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1491, New Revelations of Americas Before Columbus

1491, New Revelations of Americas Before Columbus


by Charles C. Mann

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 560 PAGES

Mann portrays the successes and failures of the complex societies of the Mississippi River, central Mexico, the Andes and the Amazon in this thought-provoking speculative history of the Americas before the arrival of Europeans. (WLD61, $16.95)

Along the River that Flows Uphill: From the Orinoco to the Amazon

Along the River that Flows Uphill: From the Orinoco to the Amazon


by Miriam Murcutt | Richard Starks

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 246 PAGES

The account of adventures 1,000 miles up the Orinoco, along the length of Venezuela's Casiquiare River to Rio Negro and the Amazon. (AMZ123, $19.95)

Amazon Expeditions, My Quest for the Ice-Age Equator

Amazon Expeditions, My Quest for the Ice-Age Equator


by Paul Colinvaux

  • SCIENCE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 328 PAGES

Ecologist Colinvaux's life-long work on the puzzle of biodiversity in the tropics takes him from the Alaskan tundra to Amazon jungles, the Galapagos, High Andes and Panama. (AMZ113, $32.50)

Amazon Sweet Sea, Land, Life, and Water at the River's Mouth

Amazon Sweet Sea, Land, Life, and Water at the River's Mouth


by Nigel J.H. Smith

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 248 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A lively, well-informed portrait of the natural history and conservation of the Amazon estuary, with 138 color pictures. (AMZ78, $39.95)

Amazonia at the Crossroads, The Challenge of Sustainable Development


by Anthony Hall

  • SCIENCE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

A wide-ranging analysis of development alternatives for the Amazon, including logging, mining, fisheries, agroforestry, and pharmaceuticuals. (AMZ106, $19.95)

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

At Play in the Fields of the Lord


by Peter Matthiessen

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 373 PAGES

Set in a malarial outpost of the Amazon jungle, Matthiessen's moral thriller follows the clash between two misplaced gringos: Martin Quarrier, who has come to convert the local Indians to Christianity, and Lewis Moon, a half-Indian mercenary who has been hired to kill them. (AMZ29, $16.00)

The Biogeochemistry of the Amazon Basin


by Michael McClain | Reynaldo Victoria | Jeffrey Richey

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 384 PAGES

A collection of review articles on nutrients, nutient cycling and the hydrogeology of the Amazon basin. (AMZ103, $110.00)

The Birds of South America, The Oscine Passerines, Vol. 1

The Birds of South America, The Oscine Passerines, Vol. 1


by Guy Tudor | Robert Ridgely

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1989
  • HARD COVER
  • 596 PAGES

This authoritative reference, the most complete guide to South American songbirds, features splendid color illustrations of 700 species, along with detailed range maps and field notes. (FG28, $95.00)

The Birds of South America, The Oscine Passerines, Vol. 2

The Birds of South America, The Oscine Passerines, Vol. 2


by Guy Tudor | Robert Ridgely

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1994
  • HARD COVER

A field guide to the flycatchers, antbirds and furnariids of South America. (FG29, $95.00)

Bradt Guide Amazon

Bradt Guide Amazon


by Roger Harris

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A compact guide to the Amazon and Orinoco rivers. (AMZ92, $25.99)

Brazil and Uruguay Map

Brazil and Uruguay Map


by Auto Mapa

  • MAP

A regional map from Rio south to Montevideo and Buenos Aires. (BZL08, $11.95)

Brazil in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture

Brazil in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture


by Jan Rocha

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 100 PAGES

Thiis slim guide focuses on the history of Brazil, its cultural heritage and current political, environmental and economic challenges. With maps, photographs and some travel information. (BZL03, $12.95)

Brazil Map

Brazil Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2006
  • MAP

A handy folded, laminated map. (BZL17, $11.95)

Brazil, The Once and Future Country

Brazil, The Once and Future Country


by Marshall C. Eakin

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 301 PAGES

In this highly recommended overview of Brazil, Eakin takes a broad perspective, writing about the culture, history, religions, society and economics of the country. (BZL05, $22.00)

Brazil: Amazon & Pantanal, Travellers' Wildlife Guides

Brazil: Amazon & Pantanal, Travellers' Wildlife Guides


by Les Beletsky | David Pearson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 491 PAGES

A comprehensive handbook to the flora, fauna and habitats of Brazil. The 100 color plates feature 90 species of amphibians and reptiles, 310 birds, 70 mammals, 30 insects and 50 common trees and plants. (BZL30, $29.95)

The Brazilians

The Brazilians


by Joseph Page

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 540 PAGES

A clear, comprehensive and compelling introduction to Brazil, covering politics, history, economics, ecology, conservation and culture. (AMZ16, $22.95)

