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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $69, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXBZL71)		  
In Trouble Again  •  Redmond O'Hanlon
EXPLORATION •  1990 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES • FAVORITE
O'Hanlon starts this impossibly witty account of a four-month journey into the Venezuelan Amazon with a litany of the insects, protozoa, snakes and predators that can do you harm. A comic masterpiece, the book is also noteworthy for its excellent descriptions of the wildlife, environment and peoples of the Amazon. Imagine a PBS documentary hosted by the Monty Python troupe. (AMZ04, $13.95)		   In Trouble Again
Tropical Nature  •  Adrian Forsyth  •  Ken Miyata
NATURAL HISTORY •  1984 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES • FAVORITE
A lively, 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. With a lengthy appendix of practical advice for the tropical traveler. (GPS13, $16.00)		   Tropical Nature
Brazil: Amazon & Pantanal, Travellers' Wildlife Guides  •  Les Beletsky  •  David Pearson
FIELD GUIDE •  2010 •  PAPER  • 491 PAGES
A comprehensive guide and handbook to the flora, fauna and habitats of Brazil, with a focus on the Amazon and Pantanal. An Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide, the book features color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects. The 100 color plates feature 90 species of amphibians and reptiles, 310 birds, 70 mammals, 30 insects and 50 common trees and plants. Second Edition. (BZL30, $29.95)		   Brazil: Amazon & Pantanal, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
Amazon Map  •  Nelles
2009 •  MAP
With inset maps of Belem, Manaus and Iquitos, this colorful double-sided map (1:2.5 million) shows both detail and the expanse of the great river basin from the Andes to the Atlantic. Two Sides. 20x31 inches. (AMZ05, $13.95)		   Amazon Map



Also Recommended

Brazil Map  •  Borch Maps    •  A handy folded, laminated map. (BZL17, $11.95)
 		  
Insight Guide Brazil  •  Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
 		  
Fordlandia, The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City  •  Greg Grandin   • HISTORY  •  Grandin captures the spirit of WWI-era America, the remarkable industrialist Ford (richest man in the world at the time) -- and all the folly and hubris of recreating small town America in the Brazilian Amazon -- in this riveting history of a rubber plantation gone awry. (AMZ118, $16.00)
 		  
The Brazilians  •  Joseph Page   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A clear, comprehensive and compelling introduction to Brazil, covering politics, history, economics, ecology, conservation and culture. (AMZ16, $22.95)
 		  
The Burning Season:The Murder of Chico Mendes and the Fight for the Amazon Rain Forest  •  Andrew Revkin   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A riveting non-fiction murder mystery: the story of Chico Mendes, a rubber industry union organizer killed in the Brazilian Amazon River town of Xapuri in 1988. (AMZ08, $30.00)
 		  
The Enchanted Amazon Rain Forest, Stories from a Vanishing World  •  Nigel J.H. Smith   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A wonderfully presented collection of observations from the Amazon, this is a good introduction to the people, culture and geography of the rain forest. (AMZ26, $29.95)
 		  
Tree of Rivers, The Story of the Amazon  •  John Hemming   • HISTORY  •  Hemming captures the ambition, greed and awe of naturalists, explorers and missionaries -- and their devastating impact on native peoples -- in this absorbing human history. (AMZ114, $24.95)
 		  
Tristes Tropiques  •  Claude Levi-Strauss  •  John Weightman  •  Doreen Weightman   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  The classic, insightful account of the peoples of the Amazon by the inventor of structural anthropology. A demanding read, yet humorous and worthwhile. (AMZ14, $20.00)
 		  
Brazilian Adventure  •  Peter Fleming   • EXPLORATION  •  A classic and very entertaining account of a 3,000-mile quest through the Amazon in search of a missing English colonel, first published in 1933. (AMZ55, $16.95)
 		  
Exploration Fawcett  •  Col. Percy Fawcett   • EXPLORATION  •  Colonel Fawcett's classic account of exploring the Matto Grosso, as complied by his son. Fawcett disappeared on an expedition in 1925. (AMZ81, $15.95)
 		  
Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon  •  William Herndon  •  Gary Kinder   • EXPLORATION  •  An original account of 19th-century exploration of the Amazon by Captain Herndon, who traveled from Lima to the Pacific coast of Brazil. (AMZ67, $14.00)
 		  
Explorers of the Amazon  •  Anthony Smith   • EXPLORATION  •  In this well told overview of the region, Anthony Smith presents a history of exploration of the Amazon, scientific and otherwise. (AMZ31, $37.50)
 		  
Running the Amazon  •  Joe Kane   • EXPLORATION  •  A best-selling account of a 4,000-mile expedition from the high Andes to the Atlantic by foot, raft and kayak -- an expedition only four of the ten participants finished. (AMZ13, $14.95)
 		  
