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In Europe, Travels Through the Twentieth Century

In Europe, Travels Through the Twentieth Century

by Geert Mak

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 896 PAGES

Don't be put off by the heft of Mak's eye-opening account of Europe on the brink of the millennium. The chapters originally appeared on the front page of a Dutch newspaper, and his deft reports from disparate locales are light in touch, bridging history, travel and opinion. (EUR254, $21.00)

Marco Polo, From Venice to Xanadu

Marco Polo, From Venice to Xanadu

by Laurence Bergreen

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

Bergreen brings to life ancient traders, despots, conquerors and, especially, the fabled lands of the Silk Road in this vivid tale, weaving his own adventures from Venice to Mongolia and on to China with those of the 13th-century Venetian merchant. (EXP49, $18.00)

The Conde Nast Traveler Book of Unforgettable Journeys, Great Writers on Great Places

The Conde Nast Traveler Book of Unforgettable Journeys, Great Writers on Great Places

by Klara Glowczewska

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

Twenty-one transporting tales by Simon Winchester, Pico Iyer, William Dalrymple, Patricia Storace, Edna O'Brien, Jan Morris and other favorite writers published on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Conde Nast Traveler. (TVL127, $16.00)

Shadow of the Silk Road

Shadow of the Silk Road

by Colin Thubron

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 363 PAGES

Thubron returns to Central Asia in this lyrical, erudite account of a 7,000-mile trek across Asia, visiting archaeological sites, people and cities from Xi'an and Dunhuang to Samarkand, Bukhara, Afghanistan and Iran. (CAS133, $15.99)

Away, A Novel

Away, A Novel

by Amy Bloom

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

With spare, stunning prose, Bloom draws the reader into 1920s Yiddish New York, rough-and-tough Seattle and the Alaskan wilderness in this tender, absorbing tale of a young Russian immigrant's quest to reunite with her daughter in Siberia. (USA162, $15.00)

Planet Earth, The Complete Series

Planet Earth, The Complete Series

by David Attenborough | BBC

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD
  • 5 PAGES

With tantalizing footage of snow leopards, polar bears and other wonders, many never before recorded on film, this extraordinary series delivers on its promise of the Earth as You've Never See it Before. Five years in the making, it was shot entirely in breathtaking high definition. (NAT122, $79.98)

The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit, A Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World

The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit, A Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World

by Lucette Lagnado

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Lagnado poignantly evokes the life of her marvelously social father (the "boulevardier of Cairo") and his milieu in this textured memoir. (EGY215, $14.99)

Birds of Peru

Birds of Peru

by Tom Schulenberg | Dan Stotz | John O'Neill | Dan Lane

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 668 PAGES

Gorgeously illustrated, this authoritative guide covers nearly 20% of the world's birds. (PRU55, $39.50)

Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, 1000 Ultimate Travel Experiences

Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, 1000 Ultimate Travel Experiences

by Rough Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

The well-traveled editors at Rough Guides assembled this sumptuously illustrated, savvy roundup of not-to-be-missed activities, festivals, food, experiences and worldwide adventures. (WLD100, $30.00)

In Spite of the Gods, The Strange Rise of Modern India

In Spite of the Gods, The Strange Rise of Modern India

by Edward Luce

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 346 PAGES

As the world's largest democracy and a rising international economic power, India has long been heralded for its great strides in technology and trade. Yet it is also plagued by poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and a vast array of other social and economic issues. Luce tackles the challenges and reality of the world's largest democracy with insight and balance in this portrait of a nation in transition. (IDA349, $16.00)

Four Seasons in Rome

Four Seasons in Rome

by Anthony Doerr

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
  • NEW

Doerr captures the romance and challenge of living abroad in this lyrical memoir, invitingly subtitled "On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World." (ITL840, $14.00)

A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns

by Khaled Hosseini

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

In this sequel to the bestselling The Kite Runner, Hosseini follows the fate, lives and loves of two young Afghani women struggling against a tyrannical husband during the Soviet occupation and the turbulent years afterwards. (CAS146, $16.00)

Tales from the Torrid Zone

Tales from the Torrid Zone

by Alexander Frater

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Born in Vanuatu, Frater (Chasing the Monsoon) is most at home among scattered islands and tropical outposts, hop-scotching from the Solomon Islands around the world. (PAC172, $14.95)

Love Mumbai

Love Mumbai

by Fiona Caulfield

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • BOXED
  • 160 PAGES

This beautifully made, affectionate guide, packaged in its own satchel of locally woven cloth or khadi and printed on hand-made paper, captures the soul of the city, pointing with authority to neighborhoods, shops, markets, restaurants and attractions. 3rd Edition. (IDA389, $50.00)

