BRAZIL: AMAZON & PANTANAL More Books 1491, New Revelations of Americas Before Columbus  •  Charles C. Mann HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 560 PAGES A thought-provoking, speculative history of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans. Mann portrays the successes and failures of the complex societies of the Mississippi River, Central Mexico, the Andes and the Amazon. (WLD61, $16.95)   Amazon Map  •  Nelles 2009 •  MAP With inset maps of Belem, Manaus and Iquitos, this colorful double-sided map (1:2.5 million) shows both detail and the expanse of the great river basin from the Andes to the Atlantic. Two Sides. 20x31 inches. (AMZ05, $13.95)   Amazon Sweet Sea, Land, Life, and Water at the River's Mouth  •  Nigel J.H. Smith NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 248 PAGES • COMING IN A lively, well informed and illustrated portrait of the natural resources, nature, history, and conservation of the Amazon delta. With 138 color photos by the author, who has conducted research in the region for decades. It's the world's biggest estuary. (AMZ78, $39.95)   Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Slope  •  Craig Guyer  •  Maureen A. Donnelly FIELD GUIDE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 420 PAGES This comprehensive guide, intended for the field, covers all the frogs, lizards, snakes, and other reptiles and amphibians of the Caribbean slope. (CRB177, $29.95)   Andes  •  Mario Vargas Llosa  •  Pablo Corral Vega CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES • COMING IN Published by National Geographic, this oversize book is a photographic celebration of the Andes, and especially its people, featuring 90 full-page color photographs by the Ecuadorian photographer Pablo Corral Vega and accompanying essays (Llosa calls them fantasies) by novelist Mario Vargas-Llosa. Vega traversed the entire 5,000-mile spine of the mountains from the Caribbean to Patagonia, documenting the land and people of South America in beautiful, crisp photographs. (AND29, $50.00)   At Play in the Fields of the Lord  •  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, $16.95)   Beyond Culture  •  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  •  Guy Tudor  •  Robert Ridgely FIELD GUIDE •  1989 •  HARD COVER  • 596 PAGES An authoritative reference, this hefty volume features 31 splendid full-color plates by Guy Tudor covering 700 species of jays and swallows, wrens, thrushes, vireos and wood-warblers, tanagers, icterids and finches. The first of four anticipated volumes on the birds of South America. With distribution maps and species descriptions by ornithologist Robert Ridgely. (FG28, $95.00)   The Birds of South America, The Oscine Passerines, Vol. 2  •  Guy Tudor  •  Robert Ridgely FIELD GUIDE •  1994 •  HARD COVER The second volume of the projected four-volume series, this field guide and handbook covers the flycatchers, antbirds and furnariids. With fine color plates by Guy Tudor and lucid text by Ridgely. (FG29, $95.00)   Insight Guide Brazil  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 384 PAGES This handsome guide is a profusely illustrated overview of the country, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history, politics and culture. With hundreds of photos and excellent maps. (BZL01, $22.99)   Birds of Tropical America  •  Steven Hilty NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 312 PAGES An ornithologist and veteran leader of birding expeditions, Hilty serves up short essays on how to find and better appreciate the dizzying variety of neotropical birds, their habits and habitats, diversity and distribution in this favorite book. This is not a field guide, but rather a natural history and an introduction to antbirds, flycatchers, manikins and other typical bird families. With 11 lovely pencil illustrations by Mimi Hoppe Wolfe. Originally published in 1994, this new edition is updated with new references. (CAM39, $25.00)   Bossa Nova, The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World  •  Ruy Castro HISTORY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 372 PAGES Wildly popular in Brazil, journalist Ruy Castro interviewed everyone who had anything to do with Boss Nova for this animated history. Castro captures not only the personality, import and flavor 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  •  Auto Mapa MAP A regional map of Brazil and Uruguay from Rio south to Montevideo and Buenos Aires at a good scale of 1:2.5 million. It includes basic city plans of Sao Paulo, Rio and Curitiba. Published in Argentina. (BZL08, $11.95)   Brazil Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay Map  •  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. One Side. 38X51 inches. (SAM39, $15.95)   Brazil in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture  •  Jan Rocha GUIDEBOOK •  2000 •  PAPER  • 100 PAGES This 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. It's an excellent synopsis from an unabashedly left-leaning perspective, strong on facts. (BZL03, $12.95)   The Brazilian People, The Formation and Meaning of Brazil  •  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. It's