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Argentina Map
• Auto Mapa
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At a scale of 1:2,000,000 with shaded relief, this double-sided map published in Argentina includes an index and insets of major cities.
(ARG12, $14.95)
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Argentina, 1516-1987: From Spanish Colonization to Alfonsin
• David Rock
• HISTORY
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A highly readable, comprehensive history of Argentina since colonization.
(ARG07, $29.95)
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Ariel
• Carlos Fuentes
• José Enrique Rodó
• HISTORY
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The classic turn of the century essay on culture, aesthetics and democracy in Latin America and the world..
(ARG16, $18.95)
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At Home in Buenos Aires
• Edward Shaw
• Reto Guntli
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• OUT OF PRINT
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A handsome, illustrated overview of history, architecture and design in Buenos Aires.
(ARG33, $50.00)
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Blow-Up and Other Stories
• Julio Cortazar
• LITERATURE
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Surreal stories from one of the great masters of Latin American short fiction. More Argentine in sensibility than setting.
(ARG20, $15.00)
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Buenos Aires Map
• Borch Maps
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A laminated street map of Buenos Aires and surroundings at a scale of 1:15,000.
(ARG38, $8.95)
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Buenos Aires Map
• Auto Mapa
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A detailed city map.
(ARG05, $14.95)
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Buenos Aires, Cities of the Imagination
• Alberto Manguel
• Jason Wilson
• ANTHOLOGY
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Wilson evokes the magic of the city as seen through its writers, artists and musicians in this exhilarating and erudite guide.
(ARG21, $15.00)
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Circle of Love Over Death, Testimonies of the Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo
• Matilde Mellibovsky
• HISTORY
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Startling testimonies of mothers who lost their children to torture, death or "disappearance" during Argentina's "Dirty War."
(ARG29, $14.95)
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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, $24.95)
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A Desert Calling, Life in a Forbidding Landscape
• Michael Mares
• Stephen Jay Gould
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A lively memoir and account of field research -- and the search for desert mammals -- in remote Argentina, Iran and Egypt.
(DES09, $29.95)
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Eiger Dreams, Ventures Among Men and Mountains
• Jon Krakauer
• EXPLORATION
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A collection of some of Krakauer's (Into Thin Air) best journalism, these stories and essays focus on the mindset and determination of world-class mountaineers, including Alpine and Himalayan climbers.
(ALP10, $14.95)
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Evita, The Real Life of Eva Peron
• Nicholas Fraser
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A sophisticated biography of Evita, tracing her humble origins to her place as a revered cult figure. Frazer also reveals Peronism and Argentine politics of the 1930s and 1940s.
(ARG03, $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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The Explorers of South America
• Edward Goodman
• EXPLORATION
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A narrative history of exploration from Christopher Columbus to the 19th century, with journal excerpts, diaries and other writings of the explorers themselves.
(SAM10, $26.95)
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Facundo: Or, Civilization and Barbarism
• Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
• HISTORY
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A classic 19th Century essay on the reigning dictator, his rise to power, and the corresponding currents of barbarism in Argentine history and culture.
(ARG18, $16.00)
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Far Away and Long Ago
• W.H. Hudson
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are rich with descriptions of landscapes, birds and nature.
(SAM11, $34.95)
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The Gaucho Martin Fierro
• Jose Hernandez
• Alberto Carlos
• Frank G. Carrino
• LITERATURE
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The classic 19th century epic poem about a savage way of life in the pampas of Argentina.
(ARG17, $12.95)
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Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier
• Richard Slatta
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A thorough, lively study of the gaucho, including the history and culture of Argentina and Brazil's famous cowboys.
(ARG06, $27.00)
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Heading South, Looking North
• Ariel Dorfman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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In this exhilerating memoir, Dorman interweaves the wild story of his life before 1973 with an account of the coup that put the militrary dictator Pinochet into power.
(CHI22, $15.00)
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Imagining Argentina
• Lawrence Thornton
• LITERATURE
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A brilliant first novel that captures the hope and spirit of Argentina during the military rule of the late 1970s. This inventive tale focuses on Carlos Rueda and a group of citizens whose relatives disappeared.
(ARG01, $15.00)
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In Patagonia
• Bruce Chatwin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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A masterpiece of travel, history and adventure, this award-winning book captures the spirit of the land, history, wildlife and people of Patagonia. There's no travel writer as engaging, insightful and just plain wonderful as Bruce Chatwin.
(PAT01, $15.00)
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The Invention of Argentina
• Nicolas Shumway
• HISTORY
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An illuminating intellectual history of Argentina, this book brings the founding fathers of the republic to life, deftly portraying the revolution against Spain in 1810 and its immediate aftermath.
(ARG08, $27.95)
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
• Manuel Puig
• LITERATURE
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The psychological story of a friendship between two Argentinean prisoners jailed for their subversive activity: Molina, a transgendered homosexual and Valentin, a socialist revolutionary.
(ARG28, $15.00)
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Labyrinths, Selected Stories and Other Writings
• Jorge Borges
• LITERATURE
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The best known work by this extraordinary writer. Sometimes bizarre, always hilarious and thought-provoking, this dazzling collection of stories is well worth the effort.
(ARG09, $14.95)
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Lake District, Araucania: Argentina & Chile
• Zagier & Urruty Maps
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This regional map (1:400,00) covers the mid-section of Chile and Argentina from Bariloche across to Puerto Montt and Temuco.
