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About This Life, Journeys on the Threshold of Memory
• Barry Lopez
• ANTHOLOGY
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A collection of essays on far-flung travels -- both actual and internal -- by the wonderful writer and traveler. Lopez includes Galapagos, Hokkaido, Bonaire and Antarctica among the thoughtful essays.
(GEN42, $13.95)
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Amazon Stranger, A Rainforest Chief Battles Big Oil
• Mike Tidwell
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A detailed, entertaining portrait of the Ecuadorian Amazon and its people.
(AMZ01, $16.95)
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Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories
• Herman Melville
• LITERATURE
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A collection of short fiction by the 19th century master, including Las Encantadas.
(GPS37, $9.00)
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Birds of Ecuador, Vol. 1: Status, Distribution and Taxonomy
• Paul Greenfield
• Robert Ridgely
• FIELD GUIDE
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An comprehensive account of the conservation, ecology and taxonomy of birds in Ecuador.
(EDR07, $85.00)
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The Birds of Ecuador, Vol. I and II
• Robert Ridgely
• Paul Greenfield
• FIELD GUIDE
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Two-volume set with slipcase.
(EDR14, $120.00)
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Bradt Climbing and Hiking Guide Ecuador
• Rob Rachowiecki
• Mark Thurber
• Betsy Wagenhauser
• GUIDEBOOK
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An indispensable guide to hiking in Ecuador, especially if you want to explore the off-trails. Fifth edition.
(EDR09, $19.95)
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Charles Darwin: Voyaging, A Biography
• Janet Browne
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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This first volume of the acclaimed biography of Darwin covers the first part of his life as he develops the earth-shattering ideas that culminate in the publication of On the Origin of Species.
(GPS29, $25.95)
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Conquistadors
• Michael Wood
• HISTORY
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A lively, illustrated account of the Spanish conquest of the New World by the intrepid writer-filmmaker Michael Wood,
(SAM48, $22.95)
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Darwin, The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist
• Adrian Desmond
• James Moore
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An influential, vividly written biography of Darwin.
(GEN13, $23.95)
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The Diversity of Life
• E.O. Wilson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This world tour by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist and author E.O. Wilson is wonderfully readable: an insightful, candid and elegant story of the evolution on our planet.
(CON02, $17.95)
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Ever Since Darwin, Reflections in Natural History
• Stephen Jay Gould
• NATURAL HISTORY
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In these delightful essays, enormously well informed, thoughtful and a joy to read, Gould effortlessly explicates the wonders of evolution. His essay on natural selection is one of the clearest statements of how evolution works that we've encountered anywhere.
(NAT15, $15.95)
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Evolution, The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory
• Edward Larson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A clearheaded, engrossing brief history of ideas about evolution from the 18th century to the present by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
(NAT64, $14.95)
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Fire from the Andes, Short Fiction by Women from Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru
• Susan E. Benner
• ANTHOLOGY
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An anthology of contemporary stories from the Andes, this book includes contributions by 24 women from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Mostly personal, many of the stories revolve around peasants, the urban poor and other marginalized members of society.
(AND17, $24.95)
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The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands
• Jack Grove
• Robert Lavenberg
• FIELD GUIDE
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An essential reference documenting 437 species of fish in the Galapagos.
(GPS32, $140.00)
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The Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
• David Quammen
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A marvelous, witty collection of essays. Quammen's chapter on his visit to the Galapagos is terrific, and the whole book sheds light on the workings of evolution.
(NAT16, $15.00)
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Flora of the Galapagos Islands
• Ira Wiggins
• Duncan Porter
• FIELD GUIDE
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The standard reference.
(GPS43, $145.00)
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Footprint Ecuador & Galapagos Handbook
• Robert & Daisy Kunstaetter
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive guide to travel in Ecuador, nicely divided between a general overview of the country and exhaustive detail on where to go and what to do.
(EDR05, $23.95)
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Latin American Art
• John F. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A popular survey of the arts in Latin America.
(SAM33, $29.95)
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Living Poor, A Peace Corps Chronicle
• Moritz Thomsen
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Moritz's heartfelt account of his small triumphs and tragedies as a pece Corps volunteer in a small village on the coast of Ecuador. A Classic.
