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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, including the Cuyabeno forest and the way of life of the Cofan people.
(AMZ01, $16.95)
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Art of the Andes, from Chavin to Inca
• Rebecca Stone-Miller
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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This authoritative and concise illustrated survey of Andean art and architecture covers not only Machu Picchu and additional Inca monuments, but also Chan Chan, Nasca and other archaeological sites and cultures.
(PRU05, $19.95)
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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, $10.00)
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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, $89.95)
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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, $125.00)
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Birds, Mammals and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands
• Andy Swash
• Robert Stills
• FIELD GUIDE
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This strikingly compact, comprehensive field guide features 500 color photographs, distribution maps and information on status, habitat and behavior.
(GPS49, $28.00)
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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, $24.95)
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Darwin and the Barnacle, the Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough
• Rebecca Stott
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Darwin devoted eight years to the perplexing pedunculated cirripedes, setting the groundwork for his ideas about evolution through natural selection.
(NAT65, $14.95)
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Darwin and the Science of Evolution
• Patrick Tort
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• FAMILY
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A pocket biography and social history of Darwin in the excellent Discoveries series featuring hundreds of archival photographs and a synopsis of Darwin's life and ideas.
(GPS54, $12.95)
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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 by expert James Moore.
(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, $18.95)
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Ecology and Evolution of Darwin's Finches
• Peter R. Grant
• Jonathan Weiner
• NATURAL HISTORY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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This is a scholarly, readable account by Peter Grant, who has devoted his life's work to the evolution and ecology of these curious Galapagos birds.
(GPS44, $41.00)
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Ecuador Traveler's Companion
• Traveler's Companion
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, practical guide to Ecuador.
(EDR17, $25.95)
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Eight Feet in the Andes
• Dervla Murphy
• EXPLORATION
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The indomitable Murphy treks 1,300 miles through the Andes (with a mule) on the trail of the conquistadors in this spirited account.
(AND07, $15.95)
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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 explicates the wonders of evolution. His essay on natural selection is one of the clearest statements of how evolution works that we've encountered.
(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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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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Evolution, The Triumph of an Idea
• Carl Zimmer
• SCIENCE
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An excellent, concise overview of the history and concepts of evolution.
(SCI155, $15.99)
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The Far Side of the World
• Patrick O'Brian
• LITERATURE
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O'Brian takes readers on an adventure around Cape Horn in this enthralling Aubrey and Maturin tale, featuring evocative descriptions of the wildlife of Patagonia and Galapagos and a vivid portrait of Nelson's British Navy.
(SAM01, $14.95)
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Feeding a Yen, Savoring Local Specialties from Kansas City to Cuzco
• Calvin Trillin
• FOOD
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A captivating, enthusiastic collection of essays on the subjects of food, life and local specialties. This slim book includes Trillin's priceless riff on bagels as bait to lure his daughters home from the West Coast, his quest for the best ceviche with Douglas Rodriguez, and 11 other ramblings.
(WLD40, $13.95)
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A Field Guide to Sea Stars and Other Echinoderms of the Galapagos
• Cleveland P. Hickman
• FIELD GUIDE
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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A spiral-bound field guide to sea stars, urchins and sea cucumbers of Galapagos.
(GPS31, $18.95)
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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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Mostly personal, many of the contemporary stories revolve around peasants, the urban poor and other marginalized members of the Andes society. This anthology includes contributions by 24 women from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
(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, $145.00)
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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, $16.00)
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Flora of the Galapagos Islands
• Ira Wiggins
• Duncan Porter
• FIELD GUIDE
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The standard reference.
(GPS43, $150.00)
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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, $25.95)
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Fossils, Finches, and Fuegians
• Richard Darwin Keynes
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An account of the Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin's adventures and scientific discoveries.
(SAM51, $52.00)
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Galapagos Islands Coloring Book
• Jan Sovak
• NATURAL HISTORY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Featuring 32 illustrations of the plants and animals of the Galapagos, Charles Darwin and a map of the archipelago, all ready to color.
(GPS74, $3.95)
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The Galapagos Islands: Exploring, Enjoying & Understanding Darwin's Enchanted Islands
• Marylee Stephenson
• GUIDEBOOK
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A practical guide to the archipelago, featuring an extensive 70-page section on popular visitor sites, travel tips, maps and color illustrations.
(GPS41, $16.95)
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Geology
• Frank Rhodes
• FIELD GUIDE
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A brief, authoritative overview of the geology of Earth, its relation in the universe, rocks, minerals and formation. A Golden Guide.
(GEO18, $6.95)
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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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Latitude Zero, Tales of the Equator
• Gianni Guadalupi
• EXPLORATION
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A digressive, entertaining series of essays on Equatorial adventures, real and imagined, combining history, tales of exploration, geography and intellectual inquiry.