the first English-language edition of the Brazilian author and anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro's (1922-97) scathing bestseller, "O Povo Brasileiro," translated by the Gregory Rabassa. Ribeiro was a Minister of Education, vice-governor of the State of Rio and Secretary of Culture and Education. He was also instrumental in getting Oscar Neimeyer's Sambodromo built in Rio. (BZL21, $34.95)   The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil  •  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, ample illustrations and chapters on jazz and rock. The authors write for Billboard magazine. (BZL52, $31.95)   Conquistadors  •  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, who traveled in the footsteps of Hernan Cortes, Pizarro and others, often by horse, raft or other original means. It's an excellent introduction to the overwhelming impact of the Spanish in the Americas, wonderfully illustrated with maps, drawings and full color paintings. (SAM48, $27.95)   The Creature in the Map, A Journey to El Dorado  •  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  •  Chris Doyle  •  Nancy Scott GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES A convenient, spiral-bound guide to anchorages, harbors and navigation from Anguilla to Dominica, including GPS coordinates and sketch maps. (CRB132, $29.95)   Culture Smart! Brazil  •  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  •  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  •  Edward T. Hall CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1984 •  PAPER  • 1984 PAGES A cross-cultural survey by a noted anthropologist of the central notion of time and the ways people organize their lives, one of his many books on concepts of time and space in diverse cultures. (ATP15, $15.00)   Darkness in El Dorado, How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazon  •  Patrick Tierney CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2002 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES A controversial indictment of the anthropologists, government officials and others who sought to cash in on the study of the Yanomami. Tierney's targets especially French anthropologist and filmmaker Napoleon Chagnon and his colleagues at the University of Southern California at Santa Barbara in this highly charged attack. (AMZ64, $25.95)   Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life  •  David Alan Harvey CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES A culmination of a photographer's two decade quest to capture the Hispanic spirit on film from its Spanish roots to its diaspora in the New World. (SPN191, $49.95)   Eastern Caribbean Cruise Tour Guide  •  Coastal Cruise Tour Guides 2000 •  MAP A handy guide and booklet that unfolds to a six-foot-long full color map. Designed for the ship-based traveler, it features historical background, visitor attractions and maps of all the islands from Puerto Rico to Trinidad. Two Sides. 12x72 inches. (CRB135, $15.95)   Edge of the Jungle  •  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. This book, originally published in 1921, dates from his time as director of the New York Zoological Society's research center in Guyana. (AMZ75, $17.95)   Einstein and the Total Eclipse  •  Peter Coles SCIENCE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 80 PAGES An account of the solar eclipse expedition that vindicated Einstein's theory of relativity. In May of 1919, Sir Arthur Eddington led a team to the Gulf of Guinea and Sobral, Brazil to observe the bending of starlight by the sun during the eclipse -- as predicted by Einstein's theory. 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  •  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. Written by a professor of geography, it incorporates anthropology, biology and photographs. (AMZ26, $29.95)   Evolution, The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory  •  Edward Larson NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and historian Edward Larson examines the multifaceted history of the scientific theory which has had such an impact on twentieth century thought. Larson begins his study before Darwin, with the scientific breakthroughs of the French Revolution, and then examines Darwin's work and its effects, from the age of Social Darwinism up to present day genetics and evolutionary studies. He focuses on the social and political controversies that have surrounded evolutionary theory, particularly in the United States. (NAT64, $14.95)   Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon  •  William Herndon  •  Gary Kinder EXPLORATION •  2000 •  PAPER  • 343 PAGES An original account of 19th-century exploration of the Amazon by Captain William Lewis Herndon, who traveled from Lima to the Atlantic coast of Brazil for the United States government in 1851-1852. A best seller in its day. (AMZ67, $14.00)   The Explorers of South America  •  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. Goodman has marshaled his wide-ranging research and lifelong interest in exploration into a comprehensive, scholarly history. A reprint of the original 1972 