A selection of books with local connections is coming out just in time for gift-giving season (top to bottom): War of a Thousand Deserts: Indian Raids and the U.S.-Mexican War by Brian DeLay ($25, Yale University Press); How the West Was Warmed: Responding to Climate Change in the Rockies edited by Beth Conover ($18, Fulcrum Publishing); Overland by Mark Stephen Levy ($17, AuthorHouse); Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking: More Than 250 Great-Tasting, From-Scratch Recipes from Around the World, Perfect for Every Meal and for Anyone on a Gluten-Free Diet — and Even Those Who Aren’t by Kelli Bronski and Peter Bronski ($19, The Experiment). Historic Photos of Colorado Mining with text and captions by Ed Raines ($40, Turner Publishing).