Chasing Neotropical Birds

Chasing Neotropical Birds


by Vera and Bob Thornton

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 254 PAGES

A Neotropical sampler, featuring 116 color photographs of dazzling, rare and charming birds of Central and South America. (SAM76, $34.95)

Conquistadors

Conquistadors


by 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, (SAM48, $27.95)

The Creature in the Map, A Journey to El Dorado


by Charles Nicholl

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 398 PAGES

Nicholl uncovers fascinating facts about the original, ill-fated 16th-century voyage of Sir Walter Ralegh while describing his own experiences on the Orinoco river of today in this meeditative account of a quest for the golden city of El Dorado. (VNZ05, $22.50)

Crude


by Joe Berlinger

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • DVD

This powerful documentary tells the story of lawsuit brought by the local people against Chevron over a massive oil spill, roughly the size of Rhode Island, and its impact on the native people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. (EDR29, $24.95)

Darkness in El Dorado, How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazon

Darkness in El Dorado, How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazon


by Patrick Tierney

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A hard-hitting controversial indictment of anthropologists, government officials and others who sought to cash in on the study of the Yanomami, (AMZ64, $25.95)

Edge of the Jungle

Edge of the Jungle


by William Beebe

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 303 PAGES

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)

Evolution, The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory

Evolution, The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory


by Edward Larson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

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)

Explore the Inca Trail

Explore the Inca Trail


by Jacquetta Megarry | Roy Davies

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 64 PAGES

A brief, ingeniously designed guide to trekking in the Sacred Valley from Cusco to Machu Picchu with color photographs, a fold-out map of the route, site diagram of Machu Picchu and a camp-to-camp overview of the Inca trail. (AND33, $15.95)

The Explorers of South America

The Explorers of South America


by 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. (SAM10, $26.95)

The Fish People, Linguistic Exogamy and Tukanoan Identity in North Western Amazonia


by Jean E. Jackson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 302 PAGES

Here, Jean Jackson discusses the Amazonian Bara, examining marriage, kinship, spatial organization and other features of their social landscape. (AMZ116, $63.00)

Flowers of the Amazon Forest, The Botanical Art of Margaret Mee


by Margaret Mee

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES

Featuring 60 of Mee's splendidly detailed, gorgeous botanical illustrations, along with field sketches and diary excerpts. (AMZ104, $45.00)

Fodor's Brazil


by Shan Kelly

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 506 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (BZL71, $22.95)

Fordlandia


by Patricia J. Duncan | Eduardo Sguiglia

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This novel mythologizes automaker Ford's grandly misbegotten adventure to ccultivate a rubber plantation deep in the Amazon Jungle. (AMZ72, $13.95)

Fordlandia, The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City

Fordlandia, The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City


by Greg Grandin

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

Grandin captures the spirit of WWI-era America, the remarkable industrialist Ford (richest man in the world at the time) -- and all the folly and hubris of recreating small town America in the Brazilian Amazon -- in this riveting history of a rubber plantation gone awry. (AMZ118, $16.00)

Four Neotropical Rainforests

Four Neotropical Rainforests


by Alwyn Gentry

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 627 PAGES

A good reference to the flora, fauna and ecology of four representative tropical forests: Manaus (Brazil), Park Manu (Peru), Barro Colorado Island (Panama) and La Selva (Costa Rica). (AMZ33, $60.00)

Frommer's Brazil


by Shawn Blore

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 502 PAGES

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, $22.99)

The Green Pharmacy

The Green Pharmacy


by James A. Duke

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 507 PAGES

An A-Z catalog of ailments and the herbal remedies that heal them. (AMZ40, $21.95)

A Guide to the Birds of Colombia

A Guide to the Birds of Colombia


by Steven Hilty | William Brown

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 836 PAGES

This classic South American bird guide gives good coverage of the upper Amazon basin, illustrating 1,700 species -- nearly half of all the species of South America. (FG14, $78.50)

In Search of the Golden Frog

In Search of the Golden Frog


by Marty Crump

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 312 PAGES

A memoir of a field biologist. (CON18, $27.00)

In the Rainforest, Report from a Strange, Beautiful, Imperiled World


by Catherine Caufield

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Caufield deftly combines good basic information on the ecology of the world's rain forests, a report on thorny conservation issues and a sympathetic treatment of indigenous inhabitants through masterly prose. (FST01, $20.00)

Insight Guide Brazil

Insight Guide Brazil


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A profusely illustrated overview of the country, this guide features concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history, politics and culture. With hundreds of photos and maps. (BZL01, $22.99)

John Muir's Last Journey, South to the Amazon and East to Africa


by Robert Michael Pyle | John Muir

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A collection of letters and notes on Muir's eight-month voyage in 1911-1912 to the Andes, Amazon, Southern and East Africa. (SAM78, $35.00)