edition, the tales have lost none of their luster. With maps, illustrations and extensive notes. (SAM10, $26.95)   Explorers of the Amazon  •  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. His tales of adventure, discovery, exploitation, murder and mayhem feature Francisco de Orellana, Baron von Humboldt and seven other European colonizers and scientists. (AMZ31, $37.50)   The Far Side of the World  •  Patrick O'Brian LITERATURE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 366 PAGES This tale, set in 1812, features a trip around Cape Horn, as Stephen Maturin, Patrick O'Brian's wonderful opium-addicted naturalist, explores the New World with his pal Jack Aubrey. If you haven't yet been introduced to O'Brian's vivid portraits of Nelson's British Navy, here's your chance to dip into this fine series, with a book featuring evocative descriptions of Patagonian wildlife and features of the natural environment. A great read (and a great reread for O'Brian fans). (SAM01, $14.95)   A Field Guide to Medicinal and Useful Plants of the Upper Amazon  •  James L. Castner  •  Stephen L. Timme  •  James A. Duke FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 154 PAGES This photographic guide to identification focuses on the practical uses of common plants of the tropical forest. Many of the 120 species illustrated and described grow along the Medicinal Plant Trail at ACEER outside Iquitos. (AMZ39, $38.00)   A Field Guide to the Families and Genera of Woody Plants of Northwest South America  •  Adrian Forsyth  •  Alwyn Gentry FIELD GUIDE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 895 PAGES For those not intimidated by the bewildering diversity of Neotropical plants, this comprehensive field guide is a huge help to identification. It 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  •  Alex Robinson GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  HARD COVER  • 828 PAGES By the venerable British publishers of the "South American Handbook," this guide is built for the road with sturdy covers and a sewn binding. It's nicely divided between a general overview of Brazil and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do. (BZL22, $27.95)   Fordlandia  •  Patricia J. Duncan  •  Eduardo Sguiglia LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES • COMING IN This novel mythologizes automaker Ford's grandly misbegotten adventure to cultivate a rubber plantation deep in the Amazon Jungle. In the process, the Argentine writer paints a portrait of conflict between capitalist economic interests and the primordial mystery of nature. (AMZ72, $13.95)   Fossils, Finches, and Fuegians  •  Richard Darwin Keynes NATURAL HISTORY •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 448 PAGES An account of the Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin's adventures and scientific discoveries. With maps and handsome black-and-white illustrations. (SAM51, $52.00)   Four Neotropical Rainforests  •  Alwyn Gentry NATURAL HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 627 PAGES The results of a symposium on tropical ecology held in 1987 at Ohio State, this book is 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  •  Russel Mittermeier  •  Theo Allofs NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  HARD COVER  • 176 PAGES • COMING IN A sumptuously illustrated overview of the ecology, history, people and nature of the Pantanal, featuring 146 stunning color photographs. The book is divided into five chapters: People of the Pantanal, Wetlands, Grasslands, Forest, and Caiman. Produced in conjunction with Conservation International with contributions by Russell Mittermeier and others. (BZL51, $35.00)   Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier  •  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  •  Marilynne Robinson LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES This long-awaited second novel by the author of Marilynne Robinson follows the fate of an Iowa minister. She weaves a fictional history of Kansas during the years of abolition. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (USW441, $14.00)   Green Mansions  •  W.H. Hudson LITERATURE •  1989 •  PAPER  • 315 PAGES Better known for his ornithological memoirs, this novel by Hudson is a classic tale of "travels and adventures among the savages." Read it for its absurdly lush prose, excellent natural history and the much romanticized meeting of an educated European and Rima, a birdlike local girl from the jungle. Very much a product of its time (it was first published in 1904), this is probably the best known work of fiction set in the Amazon. (AMZ19, $12.95)   The Green Pharmacy  •  James A. Duke NATURAL HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 507 PAGES An A to Z catalog of ailments and the herbal remedies that heal them. Full of facts on the ecology and traditional uses of medicinal plants by a leading ethnobotanist who has conducted much of his research in the Upper Amazon of Peru. Each chapter begins with an anecdote of an encounter with a patient and leads to easy "how-to" instructions for treating the health condition. The chapters cover minor and serious