The Naturalist on the River Amazons  •  Henry Walter Bates   • EXPLORATION  •  A spell-binding early account of the river and its environs, first published in 1863. This classic chronicle of Bates's scientific adventures, part natural history and part travelogue, has inspired generations of tropical biologists. (AMZ07, $17.95)
 		  
The Sea and the Jungle  •  H.M. Tomlinson   • EXPLORATION  •  First published in 1912, this is a thoroughly unromanticized, absorbing account of a 2,000-mile journey by steamship deep into the Amazon. Understated and often hilarious. (AMZ10, $18.00)
 		  
The Unconquered, In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes  •  Scott Wallace   • EXPLORATION  •  Wallace shows plight of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon in this travelogue and portrait of Sydney Possuelo, founder of Brazil's Department of Isolated Indians (AMZ132, $30.00)
 		  
One River, Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon  •  Wade Davis   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A spellbinding, sprawling tale of explorers, botanical secrets, and larger-than-life personalities in northwest South America. (AMZ22, $18.00)
 		  
Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice  •  Mark Plotkin   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  In this marvelous book, Plotkin recounts his work documenting the use of medicinal plants among remote tribes in the Northwest Amazon of Suriname, Venezuela, Guyana and French Guiana. A portrait of people and their environment, a tale of adventure and, most of all, a moving example of science in the service of preservation. (AMZ15, $16.00)
 		  
Travelers' Tales Brazil  •  Annette Haddad   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A collection of stories, articles and excerpts on Brazil -- an excellent introduction to the people, culture and traditions of the country as seen through the eyes of modern writers. (BZL06, $18.95)
 		  
State of Wonder, A Novel  •  Ann Patchett   • LITERATURE  •  Pharmacologist Marina Singh travels to the heart of the Amazon to investigate the reported death of her colleague, a field researcher for a top-secret fertility drug. (AMZ130, $19.99)
 		  
The Lost Steps  •  Alejo Carpentier  •  Harriet Onis   • LITERATURE  •  A hallucinatory novel of a young urban musicologist's journey to a fictional city in the Amazon basin. For those with an appreciation for demanding literature, this is a celebrated masterpiece. (AMZ18, $18.50)
 		  
A Neotropical Companion  •  John Kricher  •  Mark Plotkin   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  From plants and animals to birds and bugs, it's all here in this wonderfully written overview of the ecology, habitats, plants and animals of Central and South America. (GPS11, $35.00)
 		  
Amazon: Floods of Fortune  •  Michael Goulding   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A masterful survey of the people, culture, ecology and economy of the Amazon flood plain, a threatened yet slightly overlooked (compared with upland rain forests) wetland. (AMZ06, $30.00)
 		  
Birds of Tropical America  •  Steven Hilty   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Hilty serves up essays on how to find and better appreciate the dizzying variety of birds, their habits and habitats, diversity and distribution. (CAM39, $25.00)
 		  
In Amazonia, A Natural History  •  Hugh Raffles   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An intriguing look at the intertwined history of people and nature in the Amazon. Academic yet still artful, Raffles focuses on a small Brazilian riverine community and the transformation of their river over the last 50 years. (AMZ85, $33.95)
 		  
Margaret Mee's Amazon, Diaries of an Artist Explorer  •  Margaret Mee   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A handsome edition of the diaries, paintings and sketchbooks of Margaret Mee (1909-1988), an intrepid traveler and collector. With 250 stunning botanical and other illustrations. (AMZ86, $59.50)
 		  
The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon  •  Michael Goulding  •  Ronaldo Barthem  •  Efrem Ferreira   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This beautiful, profusely illustrated atlas of the river includes its major tributaries and 150 full-color maps. Goulding (Floods of Fortune) and Brazilian biologists Barthem and Ferreira provide the accompanying text. (AMZ82, $39.95)
 		  
A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela  •  Steven Hilty  •  Guy Tudor  •  J.A. Gwynne   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The classic South American bird guide, revised and expanded by Steve Hilty. A bit hefty for a field guide at just over 4 pounds, but still an essential reference to over 1,400 bird species. Travelers in the Brazilian Amazon will find it especially useful. (FG13, $65.00)
 		  
Amazon Insects - A Photo Guide  •  James L. Castner   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Spectacular, weird and commonly encountered bugs, butterflies, katydids, leafhoppers, ants, bees, spiders and other insects of the Amazon basin. Geared for the traveler, with 200 color photographs. (AMZ63, $20.00)
 		  
Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide  •  L.H. Emmons   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Compact enough to slip into your daypack, this field guide to the mammals of the New World tropics features 29 color plates of more than 200 species. (GPS12, $42.50)
 		  
 
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