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Insight Guide Argentina •   Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 384 PAGES
An outstanding overview of the country, featuring hundreds of photographs, great maps, and insightful essays on history, culture and nature. It includes a substantial section on Buenos Aires, along with chapters on Iguazu, the Lake District, Patagonia and other regions. (ARG02, $23.99)

Far Away and Long Ago •  W.H. Hudson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 338 PAGES
Written in 1917, this is a classic memoir of boyhood in the pampas of Argentina. Rich with descriptions of landscapes, birds and nature, Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are enhanced by his own lively curiousity and perceptive observations of the region. (SAM11, $34.95)

Night Flight •  Antoine de Saint Exupery
LITERATURE • 1986 • PAPER • 87 PAGES
A pilot alone in a storm over the Andes en route from Punta Arenas to Buenos Aires. In this wonderfully evocative novella, based on true-life experience, de Saint Exupery captures the thrill of early flight and the courage of the pilots. De Saint Exupery pioneered the first regular postal routes in South America and the Sahara in the 1920s. (PAT09, $12.00)

Argentina Map •   Auto Mapa
2008 • MAP
At a scale of 1:2,000,000 with shaded relief, this double-sided map includes an index and insets of cities and regions. Produced in Argentina, it includes small maps of the Falklands, Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, Sandwich and South Orkey islands, all with Argentine place names. Two Sides. 39x23 inches. (ARG12, $14.95)

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Buenos Aires Map •   Borch Maps • A laminated street map of Buenos Aires and surroundings at a scale of 1:15,000. (ARG38, $8.95)

Bradt Guide Argentina •  Erin McCloskey • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide in the popular series, with extensive practical details for travel, sightseeing and ex-cursions (ARG67, $24.95)

Culture Smart! Argentina •  Robert Hamwee • GUIDEBOOK • A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (ARG63, $13.35)

Lonely Planet Buenos Aires •   Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • An excellent practical guide to Buenos Aires with a pullout map and detailed practical information on neighborhoods, shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips out of the city. (ARG10, $18.99)

Argentina, 1516-1987: From Spanish Colonization to Alfonsin •  David Rock • HISTORY • A highly readable, comprehensive history of Argentina since colonization. (ARG07, $29.95)

At Home in Buenos Aires •  Edward Shaw •  Reto Guntli • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • OUT OF PRINT • A handsome, illustrated overview of history, architecture and design in Buenos Aires. (ARG33, $50.00)

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)

Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier •  Richard Slatta • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A thorough, lively study of the gaucho, including the history and culture of Argentina and Brazil's famous cowboys. (ARG06, $27.00)

Tango, The Art History of Love •  Robert Farris Thompson • HISTORY • A probing cultural history of the tango, its working class origins in 19th-century Buenos Aires and Afro-Argentine roots. (ARG56, $17.00)

Tango: the Dance, the Song, the Story •  Simon Collier • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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)

The Invention of Argentina •  Nicolas Shumway • HISTORY • An illuminating intellectual history of Argentina, this book brings the founding fathers of the republic to life, deftly portraying the revolution against Spain in 1810 and its immediate aftermath. (ARG08, $27.95)

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)

The Explorers of South America •  Edward Goodman • EXPLORATION • A narrative history of exploration from Christopher Columbus to the 19th century, with journal excerpts, diaries and other writings of the explorers themselves. (SAM10, $26.95)

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)

Blow-Up and Other Stories •  Julio Cortazar • LITERATURE • Surreal stories from one of the great masters of Latin American short fiction. More Argentine in sensibility than setting. (ARG20, $15.00)

Imagining Argentina •  Lawrence Thornton • LITERATURE • 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)

Labyrinths, Selected Stories and Other Writings •  Jorge Borges • LITERATURE • 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, $14.95)

Santa Evita •  Tomas Eloy Martinez •  Helen Lane • LITERATURE • This riveting tale of the life -- and afterlife -- of Eva Duarte springs from actual events in Argentina in the 1950s, including the peregrinations of a perfectly preserved corpse. (ARG22, $16.00)

The Buenos Aires Quintet •   • LITERATURE • 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, $14.00)

The Naturalist In La Plata •  W.H. Hudson • NATURAL HISTORY • A loving, leisurely natural history of Hudson's adopted homeland. (ARG24, $8.95)

Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica •  Martin D. la Pena •  Maurice Rumboll • FIELD GUIDE • With color plates, range maps and brief descriptions, this is a compact regional guide. (SAM12, $29.95)

