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Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro  •  Regis St. Louis
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES
In its hallmark style, this practical guide to the Brazilian city by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With color photographs, excellent travel information and a pullout map. (BZL19, $19.99)		   Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro
Lonely Planet Buenos Aires  •  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)		   Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
Samba  •  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 staff writer at the New Yorker and award-winning journalist. 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)		   Samba
Buenos Aires, A Cultural History  •  Jason Wilson  •  Alberto Manguel
HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 249 PAGES
An exhilarating, erudite guide to Buenos Aires as it has been portrayed by writers, poets and thinkers. Divided geographically, it is a cultural history of the city, its people and character. Wilson quotes writers, internationally famous and locally known, who conjure the geography and mood of the city from its buses and historic rattletrap subway to the cafes, tango, food and smells, and architecture. There's hardly a street corner, building or park that doesn't have literary associations brought forth in this guide. (ARG21, $15.00)		   Buenos Aires, A Cultural History
Travels in a Thin Country, A Journey through Chile  •  Sara Wheeler
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES
An inspired writer, British author Sarah Wheeler deploys her wit, intelligence and powerful investigative skills on the Republic of Chile, where she traveled in 1991. Excellent reading. (CHI06, $15.00)		   Travels in a Thin Country, A Journey through Chile
South America Map  •  ITMB
2010 •  MAP
A colorful topographic map of the continent at a scale of 1:4,000,000. Two Sides. 39 X 53 inches. (SAM13, $13.95)		   South America Map



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