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Aconcagua Climbing and Trekking Map • Sacha Wettstein • Sandra Greulich 2006 • MAP This topographic and thematic climbing map at a scale of 1:40,000 includes a city map of Mendoza, village map of Puente del Inca, trekking map, description of climbing routes, climatic diagram, vegetation profile and GPS information. Two Sides. 19x31 inches. (ARG99, $25.00)
Aconcagua Map • Cordee 2002 • MAP This excellent folded map, based on four Argentine military survey sheets, was updated in 2002 by Servei General d'Informació de Muntanya. At a scale of 1:50,000, the map features contour lines at 500-meter intervals, the heights of peaks, along with the location of huts, roads, routes, glaciers and ridges. (AND41, $13.95)
Aconcagua Map, Trekking & Mountaineering • Zagier & Urruty Maps 2006 • MAP A double-sided topgraphic map and guide to the mountain and the Aconcagua Provincial Park at a scale of 1:50,000 with 50-meter contour lines, trails and shelters. Folds down to 9.8 x 5.4 inches. One Side. 27.5X39 inches. (ARG95, $14.95)
Aconcagua, A Climbing Guide • R.J. Secor • Uma Kukathas • Crystal Thomas • Ralph Hopkins GUIDEBOOK • 1999 • PAPER • 144 PAGES A guide to South America's tallest mountain, highlighting 27 different routes to the summit. Aside from the trail descriptions, the authors provide background on the history and ecology of the mountain, tips on preparation and equipment, and all the essential information on local weather, accommodations and attractions. 2nd edition. (AND40, $18.95)
Aconcagua, Summit of South America • Harry Kikstra GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 96 PAGES A practical guide for climbers with detailed descriptions of the Normal and Polish Traverse routes, color illustrations and maps. Written, edited and designed by climbers for climbers, these books tell the truth about what it's really like on the mountain, with step-by-step detail on each route.. (ARG54, $14.95)
Aconcagua, Summit of the Americas • Ed Darack GUIDEBOOK • 2002 • MAP These four black-and-white maps for climbers and trekkers, all packaged in a vinyl pouch, portray the peak and surroundings at various scales, including a map of the climbing routes at 1:46,500, a map of the summit at 1:23,250, and satellite photo-image of the region. Created by Ed Darack, a climber and author. One Side. 20x13 inches. (AND42, $15.00)
Argentina • Isabella Brega CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2007 • HARD COVER • 128 PAGES An introduction to culture and natural history of Argentina through hundreds of color photographs. (ARG70, $9.95)
Argentina Cooks!, Treasured Recipes from the Nine Regions of Argentina • Shirley Lomax Brooks FOOD • 2003 • HARD COVER • 320 PAGES This collection of 190 recipes includes a section on the wines of Argentina, enriched by the author's commentary on Argentina's culture and traditions. (ARG74, $24.95)
Argentina Map • Borch Maps 2006 • MAP A handy laminated road map of Argentina in full color at a scale of 1:3,800,000, with supplementary maps of the larger cities. Two Sides. 39X20 inches. (ARG68, $10.95)
The Argentina Reader, History, Culture, Politics • Graciela Montaldo • Gabriela Nouzeilles ANTHOLOGY • 2003 • PAPER • 580 PAGES A lively, literate sourcebook with selections ranging from historical accounts to newspaper articles, essays, poems and comic strips. Includes photographs of art and architecture, maps and classic and contemporary texts, most of them by Argentineans. (ARG114, $27.95)
Argentina, 1516-1987: From Spanish Colonization to Alfonsin • David Rock HISTORY • 1989 • PAPER • 511 PAGES The author covers the complex history of Argentina since colonization with balance and insight. The book is a highly readable, comprehensive history that does much to explain why a country with such potential went from a major world power to the "third world" in just a few decades. Illuminating. (ARG07, $31.95)
Argentina, A City and a Nation • James R. Scobie HISTORY • 1971 • PAPER • 323 PAGES This classic work, originally published in 1964, provides an excellent historical background for understanding the economic and social development of contemporary Argentina. (ARG98, $45.95)
Ariel • Carlos Fuentes • Jose Enrique Rodo HISTORY • 1988 • PAPER • 156 PAGES Written in 1900, this is Latin America's influential essay on culture, democracy and aesthetics. Whatever one think of the author's blind faith in the march of progress, Carlos Fuentes is right in calling this "an essential book in the protracted Latin American search for identity." (ARG16, $18.95)