 
A Late Dinner, Discovering the Food of Spain

A Late Dinner, Discovering the Food of Spain


by Paul Richardson

  • FOOD
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A resident of Spain for the last 15 years, Richardson searches out the diversity and delight of Spain and its food in this engaging account of travels in search of a meal. (SPN344, $24.00)

Food, The History of Taste

Food, The History of Taste


by Paul Freedman

  • FOOD
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 368 PAGES

Editor Paul Freedman and diverse scholars celebrate the history and pleasure of food in this richly illustrated gastronomic study, illuminating gustatory pleasures and evolving culinary traditions from classical antiquity to modern restaurant dining. (GEN395, $39.95)

Five Germanys I Have Known

Five Germanys I Have Known


by Fritz Stern

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 546 PAGES

Professor Stern brings his intellect, experience and insight to this tremendous book on 20th-century Germany and it multiple transformations. (GER173, $16.00)

Getting Wet, Adventures in the Japanese Bath

Getting Wet, Adventures in the Japanese Bath


by Eric Talmadge

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

Tokyo-based Talmadge journeys from seaside resorts to mountain retreats and megaplexes in this cultural history of Japan through the tradition of the bath. (JPN197, $22.00)

Ghosts of Spain

Ghosts of Spain


by Giles Tremlett

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 396 PAGES

Tremlett captures the Spanish character, history and modern politics in this masterful portrait, interweaving the story of his love for the country (where he has lived for 20 years) with interview, anecdote and observation. (SPN323, $18.00)

Indian Summer, The Secret History of the End of an Empire

Indian Summer, The Secret History of the End of an Empire


by Alex Von Tunzelmann

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Von Tunzelmann sets her tale of well-born Dickie Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, his wife Edwina, the attentive Nehu and other personalities of the time against the dramatic backdrop of Indian independence. (IDA385, $18.00)

The Coldest Winter, America and the Korean War

The Coldest Winter, America and the Korean War


by David Halberstam

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 719 PAGES

In a powerful new history of the Korean War, Pulitzer-winning Halberstam combines research, detail and reportorial skill miscalculations of General Douglas MacArthur. (KOR34, $35.00)

The Door of No Return, The History of Cape Coast Castle and the Atlantic Slave Trade

The Door of No Return, The History of Cape Coast Castle and the Atlantic Slave Trade


by William St. Clair

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

St. Clair draws on correspondence, government records, artifacts and ship logs for this intimate, absorbing history of the British slave trade as seen through life at Ghana's Cape Coast Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Although focused on Ghana, this is an essential record of the transatlantic slave trade. (WAF116, $15.95)

The Last Mughal, The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857

The Last Mughal, The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857


by William Dalrymple

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 534 PAGES

The riveting tale of the poet, mystic and Mughal Emperor Shah Zafar II and mid 19th century Delhi, culminating in the 1857 Indian Rebellion. (IDA350, $17.95)

St. Peter's

St. Peter's


by Keith Miller | Mary Beard

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Miller traces the evolution of St. Peter's from its original incarnation, built on the orders of Emperor Constantine, to its medieval rebirth and additions by Michelangelo, Bernini, and Maderno in this history, guide and celebration of the great baroque basilica. (ITL886, $19.95)

A Naturalist and Other Beasts

A Naturalist and Other Beasts


by George B. Schaller

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The eminent zoologist writes with authority and affection of his many field expeditions over a long career in conservation, including his time among the mountain gorillas in Rwanda, snow leopards in Nepal and his groundbreaking work on giant pandas in Sichuan. (NAT119, $16.95)

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France


by Georgeanne Brennan

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 209 PAGES
  • FAVORITE
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

Marvelously frank about daily chores and the decidedly unglamorous business of raising goats and pigs, Brennan lards her earthy tale of the rural life with recipes, one per chapter. (FRN687, $12.95)

China Road

China Road


by Rob Gifford

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

NPR's Gifford writes with warmth and affection of his encounters with truckers, small farmers and regular folk along fabled Route 312 from Shanghai to the border of Kazakhstan. (CHN433, $17.00)

Down the Nile, Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff

Down the Nile, Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff


by Rosemary Mahoney

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 273 PAGES

Mahoney weaves the tale of her quest to row the Nile with deft portraits of the people she meets in this marvelously engaging chronicle. (EGY207, $14.99)

Grammar Lessons

Grammar Lessons


by Michele Morano

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 184 PAGES

Morano, who lived in Oviedo in the early 1990s, reflects on the humor and trials of living in a new language in these 13 essays on travel in Spain and search for self. (SPN345, $22.50)

In Arabian Nights, A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

In Arabian Nights, A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams


by Tahir Shah

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Shah (The Caliph's House) weaves his own family tradition of storytelling with commentary on Moroccan spiritual traditions, culture and history in this account of his adopted home on the sea in Casablanca. (MRC80, $16.00)

