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Argentina, 1516-1987: From Spanish Colonization to Alfonsin
• David Rock
• HISTORY
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A highly readable, comprehensive history of Argentina since colonization.
(ARG07, $29.95)
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Bone Hunters in Patagonia: Narrative of the Expedition
• J.B. Hatcher
• EXPLORATION
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A classic account of paleontological discovery in remote Patagonia, originally published in 1903 as part of Hatcher's multi-volume expedition report.
(PAT21, $22.00)
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Bradt Guide Chile
• Tim Burford
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide from the popular Bradt series.
(CHI59, $24.95)
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Buenos Aires Map
• Auto Mapa
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A detailed city map.
(ARG05, $13.95)
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Cape Horn
• Felix Riesenberg
• William A. Briesemeister
• EXPLORATION
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Captain Riesenberg writes from his own experience as a mariner, weaving a lively tale of exploration and discovery in this masterful history of the Horn, first published in 1939.
(PAT10, $39.95)
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The Captain's Verses, The Love Poems
• Pablo Neruda
• Donald D. Walsh
• LITERATURE
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A bilingual edition of Neruda's subtle and sweet love poems, published in 2004 to coincide with his centennial.
(CHI60, $12.95)
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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, $22.95)
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The Discoverers
• Daniel Boorstin
• EXPLORATION
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This wide-ranging and readable account of exploration by Daniel Boorstin includes a chapter on some of the great sea voyages, including Magellan's voyage to Tierra del Fuego and Cook's extraordinary journey into the Southern Ocean.
(EXP01, $18.95)
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Evita, The Real Life of Eva Peron
• Nicholas Fraser
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A sophisticated biography of Evita, tracing her humble origins to her place as a revered cult figure. Frazer also reveals Peronism and Argentine politics of the 1930s and 1940s.
(ARG03, $14.95)
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Evolution, The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory
• Edward Larson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A clearheaded, engrossing brief history of ideas about evolution from the 18th century to the present by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
(NAT64, $14.95)
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The Explorers of South America
• Edward Goodman
• EXPLORATION
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A narrative history of exploration from Christopher Columbus to the 19th century, with journal excerpts, diaries and other writings of the explorers themselves.
(SAM10, $24.95)
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Far Away and Long Ago
• W.H. Hudson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are rich with descriptions of landscapes, birds and nature.
(SAM11, $34.95)
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Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier
• Richard Slatta
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A thorough, lively study of the gaucho, including the history and culture of Argentina and Brazil's famous cowboys.
(ARG06, $27.00)
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Glacier Ice
• Austin Post
• Edward R. LaChapelle
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A classic book of extraordinary black-and-white aerial photographs of mountains and glaciers, accompanied by explanatory text by the two devoted men of ice who assembled this artful overview of he subject. Text is by Ed LaChapelle, an avalanche researcher, glaciologist, mountaineer, skier, author and professor, who died in 2007 at 80 of a heart attack while on the slopes in Colorado. Austin Post's series of aerial photographs of glaciers along the North Pacific Coast of North America and into the interior ranges of Alaska is supplemented with groundbased photographs from the Himalayas, Switzerland, Chile, and other parts of the world.
(SCI07, $27.95)
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A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela
• Steven Hilty
• Guy Tudor
• J.A. Gwynne
• FIELD GUIDE
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The classic South American bird guide, revised and expanded by Steve Hilty. A bit hefty for a field guide at just over 4 pounds, but still an essential reference to over 1,400 bird species. Travelers in the Brazilian Amazon will find it especially useful.
(FG13, $59.50)
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H.W. Tilman, The Eight Sailing/Mountain-Exploration Books
• H. W. Tilman
• EXPLORATION
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An omnibus featuring Tilman's adventures aboard the Mischief, his base for exploring the mountains of the Southern Ocean archipelagos, Patagonia and the Arctic; a wry, cantankerous and entertaining writer.
(EXP13, $38.00)
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The House of the Spirits
• Isabel Allende
• Magda Bogin
• LITERATURE
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A compulsively readable novel chronicling real and imagined events surrounding the extended Trueba clan from the turn of the 20th century to 1973, much in the spirit of One Hundred Years of Solitude.