The Authentic Bars, Cafes and Restaurants of Buenos Aires • Gabriela Kogan GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 144 PAGES Kogan's great tips on where to eat, drink and dance the tango all night. Some of these cafes are historically significant, others just unique. She includes a map and a glossary of Argentine food. (ARG84, $14.95)
Birds of Chile • Alvaro Jaramillo FIELD GUIDE • 2003 • PAPER • 240 PAGES A compact, comprehensive guide to 473 species in the Princeton Field Guide series with illustrations by David Beadle and Peter Burke, detailed range maps and condensed descriptive information, integrated on facing pages for easy reference in the field. It includes the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Jaramillo, a biologist born in Chile and raised in Toronto, leads birding trips throughout the Americas. A lifelong birder, he and Burke previously collaborated on a guide to the blackbirds of the Americas. (CHI50, $29.95)
Blow-Up and Other Stories • Julio Cortazar LITERATURE • 1985 • PAPER • 277 PAGES In one of these short stories a man encounters his younger self on a Paris bus, follows him home and befriends him--not a child who reminds him of himself, mind you, but one who is reenacting his own childhood with complete precision. In another story a man reading a mystery gradually realizes that he himself is the victim in the story. There are also existential encounters with expressionless, reptilian creatures at the zoo. Cortazar is one of the great masters of Latin American short fiction, in every sense a peer of Borges and García Marquez. (ARG20, $15.00)
Bradt Guide Argentina • Erin McCloskey GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 448 PAGES A comprehensive guide in the popular series, with extensive practical details for travel, sightseeing and ex-cursions (ARG67, $27.99)
Buenos Aires Map • Auto Mapa MAP Published in Argentina, this is an excellent map of that country's capital at the superb scale of 1:30,000. One Side. 25.5x39 inches. (ARG05, $14.95)
Buenos Aires Map Guide • de Dios MAP This double-sided laminated map, produced in Buenos Aires in English, includes attractions, museums, walking tours, restaurants and shopping. With six suggested walking tours, a subway map and suggestions for essential things to do in a weekend. Two Sides. 18x27 inches. (ARG49, $8.95)
Che's Route, Ernesto Guevara's Trip across South America • de Dios 2004 • MAP This double-sided laminated map and guide, produced in Buenos Aires in English, shows the route of young Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado's trip from Buenos Aires through Bolivia, Peru and the Amazon. It's an companion to Motorcycle Diaries. Two Sides. 26x18 inches. (ARG53, $8.95)
Chile, A Traveler's Literary Companion • Katherine Silver LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 256 PAGES This diverse collection of stories, organized geographically, includes the country's best-known writers, Ariel Dorfman and Pablo Neruda, as well as lesser-known luminaries. This sampling illustrates the diversity of contemporary Chile through the eyes of the country's current generation of writers. (CHI38, $14.95)
Cicerone Guide Aconcagua • Jim Ryan GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER This compact guide covers trekking and mountaineering on South America's tallest mountain, including the Valecitos and Tupungato ranges. (ARG83, $22.95)
Circle of Love Over Death, Testimonies of the Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo • Matilde Mellibovsky HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 250 PAGES Startling testimonies of mothers who lost their children to torture, death or "disappearance" during Argentina's "Dirty War." Mellibovsky had lost her own child (an activist) to the conflict, and unites the many grieving, but often hopeful voices in their goal to achieve social justice. During this black period, the ruiling military junta tortured and killed thousands of its own citizens they believed subversive to national security (ARG29, $14.95)
Collected Fictions • Andrew Hurley • Jorge Luis Borges LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 565 PAGES The first complete, annotated collection of short stories in English by the 20th-century master from his 1935 debut up to his last work, Shakespeare's Memory, in its first appearance in English. Newly translated and with an introduction by Andrew Hurkey. (ARG113, $21.00)