complaints, ranging from bad breath to depression, high cholesterol to wrinkles, morning sickness to viral infections. (AMZ40, $21.95)   A Guide to the Birds of Colombia  •  Steven Hilty  •  William Brown FIELD GUIDE •  1986 •  PAPER  • 836 PAGES A classic South American bird guide with good coverage of the Amazon basin. It features 56 color plates by Guy Tudor, illustrating 1,700 species -- nearly half of all the species of South America. With a short description on the facings edge along with extensive notes and range maps. It may weigh in at almost three pounds but serious birders won't leave home without it -- and you can always have the color plates bound separately for use in the field. (FG14, $78.50)   A Guide to the Coral Reefs of the Caribbean  •  Mark D. Spalding  •  Sylvia Earle FIELD GUIDE •  2004 •  PAPER A diver's guide and atlas of coral reefs of the Caribbean, with color photographs, detailed maps and an overview of each island reef system. Organized geographcially, it also includes chapeters on Mexico and Central America and South America. (CRB176, $28.95)   The Hidden Dimension  •  Edward T. Hall CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1990 •  PAPER  • 270 PAGES A scholarly analysis of cultural concepts of space and how differences among them affect modern society by a noted anthropologist. (ATP14, $15.00)   How to Change the World, Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas  •  David Bornstein CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES In this inspiring work, journalist Bornstein profiles nine noteworthy entrepreneurs who have campaigned for social change and reform around the world. Locations covered range from Bombay to Brazil, Hungary, South Africa, and inner-city Washington, D.C. Their diverse experiences and innovative ideas for change on a local scale provide an engaging and encouraging read for those interested in social work around the world. (GEN332, $30.00)   In Amazonia, A Natural History  •  Hugh Raffles NATURAL HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 302 PAGES Hughes -- an intriguing, personal guide to the Amazon -- interweaves anecdote, ethnography, the history of exploration, conservation and biology in this engaging overview of the region. He focuses on a small Brazilian riverine community and the transformation of their river over the last 50 years. Make no mistake, this is an academic book chock full of theory but an uncommonly artful, absorbing one. Hughes is a professor of anthropology at the University of California at Santa Cruz. (AMZ85, $33.95)   In Search of the Golden Frog  •  Marty Crump BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 312 PAGES Crump, a herpetologist, conservationist and mother, tells of her 30 years of field work in Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador and Argentina. An entertaining memoir, written with a light touch, it combines the personal with the scientific. (CON18, $27.00)   In the Rainforest, Report from a Strange, Beautiful, Imperiled World  •  Catherine Caufield NATURAL HISTORY •  1984 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES This investigative journalist 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. In this fact-filled book, we travel with Caufield to some of the most spectacular and endangered places on earth: the rain forests of Africa, Central and South America, India, the Philippines and Indonesia. Originally published in 1984, this is still an excellent survey of rainforest ecology and issues worldwide. (FST01, $20.00)   The Jungle and the Damned  •  Hassoldt Davis  •  Lawrence Millman EXPLORATION •  2000 •  PAPER  • 306 PAGES Hassoldt's tale of exploring French Guiana with his adventurous new wife, originally published in 1952. Quite a honeymoon! Their adventures include a visit to the penal colony at Devil's Island and an absorbing account of a exploratory canoe trip 300 miles up the Maroni River to the border with Brazil. An adventurer, storyteller and personality, Hassldt (1907-1959) wrote a series of tales, this classic returned to print thanks to the good efforts of Lawrence Millman, who provides the introduction. (SAM55, $16.95)   Jungle Travel and Survival  •  John Walden, M.D. GUIDEBOOK •  2001 •  PAPER  • 198 PAGES Not just for the paranoid traveler or wild adventurer, medical doctor and frequent Amazon-traveler Walden provides useful advice on avoiding malaria, parasites (internal and external), poisonous and otherwise dangerous animals, getting along with the locals, dehydration and much more in this compact guide. (AMZ73, $18.95)   Keep the River on Your Right  •  Tobias Schneebaum BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1982 •  PAPER  • 184 PAGES This is an amazing book, the strange tale of a young man on a Fulbright fellowship who wandered alone and defenseless into the Peruvian forest in 1955 in search of remote peoples. This is the haunting, lyrical diary of his experiences among the Akarama including -- in its most disturbing section -- a description of a raid on a neighboring tribe by Schneebaum and his warrior friends. He writes "I am a cannibal." Whether or not he really ate human flesh we