(CHI02, $7.99)
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Insight Guide Argentina
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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A lavishly illustrated overview of Argentine history, nature and attractions with great maps.
(ARG02, $23.95)
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The Invention of Argentina
• Nicolas Shumway
• HISTORY
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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.
(ARG08, $25.95)
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Labyrinths, Selected Stories and Other Writings
• Jorge Borges
• LITERATURE
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The best known work by this extraordinary writer. Sometimes bizarre, always hilarious and thought-provoking, this dazzling collection of stories is well worth the effort.
(ARG09, $13.95)
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The Last Time Around Cape Horn, The Historic 1949 Voyage of the Windjammer Pamir
• William F. Stark
• Peter Stark
• HISTORY
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The unstinting memoir of the then 22-year-old rookie aboard the famous windjammer Pamir.
(PAT69, $13.00)
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Lonely Planet Argentina
• Lonely Planet
• Danny Palmerlee
• GUIDEBOOK
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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.
(ARG11, $25.99)
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Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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An excellent practical guide to Buenos Aires with a pullout map and detailed practical information on neighborhoods, shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips out of the city.
(ARG10, $18.99)
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Lonely Planet Chile and Easter Island
• Wayne Bernhardson
• GUIDEBOOK
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This practical guide includes a chapter on Easter Island in addition to a comprehensive overview of Chile, its history and culture. With a section of color photographs and 90 maps.
(CHI04, $24.99)
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Mammals of the Neotropics: The Southern Cone, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
• John F. Eisenberg
• Kent H. Redford
• REFERENCE
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Organized taxonomically, this thorough volume of species accounts includes external measurements, physical descriptions, geographical distribution, and information on their habitats.
(SAM14, $65.00)
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Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World
• Peter Weir
• LITERATURE
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Russell Crowe stars in this adaptation of two Patrick O'Brian novels, a swashbuckling adventure set off the coast of Cape Horn in 1805.
(GPS66, $39.98)
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The Moon by Whalelight and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodiles, and Whales
• Diane Ackerman
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Delightful essays combining anecdote, observation and natural history, featuring a long chapter on Roger Payne and his work on the right whales of Peninsula Valdes.
(PAT03, $14.95)
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Mountaineering in Patagonia
• Alan Kearney
• GUIDEBOOK
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A history and personal account of climbing in the Patagonian Andes.
(PAT18, $22.95)
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My Old Man and the Sea: A Father and Son Sail Around Cape Horn
• David Hays
• Daniel Hays
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A father and son sail 17,000 miles to Cape Horn in a small homemade boat.
(OCE50, $13.00)
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The Nature of Penguins
• Jonathan Chester
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Expedition leader, author and photographer Chester presents a beautiful collection of full-color penguin photographs along with accompanying essays on these much-loved birds.
(ANT19, $17.95)
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The Old Patagonian Express
• Paul Theroux
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Combining history, anecdote and acutely observed detail on people and place, Theroux begins his journey on a Boston subway car and works his way south via rail, plane and truck to the Patagonian railroad in this enthralling narrative.
(PAT08, $15.95)
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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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Residence on Earth
• Pablo Neruda
• Donald D. Walsh
• Jim Harrison
• LITERATURE
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A classic anthology in a bilingual edition, re-published in 2004 to coincide with the centennial of the great poet's birth.
(CHI61, $14.95)
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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, $16.95)
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Southern South America Map
• ITMB
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A handsome physical map showing the southern half of South America. At a scale of 1:2,800,000.
(SAM04, $9.95)
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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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Tierra Del Fuego Map
• ITMB
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A convenient map of all Tierra del Fuego for the traveler at a scale of 1:750,000.
(PAT19, $9.95)
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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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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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Trekking in the Patagonian Andes
• Clem Lindenmayer
• GUIDEBOOK
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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.
(PAT12, $19.99)
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Two Years Before the Mast
• Richard H. Dana
• EXPLORATION
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The visceral, gripping account of life at sea during an 1838 voyage from Boston to California that took seaman Richard H. Dana around Cape Horn.
(PAT06, $13.00)
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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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