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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $78, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSAM209)
 
Insight Guide South America  •  Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER
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, $24.95)
  Insight Guide South America
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)
  Tango: the Dance, the Song, the Story
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)
  Travels in a Thin Country, A Journey through Chile
South America Map  •  ITMB
2006 •  MAP
A colorful topographic map of the entire continent at a scale of 1:4,000,000. Two Sides. 39 X 53 inches. (SAM13, $13.95)
  South America Map



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Estancias: The Great Houses and Ranches of Argentina  •  Maria Saenz Quesada  •  Xavier Verstraeten   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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)
 
 
Rough Guide Music Astor Piazzolla  •  Astor Piazzolla  •  Rough Guide World Music   • MUSIC  •  Practically a soundtrack to Buenos Aires, this superb anthology by the modernist maestro of tango includes the soulful Vuelvo al Sur. (ARG60, $14.95)
 
 
A Death in Brazil  •  Peter Robb   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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, $16.00)
 
 
Evita, The Real Life of Eva Peron  •  Nicholas Fraser   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A sophisticated biography of Evita, tracing her humble origins to her place as a revered cult figure. Frazer also reveals Peronism and Argentine politics of the 1930s and 1940s. (ARG03, $15.95)
 
 
In Patagonia  •  Bruce Chatwin   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  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)
 
 
Rio de Janeiro  •  Ruy Castro   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Castro brings journalistic insight to this marvelous, diverse portrait of Rio, its history, diverse culture and contemporary challenges. (BZL42, $16.95)
 
 
Samba  •  Alma Guillermoprieto   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  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, $14.95)
 
 
The Whispering Land  •  Gerald Durrell   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Durrell's sparkling account of an eight-month jaunt on the trail of fur seals, guanaco, parrots and other Patagonian marvels. (PAT13, $14.00)
 
 
Buenos Aires, Cities of the Imagination  •  Alberto Manguel  •  Jason Wilson   • ANTHOLOGY  •  Wilson evokes the magic of the city as seen through its writers, artists and musicians in this exhilarating and erudite guide. (ARG21, $15.00)
 
 
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A Wildlife Guide to Chile  •  Sharon Chester   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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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