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Amazon Sweet Sea, Land, Life, and Water at the River's Mouth
• Nigel J.H. Smith
• NATURAL HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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A lively, well-informed portrait of the natural history and conservation of the Amazon estuary, with 138 color pictures.
(AMZ78, $39.95)
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Amazonia at the Crossroads, The Challenge of Sustainable Development
• Anthony Hall
• SCIENCE
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A wide-ranging analysis of development alternatives for the Amazon, including logging, mining, fisheries, agroforestry, and pharmaceuticuals.
(AMZ106, $19.95)
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Bahia State Map, Brazil
• Quatro Rodas
• REFERENCE
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Regional map at a scale 1:1,650,000.
(BZL69, $13.95)
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Berlitz Portuguese Phrase Book
• Inc. Berlitz International
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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With a focus on the traveler, this combination 90-minute CD and pocket phrasebook will help you learn basic vocabulary.
(PGL65, $14.95)
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Beyond Culture
• Edward T. Hall
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A best-selling popular study of human culture and its determinants by a noted anthropologist.
(ATP13, $15.95)
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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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Brazil Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay Map
• Reise & Verkehrsverlag
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A colorful, folded map of Atlantic South America stretching from the northern border of Brazil to Buenos Aires, at a scale of 1:4,000,000.
(SAM39, $15.95)
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Brazil Imagined, 1500 to the Present
• Darlene J. Sadlier
• HISTORY
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Sadlier looks to how Brazil imagines itself through art, literature and architecture in this panoramic scholarly history of modern Brazil.
(BZL78, $24.95)
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Brazil Map
• ITMB
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This double sided traveler's map of Brasil shows the south at a scale of 1:2,200 000 and the north at 1:4,500 000.
(BZL59, $11.95)
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Brazil Since 1980
• Francisco Vidal Luna
• Herbert Klein
• HISTORY
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An authoritative survey of modern Brazil, examining its radical development in the last 25 years from a rural, military economy into a culture based on democracy and industry.
(BZL62, $25.99)
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Brazil's Indians and the Onslaught of Civilization, The Yanomami and the Kayapo
• Linda Rabben
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A brief look at two indigenous populations of the Amazon, and their relations with the Brazilian society and the wider world.
(AMZ107, $18.95)
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Brazil: Culture and Politics in a New Industrial Powerhouse
• Ronald Schneider
• HISTORY
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(BZL65, $40.00)
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The Brazilian People, The Formation and Meaning of Brazil
• Darcy Ribeiro
• Gregory Rabassa
• Elizabeth Lowe
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly, influential overview of Brazilian culture and society as shaped by its ethnic, racial and social influences.
(BZL21, $34.95)
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The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil
• Chris McGowan
• Ricardo Pessanha
• MUSIC
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A wide-ranging history of popular music in Brazil, revised with an undated discography of 1000 titles. The authors write for Billboard magazine.
(BZL52, $31.95)
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Concise History of Brazil
• Boris Fausto
• Arthur Brakel
• HISTORY
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A well-paced and readable narrative history of Brazil, from Portugese colonization in 1500 to centuries of slave economy to 20th century dictatorship.
(BZL64, $26.99)
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Conquistadors
• Michael Wood
• HISTORY
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A lively, illustrated account of the Spanish conquest of the New World by the intrepid writer-filmmaker Michael Wood,
(SAM48, $24.95)
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Culture Wars in Brazil, The First Vargas Regime, 1930-1945
• Daryle Williams
• HISTORY
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A scholarly, cultural history of Brazil during a key period in its development.
(BZL53, $26.95)
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Dance of Life, The Other Dimension of Time
• Edward T. Hall
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A survey by a noted anthropologist of the central notion of time in diverse cultures.
(ATP15, $15.00)
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Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life
• David Alan Harvey
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A culmination of a photographer's two decade quest to capture the global Hispanic spirit on film.
(SPN191, $49.95)
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Eastern Caribbean Cruise Tour Guide
• Coastal Cruise Tour Guides
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A handy guide and booklet that unfolds to a six-foot-long full color map. It features historical background, visitor attractions and maps of all the islands from Puerto Rico to Trinidad.
(CRB135, $15.95)
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Edge of the Jungle
• William Beebe
• EXPLORATION
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A collection of 12 essays on the Amazon and its ecology and wildlife. A scientist-explorer with the soul of a poet, Beebe wrote dozens of books about his adventures in tropical America and Guyana.
(AMZ75, $17.95)
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Einstein and the Total Eclipse
• Peter Coles
• SCIENCE
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An account of the solar eclipse expedition that vindicated Einstein's theory of relativity. The success of the experiment immediately propelled Einstein onto the front pages of newspapers around the world.
(SCI28, $7.95)
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Eyewitness Guide Brazil
• DK Publishing
• GUIDEBOOK
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A beautifully illustrated guide in the excellent Eyewitness series.