Conquistadors • Michael Wood HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 288 PAGES A lively, illustrated account of the Spanish conquest of the New World by the intrepid writer-filmmaker Michael Wood, who traveled in the footsteps of Hernan Cortes, Pizarro and others, often by horse, raft or other original means. It's an excellent introduction to the overwhelming impact of the Spanish in the Americas, wonderfully illustrated with maps, drawings and full color paintings. (SAM48, $27.95)
Cordoba Map • Automobile Club of Argentina MAP This highly recommended folded road map shows Cordoba province at a scale of 1:1,560,000, along with city plans of Cordoba, Alta Gracia, Carlos Paz, Cosquin, Rio Cuerto and Zona Cerrana. (ARG73, $10.95)
A Desert Calling, Life in a Forbidding Landscape • Michael Mares • Stephen Jay Gould BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • HARD COVER • 318 PAGES A lively memoir and account of field research -- and the search for desert mammals -- in remote Argentina, Iran and Egypt. Curator of mammals and director of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma, Mares has devoted decades of study to rodents, bats and other animals of Argentina with short forays to other deserts. With numerous photos and maps. (DES09, $29.95)
Evita • Alan Parker BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2003 • DVD A film adaptation of the hit musical that follows the life of Eva Peron, who began as a poor Argentine girl and became the president's wife. (ARG106, $14.99)
The Explorers of South America • Edward Goodman EXPLORATION • 1992 • PAPER • 408 PAGES A narrative history of exploration from Christopher Columbus to the 19th century, with journal excerpts, diaries and other writings of the explorers themselves. Goodman has marshaled his wide-ranging research and lifelong interest in exploration into a comprehensive, scholarly history. A reprint of the original 1972 edition, the tales have lost none of their luster. With maps, illustrations and extensive notes. (SAM10, $26.95)
Eyewitness Guide Argentina • Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 352 PAGES A compact illustrated travel guide featuring bright color photography, dozens of excellent maps, and a region-by-region synopsis of Argentina attractions. With a 50-page section on where to stay and eat (ARG82, $25.00)
Facundo: Or, Civilization and Barbarism • Domingo Faustino Sarmiento HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 320 PAGES This 19th Century essay uses the story of the reigning dictator Facundo and the bloody civil wars to set up an opposition between European "Civilization" and native "Barbarism." It's a chronicle of the various conflicts associated with Facundo and his generals' rise to power and a fascinating glimpse of a pervasive mindset. (ARG18, $16.00)
Fodor's Argentina • Laura Kidder GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 564 PAGES A practical guide in the popular series, with valuable information on accomodations, dining and sightseeing. (ARG78, $24.99)
Footprint Argentina Handbook • Christabelle Dilks GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 704 PAGES This compact guide is nicely divided between a general overview of Argentina and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do. By the venerable British publishers of the "South American Handbook," this guide is built for the road with sturdy covers and a sewn binding. (ARG35, $25.95)
Frommer's Argentina • Haas Mroue • Kristina Schreck • Michael Luongo GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 448 PAGES With chapters on the best of, planning your trip and a region-by-region survey of attractions, this practical guide features authoritative, opinionated reviews. (ARG58, $22.99)
Frommer's Buenos Aires • Michael Luongo GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Comprehensive and up-to-date this outstanding practical guide by Mike Luongo covers where to stay, where to eat and what to see in splendid detail. It's the best of the bunch for exploring this vibrant city. Luongo has written about Argentina for the New York Times, Chicago Tribune and Town & Country. (ARG57, $17.99)
The Gaucho Martin Fierro • Jose Hernandez • Alberto Carlos • Frank G. Carrino LITERATURE • 1982 • PAPER • 99 PAGES Martín Fierro is for Argentines what el Cid is for the Spanish, what Achilles is for the Greeks, Horatio Alger is for us. This is the country's most famous work of literature -- and stellar example from the long tradition of gaucho poetry. It depicts a savage world where the real bad guys are the forces of modernization that are destroying his way of life. (ARG17, $12.95)
Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier • Richard Slatta CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1992 • PAPER • 271 PAGES A thorough, lively study of the gaucho, including the history and culture of Argentina and Brazil's famous cowboys. (ARG06, $27.00)
Heading South, Looking North • Ariel Dorfman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Born in Buenos Aires in 1942, exiled to New York with his parents in 1945, shipped off to Chile in 1955 (where he attended an English school), a graduate of Berkeley, and member of Allende's socialist government who now teaches at Duke University, Dorfman has an astonishing family history and impeccable credentials as a leftist intellectual. This is the man who wrote "How to Read Donald Duck," Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic." In this exhilarating memoir, Dorman interweaves the wild story of his life before 1973 with an account of the coup that put the military dictator Pinochet into power. It's the powerful need to write that holds Dorfman together through all the dislocations, changes of language and identity. (CHI22, $16.00)
Idle Days in Patagonia • W.H. Hudson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2005 • PAPER • 155 PAGES A handsome reprint of Hudson's classic 1893 account of life, nature and adventure in southern South America. It's a beguiling tale, written long after the fact, combining history and nature, reflection, and incident. With paintings and drawings by Alfred Hartley and J. Smit. (PAT27, $22.00)
Imagining Argentina • Christopher Hampton LITERATURE • 2005 • DVD Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson star in this adaptation of Lawrence Thornton's powerful novel, set in Buenos Aires during the dark days of the military junta in late 1970s Argentina. Rated R (ARG103, $29.98)
The Invention of Argentina • Nicolas Shumway HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 352 PAGES An illuminating intellectual history of Argentina, this book brings the founding fathers of the republic to life, deftly portraying the revolution against Spain in 1810 and its immediate aftermath. The author, who teaches Spanish at Yale, argues that the basic conflict between those who sought a European future for the nation and the rough-and-ready "caudillos" explains a great deal about the state of the nation today. (ARG08, $29.95)
The Invisible Mountain • Carolina De Robertis LITERATURE • 2010 • PAPER • 384 PAGES 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)
Kiss of the Spider Woman • Manuel Puig LITERATURE • 1991 • PAPER • 281 PAGES The psychological story of a friendship between two Argentinean prisoners jailed for their subversive activity: Molina, a transgendered homosexual and Valentin, a socialist revolutionary. The intense exchange of dialogue and Molina's dramatizations of movie scenes in the prison cell build up to a passionate relationship and ironic ending. (ARG28, $15.00)
Lake District, Araucania: Argentina & Chile • Zagier & Urruty Maps 2002 • MAP A full color traveler's map of the mid-section of Chile and Argentina with a focus on the popular region from Bariloche across to Puerto Montt. At a scale of 1:400,000 with roads, relief and attractions. The map covers the towns and parks of northern Patagonia, including Los Arrayanes, Villarrica, Puyehue, Alerce, San Martin de los Andes, Osorno, and Temuco. One Side. 38x29 inches. (PAT59, $14.95)
Latin American Art • John F. Scott ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2000 • PAPER • 240 PAGES A popular survey for undergraduate art students, this general history of the arts in Latin America ranges from pre-history to the present. Includes illustrations, maps and a chronology. (SAM33, $29.95)
A Lexicon of Terror, Argentina and the Legacies of Torture • Marguerite Feitlowitz CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1999 • PAPER • 302 PAGES Harvard professor Feitlowitz interviewed Argentines from all sectors of society for this intensive study of the "Dirty War," which claimed 30,000 victims from 1976-1983. The cumulative impact of the testimony the people who were arrested, imprisoned or "gone missing" by the military is profound. A wordsmith by trade, the author looks at how activists, bystanders, victims and family members modified language to discuss the unimaginable horrors of this time. (ARG27, $19.95)
Liberators, Latin America's Struggle for Independence 1810-1830 • Robert Harvey HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 561 PAGES An epic history of colonial Latin America, focused on the heroism and derring-do of seven legendary men in the fight for independence from Spain, including the larger-than-life figures of Venezuela's Simon Bolivar, Argentine hero General Jose de San Martin, and Chile's Bernardo O'Higgins. Harvey, a contributor to the Economist, draws on an impressive range of original sources in constructing this engaging tale. (SAM35, $18.95)