Journey of the Pink Dolphins, An Amazon Quest

Journey of the Pink Dolphins, An Amazon Quest


by Sy Montgomery

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

In this magical, mystical journey in the Brazilian Amazon, Montgomery (Spell of the Tiger) sets off with river guides, shamans and conservationists in search of the strange bouto, a beaked dolphin that inhabits much of the Amazon and Orinoco river drainages. (AMZ61, $19.95)

A Land of Ghosts, The Braided Lives of People and the Forest in Far Western Amazonia

A Land of Ghosts, The Braided Lives of People and the Forest in Far Western Amazonia


by David Campbell

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES

Campbell writes with flair and insight of the people, history and ecological discoveries in the far western reaches of the Amazon Basin, a place where he has focused much of his work. (AMZ90, $18.95)

The Last Forest, The Future of the Amazon in the Age of Globalization


by Mark London

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

Part personal adventure narrative, part policy paper, London examines the fate of the Amazon with optimism. (AMZ102, $25.95)

Light at the Edge of the World

Light at the Edge of the World


by Wade Davis

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic Wade Davis surveys the global diversity of peoples and cultures in this meditative account of travels from the Arctic to the Amazon to Borneo. (WLD34, $14.95)

Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring

Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 1148 PAGES

A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America. (SAM44, $34.99)

Margaret Mee's Amazon, Diaries of an Artist Explorer

Margaret Mee's Amazon, Diaries of an Artist Explorer


by Margaret Mee

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 300 PAGES

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)

The Mighty Orinoco

The Mighty Orinoco


by Jules Verne

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 424 PAGES

Appearing for the first time in English, this 1898 novel from science fiction pioneer Jules Verne features a harrowing trip up the uncharted Orinoco, full of encounters with dangerous creatures, fearsome Indians, and infectious diseases. (VNZ07, $19.95)

Monkeys of the Amazon


by Nick Gordon

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER

A photographic celerbation of the diversity, beauty and nature of the primates of the Amazon basin. (AMZ110, $22.65)

Natural Acts, A Sidelong View of Science and Nature

Natural Acts, A Sidelong View of Science and Nature


by David Quammen

  • SCIENCE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Quammen augments this new edition of his debut collection of essays with a section of his best work since 1985. (NAT134, $15.95)

The Naturalist on the River Amazons

The Naturalist on the River Amazons


by Henry Walter Bates

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 409 PAGES

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)

A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics

A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics


by Marco Lambertini | John Venerella

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 338 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide to the natural history of the tropical latitudes. (CON17, $30.00)

Peru Map

Peru Map


by Borch Maps

  • 2011
  • MAP

A laminated map of Peru with city plans. (PRU02, $10.95)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish


by 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. (SPN257, $19.95)

Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing and Hallucinogenic Powers

Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing and Hallucinogenic Powers


by Richard Evans Schultes | Albert Hofmann

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

An illuminating guide to hallucinogens, the ecology, chemistry and, especially, the use in the healing rites of indigenous peoples. (AMZ38, $29.99)

The Remarkable Life of William Beebe, Explorer and Naturalist

The Remarkable Life of William Beebe, Explorer and Naturalist


by Carol Grant Gould

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 447 PAGES

An engaging biography of the underwater pionner, author and naturalist. (NAT70, $35.00)

Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon

Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon


by R.D. Bartlett | Patricia Bartlett

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A convenient guide to 250 colorful and commonly encountered snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs and salamanders of the Amazon. (AMZ84, $29.95)

Rio de Janeiro Map

Rio de Janeiro Map


by National Geographic

  • 2011
  • MAP

With an index, inset maps and points of interest. (BZL25, $8.99)

River of Darkness

River of Darkness


by Buddy Levy

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 304 PAGES

Levy recounts Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisco Orellana's epic voyages down the Amazon in search of El Dorado in detal in this vivid account of 16th-century greed and folly. (AMZ129, $27.00)

Rough Guide Brazil


by David Cleary

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 736 PAGES

An opinionated, thorough travel guide with region-by-region descriptions. (BZL09, $27.99)

Savages

Savages


by Joe Kane

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A firsthand account of a naive journalist among the Huaraoni of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Kane is an engaging, humorous guide to development issues in the Oriente of Ecuador. (AMZ20, $16.00)

Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest


by 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)

Shamanism, Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy


by Willard R. Trask | Mircea Eliade

  • RELIGION
  • 1972
  • PAPER
  • 610 PAGES

An early account of Shamanism among the native peoples of South America. (AMZ51, $24.95)

Shamans Through Time: 500 Year on the Path to Knowledge

Shamans Through Time: 500 Year on the Path to Knowledge


by Jeremy Narby | Francis Huxley

  • RELIGION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 354 PAGES

A collection of interviews and observations on Shamanism. (GEN202, $16.95)