(EDR13, $24.95)
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Lonely Planet Ecuador & Galapagos Islands
• Rob Rachowiecki
• GUIDEBOOK
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An excellent practical guide to Ecuador and Galapagos for independent travelers.
(GPS04, $23.99)
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Mammals of the Neotropics, The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Vol. 3
• John F. Eisenberg
• Kent H. Redford
• REFERENCE
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A comprehensive survey of the 650 species of mammals of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.
(SAM30, $55.00)
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Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World
• Peter Weir
• LITERATURE
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Russell Crowe stars in this adaptation of two Patrick O'Brian novels, a swashbuckling adventure set off the coast of Cape Horn in 1805.
(GPS66, $39.98)
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Tropics
• Marco Lambertini
• John Venerella
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A compact, illustrated guide to the natural history of the tropical latitudes.
(CON17, $25.00)
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Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide
• L.H. Emmons
• FIELD GUIDE
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A pictorial guide to the mammals of the New World tropics, compact enough to slip into your daypack, with 29 color plates of more than 200 species.
(GPS12, $32.50)
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Odyssey Guide Galapagos Islands
• Pierre Constant
• GUIDEBOOK
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Subtitled "A Natural History Guide," this compact book is an illustrated overview of the islands -- and especially the wildlife -- with 70 sketch maps, 180 color photographs and island-by-island descriptions.
(GPS20, $24.95)
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Penguin Planet: Their World, Our World
• Kevin Schafer
• NATURAL HISTORY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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A collection of stunning penguin photographs and essays by veteran expedition leader Kevin Schafer, recording his many voyages all around the Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic islands, Galapagos and South Africa, including a memorable section on his favorite place of all, Enderby Island in the New Zealand Sub-Antarctic.
(ANT131, $49.95)
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Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish
• Pimsleur Language Method
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations.
(SPN257, $19.95)
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Quito Map
• ITMB
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A full color map of Quito and surroundings for the traveler, at a scale of 1:12,500.
(EDR10, $8.95)
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Seabirds, An Identification Guide
• Peter Harrison
• FIELD GUIDE
• OUT OF PRINT
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The definitive guide to the world's seabirds.
(FG01, $32.00)
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Seals and Sea Lions of the World
• Nigel Bonner
• FIELD GUIDE
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An accessible, comprehensive overview of the pinnipeds. With wit and grace, Bonner outlines the evolutionary history, biology and ecology and behavior of seals, sea lions and walruses.
(FG05, $35.00)
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Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
• Matthew Restall
• HISTORY
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In this provocative book, Restall tackles Columbus, Cortes, Pizarro and the misconceptions surrounding them. The conquisadores most certainly did not conquer the Americas with a handful of men, nor were they received as gods.
(SAM52, $16.95)
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The Spears of Twilight: Life and Death in the Amazon Jungle
• Phillipe Descola
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account.
(NAM20, $17.00)
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Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary
• Alberto Granado
• Lucia Alvarez de Toledo
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Granado's classic account of his travels with Che Guevara via motorbike through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela.
(SAM68, $14.95)
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Treasure Island
• Robert Louis Stevenson
• LITERATURE
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The famous adventure story inspired by the Isla de Coco.
(PAC25, $8.95)
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Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry, A Bilingual Anthology
• Stephen Tapscott
• LITERATURE
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A scholarly anthology of 400 poems, presented in the original language (Spanish or Portuguese) and English. Selections include poems from Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges.
(SAM28, $27.95)
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Vulcan's Fury, Man against the Volcano
• Alwyn Scarth
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Eyewitness acounts, science, sociology and folklore in this page-turning account of 15 dramatic volcanic events from Vesuvius to Krakatau, Mt. St. Helens and Pinatubo.
(GEO10, $48.00)
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Where to Watch Birds in South America
• Nigel Wheatley
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A compact practical guide to birdwatching sites throughout South America, including checklists.
(SAM40, $24.95)
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The World as You Dream It, Shamanistic Teachings from the Amazon and Andes
• John M. Perkins
• RELIGION
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A personal account of sometimes hard-to-believe experiences with curanderos (or shamans) in the highlands and Amazon of Ecuador.
(AMZ46, $12.95)
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Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It
• Robert Borofsky
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami.
(SAM67, $22.95)
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