(BZL67, $30.00)
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The Far Side of the World
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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O'Brian takes readers on an adventure around Cape Horn in this enthralling Aubrey and Maturin tale, featuring evocative descriptions of the wildlife of Patagonia and Galapagos and a vivid portrait of Nelson's British Navy.
(SAM01, $14.95)
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Flowers of the Amazon Forest, The Botanical Art of Margaret Mee
• Margaret Mee
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Featuring 60 of Mee's splendidly detailed, gorgeous botanical illustrations, along with field sketches and diary excerpts.
(AMZ104, $39.50)
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Fodor's Brazil
• Shan Kelly
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining.
(BZL71, $22.00)
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Fossils, Finches, and Fuegians
• Richard Darwin Keynes
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An account of the Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin's adventures and scientific discoveries.
(SAM51, $52.00)
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Frommer's Brazil
• Shawn Blore
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions.
(BZL70, $21.99)
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Frommer's Brazil
• Shawn Blore
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout.
(BZL82, $21.99)
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Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
• Jorge Amado
• LITERATURE
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In this spirited comic novel of a young (and beautiful) woman, Amado conjurs the spirit, life and customs of frontier life on the cocoa plantations of 1920s Ilheus in northeastern Brazil.
(BZL34, $15.95)
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Green Mansions
• W.H. Hudson
• LITERATURE
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Probably the best known work of fiction set in the Amazon, this novel by Hudson (first published in 1904) is a classic tale of "travels and adventures among the savages."
(AMZ19, $12.95)
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The Hidden Dimension
• Edward T. Hall
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An analysis of concepts of space and how these notions diffeer among societies.
(ATP14, $15.00)
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A History of Brazil
• E. Bradford Burns
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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A wide-ranging social, intellectual and cultural history of Brazil.
(BZL02, $26.00)
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A History of Modern Brazil, The Past Against the Future
• Colin M. MacLachlan
• HISTORY
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(BZL57, $30.95)
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How to Change the World, Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas
• David Bornstein
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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In this inspiring work, Bornstein profiles nine noteworthy social entrepreneurs who have worked for change and reform in areas around the world ranging from Bombay to Washington, D.C. Their stories are an engaging and encouraging read for those interested in international social reform.
(GEN332, $30.00)
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In Search of the Golden Frog
• Marty Crump
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A memoir of a field biologist.
(CON18, $27.00)
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In Trouble Again
• Redmond O'Hanlon
• EXPLORATION
• FAVORITE
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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)
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Insight City Guide Rio de Janeiro
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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This eye-catching guidebook features beautiful full-color photographs, illuminating area maps, a separate pullout map, a street atlas and expanded practical information.
(BZL60, $16.95)
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The Jungle and the Damned
• Hassoldt Davis
• Lawrence Millman
• EXPLORATION
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A colorful account of honeymooning in French Guiana, including visiting Devil's Island and canoeing 300 miles up the Maroni River to the border with Brazil, originally published in 1952.
(SAM55, $16.95)
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Knopf Mapguide Rio De Janeiro
• Knopf Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A handy set of full color, ingeniously folded maps, each indicating favorite sites, shops, restaurants and attractions.
(BZL55, $9.95)
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The Last Forest, The Future of the Amazon in the Age of Globalization
• Mark London
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Part personal adventure narrative, part policy paper, London examines the fate of the Amazon with optimism.
(AMZ102, $25.95)
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Latin American Art
• John F. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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Lonely Planet Brazil
• Nick Selby
• Andrew Draffen
• GUIDEBOOK
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An exhaustively researched guide to Brazil with an excellent section on the Pantanal and in-depth notes on ecology and national parks, in addition to travel information.
(BZL15, $26.99)
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Lonely Planet Brazilian Portuguese Phrasebook
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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This handy pocket phrasebook includes pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary.
(BZL86, $8.99)
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Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America.
(SAM44, $33.99)
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Mammals of the Neotropics, The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Vol. 3
• John F. Eisenberg
• Kent H. Redford
• REFERENCE
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A comprehensive survey of the 650 species of mammals of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.
(SAM30, $59.00)
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Margaret Mee's Amazon, Diaries of an Artist Explorer
• Margaret Mee
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A handsome edition of the diaries, paintings and sketchbooks of Margaret Mee (1909-1988), an intrepid traveler and collector. With 250 stunning botanical and other illustrations.
(AMZ86, $59.50)
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Moon Brazil
• Michael Sommers
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, no-nonsense guide in the popular series, with good background information about history, culture, and popular attractions.
(BZL79, $21.95)
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The Naturalist on the River Amazons
• Henry Walter Bates
• EXPLORATION
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A spell-binding early account of the river and its environs, first published in 1863. This classic chronicle of Bates's scientific adventures, part natural history and part travelogue, has inspired generations of tropical biologists.
(AMZ07, $17.95)
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics
• Marco Lambertini
• John Venerella
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A compact, illustrated guide to the natural history of the tropical latitudes.
