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Insight Guide Argentina •   Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 385 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, $23.95)

Far Away and Long Ago •  W.H. Hudson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 338 PAGES
Originally 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)

In Patagonia •  Bruce Chatwin
TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1989 • PAPER • 204 PAGES • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE
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)

Argentina Map •   Auto Mapa
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A shaded relief map at a scale of 1:2,500,000, this map includes insets of 20 Argentinian cities. Imported from Argentina. (ARG12, $12.95)

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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)

Lake District, Araucania: Argentina & Chile •   Zagier & Urruty Maps • A full color traveler's map of mid-section of Chile and Argentina with a focus on the popular region from Bariloche across to Puerto Montt. At a scale of 1:400,000 with roads, relief and attractions. (PAT59, $14.95)

Bradt Guide Argentina •  Erin McCloskey • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide in the popular Bradt series. (ARG67, $24.95)

Culture Smart! Argentina •  Robert Hamwee • GUIDEBOOK • A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (ARG63, $9.95)

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 • COMING IN JANUARY • 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, $15.95)

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 History of Argentina •  Daniel K. Lewis • HISTORY • This brief, scholarly history of Argentina from pre-Columbian times to 2001 focuses closely on the events of the last three decades of the 20th century, including and the legacy of Peron. (ARG86, $18.95)

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, $25.95)

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, $14.95)

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, $24.95)

The Old Patagonian Express •  Paul Theroux • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Combining history, anecdote and acutely observed detail on people and place, Theroux begins his journey on a Boston subway car and works his way south via rail, plane and truck to the Patagonian railroad in this enthralling narrative. (PAT08, $15.95)

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, 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, $14.00)

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, $13.95)

Night Flight •  Antoine de Saint Exupery • LITERATURE • 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)

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, $15.00)

The Buenos Aires Quintet •  Manuel V�zquez Montalban • 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 Gaucho Martin Fierro •  Jose Hernandez •  Alberto Carlos •  Frank G. Carrino • LITERATURE • The classic 19th century epic poem about a savage way of life in the pampas of Argentina. (ARG17, $12.95)

The Honorary Consul •  Graham Greene • LITERATURE • Greene swirls passion, ruin, politics and absurd hope in this tale, he called it his favorite, of a bungled kidnapping in Corrientes, a dusty Provincial city on the border with Paraguay. Not even a real diplomat, the whiskey-drinking, broken down Charley Fortnum, a yerba farmer, is one of Greene's great creations. (ARG85, $15.00)

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 • A compact regional guide with color plates, range maps and brief descriptions. (SAM12, $29.95)

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	Insight Guide Argentina • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 385 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, $23.95)
	Far Away and Long Ago • W.H. Hudson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 338 PAGES Originally 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)
	In Patagonia • Bruce Chatwin TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1989 • PAPER • 204 PAGES • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE 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)
	Argentina Map • Auto Mapa MAP A shaded relief map at a scale of 1:2,500,000, this map includes insets of 20 Argentinian cities. Imported from Argentina. (ARG12, $12.95)

	Buenos Aires Map • Borch Maps • A laminated street map of Buenos Aires and surroundings at a scale of 1:15,000. (ARG38, $8.95)
	Lake District, Araucania: Argentina & Chile • Zagier & Urruty Maps • A full color traveler's map of mid-section of Chile and Argentina with a focus on the popular region from Bariloche across to Puerto Montt. At a scale of 1:400,000 with roads, relief and attractions. (PAT59, $14.95)
	Bradt Guide Argentina • Erin McCloskey • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive guide in the popular Bradt series. (ARG67, $24.95)
	Culture Smart! Argentina • Robert Hamwee • GUIDEBOOK • A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (ARG63, $9.95)
	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 • COMING IN JANUARY • 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, $15.95)
	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 History of Argentina • Daniel K. Lewis • HISTORY • This brief, scholarly history of Argentina from pre-Columbian times to 2001 focuses closely on the events of the last three decades of the 20th century, including and the legacy of Peron. (ARG86, $18.95)
	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, $25.95)
	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, $14.95)
	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, $24.95)
	The Old Patagonian Express • Paul Theroux • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Combining history, anecdote and acutely observed detail on people and place, Theroux begins his journey on a Boston subway car and works his way south via rail, plane and truck to the Patagonian railroad in this enthralling narrative. (PAT08, $15.95)
	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, 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, $14.00)
	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, $13.95)
	Night Flight • Antoine de Saint Exupery • LITERATURE • 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)
	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, $15.00)
	The Buenos Aires Quintet • Manuel V�zquez Montalban • 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 Gaucho Martin Fierro • Jose Hernandez • Alberto Carlos • Frank G. Carrino • LITERATURE • The classic 19th century epic poem about a savage way of life in the pampas of Argentina. (ARG17, $12.95)
	The Honorary Consul • Graham Greene • LITERATURE • Greene swirls passion, ruin, politics and absurd hope in this tale, he called it his favorite, of a bungled kidnapping in Corrientes, a dusty Provincial city on the border with Paraguay. Not even a real diplomat, the whiskey-drinking, broken down Charley Fortnum, a yerba farmer, is one of Greene's great creations. (ARG85, $15.00)
	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 • A compact regional guide with color plates, range maps and brief descriptions. (SAM12, $29.95)