Living in Argentina • Angelika Taschen CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2008 • HARD COVER • 200 PAGES Editor Angelika Taschen invites readers to pore over this selection of sumptuous photographs of houses, apartments, ranches, polo grounds and more, including the opulent Teatro Colon. (ARG91, $29.99)
Lonely Planet Argentina • Lonely Planet • Danny Palmerlee GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER In its hallmark style, this practical guide to Argentina by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accomodations and sightseeing. With color photographs and excellent travel information. (ARG11, $25.99)
Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring • Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 1148 PAGES A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America. With a brief general overview and country-by-country review in the Lonely Planet style of sites, attractions, and where to go and what to do. (SAM44, $34.99)
Los Glaciares National Park • Zagier & Urruty Maps 2004 • MAP A colorful map of Perito Moreno, El Calafate, Lago Argentino and other popular areas of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares at a scale of 1:230,000. With spot elevations, roads, towns and points of interest. Paintings of typical birds and mammals are scattered along the edges of the map. While the map would be more useful if it had been printed on sturdier paper with topography and, especially, a more detailed inset of popular trekking around El Calafate, it's not a bad souvenir and overview of the region. One Side. 39x27 inches. (PAT58, $14.95)
Magical Sites, Women Travelers in 19th Century Latin America • Marjorie Agosin TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1999 • PAPER • 256 PAGES A lively treasury of accounts written by women -- from French nuns to upper-crust Europeans -- who traveled across Latin America in the 19th century . Some of the journals were discovered in a convent library in Santiago by the editor, a Chilean-born poet, activist and scholar who lives and teaches in the US. (SAM29, $17.00)
Mammals of the Neotropics: The Southern Cone, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay • John F. Eisenberg • Kent H. Redford REFERENCE • 1992 • PAPER • 460 PAGES Organized taxonomically, this thorough volume of species accounts includes external measurements, physical descriptions, geographical distribution, and information on their habitats. (SAM14, $70.00)
Mendoza, Wine Route / Ruta del Vino • Julian De Dios GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • MAP • 1 PAGES Covers the province of Mendoza (1:800,000), a map of the wine trail (1:120,000) including Lujan de Cuyo, Godoy Cruz, Uco Valley, Tupungato, Tunuyan and San Rafael and wineries open to the public. Also includes city maps of Mendoza (1:240,000) and San Rafael (1:12,000). (ARG109, $6.95)
Moon Argentina • Wayne Bernhardson GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 688 PAGES A great resource for the independent traveler, this guidebook features a good introduction to land, history and culture, as well as practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With personality, detailed local maps, glossary and suggested itineraries. (ARG101, $21.95)
The Moon by Whalelight and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodiles, and Whales • Diane Ackerman NATURAL HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 250 PAGES In a series of astute and delightfully readable essays, journalist Ackerman introduces us to whales, bats, alligators, penguins and the people who study them. Her chapter on Roger Payne and his work on the right whales of Peninsula Valdez is the highlight of the book. (PAT03, $14.95)
Moon Handbook Argentina • Wayne Bernhardson GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 650 PAGES A comprehensive guide in the popular series. (ARG43, $21.95)
Moon Handbook Buenos Aires • Wayne Bernhardson GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 369 PAGES A practical guide in the popular series. (ARG77, $18.95)
Moon Rio de Janeiro • Michael Sommers GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 225 PAGES A great resource for the independent traveler, this guidebook features a good introduction to land, history and culture, as well as practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With personality, detailed local maps, glossary and suggested itineraries. (ARG102, $17.95)
