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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)

Tropical Nature

by Adrian Forsyth | Ken Miyata

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1984
• PAPER
• 248 PAGES
• BEST SELLER
• 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 Map

by Borch Maps

• 2006
• MAP

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

 

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Say It in Portuguese, Brazilian Usage

by Alexander Prista | Francisco Da Costa

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 1985
• PAPER
• 118 PAGES

A handy, palm-size phrasebook for travelers with 1,100 useful words and expressions. It provides the English phrase, Portuguese equivalent and transliteration. (BZL37, $4.95)

Brazil, The Once and Future Country

by Marshall C. Eakin

• HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 301 PAGES

In this highly recommended overview of Brazil, Eakin takes a broad perspective, writing about the culture, history, religions, society and economics of the country. (BZL05, $22.00)

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)

A Death in Brazil

by Peter Robb

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 329 PAGES

Peter Robb (Midnight in Sicily) flourishes his mastery of the complexities of Brazilian travel, politics, culture and history. This book is impressive for its prose, insight and the author's sheer bravura. (BZL43, $18.00)

A Land of Ghosts, The Braided Lives of People and the Forest in Far Western Amazonia

by David Campbell

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 260 PAGES

Campbell writes with flair and insight of the people, history and ecological discoveries in the far western reaches of the Amazon Basin, a place where he has focused much of his work. (AMZ90, $18.95)

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)

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)

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)

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 Mapmaker's Wife

by Robert Whitaker

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 353 PAGES

Colonial politics, the travails of the cartographer, and good old-fashioned murder all add intrigue to this absorbing tale of 18th-century European exploration of the Amazon -- and one woman's quest to find her husband deep in the jungle. (AMZ97, $13.00)

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)

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

by Jorge Amado

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 576 PAGES

The best known novel by Brazil's much loved author. Amado spins a satiric tale of a young cooking teacher in Salvador, Bahia, who is haunted by her first husband, a philandering ne'er do well who dropped dead at carnival. (BZL35, $15.95)

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)

Photo Pantanal

by Tom Ulrich

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 112 PAGES

A well-illustrated overview of the nature, habitats and history of the Pantanal by a wildlife photographer, trip leader and enthusiast. With 240 color photographs. (BZL41, $25.00)

Requiem for Nature

by John Terborgh

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 248 PAGES
• FAVORITE

A passionate and thoughtful plea for conservation of the rain forest from a noted biologist. (FST07, $29.50)

The Pantanal: Understanding and Preserving the World's Largest Wetland

by Frederick A. Swarts

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 301 PAGES

The proceedings of an international conference on conservation in the Pantanal. The 29 scholarly papers include presentations on the region's geology, economic development and outlook for the future. With tables, maps, charts, mostly black-and-white photo-graphs. (BZL23, $19.95)

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)

Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica

by Martin D. la Pena | Maurice Rumboll

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

With color plates, range maps and brief descriptions, this is a compact regional guide. (SAM12, $29.95)

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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