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SOUTH AMERICA
Uruguay
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 3 items are available
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U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXSAM261) |
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Bradt Guide Uruguay
• Tim Burford
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
Burford covers the history, wildlife, culture and attractions of Uruguay with aplomb, including sections on colonial Montevideo, Colonia (a World Heritage Site and popular day trip from Buenos Aires), Punta del Este and the beach resorts, the many estancias and the wildlife refuges at Cabo Polonio and Santa Teresa.
(SAM151, $25.99) |
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The Purple Land
• W.H. Hudson
LITERATURE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 304 PAGES
Hudson's first novel starring, not coincidentally, a young Englishman at large in South America. The story of romance and adventure unfolds against the backdrop of political unrest in 19th-century Uruguay. Originally published in 1885, this facsimile of the 1904 Three Sirens Press edition includes Keith Henderson's original 30 woodcuts of Uruguayan scenes. Ilan Stavans provides the introduction. Among the many pleasure of this delightfully comic novel is its depiction of the region and its people. Born in Buenos Ares, Hudson wrote a string of novels and memoirs set in South America, most famously, Far Away and Long Ago and Green Mansions.
(SAM58, $22.95) |
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Uruguay Map
• ITMB
2004 •
MAP
A folded, colorful map of Uruguay at a scale of 1:800,000. One Side. 35x27 inches.
(SAM62, $12.95) |
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At a scale of 1:15,000, Montevideo is presented in this folded, colorful map.
(SAM63, $8.95)
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Northern Argentina and Uruguay Map
• Nelles
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A detailed map of northern Argentina (including Uruguay) with good topographic relief.
(ARG36, $13.95)
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Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish
• Joseph Keenan
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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Idioms, common mistakes in word usage, and other helpful advice on tackling spoken Spanish. You'll need some foundation to take full advantage of this book -- but even a complete novice will appreciate the author's playful sense of humor.
(CAM06, $19.95)
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Insight Guide South America
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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This profusely illustrated, comprehensive guide features hundreds of color photographs, excellent maps and insightful essays on history, art, architecture and attractions.
(SAM24, $24.99)
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Lonely Planet Latin American Spanish Phrasebook
• Lonely Planet Publications
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A handy Spanish phrasebook, with a short two-way dictionary.
(SAM127, $8.99)
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Forgotten Continent
• Michael Reid
• HISTORY
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Economist editor Reid draws on his years in the cities, presidential palaces and shantytowns of Central and South America in this portrait of a region rich in oil, farmland and culture, and its prospects in the face of globalization.
(SAM123, $24.00)
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Modern Latin America
• Thomas E. Skidmore
• Peter Smith
• HISTORY
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A succinct history of 20th-century Latin America that examines the politics, economy and people of Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Cuba, Central America and the Caribbean.
(SAM23, $67.95)
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
• Eduardo Galeano
• Cedric Belfrage
• HISTORY
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The most wrenchingly beautiful history of plunder and exploitation in Latin America ever written. President Obama has a copy, compliments of Hugo Chavez.
(AND26, $18.00)
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Voyage of the Beagle
• Charles Darwin
• EXPLORATION
• FAVORITE
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The wide-eyed tale of a young man on a five-year voyage that changed his life -- and our way of thinking about the world. First published in 1839, it's still a marvelous introduction to the wildlife, nature and allure of South America.
(GPS02, $12.95)
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Alive, The Story of the Andes Survivors
• Piers Paul Read
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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The gripping tale of survival against all odds: a plane crashes in the Andes, all passengers presumed dead. Read tells the story of terrible hardship, bravery and horror with admirable restraint.
(AND38, $7.99)
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Darwin Slept Here: Discovery, Adventure, and Swimming Iguanas in Charles Darwin's South America
• Eric Simons
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Simons captures the exuberance and wide-eyed wonder of Darwin's adventures in South America in this refreshingly irreverent account.
(SAF233, $14.95)
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Far Away and Long Ago
• W.H. Hudson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are rich with descriptions of the landscapes, birds and nature of Argentina.
(SAM11, $34.95)
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The Gaucho Martin Fierro
• Jose Hernandez
• Alberto Carlos
• Frank G. Carrino
• LITERATURE
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The classic 19th century epic poem about a savage way of life in the pampas of Argentina.
(ARG17, $12.95)
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The Invisible Mountain
• Carolina De Robertis
• LITERATURE
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Set in the 20th century, this moving novel about love for family and country is embedded with history. From Montevideo to Peron's rule in Argentina, to the revolutionaries of Uruguay, this novel is about survival in times of hardship, and about the bond between a mother and daughter.
(SAM143, $15.95)
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The Tree of Red Stars
• Tessa Bridal
• LITERATURE
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A beautifully written first novel, this is the story of coming of age in Montevideo during the 1970s. Wonderfully told, the novel deftly combines the personal and political.
(SAM09, $13.95)
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Through the Eyes of the Condor, An Aerial Vision of Latin America
• Robert B. Haas
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This collection of stunning, oversized photographs, taken from above, shows the jungles and favellas, the reefs and ruins, wildlife and diverse landscapes of Latin America.
(SAM122, $50.00)
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Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica
• Martin D. la Pena
• Maurice Rumboll
• FIELD GUIDE
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With color plates, range maps and brief descriptions, this is a compact regional guide.
(SAM12, $29.95)
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