(PAT59, $14.95)
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Latin American Art
• John F. Scott
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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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)
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A Lexicon of Terror, Argentina and the Legacies of Torture
• Marguerite Feitlowitz
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A scholarly, emotional account of Argentina's "Dirty War, " the product of extensive interviews with victims, survivors and citizens.
(ARG27, $19.95)
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Liberators, Latin America's Struggle for Independence 1810-1830
• Robert Harvey
• HISTORY
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Focused on the heroism and derring-do of seven legendary men, this epic history of colonial Latin America includes Simon Bolivar and General Jose de San Martin, in the fight for independence from Spain.
(SAM35, $18.95)
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Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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An excellent practical guide to Buenos Aires with a pullout map and detailed practical information on neighborhoods, shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips out of the city.
(ARG10, $18.99)
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Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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A comprehensive, detailed practical guide to traveling in South America.
(SAM44, $33.99)
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Los Glaciares National Park
• Zagier & Urruty Maps
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A colorful map of the popular areas of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares at a scale of 1:230,000, providing an overview of the area and highlighting points of interest.
(PAT58, $14.95)
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Magical Sites, Women Travelers in 19th Century Latin America
• Marjorie Agosin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A lively treasury of accounts written by women --from French nuns to upper-crust Europeans --who traveled across Latin America in the 19th century .
(SAM29, $17.00)
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Mammals of the Neotropics: The Southern Cone, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
• John F. Eisenberg
• Kent H. Redford
• REFERENCE
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Organized taxonomically, this thorough volume of species accounts includes external measurements, physical descriptions, geographical distribution, and information on their habitats.
(SAM14, $65.00)
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Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World
• Peter Weir
• LITERATURE
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Russell Crowe stars in this adaptation of two Patrick O'Brian novels, a swashbuckling adventure set off the coast of Cape Horn in 1805.
(GPS66, $14.98)
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The Moon by Whalelight and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodiles, and Whales
• Diane Ackerman
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Delightful essays combining anecdote, observation and natural history, featuring a long chapter on Roger Payne and his work on the right whales of Peninsula Valdes.
(PAT03, $14.95)
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Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
• Marcelo D. Beccaceci
• NATURAL HISTORY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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An informative photographic journey through the breathtaking landscapes and wildlife of Patagonia, featuring 120 color photographs, presented in Spanish and English.
(PAT22, $24.95)
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The Naturalist In La Plata
• W.H. Hudson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A loving, leisurely natural history of Hudson's adopted homeland.
(ARG24, $8.95)
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Northern Argentina and Uruguay Map
• Nelles
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A detailed map of northern Argentina (including Uruguay) with good topographic relief.
(ARG36, $10.95)
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The Old Patagonian Express
• Paul Theroux
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Combining history, anecdote and acutely observed detail on people and place, Theroux begins his journey on a Boston subway car and works his way south via rail, plane and truck to the Patagonian railroad in this enthralling narrative.
(PAT08, $15.95)
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Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego Map
• Auto Mapa
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Beautifully detailed, this bestselling physical relief map shows Tierra del Fuego at a scale of 1:1,000,000 scale with an overview of southern South America, the Valdes Peninsula and national parks along with street plans for Ushuaia, Río Gallegos, Puerto Madryn, Bariloche, Trelew and Comodoro Rivadavia.
(PAT07, $14.95)
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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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Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
• Jacobo Timerman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An Argentine newspaperman's classic account of his imprisonment and torture at the hands of the military junta.
(ARG19, $17.95)
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Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book & Dictionary
• Rick Steves
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary.
(SPN178, $8.95)
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Santa Evita
• Tomas Eloy Martinez
• Helen Lane
• LITERATURE
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This riveting tale of the life -- and afterlife -- of Eva Duarte springs from actual events in Argentina in the 1950s, including the peregrinations of a perfectly preserved corpse.
(ARG22, $16.00)
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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, $19.99)
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South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map
• Ocean Explorer Maps
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A handsome map of southern South America (1:4,800,000) with a detailed map of the Chilean Fjords (1:2,200,000).
(SAM41, $11.95)
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Southern Argentina Map
• Nelles
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This double-sided map covers Argentina from Buenos Aires south, including Tierra del Fuego, Paraguay and Uruguay, at 1:2,500,000.
(ARG37, $10.95)
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Southern South America Map
• ITMB
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A handsome physical map showing the southern half of South America. At a scale of 1:2,800,000.
(SAM04, $9.95)
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Spanish, Start Speaking Today! (Cassette Tapes)
• Educational Services Corporation
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A 90-minute crash course in Spanish featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook.
(SPN140, $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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Tango: the Dance, the Song, the Story
• Simon Collier
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A spirited, illustrated tribute to the tango, the now-elegant dance born in the brothels among the working class of 19th-century Buenos Aires.
(ARG14, $29.95)
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Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary
• Alberto Granado
• Lucia Alvarez de Toledo
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Granado's classic account of his travels with Che Guevara via motorbike through Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela.
(SAM68, $14.95)
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Trekking in the Patagonian Andes
• Carolyn McCarthy
• GUIDEBOOK
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With trail maps and route descriptions of walks and treks throughout Patagonia, including Torres del Paine and Glacier National Park.
(PAT12, $24.99)
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Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry, A Bilingual Anthology
• Stephen Tapscott
• LITERATURE
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This 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, $29.95)
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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, $29.95)
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Wind, Sand and Stars
• Antoine de Saint Exupery
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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St. Exupery's luminous account of flying early postal routes over South America, Europe and the deserts of West Africa in the 1930s, including the classic tale of his crash in the Libyan desert.
(DES11, $13.95)
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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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