Musicians and Watchmakers • Alicia Steimberg LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 128 PAGES The worldly and wise, semi-autobiographical tale of coming-of-age in 1940s Buenos Aires. The protagonist, like the author, is Alicia Steimberg. Among the pleasures of the novella are Steimberg's deft portraits of a decidedly eccentric extended family, including a grandmother born in Kiev, unstable mother, a stable of aunts and atheist grandfather. The tale unfolds against the backdrop of life in Peronist Argentina. Originally published in 1972. The talented Steimberg is also the author of Call Me Magdalena, set at an estancia. (ARG46, $15.00)
National Geographic Argentina • Wayne Bernhardson GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 334 PAGES An abundantly illustrated guide to the country, with essays on history and culture and color maps. (ARG112, $27.95)
Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile • Marcelo D. Beccaceci NATURAL HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 124 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE An informative photographic journey through the breathtaking landscapes and wildlife of Patagonia. Featuring 120 color photographs, presented in Spanish and English. (PAT22, $24.95)
The Naturalist In La Plata • W.H. Hudson NATURAL HISTORY • 1990 • PAPER • 394 PAGES Subtitled "The Classic Study of the Argentinean Pampas," this book is a loving, leisurely natural history of Hudson's adopted homeland. (ARG24, $8.95)
Northern Argentina and Uruguay Map • Nelles 2000 • MAP A detailed map of northern Argentina (including Uruguay) with good topographic relief, at a scale of 1:2,500,000. Two Sides. 20x36 inches. (ARG36, $13.95)
Northern Argentina, Buenos Aires Map • ITMB 2008 • MAP This handy map includes both a detailed street plan of Buenos Aires and, on the reverse, northern Argentina and Chile from Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Mendoza and Santiago north to Antofogasta, Jujuy, Salta and Iguazu at a scale of 1:2,200,000. One Side. 27 X 39 inches. (ARG96, $12.95)
The Old Patagonian Express • Paul Theroux TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1997 • PAPER • 404 PAGES A delightful narrative of Paul Theroux's journey from Boston to Patagonia by rail, plane and truck. He starts out aboard the subway in Boston -- and ends up many months later at the end of the world, a bit worse for the wear. Along the way he encounters the elderly, nearly blind author Jorge Luis Borges and a cast of other fascinating characters. (PAT08, $15.95)
Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego Map • ITMB 2011 • MAP A convenient map of Patagonia -- from the 40th parallel to the southern tip of South America -- at a scale of 1:2,000,000. On the reverse is a detailed map of Tierra del Fuego at a scale of 1:750,000. One Side. 39x27 inches. (PAT19, $12.95)
Patagonian & Fuegian Channels Map • Zagier & Urruty Maps MAP Published in Buenos Aires, this full-color cruising map covers western Tierra del Fuego from Punta Arenas and the Straits of Magellan south to Cape Horn. With five more detailed maps of the Beagle Channel, Seno Agostini, Isla Gordon and other areas of interest. The same team also publishes good maps of Torres del Paine (CHI12) and the Lake District (PAT59). One Side. 37x27 inches. (PAT71, $14.95)
Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish • Pimsleur Language Method LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2005 • AUDIO CD Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it." (SPN257, $19.95)
Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number • Jacobo Timerman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 184 PAGES An Argentine newspaperman's classic account of his imprisonment and torture at the hands of the military junta. Full of stories of courage and resistance. The Village Voice said it "ranks with Hannah Arent's Eichmann in Jerusalem in its examination of the totalitarian mind, the role of anti-Semitism..." (ARG19, $17.95)
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)
Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book & Dictionary • Rick Steves LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 2008 • PAPER • 320 PAGES A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. This is no dry litany of phrases but is instead peppered with humor and Rick Steves' insider insight into how to break the ice and make friends around the world. (SPN178, $8.95)