Other Colors, Essays and a Story

Other Colors, Essays and a Story


by Orhan Pamuk

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

The Nobel Prize-winner displays his wit, warmth, and far-ranging interests in this revealing collection of essays and interviews. With Pamuk's photographs, drawings and paintings. (TKY159, $15.95)

Slicing the Silence, Voyaging to Antarctica

Slicing the Silence, Voyaging to Antarctica


by Tom Griffiths

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 408 PAGES

Griffiths, a humanities fellow with the Australian Antarctic Division, weaves anecdote, profile, history, science and adventure into a rich, illuminating portrait of Antarctica. (ANT261, $20.00)

Stanley, The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer

Stanley, The Impossible Life of Africa's Greatest Explorer


by Tim Jeal

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 608 PAGES

In this grand biography, drawing on previously unavailable family archives, Jeal spins a surprising, revisionist tale of a life of tragedy, adventure, disappointment and success. (AFR198, $18.00)

The Far Traveler, Voyages of a Viking Woman

The Far Traveler, Voyages of a Viking Woman


by Nancy Marie Brown

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Brown's intriguing account of the life of the young Viking woman Gudrid sheds light on early Norse settlements in Iceland, Newfoundland and beyond. It's an archaeological mystery, a history of ancient seamanship and a biography all rolled into one. (VIK26, $15.00)

The Fragile Edge, Diving and Other Adventures in the South Pacific

The Fragile Edge, Diving and Other Adventures in the South Pacific


by Julia Whitty

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Whitty illuminates coral reefs, their inhabitants and the pleasures of diving in this memoir of underwater adventures in Rangiroa, Tuvalu and Moorea. Winner of the 2008 Kiriyama Prize and John Burroughs Medal. (PAC173, $14.95)

The Wall, Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

The Wall, Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain


by Peter Sis

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 56 PAGES
  • FAMILY

With his usual flair and attention to detail, illustrator Peter Sis deftly sketches the events, experiences and history of his youth in Prague. (CZH78, $18.99)

The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife


by Diane Ackerman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A marvelous storyteller, Ackerman recalls madcap, bohemian Warsaw before WWII, the devastation of the city by Nazi bombs in 1939, the horrors of the holocaust and heroic efforts in the resistance in this moving tale of Antonina and Jan Zabinski, directors of Warsaw Zoo. (PLD70, $14.95)

Timbuktu, The Sahara's Fabled City of Gold

Timbuktu, The Sahara's Fabled City of Gold


by Marq de Villiers | Sheila Hirtle

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

The husband-and-wife duo spin a lively tale of founding myths, Tuareg traditions, Moroccan invasions and the fate of the city as a center of trade and learning in this anecdotal history. The authors have also written Sahara (NAF13, $14.00). (WAF113, $21.00)

Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton

Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton


by Sara Wheeler

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 292 PAGES

Sara Wheeler captures the romance and adventure of 1920s-era East Africa in this winning biography of the handsome gadabout, daring bush pilot and companion of Baroness Blixen and Beryl Markham. (EAF172, $18.00)

Travels With Herodotus

Travels With Herodotus


by Ryszard Kapuscinski

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

In this most personal book, and his last, the great Polish journalist and writer weaves tales of his youthful encounters in India, China, Egypt, Congo, Iran and Ethiopia with a meditation on Herodotus. (MED106, $15.00)

Walking the Gobi

Walking the Gobi


by Helen Thayer

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Thayer weaves her experiences on a camel trek with a portrait of the nomadic cultures and the region's natural history. (MGL56, $16.95)

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, A Memoir of Africa

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun, A Memoir of Africa


by Peter Godwin

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 342 PAGES

A journalist and terrific writer, Godwin draws on family lore, politics and his many trips back home to Zimbabwe in this powerful memoir. (ZMB07, $14.99)

After Dark

After Dark


by Haruki Murakami

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER

Set entirely between midnight and dawn over one long night in Tokyo, musicians, prostitutes, salaryman and students meet and mingle to haunting effect in Haruki Murakami's short cinematic novel. (JPN251, $14.95)

Angry Island, Hunting the English

Angry Island, Hunting the English


by A. Gill

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A comic manual to the English by a splendidly irreverent London critic. Gill includes scathing chapters on voice, humor, drink, animals, garden, sport and class. (GBR715, $14.00)

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name


by Andre Aciman

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

Aciman captures the lazy, languorous days and nights on the Mediterranean in this gay coming-of-age story set on the Italian Riviera. (ITL828, $14.00)

Dancing to Almendra


by Mayra Montero

  • MYSTERY
  • 2007
  • PAPER

Montero weaves real people and events with invention in this compelling tale marvelously set in 1957 Havana of the advantures of Yolanda a beautiful, one-armed former circus performer. (CBA107, $25.00)

