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In Trouble Again

by Redmond O'Hanlon

• EXPLORATION
• 1990
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES
• FAVORITE

As funny as he is insightful, O'Hanlon starts his comic masterpiece of a journey between the Orinoco and the Amazon with a litany of the insects, protozoa, snakes and predators that can do you harm. (AMZ04, $13.95)

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)

Brazil: Amazon & Pantanal, Travellers' Wildlife Guides

by Les Beletsky | David Pearson

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 491 PAGES

A comprehensive handbook to the flora, fauna and habitats of Brazil. The 100 color plates feature 90 species of amphibians and reptiles, 310 birds, 70 mammals, 30 insects and 50 common trees and plants. (BZL30, $29.95)

Amazon Map

by Nelles

• 2009
• MAP

This double-sided map (1:2.5 million) shows both detail and the expanse of the great river basin from the Andes to the Atlantic. (AMZ05, $13.95)

 

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Brazil Map

by Borch Maps

• 2006
• MAP

A handy folded, laminated map. (BZL17, $11.95)

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)

Fordlandia, The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City

by Greg Grandin

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 432 PAGES

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

by Joseph Page

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1996
• PAPER
• 540 PAGES

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

by Andrew Revkin

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2004
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

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

by Nigel J.H. Smith

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1996
• HARD COVER
• 208 PAGES

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

by John Hemming

• HISTORY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

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

by Claude Levi-Strauss | John Weightman | Doreen Weightman

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2011
• PAPER
• 464 PAGES

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

by Peter Fleming

• EXPLORATION
• 1999
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

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

by Col. Percy Fawcett

• EXPLORATION
• 2010
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

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

by William Herndon | Gary Kinder

• EXPLORATION
• 2000
• PAPER
• 343 PAGES

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

by Anthony Smith

• EXPLORATION
• 1994
• PAPER
• 344 PAGES

In this well told overview of the region, Anthony Smith presents a history of exploration of the Amazon, scientific and otherwise. (AMZ31, $37.50)

One River, Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon

by Wade Davis

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 537 PAGES

A spellbinding, sprawling tale of explorers, botanical secrets, and larger-than-life personalities in northwest South America. (AMZ22, $18.00)

Running the Amazon

by Joe Kane

• EXPLORATION
• 1990
• PAPER
• 278 PAGES

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)

Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice

by Mark Plotkin

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1994
• PAPER
• 328 PAGES
• 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)

The Naturalist on the River Amazons

by Henry Walter Bates

• EXPLORATION
• 2009
• PAPER
• 409 PAGES

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

by H.M. Tomlinson

• EXPLORATION
• 1995
• PAPER
• 258 PAGES

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

by Scott Wallace

• EXPLORATION
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 512 PAGES

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)

Travelers' Tales Brazil

by Annette Haddad

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

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

by Ann Patchett

• LITERATURE
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 368 PAGES

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, $26.99)

The Lost Steps

by Alejo Carpentier | Harriet Onis

• LITERATURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 278 PAGES

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

by John Kricher | Mark Plotkin

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 536 PAGES

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

by Michael Goulding

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 184 PAGES

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

by Steven Hilty

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 312 PAGES

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

by Hugh Raffles

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 302 PAGES

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

by Margaret Mee

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2004
• HARD COVER
• 300 PAGES

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

by Michael Goulding | Ronaldo Barthem | Efrem Ferreira

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2003
• HARD COVER
• 254 PAGES

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

by Steven Hilty | Guy Tudor | J.A. Gwynne

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 929 PAGES

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

by James L. Castner

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 160 PAGES

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

by L.H. Emmons

• FIELD GUIDE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 298 PAGES

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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