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Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish
• Joseph Keenan
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
1994 •
PAPER
• 215 PAGES
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 and willingness to humiliate himself in order to master the language. It will encourage you to do the same. Beware, he includes a lengthy list of obscene words as well as horrendous examples of English words adopted in Spanish.
(CAM06, $19.95) |
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Costa Rica, An Ecotraveller's Guide
• Hannah Robinson
GUIDEBOOK •
2006 •
PAPER
• 298 PAGES
A compact, well-illustrated guide to parks, wildlife reserves and outdoor activities throughout Costa Rica, organized geographically. Featuring dozens of local maps, suggested walks and activities, and an overview of wildlife.
(CRC46, $23.95) |
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Costa Rican Natural History
• Daniel Janzen
NATURAL HISTORY •
1983 •
PAPER
• 832 PAGES
A thorough, prize-winning source reader on all aspects of the natural history of Costa Rica as edited by the iconoclast ecologist Daniel Janzen. This hefty book contains review articles by 174 contributors on birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, geology, climate, ecology and vegetation. It's illustrated, remarkably well written -- and rewarding for the serious general reader. While its audience is tropical ecologists working in Costa Rica, many of the plants and animals described exist throughout Central America. The format of the book invites selective reading on areas of particular interest. The species-by-species accounts are especially recommended.
(CAM05, $57.50) |
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Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica
• Carrol Henderson
• Alexander Skutch
FIELD GUIDE •
2002 •
PAPER
• 560 PAGES
A comprehensive photographic guide to 300 commonly encountered and unusual species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies and moths, and other invertebrates. With a good overview of the geographic setting and natural history of the region, literature cited, descriptions and detailed distribution maps for each species, 345 color and 75 black-and-white photographs and 273 maps. Henderson, a wildlife biologist, is a popular tour leader in Costa Rica. An excellent (if hefty) resource for the traveler.
(CRC27, $39.95) |
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A Neotropical Companion
• John Kricher
• Mark Plotkin
NATURAL HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 536 PAGES
A tropical primer aimed at the motivated general reader. It's a systematic overview of the ecology, habitats, animals, plants and ecosystems of Central and South America. For those not put off by Latin names and concepts like Batesian mimicry, this handbook is a great introduction to the region.
(GPS11, $35.00) |
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The New Key to Costa Rica
• Beatrice Blake
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 560 PAGES
A comprehensive, frequently revised guide to Costa Rica with excellent information on hotels, restaurants and excursions throughout the country. Welcome attention is paid to regard for the environment and local community. The best overall guide to Costa Rica for the nature-oriented independent traveler. Co-author Beatrice Blake also publishes keytocostarica.com. 18th Edition!
(CAM36, $19.95) |
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica
• Susan Fogdon
• Michael Fogdon
FIELD GUIDE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
A handy pocket field guide to 250 common birds of Costa Rica. Arranged systematically, the book features full-color photographs, identification and habitat notes, and range maps. One of a series.
(CRC42, $15.95) |
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Portrait of the Panama Canal, from Construction to the Twenty-First Century
• William Friar
HISTORY •
2003 •
PAPER
• 80 PAGES
A photo-essay with contemporary and archival photographs of the Panama Canal, as well as a short history, featuring 60 color and 10 archival images.
(CAM54, $17.95) |
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Travelers' Tales Central America
• Larry Habegger
• Natanya Pearlman
ANTHOLOGY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 277 PAGES
A well-edited collection of eyewitness reports by journalists, travelers and writers including Joan Didion, P.J. O'Rourke and Paul Theroux. Organized thematically with contributions set in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
(CAM96, $17.95) |
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Trees of Panama and Costa Rica
• Richard Condit
FIELD GUIDE •
2010 •
PAPER
• 464 PAGES
The first guide to cover the trees of Panama and Costa Rica, this comprehensive resource features nearly 500 tropical tree species, 428 color photos, 481 color distribution maps and descriptions of key characteristics.
(CAM143, $45.00) |
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