Salta Map Guide • de Dios 2004 • MAP This double-sided laminated map and guide, produced in Buenos Aires in English, shows routes and distances between major towns, along with descriptions of main attractions, calendar of events, accomodation guide and general introduction. With a street plan of the city of Salta. Two Sides. 26x18 inches. (ARG52, $8.95)
Santa Evita • Tomas Eloy Martinez • Helen Lane LITERATURE • 1997 • PAPER • 371 PAGES Mourners, enemies, generals and politicians populate this inventive novel, the saga of the life and extended afterlife of Eva Duarte. This riveting tale springs from actual events in Argentina in the 1950s, including the peregrinations of a perfectly preserved corpse. (ARG22, $16.00)
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest • Matthew Restall HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 272 PAGES In this provocative book, Restall tackles Columbus, Cortes, Pizarro and the misconceptions surrounding them. The conquisadores most certainly did not conquer the Americas with a handful of men, nor were they received as gods. (SAM52, $19.99)
South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map • Ocean Explorer Maps 2002 • MAP A handsome, double-sided map of southern South America with the section of the continent from Buenos Aires and Santiago south to Cape Horn on one side (1:4,800,000) and an excellent map of the Chilean Fjords (1:2,200,000) on the reverse. The map shows the complex maze of islands, channels and straits in the south of Chile, perfect for anyone sailing from Puerto Montt. With color photographs and information on wildlife, native peoples and exploration of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Published by a veteran expedition leader, the map is aimed at cruise and expedition passengers in the region. (SAM41, $11.95)
Southern Argentina Map • Nelles 2000 • MAP A detailed map of Argentina from Buenos Aires south at a scale of 1:2,500,000, including Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Paraguay and Uruguay. Wwith good topographic relief and inset maps of Buenos Aires, Peninsula Valdes, Comodoro Rivadavia, Torres del Paine and Punta Arenas. Two Sides. 20x36 inches. (ARG37, $13.95)
Southern Night Sky • Pocket Naturalist FIELD GUIDE • 2001 • PLASTIC CARD A glow in the dark laminated card showing the most conspicuous stars, constellations and celestial objects of the Southern Hemisphere. (SCI30, $5.95)
Southern South America Map • ITMB 2011 • MAP A handsome full color physical map of the southern cone at a scale of scale of 1:2,800,000, including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and parts of Bolivia. Two Sides. 39x27 inches. (SAM04, $12.95)
Spanish, A Language Map • Kristine K. Kershul LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 1999 • PLASTIC CARD This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (SPN259, $7.95)
Spanish, Start Speaking Today! (Cassette Tapes) • Educational Services Corporation LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • CASETTE TAPE A 90-minute crash course in Spanish featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. In each case, an English phrase is spoken once, and repeated in Spanish twice. Topics include introductions, transportation, business and health. A version with compact discs is also available (SPN219). (SPN140, $24.95)
Spectacular City: Transforming Culture, Consumption, and Space In Buenos Aires 1955-1973 • Laura Podalsky ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2004 • PAPER • 230 PAGES A social geography and cultural history of Buenos Aires and its transformation in the two decades after the collapse of the government of Juan Peron. She looks not only at architecture but also the city as represented in film, literature, and popular culture. (ARG44, $24.95)
Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas • Ronald Wright HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 464 PAGES A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya. (NAM20, $24.95)
Tango Buenos Aires Map Guide • de Dios 2003 • MAP This double-sided laminated map, produced in Buenos Aires in English, includes three suggested Tango-themed walking tours, attractions, 20 venues, a brief history of tango from Gardel to Piazolla, and an essential discography. Two Sides. 18x27 inches. (ARG50, $8.95)
Tango, The Art History of Love • Robert Farris Thompson HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 384 PAGES A probing cultural history of the tango, its working class origins in 19th-century Buenos Aires and Afro-Argentine roots. Thompson, an art historian at Yale, looks also at the depiction of the tango in literature, music, and dance. He covers singer Carlos Gardel, composer Astor Piazzolla and other personalities in the history of the tango. Illustrated. (ARG56, $17.00)