cannot judge but, regardless, this is an extraordinary book. Schneebaum went on to live four years with the headhunting Asmat of New Guinea. (AMZ11, $14.00)   Knopf Mapguide Rio De Janeiro  •  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  •  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  •  Margaret Lowman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2000 •  PAPER  • 219 PAGES The sprightly memoir of a biologist who, with her feet planted firmly on the ground, took to the trees in 1979. A pioneer in the ecology of forest tree canopies, Meg Lowman climbs, studies and sleeps in trees for a living. She's also a popular lecturer on trips to the Amazon and Director of Research and Conservation at Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota. She's remarkably frank in this engaging memoir about balancing her multiple roles as as scientist, woman, wife and mom. (AMZ57, $13.95)   Little Star of Bela Lua, A Novella and Stories  •  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. Raised in Brazil, Monteiro now lives in Madison, Wisconsin. This is her first book. (BZL50, $13.95)   Lonely Planet Brazil  •  Nick Selby  •  Andrew Draffen GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 768 PAGES An excellent, exhaustively researched guide to Brazil with an excellent section on the Pantanal, and in-depth notes on ecology and national parks in addition to the usual practical travel information. (BZL15, $27.99)   Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro  •  Regis St. Louis GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 248 PAGES In its hallmark style, this practical guide to the Brazilian city by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With color photographs, excellent travel information and a pullout map. (BZL19, $19.99)   Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring  •  Lonely Planet GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 1148 PAGES A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America. With a brief general overview and country-by-country review in the Lonely Planet style of sites, attractions, and where to go and what to do. (SAM44, $34.99)   The Lost Steps  •  Alejo Carpentier  •  Harriet Onis LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 278 PAGES Originally published in 1956, this hallucinatory novel is set in the upper reaches of the Orinoco River in the Amazon basin. It's the tale "of little-known and rarely, if ever, photographed places," an expedition by a young urban ethnomusicologist to a remote world frozen in time. For those with an appreciation for demanding literature, this book is a much celebrated masterpiece. The "New Yorker" called its descriptions of the fictitious provincial city, forest and revolution-torn South America masterful. (AMZ18, $18.50)   The Lost World  •  Arthur Conan Doyle LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES Inspired by the magnificent landscapes surrounding the Orinoco River, this classic novel follows an intrepid scientist into the jungles of the Amazon Basin in search of prehistoric creatures. One of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous stories outside of his Sherlock Holmes series, it imagined a modern world where dinosaurs roamed (well before Crichton and Spielberg made their money on the idea). (VNZ04, $10.00)   Mammals of the Neotropics, The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Vol. 3  •  John F. Eisenberg  •  Kent H. Redford NATURAL HISTORY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 610 PAGES A comprehensive survey of mammals of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil -- covering, in detail 650 species occurring in the region from Pacific coast to the Amazon. With introductory chapters on biogeography and habitat and authoritative information on each species, including natural history, description, range and habitat. The text is much enhanced by large scale range maps and superb color plates by Fiona Reid. Aimed at the professional, this sourcebook will also appeal to anyone with a serious interest in the mammals of the region. This completes a three-volume survey of the mammals of Central and South America. (SAM30, $62.50)   Margaret Mee's Amazon, Diaries of an Artist Explorer  •  Margaret Mee NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 300 PAGES A handsome edition of the diaries, paintings and sketchbooks of the remarkable British botanist and painter Margaret Mee (1909-1988). Not just a terrific botanical illustrator, Mee was an intrepid traveler and collector who made 15 expeditions into the Amazon. Orgnized by expedition, the book features 250 botanical and other illustrations, along with a selection of photographs. This new edition published by Antique Collectors' Club in cooperation with Kew Gardens. (AMZ86, $59.50)   Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World  •  Peter Weir LITERATURE •  2003 •  DVD Peter Weir's exciting adaptation of two of Patrick O'Brian's popular novels, "Master and Commander" and "The Far Side of the World," starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. Crowe is Captain Jack Aubrey, whose British ship, the HMS