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Far Away and Long Ago

by W.H. Hudson

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2006
• PAPER
• 338 PAGES

Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are rich with descriptions of the landscapes, birds and nature of Argentina. (SAM11, $34.95)

Tango: the Dance, the Song, the Story

by Simon Collier

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1997
• PAPER
• 208 PAGES

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)

Insight Guide Argentina

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

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)

Fodor's Rio de Janeiro 25 Best

by Fodor's Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES

This slim guide, with handy full-color maps, has everything you need to know for a short visit to the city, including recommended sightseeing, restaurants, hotels and shops. (BZL103, $12.99)

 

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Buenos Aires Map

by Borch Maps

• 2006
• MAP

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

Cataratas del Iguazu

by de Dios

• MAP

This foldup, laminated card shows seven maps of the falls, Puerto Iguazu, park and region. (ARG100, $5.95)

Rio de Janeiro Map

by National Geographic

• 2011
• MAP

With an index, inset maps and points of interest. (BZL25, $7.95)

Insight Guide Brazil

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

A profusely illustrated overview of the country, this guide features concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history, politics and culture. With hundreds of photos and maps. (BZL01, $22.99)

Lonely Planet Buenos Aires

by Lonely Planet

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

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)

Say It in Portuguese, Brazilian Usage

by Alexander Prista | Francisco Da Costa

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 1985
• PAPER
• 118 PAGES

A handy, palm-size phrasebook for travelers with 1,100 useful words and expressions. It provides the English phrase, Portuguese equivalent and transliteration. (BZL37, $4.95)

The Authentic Bars, Cafes and Restaurants of Buenos Aires

by Gabriela Kogan

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 144 PAGES

Kogan's great tips on where to eat, drink and dance the tango all night, including a map and a glossary of Argentine food. (ARG84, $14.95)

The Vineyard at the End of the World

by Ian Mount

• FOOD
• 2013
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

Mount traces how the humble Malbec grape, ignored in its native France, helped transform Argentina into one of the world's premier winemaking destinations in this tale of the making of wine, personalities, grapes and travel. (ARG127, $15.95)

Vino Argentino, An Insider's Guide to the Wines and Wine Country of Argentina

by Laura Catena

• FOOD
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 239 PAGES

This detailed, lushly illustrated guidebook to Argentina's wine region includes recipes, travel information, historical anecdotes, photographs, conversations with winemakers and a useful wine glossary. (ARG117, $27.50)

Bossa Nova, The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World

by Ruy Castro

• HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 372 PAGES

Journalist Ruy Castro interviewed everyone who had anything to do with Boss Nova for this animated history, capturing not only the personalities of pioneers like Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto but also the spirit of Rio de Janeiro in the 1960s. (BZL47, $17.95)

Buenos Aires, A Cultural History

by Jason Wilson | Alberto Manguel

• HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 249 PAGES

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)

Estancias: The Great Houses and Ranches of Argentina

by Maria Saenz Quesada | Xavier Verstraeten

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1992
• HARD COVER
• 200 PAGES

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)

Evita, The Real Life of Eva Peron

by Nicholas Fraser

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1996
• PAPER
• 222 PAGES

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)

Samba

by Alma Guillermoprieto

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1991
• PAPER
• 244 PAGES

A memorable account of life and music on the coast of Brazil by the talented and wide-ranging Guillermoprieto. A dancer herself, she lived for a year in Manguiera, a favela near Rio known for its samba school. Nominated for a National Book Award. (BZL38, $16.00)

Night Flight

by Antoine de Saint Exupery

• LITERATURE
• 1986
• PAPER
• 87 PAGES

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)

The House of the Spirits

by Isabel Allende | Magda Bogin

• LITERATURE
• 1993
• PAPER
• 433 PAGES

A remarkably imagined tale of four generations, much in the spirit of Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, centered on a land-owning tyrant, and his wife, daughter and grandchild. I (CHI02, $16.00)

Tropical Nature

by Adrian Forsyth | Ken Miyata

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1984
• PAPER
• 248 PAGES
• FAVORITE

A 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. (GPS13, $16.00)

Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica

by Martin D. la Pena | Maurice Rumboll

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

With color plates, range maps and brief descriptions, this is a compact regional guide. (SAM12, $29.95)

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