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	Insight Guide Argentina • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 384 PAGES An outstanding overview of the country, featuring hundreds of photographs, great maps, and insightful essays on history, culture and nature. It includes a substantial section on Buenos Aires, along with chapters on Iguazu, the Lake District, Patagonia and other regions. (ARG02, $23.99)
	Far Away and Long Ago • W.H. Hudson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 338 PAGES Written in 1917, this is a classic memoir of boyhood in the pampas of Argentina. Rich with descriptions of landscapes, birds and nature, Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are enhanced by his own lively curiousity and perceptive observations of the region. (SAM11, $34.95)
	Night Flight • Antoine de Saint Exupery LITERATURE • 1986 • PAPER • 87 PAGES A pilot alone in a storm over the Andes en route from Punta Arenas to Buenos Aires. In this wonderfully evocative novella, based on true-life experience, de Saint Exupery captures the thrill of early flight and the courage of the pilots. De Saint Exupery pioneered the first regular postal routes in South America and the Sahara in the 1920s. (PAT09, $12.00)
	Argentina Map • Auto Mapa 2008 • MAP At a scale of 1:2,000,000 with shaded relief, this double-sided map includes an index and insets of cities and regions. Produced in Argentina, it includes small maps of the Falklands, Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, Sandwich and South Orkey islands, all with Argentine place names. Two Sides. 39x23 inches. (ARG12, $14.95)

	Buenos Aires Map • Borch Maps • A laminated street map of Buenos Aires and surroundings at a scale of 1:15,000. (ARG38, $8.95)
	Bradt Guide Argentina • Erin McCloskey • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide in the popular series, with extensive practical details for travel, sightseeing and ex-cursions (ARG67, $24.95)
	Culture Smart! Argentina • Robert Hamwee • GUIDEBOOK • A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (ARG63, $13.35)
	Lonely Planet Buenos Aires • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • An excellent practical guide to Buenos Aires with a pullout map and detailed practical information on neighborhoods, shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips out of the city. (ARG10, $18.99)
	Argentina, 1516-1987: From Spanish Colonization to Alfonsin • David Rock • HISTORY • A highly readable, comprehensive history of Argentina since colonization. (ARG07, $29.95)
	At Home in Buenos Aires • Edward Shaw • Reto Guntli • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • OUT OF PRINT • A handsome, illustrated overview of history, architecture and design in Buenos Aires. (ARG33, $50.00)
	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)
	Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier • Richard Slatta • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A thorough, lively study of the gaucho, including the history and culture of Argentina and Brazil's famous cowboys. (ARG06, $27.00)
	Tango, The Art History of Love • Robert Farris Thompson • HISTORY • A probing cultural history of the tango, its working class origins in 19th-century Buenos Aires and Afro-Argentine roots. (ARG56, $17.00)
	Tango: the Dance, the Song, the Story • Simon Collier • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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)
	The Invention of Argentina • Nicolas Shumway • HISTORY • An illuminating intellectual history of Argentina, this book brings the founding fathers of the republic to life, deftly portraying the revolution against Spain in 1810 and its immediate aftermath. (ARG08, $27.95)
	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)
	The Explorers of South America • Edward Goodman • EXPLORATION • A narrative history of exploration from Christopher Columbus to the 19th century, with journal excerpts, diaries and other writings of the explorers themselves. (SAM10, $26.95)
	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)
	Blow-Up and Other Stories • Julio Cortazar • LITERATURE • Surreal stories from one of the great masters of Latin American short fiction. More Argentine in sensibility than setting. (ARG20, $15.00)
	Imagining Argentina • Lawrence Thornton • LITERATURE • 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)
	Labyrinths, Selected Stories and Other Writings • Jorge Borges • LITERATURE • 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, $14.95)
	Santa Evita • Tomas Eloy Martinez • Helen Lane • LITERATURE • This riveting tale of the life -- and afterlife -- of Eva Duarte springs from actual events in Argentina in the 1950s, including the peregrinations of a perfectly preserved corpse. (ARG22, $16.00)
	The Buenos Aires Quintet • • LITERATURE • 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, $14.00)
	The Naturalist In La Plata • W.H. Hudson • NATURAL HISTORY • A loving, leisurely natural history of Hudson's adopted homeland. (ARG24, $8.95)
	Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica • Martin D. la Pena • Maurice Rumboll • FIELD GUIDE • With color plates, range maps and brief descriptions, this is a compact regional guide. (SAM12, $29.95)