Think Global: Tango • Chris Moss MUSIC • 2008 • AUDIO CD Tango is a roots music, bursting with sensuality, red-hot passion, and reams of rhythm. Though often associated with ballroom dancing, it was in fact born on the streets -- notably in the bars and slum districts on the outskirts of Buenos Aires and the ports of Montevideo -- and served as a social connection for those living on the margins of society. Think Global: Tango provides an entertaining introduction to this fascinating and seductive music and dance genre. (ARG89, $14.95)
Time Out Buenos Aires • Time Out GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 334 PAGES A practical guide to the city and surroundings (including recommended excursions), jam-packed with detailed listings of hotels, bars and restaurants, shops and services. (ARG45, $19.95)
Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary • Alberto Granado • Lucia Alvarez de Toledo TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2004 • PAPER • 240 PAGES This is Alberto Granado's companion book to Che Guevara's well-known Motorcycle Diaries (and one of the sources for the movie). It's Granado's own account of travels with Che via motorbike through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela. (SAM68, $14.95)
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)
Trekking and Climbing in the Andes • Val Pitkethly • Kate Harper GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A compact guide to 26 treks and 18 climbing peaks in Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. With 110 color photos and 60 maps. (AND34, $20.00)
Trekking in the Patagonian Andes • Carolyn McCarthy GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 308 PAGES This convenient guide features trail maps and route descriptions of walks throughout Patagonia, including a long sections on Torres del Paine in Chile and Glacier National Park in Argentina. With detailed practical information, color photography, 31 maps and good background on preparing for your trek. Third edition. (PAT12, $24.99)
Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry, A Bilingual Anthology • Stephen Tapscott LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 418 PAGES A scholarly anthology of 400 poems, presented in the original language (Spanish or Portuguese) and English. Selections include poems from Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriela Mistral, Julio Cortazar and Carlos Drummond de Andrade. Eighty-five poets are represented in all. With an introduction to the many traditions of 20th-century poety in Latin America, and biographical notes on each poet. (SAM28, $29.95)
Wallpaper City Guide Buenos Aires • Wallpaper Magazine GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 120 PAGES A stylish, thin (it fits in your back pocket) city guide compiled by the design magazine Wallpaper's local reporters. Well-organized, with chapter tabs, many photographs and of-the-moment recommendations. (ARG65, $9.95)
Where to Watch Birds in South America • Nigel Wheatley NATURAL HISTORY • 1995 • PAPER • 431 PAGES A compact practical guide to 206 recommended birdwatching sites throughout South America. Organized by country, each site guide includes an introduction, noteworthy species, maps, and directions, checklists. An invaluable handbook for birders. (SAM40, $30.95)
Wind, Sand and Stars • Antoine de Saint Exupery TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1967 • PAPER • 229 PAGES • FAVORITE St. Exupery's luminous account of flying early postal routes throughout the world in the 1930s, including the classic tale of his crash in the Libyan desert. A man of action with the soul of a poet, his memorable stories of flying over South America, Europe and the deserts of North Africa are compelling, specifically the one about going solo in a storm over the Andes. (DES11, $13.95)
Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It • Robert Borofsky CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2005 • PAPER • 397 PAGES A scholarly reader and study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami of northern Brazil and neighboring Venezuela. It follows in the wake of Patrick Tierney's best-selling book, Darkness in El Dorado. With Bruce Albert, Ray Hames, Kim Hill, Leda Leitao Martins, John Peters, and Terence Turner. (SAM67, $25.95)

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