Surprise, is battling a mysterious French ship off the coast of Cape Horn during the Napoleonic Wars of 1805. An extended sequenced filmed on the Galapagos marks one of the first times the islands have been depicted in a feature film. (GPS66, $14.98)   The Naturalist on the River Amazons  •  Henry Walter Bates EXPLORATION •  2009 •  PAPER  • 409 PAGES A spell-binding early account of the river and its environs, first published in 1863. A talented naturalist himself, Bates accompanied Alfred Russel Wallace on a collecting expedition for the British Museum in 1848. He stayed on for 11 years, traveling throughout the region. This classic chronicle of his adventures, part natural history and part travelogue, has inspired generations of tropical biologists. Darwin liked it too. (AMZ07, $17.95)   A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics  •  Marco Lambertini  •  John Venerella NATURAL HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 338 PAGES A compact guide to the world's tropical zone, organized by biome. It's a good overview of the ecology of forests, mangroves, coral reefs, deserts, and grasslands found between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. A useful companion for travelers to tropical latitudes. With color photographs and color plates illustrating a sampling of the most conspicuous birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and fish. (CON17, $30.00)   Northern South America Map  •  Reise & Verkehrsverlag MAP A map of the northern half of South America, at a scale of 1:4,000,000. One Side. 37X38 inches. (SAM31, $15.95)   Pimsleur Quick & Simple Portuguese (Brazilian)  •  Pimsleur Language Method LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2005 •  AUDIO CD Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Brazilian Portuguese, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it." (BZL33, $19.95)   Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish  •  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. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it." (SPN257, $19.95)   Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing and Hallucinogenic Powers  •  Richard Evans Schultes  •  Albert Hofmann NATURAL HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES An illuminating guide to indigenous peoples and their use of hallucinogenic plants, co-authored by the father of ethnobotany and discoverer of LSD. With hundreds of photographs, maps and drawings, it documents the ecology, chemistry, and especially the social history of hallucinogens. Excellent. (AMZ38, $29.99)   Portuguese, A Language Map  •  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)  •  Language/30 LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  1998 •  CASETTE TAPE A 90-minute crash course in Portuguese as it is spoken in Brazil featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook, all packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on learning dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. In each case, an English phrase is spoken once, and repeated twice in Portuguese. Topics include introductions, transportation, business and health. (BZL36, $24.95)   Rebellion in the Backlands  •  Euclides da Cunha  •  Samuel Putnam LITERATURE •  1985 •  PAPER  • 556 PAGES This epic tale of the Canudos Rebellion in northeastern Brazil (and its brutal suppression), originally published in 1902 -- and a touchstone of Brazilian literature. It's a sprawling book, part military history, part meditation on the Brazilian national character and a hallucinatory portrait of Antonio Conselheiro, the charismatic leader of the 1893-1897 rebellion. Published in Portuguese as Os Sertoes (more literally the arid region). Da Cunha (1866-1909) was a journalist covering the war. (BZL44, $45.00)   Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon  •  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 Basin, each with clear color photographs and descriptive information. The Bartlett team, who lead trips to the Amazon, has written a series of book on the care of herps as well as a guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Florida. (AMZ84, $29.95)   Rio de Janeiro  •  Ruy Castro CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 224 PAGES A marvelous, diverse portrait of Rio, its history, culture and challenges. Castro is a Brazilian journalist who has written widely on music, sports and contemporary affairs. The fifth book in Bloomsbury's Writer and the City series. (BZL42, $16.95)   Rio de Janeiro Map  •  National Geographic 2011 •  MAP This colorful National Geographic Destination Map (1:15,000) includes insets of Tijuca, Sao Crystal and Copacabana. One Side. 39x27 inches. (BZL25, $8.99)   Rio de Janiero Destination Map  •  National Geographic 2000 •  MAP A laminated, folded map of Rio by National Geographic. This handy, full-color map at a scale of 1:15,000 folds out to 18 x 25 inches. The reverse side includes regional maps, attractions, and travel information. Two Sides. 