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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)
 
Argentina Map  •  National Geographic
2011 •  MAP
This double-sided National Geographic Adventure Map at a scale of 1:2,000,000 highlights parks and preserves. Two Sides. 39x23 inches. (ARG12, $11.95)
  Argentina Map
Argentina, 1516-1987: From Spanish Colonization to Alfonsin  •  David Rock
HISTORY •  1989 •  PAPER  • 511 PAGES
The author covers the complex history of Argentina since colonization with balance and insight. The book is a highly readable, comprehensive history that does much to explain why a country with such potential went from a major world power to the "third world" in just a few decades. Illuminating. (ARG07, $31.95)
  Argentina, 1516-1987: From Spanish Colonization to Alfonsin
Ariel  •  Carlos Fuentes  •  Jose Enrique Rodo
HISTORY •  1988 •  PAPER  • 156 PAGES
Written in 1900, this is Latin America's influential essay on culture, democracy and aesthetics. Whatever one think of the author's blind faith in the march of progress, Carlos Fuentes is right in calling this "an essential book in the protracted Latin American search for identity." (ARG16, $18.95)
 
Blow-Up and Other Stories  •  Julio Cortazar
LITERATURE •  1985 •  PAPER  • 277 PAGES
In one of these short stories a man encounters his younger self on a Paris bus, follows him home and befriends him--not a child who reminds him of himself, mind you, but one who is reenacting his own childhood with complete precision. In another story a man reading a mystery gradually realizes that he himself is the victim in the story. There are also existential encounters with expressionless, reptilian creatures at the zoo. Cortazar is one of the great masters of Latin American short fiction, in every sense a peer of Borges and García Marquez. (ARG20, $15.00)
  Blow-Up and Other Stories
Buenos Aires Map  •  Borch Maps
2006 •  MAP
A laminated street map of Buenos Aires and surroundings at a scale of 1:15,000. Two Sides. 20 X 39 inches. (ARG38, $8.95)
  Buenos Aires Map
Buenos Aires Map  •  Auto Mapa
MAP
Published in Argentina, this is an excellent map of that country's capital at the superb scale of 1:30,000. One Side. 25.5x39 inches. (ARG05, $14.95)
  Buenos Aires Map
Buenos Aires, A Cultural History  •  Jason Wilson  •  Alberto Manguel
HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 249 PAGES
An exhilarating, erudite guide to Buenos Aires as it has been portrayed by writers, poets and thinkers. Divided geographically, it is a cultural history of the city, its people and character. Wilson quotes writers, internationally famous and locally known, who conjure the geography and mood of the city from its buses and historic rattletrap subway to the cafes, tango, food and smells, and architecture. There's hardly a street corner, building or park that doesn't have literary associations brought forth in this guide. (ARG21, $15.00)
  Buenos Aires, A Cultural History
Circle of Love Over Death, Testimonies of the Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo  •  Matilde Mellibovsky
HISTORY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 250 PAGES
Startling testimonies of mothers who lost their children to torture, death or "disappearance" during Argentina's "Dirty War." Mellibovsky had lost her own child (an activist) to the conflict, and unites the many grieving, but often hopeful voices in their goal to achieve social justice. During this black period, the ruiling military junta tortured and killed thousands of its own citizens they believed subversive to national security (ARG29, $14.95)
 
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)
  Conquistadors
A Desert Calling, Life in a Forbidding Landscape  •  Michael Mares  •  Stephen Jay Gould
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 318 PAGES
A lively memoir and account of field research -- and the search for desert mammals -- in remote Argentina, Iran and Egypt. Curator of mammals and director of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma, Mares has devoted decades of study to rodents, bats and other animals of Argentina with short forays to other deserts. With numerous photos and maps. (DES09, $29.95)
 
