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Essential Books These 3 items are available for $52, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSAM164)		  
Lonely Planet Colombia  •  Lonely Planet  •  Lonely Planet Publications
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 360 PAGES
A practical guide to Colombia featuring maps and detailed information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With a few color photographs and excellent travel information. (SAM74, $25.99)		   Lonely Planet Colombia
Tropical Nature  •  Adrian Forsyth  •  Ken Miyata
NATURAL HISTORY •  1984 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES • FAVORITE
A lively, lucid portrait of the tropics 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, $16.00)		   Tropical Nature
Colombia Map  •  ITMB
MAP
A colorful travel map of Colombia, including an inset of Bogata, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. One Side. 39x27 inches. (SAM96, $12.95)		   Colombia Map



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Bradt Guide Colombia  •  Sarah Woods   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, detailed guide in the British series to traveling in Colombia, strong on practical information. With detailed sketch maps. (SAM128, $26.99)
 		  
Culture Smart! Colombia  •  Kate Cathey   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (SAM163, $9.95)
 		  
Michelin Green Guide Colombia  •  Michelin Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This handy Green Guide in the well-known series, the first for South America, is published in conjunction with Proexport Colombia and the local expertise shows in the thoroughly annotated, comprehensive listings for where to go, stay and eat throughout the country. With a 100-page introductory section, excellent local maps and color photography throughout. (SAM157, $24.99)
 		  
Viva Travel Guides Colombia  •  Viva Publishing Network   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This practical guide draws on the Viva online community for its in-depth recommendations. (SAM158, $22.99)
 		  
Looking For History, Dispatches From Latin America  •  Alma Guillermoprieto   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A beautifully written, incisive collection of essays on contemporary Argentina, Columbia, Cuba, Peru and Mexico. (SAM60, $16.95)
 		  
More Terrible Than Death: Massacres, Drugs, and America's War in Colombia  •  Robin Kirk   • HISTORY  •  A poignant examination of the destruction wrought by a decade of Colombia's drug wars. (SAM98, $16.95)
 		  
The Andes  •  Jason Wilson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Starting out in Cuzco, heart of the Inca Empire, Wilson spreads north and south along the Andes, including excerpts from South American literary giants, travelers and his own impressions. (AND74, $24.95)
 		  
The Making of Modern Columbia, A Nation in Spite of Itself  •  David Bushnell   • HISTORY  •  The first history of Cloumbia written in English. (SAM170, $28.95)
 		  
Walking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in Colombia  •  Steven Dudley   • HISTORY  •  A meticulous and informative analysis of the culture of violence surrounding Colombian rebels, guerrillas, drug kingpins, and corrupt politicians. (SAM99, $38.50)
 		  
Explorers of the Amazon  •  Anthony Smith   • EXPLORATION  •  In this well told overview of the region, Anthony Smith presents a history of exploration of the Amazon, scientific and otherwise. (AMZ31, $37.50)
 		  
Along the River that Flows Uphill: From the Orinoco to the Amazon  •  Miriam Murcutt  •  Richard Starks   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The account of adventures 1,000 miles up the Orinoco, along the length of Venezuela's Casiquiare River to Rio Negro and the Amazon. (AMZ123, $19.95)
 		  
My Colombian War, A Journey Through the Country I Left Behind  •  Silvana Paternostro   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Now a journalist living in New York, Paternostro travels back to her homeland in a search for the roots of Colombia's bloody civil war. (SAM169, $18.00)
 		  
Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary  •  Alberto Granado  •  Lucia Alvarez de Toledo   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Granado's classic account of his travels with Che Guevara via motorbike through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela. (SAM68, $14.95)
 		  
Our Lady of the Assassins  •  Fernando Vallejo  •  Paul Hammond   • LITERATURE  •  A vivid, cynical portrait of Medellin, Colombia's second largest city and the stronghold of ruthless drug lord Pablo Escobar. The narrator returns to the town after a long absence to find it beset by horrific violence and a chilling indifference to death. (SAM100, $15.00)
 		  
Rosario Tijeras  •  Jorge Franco  •  Gregory Rabassa   • MYSTERY  •  A novel about a female contract killer in Medellin, written in vibrant, colorful prose. Winner of Colombia's prestigious Dashiell Hammett Prize. (SAM101, $13.95)
 		  
A Neotropical Companion  •  John Kricher  •  Mark Plotkin   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  From plants and animals to birds and bugs, it's all here in this wonderfully written overview of the ecology, habitats, plants and animals of Central and South America. (GPS11, $35.00)
 		  
Birds of Tropical America  •  Steven Hilty   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Hilty serves up essays on how to find and better appreciate the dizzying variety of birds, their habits and habitats, diversity and distribution. (CAM39, $25.00)
 		  
The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon  •  Michael Goulding  •  Ronaldo Barthem  •  Efrem Ferreira   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This beautiful, profusely illustrated atlas of the river includes its major tributaries and 150 full-color maps. Goulding (Floods of Fortune) and Brazilian biologists Barthem and Ferreira provide the accompanying text. (AMZ82, $39.95)
 		  
A Guide to the Birds of Colombia  •  Steven Hilty  •  William Brown   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This classic South American bird guide gives good coverage of the upper Amazon basin, illustrating 1,700 species -- nearly half of all the species of South America. (FG14, $78.50)
 		  
Amazon Insects - A Photo Guide  •  James L. Castner   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Spectacular, weird and commonly encountered bugs, butterflies, katydids, leafhoppers, ants, bees, spiders and other insects of the Amazon basin. Geared for the traveler, with 200 color photographs. (AMZ63, $20.00)
 		  
Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide  •  L.H. Emmons   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Compact enough to slip into your daypack, this field guide to the mammals of the New World tropics features 29 color plates of more than 200 species. (GPS12, $42.50)
 		  
 
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