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A Bird-finding Guide to Costa Rica
• Barrett Lawson
• FIELD GUIDE
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With bird lists, directions, descriptions and lodges for 53 birdy places all over Costa Rica.
(CRC73, $29.95)
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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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Costa Rica & Panama Map
• World Mapping Project
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An exquisitely detailed, double-sided colorful map with topography, parks and attractions.
(CAM111, $9.99)
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Costa Rica in Focus
• Tjabel Daling
• GUIDEBOOK
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A concise guide to the people, politics, economy and culture of Costa Rica. The author explores the history of democracy since the abolition of the army in 1948, economic doldrums of the 1980s and the impact of tourism.
(CRC28, $12.95)
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Costa Rica Reader: History, Culture, Politics
• Steven Palmer
• Ivan Molina
• ANTHOLOGY
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A lively, literate sourcebook on the politics, economy and society of Costa Rica
(CRC40, $26.95)
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Forgotten Continent, The Battle for Latin America's Soul
• 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, $22.00)
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Frommer's Costa Rica
• Eliot Greenspan
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With maps, color photos and suggested excursions.
(CRC38, $21.99)
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Hummingbirds of Costa Rica
• Michael Fogden
• Patricia Fogden
• NATURAL HISTORY
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The feeding ecology, behavior and natural history of the diverse hummingbirds of Costa Rica are documented in 182 striking color photographs in this authoritative survey.
(CRC70, $49.95)
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Insight Compact Guide Costa Rica
• Harvey Haber
• GUIDEBOOK
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A pocket color guide to the highlights.
(CRC02, $9.95)
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Insight Guide Costa Rica
• Paul Murphy
• GUIDEBOOK
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Thoroughly illustrated, this sturdy and informative guide features short essays on the natural history, culture and attractions of Costa Rica, hundreds of photographs and excellent local maps.
(CRC08, $22.99)
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La Selva, Ecology and Natural History of a Neotropical Rain Forest
• Lucin McDade
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This collection of scholarly articles draws on 30 years of research at the Organization for Tropical Studies site in the Caribbean lowlands.
(CRC75, $46.00)
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Lonely Planet Costa Rica
• Mara Vorhees
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular series, featuring a wildlife guide, adventure travel section and 32 pages of full-color photographs.
(CRC19, $21.99)
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The Mammals of Costa Rica, A Natural History and Field Guide
• Oscar Arias
• Mark Wainwright
• FIELD GUIDE
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From jaguars to howler monkeys, this guide covers the fascinating and diverse wildlife of Costa Rica and the tropics.
(CRC54, $29.95)
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Monteverde Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species
• James Kavanagh
• FIELD GUIDE
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This handy, laminated fold-up card features illustrations of birds found in Costa Rica's Monteverde region.
(CRC60, $5.95)
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Monteverde, Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest
• Nalini Nadkarni
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This collection of scholarly review articles, a comprehensive natural history of the cloud forest includes checklists of orchids and other plants, birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.
(CRC76, $94.50)
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Moon Handbook Costa Rica
• Christopher P. Baker
• GUIDEBOOK
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Christopher Baker's thorough introduction to Costa Rica is a terrific resource for independent and nature-oriented travelers.
(CRC06, $21.95)
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National Geographic Costa Rica
• Christopher P. Baker
• GUIDEBOOK
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This stylish, informative and up-to-date travel resource features 200 photographs, many maps and good information on the country's history, nature and culture.
(CRC26, $22.95)
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A Naturalist in Costa Rica
• Alexander Skutch
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A warm account of living and studying ornithology in the Pacific hills of Costa Rica over the last 35 years at what is now Los Cusingos Neotropical Bird Sanctuary. Skutch died on his ranch in 2004 just short of his 100th birthday.
(CAM09, $24.95)
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Rough Guide Costa Rica
• Jean McNeil
• GUIDEBOOK
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An opinionated, thorough travel guide with region-by-region descriptions.
(CRC13, $21.99)
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Travelers' Tales Central America
• Larry Habegger
• Natanya Pearlman
• ANTHOLOGY
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Organized thematically with contributions set in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, this collection of eyewitness reports includes Joan Didion, P.J. O'Rourke and Paul Theroux.
(CAM96, $17.95)
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