell R.History of Nevada. University of Nebraska Press, 1987. Physical landscape, prehistoric inhabitants, Native Americans, settlers, exploiters, and more.
Fox, William L.Mapping the Empty: Eight Artists and Nevada. University of Nevada Press, 1999. Describes the relationships between Nevada's people and their stark landscape, as typified in the work of eight distinguished artists.
Kappele, William A.Nevada Rockhounding. Falcon, 1998. Describes the best spots for finding rocks in the state.
Nicoletta, Julie.Buildings of Nevada. Oxford Unviersity Press, 2000. A fully illustrated guide to the state's architecture.