18x25 inches. (BZL24, $8.99)   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)   Running the Amazon  •  Joe Kane EXPLORATION •  1990 •  PAPER  • 278 PAGES A best-selling account of a 4,000-mile Amazon expedition from high in the Peruvian Andes to the Atlantic by foot, raft and kayak. It's a tale of high adventure, corrupt border guards, itinerant drug smugglers -- and the camaraderie that develops from a difficult job well done. Only four of the original ten participants finished the journey. Much of the story takes place in the little-explored narrow canyons and rapids high above Iquitos in Peru in the headwaters of the Amazon. (AMZ13, $14.95)   The Saddest Pleasure, A Journey on Two Rivers  •  Moritz Thomsen  •  Paul Theroux BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1990 •  PAPER  • 276 PAGES • COMING IN An introspective tale of travels on the Amazon in Ecuador and Brazil by the author of "Living Poor," "Farm on the River of Emeralds" and "Journey of Two Rivers." With an introduction by Paul Theroux. (EDR12, $12.95)   Sailor's Guide to the Windward Islands, Martinique to Grenada  •  Chris Doyle GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES Revised and updated for 2011-2012, this guide features detailed sketch charts based on the author's own surveys, and aerial photos of most anchorages. It also includes clear and concise navigational information. By far the most popular guide to the area, it covers the islands from Martinique to Grenada, with dazzling scenic photography, unsurpassed onshore information, sections on exploring, provisioning, water sports, services, restaurants and photography. Information is linked to the author's website where you can download town maps, GPS waypoints from the sketch charts, and obtain links to local weather, news and more. (CRB134, $29.95)   Samba  •  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 staff writer at the New Yorker and award-winning journalist. 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  •  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. The tale, understated and often hilarious, meanders like a great river. Here's a sample: "We were then a thousand miles from the sea, well within South America. But that meeting place of the Amazon and its chief tributary was an expanse of water surprising in its immensity." A classic. (AMZ10, $18.00)   Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest  •  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  •  Willard R. Trask  •  Mircea Eliade RELIGION •  1972 •  PAPER  • 610 PAGES An early, and now classic account of Shamanism among the native peoples of South America. (AMZ51, $24.95)   The Silent Language  •  Edward T. Hall CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1973 •  PAPER A scholarly survey of the importance of non-verbal communication and especially the cross-cultural notions of space and time by a leading anthropologist. (ATP12, $16.00)   Slave Rebellion in Brazil, The Muslim Uprising of 1835 in Bahia  •  Joao Jose Reis  •  Arthur Brakel HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES An excellent scholarly history of the largest urban slave revolt in the Americas. This academic book is thematic and analytical, but there is also great background on Bahian history, the physical layout of Salvador in 1835, and the fascinating layers of slave society and culture in Brazil. Reis, an important Brazilian historian, writes in concise, jargon-free prose. Translated by Arthur Brakel. (BZL49, $28.00)   The Slum  •  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  •  Michael Goulding  •  Ronaldo Barthem  •  Efrem Ferreira NATURAL HISTORY •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 254 PAGES An illustrated atlas of the 4000-mile-long river, including its major tributaries, with 150 full color maps and 300 photographs. Michael Goulding (Floods of Fortune) and Brazilian biologists Ronaldo Barthem and Efrem Ferreira provide the accompanying text. Organized geographically, with chapters on major tributaries and drainage basins in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. (AMZ82, $39.95)   Snakes, The Evolution of Mystery in Nature  •  Harry W. Greene NATURAL HISTORY •  1997 •  HARD COVER  • 288 PAGES Published to wildly enthusiastic reviews in 1997, this illustrated volume documents the ecology and diversity of snakes worldwide. Anecdotal, informative and entertaining, snakes couldn't have asked for a better advocate than herpetologist Harry Greene -- and the photographs are stunning. (BST33, $60.00)   South America Northeast Map  •  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. With historical information on the region. Two Sides. 