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COUNTRY WALKERS
Argentina: Mendoza & Patagonia
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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/WT11404. 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. EXARG34) |
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Eyewitness Guide Argentina
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 352 PAGES
A compact illustrated travel guide featuring bright color photography, dozens of excellent maps, and a region-by-region synopsis of Argentina attractions. With a 50-page section on where to stay and eat
(ARG82, $25.00) |
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Far Away and Long Ago
• W.H. Hudson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2006 •
PAPER
• 338 PAGES
Written in 1917, Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are enhanced by his own lively curiosity and observations of the landscapes, birds and nature of Argentina.
(SAM11, $34.95) |
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Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
• Marcelo D. Beccaceci
NATURAL HISTORY •
1998 •
PAPER
• 124 PAGES
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
An informative photographic journey through the breathtaking landscapes and wildlife of Patagonia. Featuring 120 color photographs, presented in Spanish and English.
(PAT22, $24.95) |
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Argentina Map
• National Geographic
2011 •
MAP
This double-sided National Geographic Adventure Map at a scale of 1:2,000,000 highlights parks and preserves. Two Sides. 39x23 inches.
(ARG12, $11.95) |
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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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Culture Smart! Argentina
• Robert Hamwee
• GUIDEBOOK
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A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
(ARG63, $9.95)
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Insight Guide Argentina
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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This profusely illustrated guide features concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history, politics and culture. With hundreds of photos and excellent maps.
(ARG02, $23.99)
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Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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The best of Buenos Aires is included in this practical guide, along with a pullout map and insider recommendations on shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips.
(ARG10, $19.99)
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Walking
• Henry David Thoreau
• REFERENCE
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Slip this pocket edition of Thoreau's meditations on the spiritual benefits of this most civilized form of travel in your daypack for inspiration.
(WLK04, $9.99)
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Buenos Aires, A Cultural History
• Jason Wilson
• Alberto Manguel
• HISTORY
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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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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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Tango: the Dance, the Song, the Story
• Simon Collier
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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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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
• 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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Argentina, A Traveler's Literary Companion
• Jill Gibian
• LITERATURE
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These choice stories introduce the landscapes and culture of Argentina, from the Andes to the Pampas, through the eyes of its writers.
(ARG97, $14.95)
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Imagining Argentina
• Lawrence Thornton
• LITERATURE
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A brilliant first novel that captures the hope and spirit of Argentina during the military rule of the late 1970s. This inventive tale focuses on Carlos Rueda and a group of citizens whose relatives disappeared.
(ARG01, $15.00)
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Labyrinths, Selected Stories and Other Writings
• Jorge Borges
• LITERATURE
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The best known work by this extraordinary writer. Sometimes bizarre, always hilarious and thought-provoking, this dazzling collection of stories is well worth the effort.
(ARG09, $15.95)
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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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The Buenos Aires Quintet
• Manuel Vazquez Montalban
• LITERATURE
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Montalban comments on not just wine, women and song, but also much of Argentina's political and cultural history in this riveting detective tale set against a backdrop of 1970s Buenos Aires culture and the era's repressive military junta.
(ARG48, $14.95)
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Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica
• Martin D. la Pena
• Maurice Rumboll
• FIELD GUIDE
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With color plates, range maps and brief descriptions, this is a compact regional guide.
(SAM12, $29.95)
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