Snakes, The Evolution of Mystery in Nature

Snakes, The Evolution of Mystery in Nature


by Harry W. Greene

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

The ecology and diversity of snakes worldwide, with stunning photographs. (BST33, $60.00)

South America Northeast Map

South America Northeast Map


by International Map Company

  • 2004
  • MAP

This brightly colored map of northeast South America at a scale of 1:2,800,000 covers the Atlantic coast of the continent south from the Caribbean to Rio de Janeiro, including the Amazon and Orinoco. (SAM16, $8.95)

The Spears of Twilight: Life and Death in the Amazon Jungle

The Spears of Twilight: Life and Death in the Amazon Jungle


by Phillipe Descola

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 458 PAGES

Three years among the Jivaro (Achaur) of the Upper Amazon. A student of Claude Levi-Strauss, Descola proves himself to be an intelligent observer and born storyteller in this ethnographic account. (AMZ25, $24.95)

Spirit of the Huaorani, Lost Tribes of the Yasuni

Spirit of the Huaorani, Lost Tribes of the Yasuni


by Pete Oxford

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

In this photographic tribute, Oxford and his wife Renee Bish, both longtime residents in Quito, capture rare, candid glimpses of the Huaorani and their home in the Ecuadorian Amazon. (AMZ131, $35.00)

Spix's Macaw, The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird

Spix's Macaw, The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird


by Tony Juniper

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

In this suspenseful account Tony Juniper tells the story of the fight to save the habitat of the last remaining Spix's Macaw, an all-but-extinct Amazon parrot brought to the brink of extinction by smugglers. (AMZ95, $20.95)

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas


by 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 draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account. (NAM20, $24.95)

The Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone of Southeastern Peru, A Biological Assessment

The Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone of Southeastern Peru, A Biological Assessment


by Robin B. Foster

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

A survey of the biological resources of the region. (PRU17, $19.95)

The Thief at the End of the World, Rubber, Power and the Seeds of Empire


by Joe Jackson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES

A riveting portrait of the determined, unscrupulous Henry Wickham, who smuggled rubber tree seeds out of the Amazon, and an account of Victorian Britain's profiteering in South America. (AMZ115, $27.95)

Travelers' Tales Brazil

Travelers' Tales Brazil


by Annette Haddad

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A collection of stories, articles and excerpts on Brazil -- an excellent introduction to the people, culture and traditions of the country as seen through the eyes of modern writers. (BZL06, $18.95)

Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary

Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary


by Alberto Granado | Lucia Alvarez de Toledo

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Granado's classic account of his travels with Che Guevara via motorbike through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela. (SAM68, $14.95)

Tropical Rainforest

Tropical Rainforest


by Ben Shedd

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1992
  • DVD

A visual overview of the ecology and nature of tropical forests worldwide, originally presented in IMAX theaters. (AMZ89, $19.99)

Two to Tango

Two to Tango


by Peter Guttridge

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 218 PAGES

Dangerous creatures -- and killers -- in the Amazon threaten journalist Nick Madrid as he attempts to prevent the murder of a rockstar in the third book of this popular series. (AMZ98, $14.00)

Vine of the Soul, Medicine Men, Their Plants, and Rituals in the Colombian Amazon

Vine of the Soul, Medicine Men, Their Plants, and Rituals in the Colombian Amazon


by Richard Evans Schultes | Robert F. Raffauf

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 282 PAGES

Written by Schultes, the father of ethnobotany, with a colleague, this book features 150 photographs along with a detailed and authoritative text describing the many uses of plant substances. (AMZ59, $29.95)

Wallpaper City Guide Rio De Janeiro

Wallpaper City Guide Rio De Janeiro


by Wallpaper Magazine

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER

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, $9.95)

Where to Watch Birds in South America


by Nigel Wheatley

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 431 PAGES

A compact practical guide to birdwatching sites throughout South America, including checklists. (SAM40, $30.95)

With Broadax and Firebrand, The Destruction of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

With Broadax and Firebrand, The Destruction of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest


by Warren Dean

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 504 PAGES

A vivid, scholarly environmental history of Brazil from early settlement through the 1990s, focusing on deforestation on the Atlantic coast. (BZL31, $31.95)

The World as You Dream It, Shamanistic Teachings from the Amazon and Andes


by John M. Perkins

  • RELIGION
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 139 PAGES

A personal account of sometimes hard-to-believe experiences with curanderos (or shamans) in the highlands and Amazon of Ecuador. (AMZ46, $14.95)

Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It


by Robert Borofsky

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 397 PAGES

A study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami. (SAM67, $25.95)

Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It


by Robert Borofsky

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 397 PAGES

A study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami. (SAM67, $25.95)

 

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