Eiger Dreams, Ventures Among Men and Mountains  •  Jon Krakauer
EXPLORATION •  2009 •  PAPER  • 192 PAGES
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. These are tales of adventure of the highest sort. (ALP10, $14.95)
  Eiger Dreams, Ventures Among Men and Mountains
Evita, The Real Life of Eva Peron  •  Nicholas Fraser
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1996 •  PAPER  • 222 PAGES
A sophisticated biography of Evita, following her from humble origins to her place as a revered cult figure. It is also a revealing look at Peronism and Argentinian politics of the 1930s and 1940s. Well written, balanced and fascinating, this book separates fact from myth. (ARG03, $15.95)
  Evita, The Real Life of Eva Peron
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)
  Evolution, The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory
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)
  The Explorers of South America
Facundo: Or, Civilization and Barbarism  •  Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
This 19th Century essay uses the story of the reigning dictator Facundo and the bloody civil wars to set up an opposition between European "Civilization" and native "Barbarism." It's a chronicle of the various conflicts associated with Facundo and his generals' rise to power and a fascinating glimpse of a pervasive mindset. (ARG18, $16.00)
  Facundo: Or, Civilization and Barbarism
Far Away and Long Ago  •  W.H. Hudson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2006 •  PAPER  • 338 PAGES
Written in 1917, Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are enhanced by his own lively curiosity and observations of the landscapes, birds and nature of Argentina. (SAM11, $34.95)
  Far Away and Long Ago
The Gaucho Martin Fierro  •  Jose Hernandez  •  Alberto Carlos  •  Frank G. Carrino
LITERATURE •  1982 •  PAPER  • 99 PAGES
Martín Fierro is for Argentines what el Cid is for the Spanish, what Achilles is for the Greeks, Horatio Alger is for us. This is the country's most famous work of literature -- and stellar example from the long tradition of gaucho poetry. It depicts a savage world where the real bad guys are the forces of modernization that are destroying his way of life. (ARG17, $12.95)
  The Gaucho Martin Fierro
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)
  Gauchos and the Vanishing Frontier
A Guide to the Birds and Mammals of Coastal Patagonia  •  Graham Harris
FIELD GUIDE •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 231 PAGES • COMING IN
A comprehensive, handsomely illustrated field guide to 185 species of birds and 61 mammals occurring along the coast of Argentina from Peninsula Valdez south. With descriptive information, including natural history, behavior, field marks and range. The author also contributed the 33 color plates and 28 line drawings. (PAT15, $)
  A Guide to the Birds and Mammals of Coastal Patagonia
Heading South, Looking North  •  Ariel Dorfman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1999 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES
Born in Buenos Aires in 1942, exiled to New York with his parents in 1945, shipped off to Chile in 1955 (where he attended an English school), a graduate of Berkeley, and member of Allende's socialist government who now teaches at Duke University, Dorfman has an astonishing family history and impeccable credentials as a leftist intellectual. This is the man who wrote "How to Read Donald Duck," Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic." In this exhilarating memoir, Dorman interweaves the wild story of his life before 1973 with an account of the coup that put the military dictator Pinochet into power. It's the powerful need to write that holds Dorfman together through all the dislocations, changes of language and identity. (CHI22, $16.00)
  Heading South, Looking North
Imagining Argentina  •  Lawrence Thornton
LITERATURE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES
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)
  Imagining Argentina
In Patagonia  •  Bruce Chatwin
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1989 •  PAPER  • 204 PAGES • FAVORITE
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)
  In Patagonia
The Invention of Argentina  •  Nicolas Shumway
HISTORY •  1993 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES
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. The author, who teaches Spanish at Yale, argues that the basic conflict between those who sought a European future for the nation and the rough-and-ready "caudillos" explains a great deal about the state of the nation today. (ARG08, $29.95)
  The Invention of Argentina
Kiss of the Spider Woman  •  Manuel Puig
LITERATURE •  1991 •  PAPER  • 281 PAGES
The psychological story of a friendship between two Argentinean prisoners jailed for their subversive activity: Molina, a transgendered homosexual and Valentin, a socialist revolutionary. The intense exchange of dialogue and Molina's dramatizations of movie scenes in the prison cell build up to a passionate relationship and ironic ending. (ARG28, $15.00)
  Kiss of the Spider Woman
Labyrinths, Selected Stories and Other Writings  •  Jorge Borges
LITERATURE •  2007 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES
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)
  Labyrinths, Selected Stories and Other Writings
Lake District, Araucania: Argentina & Chile  •  Zagier & Urruty Maps
2002 •  MAP
A full color traveler's map of the mid-section of Chile and Argentina with a focus on the popular region from Bariloche across to Puerto Montt. At a scale of 1:400,000 with roads, relief and attractions. The map covers the towns and parks of northern Patagonia, including Los Arrayanes, Villarrica, Puyehue, Alerce, San Martin de los Andes, Osorno, and Temuco. One Side. 38x29 inches. (PAT59, $14.95)
  Lake District, Araucania: Argentina & Chile
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)
 
