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COLLETTE VACATIONS
Discover South America
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/LA10620. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
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These 4 items are available
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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSAM209) |
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Insight Guide South America
• Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 424 PAGES
In its hallmark style, this profusely illustrated, comprehensive guide features insightful essays by experts on the history, art, architecture and attractions of South America.
(SAM24, $24.99) |
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Tango: the Dance, the Song, the Story
• Simon Collier
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1997 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
A spirited, illustrated tribute to the tango, the now-elegant dance born in the brothels among the working class of 19th-century Buenos Aires.
(ARG14, $29.95) |
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Travels in a Thin Country, A Journey through Chile
• Sara Wheeler
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
An inspired writer, British author Sarah Wheeler deploys her wit, intelligence and powerful investigative skills on the Republic of Chile, where she traveled in 1991. Excellent reading.
(CHI06, $15.00) |
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South America Map
• ITMB
2010 •
MAP
A colorful topographic map of the continent at a scale of 1:4,000,000. Two Sides. 39 X 53 inches.
(SAM13, $13.95) |
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Also Recommended
Buenos Aires Map
• Borch Maps
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A laminated street map of Buenos Aires and surroundings at a scale of 1:15,000.
(ARG38, $8.95)
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Rio de Janeiro Map
• National Geographic
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With an index, inset maps and points of interest.
(BZL25, $8.99)
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Santiago Map
• ITMB
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A travel map of Santiago, shown at a scale of 1:12,500.
(CHI34, $8.95)
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Estancias: The Great Houses and Ranches of Argentina
• Maria Saenz Quesada
• Xavier Verstraeten
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Two dozen magnificent country estates are detailed in this sumptuously illustrated volume, featuring 200 color photographs and a cultural and social history by Maria Saenz Quesada.
(ARG62, $75.00)
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Rio de Janeiro
• Ruy Castro
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Castro brings journalistic insight to this marvelous, diverse portrait of Rio, its history, diverse culture and contemporary challenges.
(BZL42, $16.95)
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Rough Guide Music Astor Piazzolla
• Astor Piazzolla
• Rough Guide World Music
• MUSIC
• COMING IN
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Practically a soundtrack to Buenos Aires, this superb anthology by the modernist maestro of tango includes the soulful Vuelvo al Sur.
(ARG60, $14.95)
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A Death in Brazil
• Peter Robb
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Peter Robb (Midnight in Sicily) flourishes his mastery of the complexities of Brazilian travel, politics, culture and history. This book is impressive for its prose, insight and the author's sheer bravura.
(BZL43, $18.00)
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Evita, The Real Life of Eva Peron
• Nicholas Fraser
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Separating fact from myth, Frazer traces Evita's life from her humble origins to her place as a revered cult figure, also exploring Peronism and Argentine politics of the 1930s and 1940s.
(ARG03, $15.95)
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In Patagonia
• Bruce Chatwin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• BEST SELLER
• FAVORITE
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A masterpiece of travel, history and adventure, this award-winning book captures the spirit of the land, history, wildlife and people of Patagonia. There's no travel writer as engaging, insightful and just plain wonderful as Bruce Chatwin.
(PAT01, $15.00)
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Samba
• Alma Guillermoprieto
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A memorable account of life and music on the coast of Brazil by the talented and wide-ranging Guillermoprieto. A dancer herself, she lived for a year in Manguiera, a favela near Rio known for its samba school. Nominated for a National Book Award.
(BZL38, $16.00)
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The Whispering Land
• Gerald Durrell
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A sparkling account of an eight-month jaunt on the trail of fur seals, guanaco, parrots and other Patagonian marvels.
(PAT13, $15.00)
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Travelers' Tales Brazil
• Annette Haddad
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A collection of stories, articles and excerpts on Brazil -- an excellent introduction to the people, culture and traditions of the country as seen through the eyes of modern writers.
(BZL06, $18.95)
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Buenos Aires, A Cultural History
• Jason Wilson
• Alberto Manguel
• ANTHOLOGY
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This well-referenced book offers a look into the geographical history of the city and goes in hand nicely with a more traditional guidebook. The city's underlying themes are laid out: Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar and the European literary tradition; tango, the longing and despair of the music and its roots; the cult of Evita Peron; European-influenced architecture and cafe life; totalitarian politics; and the nearly religious importance of soccer.
(ARG21, $15.00)
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Chile, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• Katherine Silver
• LITERATURE
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These choice stories introduce both the country and a host of contemporary writers.
(CHI38, $14.95)
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Long After Midnight at the Nino Bien
• Brian Winter
• LITERATURE
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A journalist posted to the capital during the economic crisis, Winter captures the rhythms and character of Buenos Aires with fearless, profane wit in this wise and rollicking portrait.
(ARG80, $24.95)
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Night Flight
• Antoine de Saint Exupery
• LITERATURE
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Saint Exupery captures the thrill and mystery of early flight in this tale of a pilot alone in a storm over the Andes en route to Buenos Aires.
(PAT09, $12.00)
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A Wildlife Guide to Chile
• Sharon Chester
• FIELD GUIDE
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Chester's splendid guide, featuring 120 color plates, covers the wildlife, plants and natural history of Chile from the Atacama Desert and Patagonia to Easter Island and Antarctica.
(CHI77, $19.95)
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