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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)

Amazon Map

Amazon Map


by Nelles

  • 2009
  • MAP

This double-sided map (1:2.5 million) shows both detail and the expanse of the great river basin from the Andes to the Atlantic. (AMZ05, $13.95)

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)

Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Slope

Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Slope


by Craig Guyer | Maureen A. Donnelly

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 420 PAGES

This comprehensive guide covers the reptiles and amphibians of the Caribbean slope. (CRB177, $29.95)

Andes


by Mario Vargas Llosa | Pablo Corral Vega

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Published by National Geographic, this oversize book is a photographic celebration of the Andes, and especially its people, featuring 90 full-page color photographs and accompanying essays. (AND29, $50.00)

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)

Beyond Culture


by Edward T. Hall

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1977
  • PAPER
  • 298 PAGES

A best-selling popular study of human culture and its determinants by a noted anthropologist. (ATP13, $17.00)

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)

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)

Birds of Tropical America

Birds of Tropical America


by Steven Hilty

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 312 PAGES

Hilty serves up essays on how to find and better appreciate the dizzying variety of birds, their habits and habitats, diversity and distribution. (CAM39, $25.00)

Bossa Nova, The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World

Bossa Nova, The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World


by Ruy Castro

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 372 PAGES

Journalist Ruy Castro interviewed everyone who had anything to do with Boss Nova for this animated history, capturing not only the personalities of pioneers like Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto but also the spirit of Rio de Janeiro in the 1960s. (BZL47, $17.95)

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 Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay Map

Brazil Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay Map


by Reise & Verkehrsverlag

  • MAP

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)

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)

The Brazilian People, The Formation and Meaning of Brazil

The Brazilian People, The Formation and Meaning of Brazil


by Darcy Ribeiro | Gregory Rabassa | Elizabeth Lowe

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 376 PAGES

A scholarly, influential overview of Brazilian culture and society as shaped by its ethnic, racial and social influences. (BZL21, $34.95)

The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil


by Chris McGowan | Ricardo Pessanha

  • MUSIC
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

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)

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)

Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands

Cruising Guide to the Leeward Islands


by Chris Doyle | Nancy Scott

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A convenient, spiral-bound guide to anchorages, harbors and navigation from Anguilla to Dominica. (CRB132, $29.95)

Culture Smart! Brazil

Culture Smart! Brazil


by Sandra Branco

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (BZL54, $9.95)

Culture Wars in Brazil, The First Vargas Regime, 1930-1945


by Daryle Williams

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 346 PAGES

A scholarly, cultural history of Brazil during a key period in its development. (BZL53, $26.95)

Dance of Life, The Other Dimension of Time


by Edward T. Hall

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 1984 PAGES

A survey by a noted anthropologist of the central notion of time in diverse cultures. (ATP15, $15.00)

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)

Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life

Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life


by David Alan Harvey

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

A culmination of a photographer's two decade quest to capture the global Hispanic spirit on film. (SPN191, $49.95)

Eastern Caribbean Cruise Tour Guide

Eastern Caribbean Cruise Tour Guide


by Coastal Cruise Tour Guides

  • 2000
  • MAP

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)

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)

Einstein and the Total Eclipse

Einstein and the Total Eclipse


by Peter Coles

  • SCIENCE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 80 PAGES

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)

The Enchanted Amazon Rain Forest, Stories from a Vanishing World

The Enchanted Amazon Rain Forest, Stories from a Vanishing World


by Nigel J.H. Smith

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

A wonderfully presented collection of observations from the Amazon, this is a good introduction to the people, culture and geography of the rain forest. (AMZ26, $29.95)

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)

Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon

Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon


by William Herndon | Gary Kinder

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 343 PAGES

An original account of 19th-century exploration of the Amazon by Captain Herndon, who traveled from Lima to the Pacific coast of Brazil. (AMZ67, $14.00)

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)

Explorers of the Amazon

Explorers of the Amazon


by Anthony Smith

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

In this well told overview of the region, Anthony Smith presents a history of exploration of the Amazon, scientific and otherwise. (AMZ31, $37.50)

The Far Side of the World

The Far Side of the World


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 366 PAGES

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)

A Field Guide to Medicinal and Useful Plants of the Upper Amazon

A Field Guide to Medicinal and Useful Plants of the Upper Amazon


by James L. Castner | Stephen L. Timme | James A. Duke

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 154 PAGES

A photographic identification guide focusing on the practical uses of common plants of the tropical forest. (AMZ39, $38.00)

A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America


by Adrian Forsyth | Alwyn Gentry

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 895 PAGES

A huge help for those interested in the bewildering diversity of Neotropical plants, this field guide illustrates and describes all the woody plants of Northwest South America (Columbia, Ecuador & Peru) down to genus level. With 290 black-and-white plates, and a key to families that include woody species. (AMZ32, $62.50)

Footprint Brazil Handbook

Footprint Brazil Handbook


by Alex Robinson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 828 PAGES

A general overview of Brazil and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do. (BZL22, $27.95)

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)