(EXP30, $13.00)
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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 Peace Corps volunteer in a small village on the coast of Ecuador. A Classic.
(EDR13, $26.95)
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Lonely Planet Ecuador & Galapagos Islands
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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An excellent practical guide to Ecuador and Galapagos for independent travelers.
(GPS04, $23.99)
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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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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, $59.00)
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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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Minutes to Burn
• Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
• LITERATURE
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A science fiction thriller, set in some place like the Galapagos Islands in the year 2007.
(GPS55, $7.50)
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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, $28.00)
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Odyssey Guide Galapagos
• Pierre Constant
• GUIDEBOOK
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This compact, illustrated handbook by a veteran naturalist-guide covers the geology and geography, history and wildlife of the islands. With 70 sketch maps of landing sites, 180 color photographs and island-by-island descriptions.
(GPS20, $24.95)
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On the Origin of Species
• Charles Darwin
• Mayr Ernst
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A facsimile of the original 1859 edition of the book that changed our view of the world.
(NAT19, $20.50)
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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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Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent
• Alexander von Humboldt
• EXPLORATION
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This is the book that Darwin took on his voyage around the world -- a classic account of naturalist and explorer Humboldt's 18th-century discoveries in South America.
(SAM08, $17.00)
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Piazza Tales
• Herman Melville
• LITERATURE
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Melville's experiences as a whaler informed not only his great novel, Moby Dick, but "The Encantadas," one of the outstanding tales found in this collection. These short stories on the Galapagos Islands capture the volcanic nature of this bewitched paradise.
(GPS36, $18.00)
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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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Plundering Paradise, The Hand of Man on the Galapagos Islands
• Michael D'Orso
• HISTORY
• OUT OF PRINT
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Not subtle but eye-opening nevertheless, Michael D'Orso's book focuses on the damage and challenges of people in the Galapagos as seen though the knowledgeable eyes of, mostly, long-term expat residents.
(GPS60, $13.95)
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Quito and Northern Ecuador
• ITMB
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A full color map of Quito and surroundings for the traveler, at a scale of 1:12,500.
(EDR10, $10.95)
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Rough Guide Ecuador
• Harry Ades
• Melissa Graham
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact comprehensive guide to travel in Ecuador, including Quito, the Oriente and Galapagos with extensive listings, dozens of sketch maps, and a brief overview of culture, nature and history.
(EDR06, $24.99)
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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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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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Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
• Mark Carwardine
• FIELD GUIDE
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In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species.
(FG02, $20.00)
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South America, The Andes Map
• Nelles
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A double-sided map covering the full range of the Andes and Pacific coast of South America.
(SAM47, $10.95)
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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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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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Sweat of the Sun, Tears of the Moon: A Chronicle of an Incan Treasure
• Peter Lourie
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Lourie documents his search for the lost treasure of the last Inca emperor Atahualpa.
(EDR04, $14.00)
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A Traveler's Guide to the Galapagos Islands
• Barry Boyce
• GUIDEBOOK
• CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
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Mark Grantham is the co-author of the fifth edition of this terrific guide, expected sometime in 2010. Especially good for someone in the early stages of planning a trip to the archipelago, it includes a practical introduction to the islands and their attractions, along with a succinct, 80-page overview of evolution, natural history and wildlife.
(GPS17, $18.99)
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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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Trekking and Climbing in the Andes
• Val Pitkethly
• Kate Harper
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guide to treks and climbs in the Andes, including Torres del Paine, Fitzroy, The Inca Trail, Cordillera Huayhuash and Cotopaxi.
(AND34, $20.00)
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Trekking in Ecuador
• Robert & Daisy Kunstaetter
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to hikes and treks in the highlands, Amazon and Pacific caost of Ecuador.
(EDR18, $18.95)
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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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Ultimate Spanish, Advanced with Book
• Daniel Holodyk
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
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A university-level Spanish course in a box with eight, 60-minute cassettes and a 400-page book.
(SPN176, $79.95)
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Valverde's Gold, In Search of the Last Great Inca Treasure
• Mark Honigsbaum
• EXPLORATION
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The spellbinding account of a tough journey into Ecuador's Llanganati mountains in search of buried Spanish gold.
(AND51, $19.00)
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Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth
• Maurice Krafft
• NATURAL HISTORY
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This illustrated pocket encyclopedia in the Discoveries series, featuring hundreds of full color paintings, traces the study of volcanoes from early myth and legend to modern science. By the great French volcanologist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1992).
(GEO06, $15.95)
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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 result in a page-turning account of 15 dramatic volcanic events from Vesuvius to Krakatau, Mt. St. Helens and Pinatubo.
(GEO10, $29.00)
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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, $29.95)
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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, $14.95)
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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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