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Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide
• L.H. Emmons
FIELD GUIDE •
1997 •
PAPER
• 298 PAGES
An illustrated guide to the mammals of the New World tropics, compact enough to slip into your daypack, with 29 color plates illustrating more than 200 species. It covers most Central and South American mammals. Even the author concedes that it's difficult to see many of the more elusive rain forest mammals but keep a close watch for the sloths -- they're marvelous, and not likely to escape in a hurry.
(GPS12, $42.50) |
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Rough Guide Brazil
• David Cleary
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 736 PAGES
This comprehensive guide includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Brazil, with special attention to its natural history. It's a detailed travel guide with region-by-region descriptions. The outstanding British Rough Guide series provides a keen sense of life for the locals -- and isn't so "rough" after all.
(BZL09, $27.99) |
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Xingu: The Indians, Their Myths
• Orlando & Claudio Villas Boas
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2009 •
PAPER
• 270 PAGES
A comprehensive and detailed description of the anthropology of the Amazonian Indians, this record brings to life a culture that has resisted all forms of modern civilization. An investigation of the Xingu Indian -- a tribe living in total isolation from the world that lives in ecological and social balance -- his work discusses their myths and rituals, traditions and culture, and the efforts of the Villas Boas brothers who helped protect the tribe and contributed to the founding of the Xingu National Park. A compendium of information on the flora and fauna and climate of the region is also included.
(BZL81, $24.95) |
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Brazilian Adventure
• Peter Fleming
EXPLORATION •
1999 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
A journalist and adventurer, Peter Fleming sets off for Brazil on a 3,000-mile quest through the Amazon in a celebrated search for a missing English colonel in this classic and very entertaining account, first published in 1933. Only a British explorer, albeit unintentionally, could be as ill-prepared and deadpan about such an adventure. He never did find Fawcett.
(AMZ55, $16.95) |
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Hope, Human and Wild: True Stories of Living Lightly on the Earth
• Bill McKibben
NATURAL HISTORY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 235 PAGES
In lyrical, penetrating essays, Bill McKibben offers an optimistic response to his bestselling The End of Nature, focusing on successful community ventures to preserve wilderness and reverse environmental damage. From his home in the Adirondacks to Curibita in Brazil and Kerala in southern India, McKibben searches for realistic models for the future.
(CON51, $15.00) |
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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) |
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