Fossils, Finches, and Fuegians


by Richard Darwin Keynes

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES

An account of the Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin's adventures and scientific discoveries. (SAM51, $52.00)

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)

Pantanal, South America's Wetland Jewel

Pantanal, South America's Wetland Jewel


by Russel Mittermeier | Theo Allofs

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

This sumptuously illustrated overview covers the ecology, history, people and nature of the Pantanal with 146 color photographs. (BZL51, $35.00)

Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier

Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier


by Richard Slatta

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 271 PAGES

A thorough, lively study of the gaucho, including the history and culture of Argentina and Brazil's famous cowboys. (ARG06, $27.00)

Gilead


by Marilynne Robinson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A story about fathers and sons whose family history intersects with the U.S. Civil War. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (USW441, $14.00)

Green Mansions

Green Mansions


by W.H. Hudson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 315 PAGES

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)

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)

A Guide to the Coral Reefs of the Caribbean

A Guide to the Coral Reefs of the Caribbean


by Mark D. Spalding | Sylvia Earle

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2004
  • PAPER

A diver's guide and atlas of coral reefs of the Caribbean (CRB176, $28.95)

The Hidden Dimension


by Edward T. Hall

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 270 PAGES

An analysis of concepts of space and how these notions diffeer among societies. (ATP14, $15.00)

How to Change the World, Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas


by David Bornstein

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

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)

In Amazonia, A Natural History

In Amazonia, A Natural History


by Hugh Raffles

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 302 PAGES

An intriguing look at the intertwined history of people and nature in the Amazon. Academic yet still artful, Raffles focuses on a small Brazilian riverine community and the transformation of their river over the last 50 years. (AMZ85, $33.95)

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)

The Jungle and the Damned


by Hassoldt Davis | Lawrence Millman

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 306 PAGES

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)

Jungle Travel and Survival

Jungle Travel and Survival


by John Walden, M.D.

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 198 PAGES

Medical doctor and frequent Amazon-traveler Walden provides useful advice on avoiding malaria, parasites, poisonous and dangerous animals, dehydration and much more in this compact guide. (AMZ73, $18.95)

Keep the River on Your Right

Keep the River on Your Right


by Tobias Schneebaum

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

The haunting, lyrical acount of a young man's time among the Akarama people of the Peruvian Amazon in the 1950s. (AMZ11, $14.00)

Knopf Mapguide Rio De Janeiro

Knopf Mapguide Rio De Janeiro


by Knopf Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES

A handy set of full color, ingeniously folded maps, each indicating favorite sites, shops, restaurants and attractions. (BZL55, $9.95)

Latin American Art


by John F. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

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)

Life in the Treetops, Adventures of a Woman in Field Biology

Life in the Treetops, Adventures of a Woman in Field Biology


by Margaret Lowman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 219 PAGES

The sprightly memoir of an ecologist who climbs, studies and sleeps in trees for a living, balancing multiple roles of scientist, wife and mom. Margaret Lowman, a pioneer in the ecology of forest tree canopies, continues her story in a second memoir (written with her now-grown sons). (AMZ57, $13.95)

Little Star of Bela Lua, A Novella and Stories

Little Star of Bela Lua, A Novella and Stories


by Luana Monteiro

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 225 PAGES

Monteiro's quirky tales recall the folklore, character and tradition of the Sertao in Northeast Brazil, an arid land that recalls America's Old West or the gaucho country of Argentina. (BZL50, $13.95)

Lonely Planet Brazil

Lonely Planet Brazil


by Nick Selby | Andrew Draffen

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 768 PAGES

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, $27.99)

Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro

Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro


by Regis St. Louis

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

A practical guide filled with maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information. We also carry Lonely Planet Buenos Aires (ARG10). (BZL19, $19.99)

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)

The Lost Steps

The Lost Steps


by Alejo Carpentier | Harriet Onis

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

A hallucinatory novel of a young urban musicologist's journey to a fictional city in the Amazon basin. For those with an appreciation for demanding literature, this is a celebrated masterpiece. (AMZ18, $18.50)

The Lost World

The Lost World


by Arthur Conan Doyle

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Inspired by the magnificent landscapes surrounding the Orinoco River, Conan Doyle's classic follows an intrepid scientist into the Amazon Basin in search of prehistoric creatures. (VNZ04, $10.00)

Mammals of the Neotropics, The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Vol. 3


by John F. Eisenberg | Kent H. Redford

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 610 PAGES

A comprehensive survey of the 650 species of mammals of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. (SAM30, $62.50)

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)

Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World


by Peter Weir

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • DVD

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, $14.98)

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)

Northern South America Map

Northern South America Map


by Reise & Verkehrsverlag

  • MAP

A map of the northern half of South America, at a scale of 1:4,000,000. (SAM31, $15.95)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Portuguese (Brazilian)


by Pimsleur Language Method

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2005
  • AUDIO CD

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)

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)

Portuguese, A Language Map

Portuguese, A Language Map


by Kristine K. Kershul

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2000
  • PLASTIC CARD

This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (PGL47, $7.95)