(CON17, $28.00)
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Northern South America Map
• Reise & Verkehrsverlag
• CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
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A map of the northern half of South America, at a scale of 1:4,000,000.
(SAM31, $15.95)
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The Pantanal: Understanding and Preserving the World's Largest Wetland
• Frederick A. Swarts
• NATURAL HISTORY
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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)
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Pimsleur Quick & Simple Portuguese (Brazilian)
• Pimsleur Language Method
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Brazilian Portugese, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations.
(BZL33, $19.95)
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Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish
• Pimsleur Language Method
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations.
(SPN257, $19.95)
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Portuguese Dictionary, Portuguese-English/English-Portuguese
• Jura D. Oliveira
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A handy pocket dictionary.
(PGL35, $6.95)
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Portuguese, A Language Map
• Kristine K. Kershul
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers.
(PGL47, $7.95)
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Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon
• R.D. Bartlett
• Patricia Bartlett
• FIELD GUIDE
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A convenient guide to 250 colorful and commonly encountered snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs and salamanders of the Amazon.
(AMZ84, $29.95)
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Rio de Janeiro
• Ruy Castro
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Castro brings journalistic insight to this marvelous, diverse portrait of Rio, its history, diverse culture and contemporary challenges.
(BZL42, $16.95)
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Rio de Janiero Destination Map
• National Geographic
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A laminated, folded map of Rio.
(BZL24, $8.99)
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Rough Guide Brazil
• David Cleary
• GUIDEBOOK
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An opinionated, thorough travel guide with region-by-region descriptions.
(BZL09, $27.99)
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Rough Guide Brazil
• David Cleary
• GUIDEBOOK
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This practical guide in the excellent British series includes a good historical and cultural overview.
(BZL66, $26.99)
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Rough Guide Music Rio De Janiero
• Rough Guide World Music
• MUSIC
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Samba sounds of Carnaval and the groove of carioca, as well as an excellent sampling of other Brazilian beats.
(BZL63, $14.95)
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Sacred Leaves of Candomble: African Magic, Medicine, and Religion in Brazil
• Robert A. Voeks
• RELIGION
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An account of the ethnobotany of African religious and healing traditions in Brazil.
(BZL29, $25.00)
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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
• Matthew Restall
• HISTORY
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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)
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The Silence of the Rain
• Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
• MYSTERY
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A businessman is killed and Inspector Espinosa, an intellectual with a wandering heart, is on the case in this bestselling Brazilian mystery, memorably set in Rio de Janeiro.
(BZL61, $17.00)
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The Silent Language
• Edward T. Hall
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly survey of the importance of non-verbal communication across societies.
(ATP12, $15.00)
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Slave Rebellion in Brazil, The Muslim Uprising of 1835 in Bahia
• Joao Jose Reis
• Arthur Brakel
• HISTORY
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An excellent scholarly history of the largest urban slave revolt in the Americas.
(BZL49, $25.00)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account.
(NAM20, $17.00)
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Time Out Sao Paulo
• Time Out
• GUIDEBOOK
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An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine.
(BZL80, $19.95)
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Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary
• Alberto Granado
• Lucia Alvarez de Toledo
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Granado's classic account of his travels with Che Guevara via motorbike through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela.
(SAM68, $14.95)
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Wallpaper City Guide Rio De Janeiro
• Wallpaper Magazine
• GUIDEBOOK
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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.
(BZL56, $8.95)
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The War of the End of the World
• Mario Vargas Llosa
• Helen Lane
• LITERATURE
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An unforgettable historical novel about the rebellion of the lower-class citizens of Canudos, Brazil, in the late 19th century.
(BZL18, $16.00)
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The War of the Saints
• Jorge Amado
• LITERATURE
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A mesmerizing tale set during carnival in Bahia.
(BZL48, $15.95)
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Where the Road Ends: A Home in the Brazilian Rainforest
• Binka Le Breton
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• COMING IN MAY
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Binka Le Breton's inspiring tale of the founding Iracambi Rainforest Research Center in Brazil's Atlantic forest, a critically endangered habitat.
(AMZ128, $25.99)
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Where to Watch Birds in South America
• Nigel Wheatley
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A compact practical guide to birdwatching sites throughout South America, including checklists.
(SAM40, $29.95)
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Why is This Country Dancing, A One-Man Samba to the Beat of Brazil
• John Krich
• MUSIC
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Krich blends interviews, music, politics and people into an irreverant portrait of the land and its music -- especially samba.
(BZL11, $16.95)
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With Broadax and Firebrand, The Destruction of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
• Warren Dean
• HISTORY
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A vivid, scholarly environmental history of Brazil from early settlement through the 1990s, focusing on deforestation on the Atlantic coast.
(BZL31, $29.95)
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Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It
• Robert Borofsky
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami.
(SAM67, $22.95)
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