In the Country of Men

In the Country of Men


by Hisham Matar

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This hauntingly beautiful short novel, set in Tripoli in wake of Khadafy's 1969 revolution, shows the bewilderment and fear of the Libyan people through the eyes of a nine-year-old boy. (NAF53, $15.00)

Mister Pip

Mister Pip


by Lloyd Jones

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Jones sets his poignant tale of children, teachers and the transcendent power of storytelling in the midst of the 1990s civil war in Bougainville that pitched the islanders against the government of Papua New Guinea. He spins magic with gunfire and Great Expectations. (PNG22, $15.00)

The Adventures of Amir Hamza

The Adventures of Amir Hamza


by Ghalib Lakhnavi | Musharraf Ali Farooqi

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A deft new translation of the rip-roaring tales of the storied life and fabulous exploits of the Prophet Mohammed's uncle Hamza and his heroic encounters with emperors, merchants, viziers, courtesans, warriors and magical beings. (IDA391, $18.00)

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao


by Junot Diaz

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

The Dominican-born New Yorker's long-awaited multi-layered tale of the hopes and dreams and tumult of the hugely overweight, hopelessly confused young New Jerseyite of the title. Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. (CRB213, $16.00)

The Elephanta Suite

The Elephanta Suite


by Paul Theroux

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

In each of these interconnected novellas, an unwitting visitor to India is transformed by the experience in unexpected ways. (IDA382, $14.95)

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

The Invention of Hugo Cabret


by Brian Selznick

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 544 PAGES
  • FAMILY

An intricate mystery told as a graphic novel for middle schoolers, Brain Selznick's captivating tale of an orphan boy on the streets of Paris in the 1930s seems a brilliant choice for Martin Scorsese's first 3-D venture, a family film starring Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen. The movie opens November 23. (FRN731, $24.99)

The Tenderness of Wolves


by Stef Penney

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Penney evocatively sets her Costa Award-winning debut novel -- a pageturning combination of murder mystery, historical novel and family epic -- in 19th-century Canada's snowy north. (CND293, $15.00)

The Yiddish Policemen's Union

The Yiddish Policemen's Union


by Michael Chabon

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

Chabon's marvelous and wildly imaginative detective story is set in Alaska, but not an Alaska that anyone would recognize. It's Sitka gone Eastern Europe, filled with Jews saved from the holocaust and refugees from an Israel that never was. (ALA243, $15.95)

Amazing Rare Things, The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery

Amazing Rare Things, The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery


by David Attenborough

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

An exquisite selection of 160 natural history drawings and watercolors. (NAT132, $24.95)

Antarctica, The Global Warning

Antarctica, The Global Warning


by Sebastian Copeland | Mikhail Gorbachev | Leonardo di Caprio

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 206 PAGES

Copeland's atmospheric, full-page photographs of ice, mountains and sea are glorious -- and his argument that Antarctica is a barometer of climatic change is timely. (ANT255, $55.00)

Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World

Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World


by Paul D. Stewart

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Stewart and co-authors, associated with the BBC natural history unit, present the natural and human history of the islands in this wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated book, the companion to the BBC series. (GPS78, $29.95)

Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World

Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World


by Paul D. Stewart

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

This stunning three-part BBC documentary captures the rugged beauty, allure, wildlife and history of the archipelago like never before. We also carry the companion book to the BBC series (GPS78, $29.95). (GPS79, $19.98)

Planet Earth, As You've Never Seen It Before

Planet Earth, As You've Never Seen It Before


by Alastair Fothergill

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 309 PAGES

A sumptuous, oversize celebration of the diversity of life on Earth, this gorgeous coffee-table book features the dazzling, never-seen-before photography of the ballyhooed series. (CON35, $39.95)

Planet Earth, The Complete Series High Definition


by Alastair Fothergill

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD
  • 5 PAGES

With tantalizing footage of snow leopards, polar bears and other wonders, many never before recorded on film, this extraordinary series delivers on its promise of the Earth as You've Never See it Before. Five years in the making, it was shot entirely in breathtaking high definition. (NAT137, $99.98)

Sky Time in Gray's River

Sky Time in Gray's River


by Robert Michael Pyle

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Taking the form of a closely observed country year, this quiet book is an ode to the natural history of Gray's River, a half-forgotten village near the mouth of the Columbia River. (PNW209, $13.95)

The Animal Dialogues, Uncommon Encounters in the Wild

The Animal Dialogues, Uncommon Encounters in the Wild


by Craig Childs

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

NPR radio commentator, naturalist and adventurer Childs (Crossing Paths) tells of meetings with wildlife of western North America in these absorbing essays. (NAT135, $14.99)

Peruvian Wildlife

Peruvian Wildlife


by Barry Walker

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

Written by resident bird legend Barry Walker and two colleagues, this compact photo guide introduces the habitats, plants, birds and animals of the Central Andes. (PRU71, $26.99)

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