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	Lonely Planet Nicaragua & El Salvador  •  Paige Penland  •  Gary Chandler  •  Liza Prado GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 520 PAGES This practical guide to Nicaragua and El Salvador features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on accommodations and sightseeing. (CAM116, $19.99)
	Salvador  •  Joan Didion HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 108 PAGES A contemporary classic, this brief collection of essays by Joan Didion is a report from the front lines at the height of El Salvador's civil war -- a beautifully written polemic against U.S. involvement in the affairs of the beleaguered republic. (CAM44, $12.95)
	Tropical Nature  •  Adrian Forsyth  •  Ken Miyata NATURAL HISTORY •  1984 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES • FAVORITE A lively, lucid portrait of the rain forest as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its 17 marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. With a lengthy appendix of practical advice for the tropical traveler. (GPS13, $14.00)
	El Salvador Map  •   ITMB MAP A colorful travel map of El Salvador at a scale of 1:250,000. (CAM115, $11.95)

	Rough Guide Central America  •  Peter Eltringham   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A no-nonsense, comprehensive travel guide to Central America with country-by-country descriptions and a solid overview of history, culture and nature. Covers Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama. (CAM95, $22.99)
	A Brief History of Central America  •  Hector Perez-Brignoll   • HISTORY  •  A good overview of the economic, political and social history of the region through the 1980s by a professor at the University of Costa Rica. Well-written, informative and concise. (CAM49, $19.95)
	Forgotten Continent, The Battle for Latin America's Soul  •  Michael Reid   • HISTORY  •  Economist editor Reid draws on his year's inside the cities, presidential palaces and shantytowns of the region in this portrait of a region, rich in oil, farmland and people and its prospects in a globalizing world. (SAM123, $30.00)
	The Massacre at El Mozote: A Parable of the Cold War  •  Mark Danner   • HISTORY  •  A reconstruction of a 1981 massacre in El Salvador and the role of the United States. (CAM67, $14.95)
	Lost Cities of the Maya  •  Claude Baudez  •  Sydney Picasso   • ARCHAEOLOGY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A pocket encyclopedia of archaeological discovery, this lavish little guide features hundreds of color photographs and illustrations, including Catherwood's original engravings. (MYA01, $12.95)
	The Maya  •  Michael Coe   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  A clear, concise and up-to-date introduction to Maya archaeology and culture by a leading authority, now in its seventh edition. A volume in the series, "Ancient Peoples and Places," this short book highlights the chronology, accomplishments and legacy of the Maya. (MYA10, $22.50)
	Travelers' Tales Central America  •  Larry Habegger  •  Natanya Pearlman   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of eyewitness reports by journalists, travelers and writers, including Joan Didion, P.J. O'Rourke and Paul Theroux. (CAM96, $17.95)
	One Day of Life  •  Manlio Argueta   • LITERATURE  •  Awesome for the authenticity of its vernacular style and the incandescence of its lyricism, One Day of Life depicts a typical day in the life of a peasant family caught up in the terror and corruption of civil war in El Salvador. (CAM136, $13.95)
	A Neotropical Companion  •  J.C. Kricher  •  Mark Plotkin   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A tropical primer aimed at the motivated general reader. From plants and animals to birds and bugs, it's all here in this wonderfully written primer on the ecology, habitats, plants and animals of Central and South America. (GPS11, $29.95)
	Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador  •  Ernest Preston Edwards   • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  This classic guide illustrates all the regularly-occurring birds of Mexico and neighboring areas, including details of distribution, abundance, habitat and identification features for 850 species. (MEX47, $22.95)
	Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide  •  L.H. Emmons   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An illustrated guide to the mammals of the New World tropics, compact enough to slip into your daypack, with 29 color plates illustrating more than 200 species. (GPS12, $32.50)

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