A Lexicon of Terror, Argentina and the Legacies of Torture  •  Marguerite Feitlowitz
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1999 •  PAPER  • 302 PAGES
Harvard professor Feitlowitz interviewed Argentines from all sectors of society for this intensive study of the "Dirty War," which claimed 30,000 victims from 1976-1983. The cumulative impact of the testimony the people who were arrested, imprisoned or "gone missing" by the military is profound. A wordsmith by trade, the author looks at how activists, bystanders, victims and family members modified language to discuss the unimaginable horrors of this time. (ARG27, $19.95)
 
Liberators, Latin America's Struggle for Independence 1810-1830  •  Robert Harvey
HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 561 PAGES
An epic history of colonial Latin America, focused on the heroism and derring-do of seven legendary men in the fight for independence from Spain, including the larger-than-life figures of Venezuela's Simon Bolivar, Argentine hero General Jose de San Martin, and Chile's Bernardo O'Higgins. Harvey, a contributor to the Economist, draws on an impressive range of original sources in constructing this engaging tale. (SAM35, $18.95)
  Liberators, Latin America's Struggle for Independence 1810-1830
Lonely Planet Buenos Aires  •  Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES
The best of Buenos Aires is included in this practical guide, along with a pullout map and insider recommendations on shopping, eating, sleeping and day trips. (ARG10, $19.99)
  Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
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)
  Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestring
Los Glaciares National Park  •  Zagier & Urruty Maps
2004 •  MAP
A colorful map of Perito Moreno, El Calafate, Lago Argentino and other popular areas of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares at a scale of 1:230,000. With spot elevations, roads, towns and points of interest. Paintings of typical birds and mammals are scattered along the edges of the map. While the map would be more useful if it had been printed on sturdier paper with topography and, especially, a more detailed inset of popular trekking around El Calafate, it's not a bad souvenir and overview of the region. One Side. 39x27 inches. (PAT58, $14.95)
  Los Glaciares National Park
Magical Sites, Women Travelers in 19th Century Latin America  •  Marjorie Agosin
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES
A lively treasury of accounts written by women -- from French nuns to upper-crust Europeans -- who traveled across Latin America in the 19th century . Some of the journals were discovered in a convent library in Santiago by the editor, a Chilean-born poet, activist and scholar who lives and teaches in the US. (SAM29, $17.00)
 
Mammals of the Neotropics: The Southern Cone, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay  •  John F. Eisenberg  •  Kent H. Redford
REFERENCE •  1992 •  PAPER  • 460 PAGES
Organized taxonomically, this thorough volume of species accounts includes external measurements, physical descriptions, geographical distribution, and information on their habitats. (SAM14, $70.00)
  Mammals of the Neotropics: The Southern Cone, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay
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 Moon by Whalelight and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodiles, and Whales  •  Diane Ackerman
NATURAL HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 250 PAGES
In a series of astute and delightfully readable essays, journalist Ackerman introduces us to whales, bats, alligators, penguins and the people who study them. Her chapter on Roger Payne and his work on the right whales of Peninsula Valdez is the highlight of the book. (PAT03, $14.95)
  The Moon by Whalelight and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodiles, and Whales
Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile  •  Marcelo D. Beccaceci
NATURAL HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 124 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
An informative photographic journey through the breathtaking landscapes and wildlife of Patagonia. Featuring 120 color photographs, presented in Spanish and English. (PAT22, $24.95)
  Natural Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
The Naturalist In La Plata  •  W.H. Hudson
NATURAL HISTORY •  1990 •  PAPER  • 394 PAGES
Subtitled "The Classic Study of the Argentinean Pampas," this book is a loving, leisurely natural history of Hudson's adopted homeland. (ARG24, $8.95)
  The Naturalist In La Plata
Northern Argentina and Uruguay Map  •  Nelles
2000 •  MAP
A detailed map of northern Argentina (including Uruguay) with good topographic relief, at a scale of 1:2,500,000. Two Sides. 20x36 inches. (ARG36, $13.95)
  Northern Argentina and Uruguay Map
The Old Patagonian Express  •  Paul Theroux
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 404 PAGES
A delightful narrative of Paul Theroux's journey from Boston to Patagonia by rail, plane and truck. He starts out aboard the subway in Boston -- and ends up many months later at the end of the world, a bit worse for the wear. Along the way he encounters the elderly, nearly blind author Jorge Luis Borges and a cast of other fascinating characters. (PAT08, $15.95)
  The Old Patagonian Express
Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego Map  •  ITMB
2011 •  MAP
A convenient map of Patagonia -- from the 40th parallel to the southern tip of South America -- at a scale of 1:2,000,000. On the reverse is a detailed map of Tierra del Fuego at a scale of 1:750,000. One Side. 39x27 inches. (PAT19, $12.95)
  Patagonia and Tierra Del Fuego Map
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)
  Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish
Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number  •  Jacobo Timerman
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 184 PAGES
An Argentine newspaperman's classic account of his imprisonment and torture at the hands of the military junta. Full of stories of courage and resistance. The Village Voice said it "ranks with Hannah Arent's Eichmann in Jerusalem in its examination of the totalitarian mind, the role of anti-Semitism..." (ARG19, $17.95)
  Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book & Dictionary  •  Rick Steves
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  2008 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
A compact phrase book for travelers, organized thematically and with a brief dictionary. This is no dry litany of phrases but is instead peppered with humor and Rick Steves' insider insight into how to break the ice and make friends around the world. (SPN178, $8.95)
  Rick Steves' Spanish Phrase Book & Dictionary
Santa Evita  •  Tomas Eloy Martinez  •  Helen Lane
LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 371 PAGES
Mourners, enemies, generals and politicians populate this inventive novel, the saga of the life and extended afterlife of Eva Duarte. This riveting tale springs from actual events in Argentina in the 1950s, including the peregrinations of a perfectly preserved corpse. (ARG22, $16.00)
 