27x39 inches. (SAM16, $8.95)   The Spears of Twilight: Life and Death in the Amazon Jungle  •  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, $25.95)   Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas  •  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's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya. (NAM20, $24.95)   Sunken Cities, Sacred Cenotes and Golden Sharks: Travels of a Water-Bound Adventurer  •  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. With his casual and inclusive style, he takes the reader along as he explores the submerged pirate city of Port Royal, Jamaica, searches for pre-Columbian Taino artifacts in the Dominican Republic and hunts for the golden hammerhead shark near Trinidad. (CRB184, $29.95)   The Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone of Southeastern Peru, A Biological Assessment  •  Robin B. Foster NATURAL HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES The result of a "Rapid Assessment Program" survey by a multidisciplinary team, this book catalogs the biological resources of the Tambopata River, south of Puerto Maldonado in the upper Amazon of Peru. The well studied Explorer's Inn is just downstream of the study area. With maps, line drawings, and detailed animal checklists by region (scientific names only). (PRU17, $19.95)   Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary  •  Alberto Granado  •  Lucia Alvarez de Toledo TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES This is Alberto Granado's companion book to Che Guevara's well-known Motorcycle Diaries (and one of the sources for the movie). It's Granado's own account of travels with Che via motorbike through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela. (SAM68, $14.95)   Tristes Tropiques  •  Claude Levi-Strauss  •  John Weightman  •  Doreen Weightman CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2011 •  PAPER  • 464 PAGES A classic account of the peoples of the Amazon first published in the 1930s. This is the most personal of the many books by Levi-Strauss, the inventor of structural anthropology and an intellectual powerhouse. He begins: "I hate travelling and explorers. Yet here I am proposing to tell the story of my expeditions and experiences." After pondering the worthlessness of most accounts, he goes on to present his own tale, full of humor and insight. Demanding, but worth it. (AMZ14, $20.00)   Vine of the Soul, Medicine Men, Their Plants, and Rituals in the Colombian Amazon  •  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  •  Charles Darwin EXPLORATION •  2002 •  PAPER  • 468 PAGES • 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, this book is still essential reading. Darwin's South American chapters are an excellent introduction to the Galapagos, Beagle Channel, Chile, Tierra del Fuego, the Chilean fjords and the Brazilian coast. With maps and appendices. (GPS02, $12.95)   The War of the End of the World  •  Mario Vargas Llosa  •  Helen Lane LITERATURE •  2008 •  PAPER  • 576 PAGES Written by one of South America's foremost authors, this story depicts the violent clash between leaders and neglected citizens of a newly formed republic set in Canudos, Brazil, in the late 19th century. (BZL18, $17.00)   The War of the Saints  •  Jorge Amado LITERATURE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES A mesmerizing tale set during carnival in Bahia. The storyteller Amado wrote a great many wonderful novels including Dona Flor and her Two Husbands. (BZL48, $15.95)   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)   White Waters and Black  •  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. George Schaller provides the appreciative introduction to this new edition. (AMZ70, $17.50)   With Broadax and Firebrand, The Destruction of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest  •  Warren Dean HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 504 PAGES A vivid, scholarly environmental history of Brazil from early settlement through the 1990s. Once extending along the coast of much of Brazil, the coastal forest has been burned, cleared and cut down to make way for Brazil's largest cities, mining, farming and industrialization. (BZL31, $31.95)   The World as You Dream It, Shamanistic Teachings from the Amazon and Andes  •  John M. Perkins RELIGION •  1994 •  PAPER  • 139 PAGES An activist on behalf of indigenous cultures and founder of the "Earth Dream Alliance", the author provides a personal account of his sometimes hard-to-believe experiences with curanderos (or shamans) in the highlands and Amazon of Ecuador. Whatever your thoughts on the concept a vision quest, the book includes an fascinating account of the author's time with the Shuar people, their rituals and religious ideas. (AMZ46, $14.95)   Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It  •  Robert Borofsky CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2005 •  PAPER  • 397 PAGES A scholarly reader and study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami of northern Brazil and neighboring Venezuela. It follows in the wake of Patrick Tierney's best-selling book, Darkness in El Dorado. With Bruce Albert, Ray Hames, Kim Hill, Leda Leitao Martins, John Peters, and Terence Turner. (SAM67, $25.95)   Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It  •  Robert Borofsky CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2005 •  PAPER  • 397 PAGES A scholarly reader and study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami of northern Brazil and neighboring Venezuela. It follows in the wake of Patrick Tierney's best-selling book, Darkness in El Dorado. With Bruce Albert, Ray Hames, Kim Hill, Leda Leitao Martins, John Peters, and Terence Turner. (SAM67, $25.95)
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