Portuguese, Start Speaking Today (Brazilian)

Portuguese, Start Speaking Today (Brazilian)


by Language/30

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1998
  • CASETTE TAPE

A 90-minute primer on Brazilian Portuguese following the foreign service method. (BZL36, $24.95)

Rebellion in the Backlands


by Euclides da Cunha | Samuel Putnam

  • LITERATURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 556 PAGES

The strange tale of the 1893-1897 Canudos rebellion, and a touchstone of Brailian literature. (BZL44, $45.00)

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

Rio de Janeiro


by Ruy Castro

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

Castro brings journalistic insight to this marvelous, diverse portrait of Rio, its history, diverse culture and contemporary challenges. (BZL42, $16.95)

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)

Rio de Janiero Destination Map


by National Geographic

  • 2000
  • MAP

A laminated, folded map of Rio. (BZL24, $8.99)

Rough Guide Brazil


by David Cleary

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 736 PAGES

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

Running the Amazon

Running the Amazon


by Joe Kane

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 278 PAGES

A best-selling account of a 4,000-mile expedition from the high Andes to the Atlantic by foot, raft and kayak -- an expedition only four of the ten participants finished. (AMZ13, $14.95)

The Saddest Pleasure, A Journey on Two Rivers

The Saddest Pleasure, A Journey on Two Rivers


by Moritz Thomsen | Paul Theroux

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An introspective tale of travels on the Amazon in Ecuador and Brazil. (EDR12, $12.95)

Sailor's Guide to the Windward Islands, Martinique to Grenada

Sailor's Guide to the Windward Islands, Martinique to Grenada


by Chris Doyle

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

A convenient, spiral-bound guide to anchorages, harbors and navigation from Granada north to Martinique. With GPS coordinates, color sketch maps, and a directory of services. (CRB134, $29.95)

Samba

Samba


by Alma Guillermoprieto

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 244 PAGES

A memorable account of life and music on the coast of Brazil by the talented and wide-ranging Guillermoprieto. A dancer herself, she lived for a year in Manguiera, a favela near Rio known for its samba school. Nominated for a National Book Award. (BZL38, $16.00)

The Sea and the Jungle

The Sea and the Jungle


by H.M. Tomlinson

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 258 PAGES

First published in 1912, this is a thoroughly unromanticized, absorbing account of a 2,000-mile journey by steamship deep into the Amazon. Understated and often hilarious. (AMZ10, $18.00)

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)

The Silent Language


by Edward T. Hall

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1973
  • PAPER

A scholarly survey of the importance of non-verbal communication across societies. (ATP12, $15.00)

Slave Rebellion in Brazil, The Muslim Uprising of 1835 in Bahia


by Joao Jose Reis | Arthur Brakel

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

An excellent scholarly history of the largest urban slave revolt in the Americas. (BZL49, $28.00)

The Slum

The Slum


by Aluisio Azevedo

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

Azevedo tackles social issues, including racism and overwhelming material desire, in this classic tale of star-crossed lovers, first published in 1890. (BZL27, $24.99)

The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon

The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon


by Michael Goulding | Ronaldo Barthem | Efrem Ferreira

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 254 PAGES

This beautiful, profusely illustrated atlas of the river includes its major tributaries and 150 full-color maps. Goulding (Floods of Fortune) and Brazilian biologists Barthem and Ferreira provide the accompanying text. (AMZ82, $39.95)

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)

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)

Sunken Cities, Sacred Cenotes and Golden Sharks: Travels of a Water-Bound Adventurer


by Bill Belleville

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 248 PAGES

Belleville, an environmental journalist, recounts the natural and man-made wonders he encountered on his travels in Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America. (CRB184, $29.95)

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)

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)

Tristes Tropiques

Tristes Tropiques


by Claude Levi-Strauss | John Weightman | Doreen Weightman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

The classic, insightful account of the peoples of the Amazon by the inventor of structural anthropology. A demanding read, yet humorous and worthwhile. (AMZ14, $20.00)

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)

Voyage of the Beagle

Voyage of the Beagle


by Charles Darwin

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 468 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER
  • FAVORITE

The wide-eyed tale of a young man on a five-year voyage that changed his life -- and our way of thinking about the world. First published in 1839, it's still a marvelous introduction to the wildlife, nature and allure of South America. (GPS02, $12.95)

The War of the End of the World

The War of the End of the World


by Mario Vargas Llosa | Helen Lane

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

An unforgettable historical novel about the rebellion of the lower-class citizens of Canudos, Brazil, in the late 19th century. (BZL18, $17.00)

The War of the Saints


by Jorge Amado

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A mesmerizing tale set during carnival in Bahia. (BZL48, $15.95)

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)

White Waters and Black

White Waters and Black


by Gordon McCreagh | George Schaller

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A classic account of a two-year-long scientific expedition to the Bolivian Amazon, funny, sweet and thrilling. Originally published in 1923. (AMZ70, $17.50)

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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