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)
 
South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map  •  Ocean Explorer Maps
2002 •  MAP
A handsome, double-sided map of southern South America with the section of the continent from Buenos Aires and Santiago south to Cape Horn on one side (1:4,800,000) and an excellent map of the Chilean Fjords (1:2,200,000) on the reverse. The map shows the complex maze of islands, channels and straits in the south of Chile, perfect for anyone sailing from Puerto Montt. With color photographs and information on wildlife, native peoples and exploration of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Published by a veteran expedition leader, the map is aimed at cruise and expedition passengers in the region. (SAM41, $11.95)
  South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map
Southern Argentina Map  •  Nelles
2000 •  MAP
A detailed map of Argentina from Buenos Aires south at a scale of 1:2,500,000, including Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Paraguay and Uruguay. Wwith good topographic relief and inset maps of Buenos Aires, Peninsula Valdes, Comodoro Rivadavia, Torres del Paine and Punta Arenas. Two Sides. 20x36 inches. (ARG37, $13.95)
  Southern Argentina Map
Southern South America Map  •  ITMB
2011 •  MAP
A handsome full color physical map of the southern cone at a scale of scale of 1:2,800,000, including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and parts of Bolivia. Two Sides. 39x27 inches. (SAM04, $12.95)
  Southern South America Map
Spanish, Start Speaking Today! (Cassette Tapes)  •  Educational Services Corporation
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •  CASETTE TAPE
A 90-minute crash course in Spanish featured in two audio tapes and a phrasebook packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. In each case, an English phrase is spoken once, and repeated in Spanish twice. Topics include introductions, transportation, business and health. A version with compact discs is also available (SPN219). (SPN140, $24.95)
  Spanish, Start Speaking Today! (Cassette Tapes)
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)
  Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
Tango: the Dance, the Song, the Story  •  Simon Collier
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1997 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES
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)
  Tango: the Dance, the Song, the Story
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)
  Traveling with Che Guevara, The Making of a Revolutionary
Trekking in the Patagonian Andes  •  Carolyn McCarthy
GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 308 PAGES
This convenient guide features trail maps and route descriptions of walks throughout Patagonia, including a long sections on Torres del Paine in Chile and Glacier National Park in Argentina. With detailed practical information, color photography, 31 maps and good background on preparing for your trek. Third edition. (PAT12, $24.99)
  Trekking in the Patagonian Andes
Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry, A Bilingual Anthology  •  Stephen Tapscott
LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 418 PAGES
A scholarly anthology of 400 poems, presented in the original language (Spanish or Portuguese) and English. Selections include poems from Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriela Mistral, Julio Cortazar and Carlos Drummond de Andrade. Eighty-five poets are represented in all. With an introduction to the many traditions of 20th-century poety in Latin America, and biographical notes on each poet. (SAM28, $29.95)
  Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry, A Bilingual Anthology
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)
 
Wind, Sand and Stars  •  Antoine de Saint Exupery
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1967 •  PAPER  • 229 PAGES • FAVORITE
St. Exupery's luminous account of flying early postal routes throughout the world in the 1930s, including the classic tale of his crash in the Libyan desert. A man of action with the soul of a poet, his memorable stories of flying over South America, Europe and the deserts of North Africa are compelling, specifically the one about going solo in a storm over the Andes. (DES11, $13.95)
  Wind, Sand and Stars
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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