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1491, New Revelations of Americas Before Columbus
• Charles C. Mann
• HISTORY
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Mann portrays the successes and failures of the complex societies of the Mississippi River, central Mexico, the Andes and the Amazon in this thought-provoking speculative history of the Americas before the arrival of Europeans.
(WLD61, $15.95)
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Amazon Insects - A Photo Guide
• James L. Castner
• FIELD GUIDE
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Spectacular, weird, and commonly encountered bugs, butterflies, katydids, leafhoppers, ants, bees, spiders and other insects of the Amazon basin. Geared for the traveler, this handy book features 200 color photographs and accompanying text.
(AMZ63, $20.00)
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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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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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Cloud Forest, A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness
• Peter Matthiessen
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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Matthiessen recounts with wit, insight and style his odyssey to the Amazon and Andes, including Machu Picchu and Tierra del Fuego.
(SAM02, $16.00)
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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 and the Barnacle, the Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough
• Rebecca Stott
• NATURAL HISTORY
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In this surprisingly wonderful book, Rebecca Stott tackles Darwin's early and important interest in -- barnacles! Darwin devoted eight years to a systematic study of the perplexing pedunculated cirripedes, setting the groundwork for his ideas about evolution through natural selection.
(NAT65, $14.95)
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Edge of the Jungle
• William Beebe
• EXPLORATION
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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.
(AMZ75, $17.95)
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The Enchanted Amazon Rain Forest, Stories from a Vanishing World
• Nigel J.H. Smith
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A wonderfully presented collection of observations from the Amazon, this is a good introduction to the people, culture and geography of the rain forest.
(AMZ26, $29.95)
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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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Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon
• William Herndon
• Gary Kinder
• EXPLORATION
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An original account of 19th-century exploration of the Amazon by Captain Herndon, who traveled from Lima to the Pacific coast of Brazil.
(AMZ67, $14.00)
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Explorers of the Amazon
• Anthony Smith
• EXPLORATION
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In this well told overview of the region, Anthony Smith presents a history of exploration of the Amazon, scientific and otherwise.
(AMZ31, $32.50)
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A Field Guide to Medicinal and Useful Plants of the Upper Amazon
• James L. Castner
• Stephen L. Timme
• James A. Duke
• FIELD GUIDE
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A photographic identification guide focusing on the practical uses of common plants of the tropical forest.
(AMZ39, $38.00)
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Peru
• James Clements
• Noam Shany
• Dana Gardner
• Eustace Barnes
• FIELD GUIDE
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A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Peru, featuring 127 color plates and illustrating almost 1,800 species, focusing on their identification, habitat, and distribution.
(PRU21, $60.00)
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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 Green Pharmacy
• James A. Duke
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An A-Z catalog of ailments and the herbal remedies that heal them.
(AMZ40, $19.95)
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A Guide to the Birds of Colombia
• Steven Hilty
• William Brown
• FIELD GUIDE
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A classic South American bird guide with good coverage of the upper Amazon basin. It illustrates 1,700 species -- nearly half of all the species of South America.
(FG14, $67.50)
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In Amazonia, A Natural History
• Hugh Raffles
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An intriguing look at the intertwined history of people and nature in the Amazon. Academic yet still artful, Raffles focuses on a small Brazilian riverine community and the transformation of their river over the last 50 years.
(AMZ85, $24.95)
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In Search of the Golden Frog
• Marty Crump
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A memoir of a field biologist.
(CON18, $27.00)
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The Incas and their Ancestors, The Archaeology of Peru
• Michael Moseley
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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An outstanding illustrated survey of the archaeology of the Inca, Moche and Nasca civilizations. With hundreds of color illustrations and line drawings, it's an in-depth look at the ancient cultures and history of Peru. A great general introduction.
(AND06, $33.95)
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Insight Guide Amazon Wildlife
• Huw Hennessy
• Hans-Ulrich Bernard
• GUIDEBOOK
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Jammed with photographs, this compact guide introduces the people, wildlife, habitats, parks and preserves of the Amazon basin.
(AMZ03, $22.95)
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Jungle Travel and Survival
• John Walden, M.D.
• GUIDEBOOK
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Medical doctor and frequent Amazon-traveler Walden provides useful advice on avoiding malaria, parasites, poisonous and dangerous animals, dehydration and much more in this compact guide.
(AMZ73, $18.95)
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A Land of Ghosts, The Braided Lives of People and the Forest in Far Western Amazonia
• David Campbell
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Campbell writes with flair and insight of the people, history and ecological discoveries in the far western reaches of the Amazon Basin, a place where he has focused much of his work.
(AMZ90, $18.95)
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Life in the Treetops, Adventures of a Woman in Field Biology
• Margaret Lowman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The sprightly memoir of an ecologist who climbs, studies and sleeps in trees for a living, balancing multiple roles of scientist, wife and mom. She continues her story in a second memoir (written with her now-grown sons).
(AMZ57, $13.95)
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The Mapmaker's Wife
• Robert Whitaker
• HISTORY
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Colonial politics, the travails of the cartographer, and good old-fashioned murder all add intrigue of this absorbing tale of 18th-century European exploration of the Amazon -- and one woman's quest to find her husband deep in the jungle.
(AMZ97, $13.00)
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Margaret Mee's Amazon, Diaries of an Artist Explorer
• Margaret Mee
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A handsome edition of the diaries, paintings and sketchbooks of Margaret Mee (1909-1988), an intrepid traveler and collector. With 250 stunning botanical and other illustrations.
(AMZ86, $59.50)
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Marine Life of the Galapagos
• Pierre Constant
• GUIDEBOOK
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Subtitled "A Diver's Guide to the Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and Other Marine Animals," this compact Odyssey Guide features 288 color photographs of fish and invertebrates, maps, plans and dive information.
(GPS56, $24.95)
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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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The Naturalist on the River Amazons
• Henry W. Bates
• EXPLORATION
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A spell-binding early account of the river and its environs, first published in 1863. This classic chronicle of Bates's scientific adventures, part natural history and part travelogue, has inspired generations of tropical biologists.
(AMZ07, $24.95)
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One River, Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon
• Wade Davis
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A lyrical, meticulously researched book of discovery that is both a biography of the author's mentor, the director of the Harvard botanical museum Richard Schultes, and the story of his own botanical adventures throughout South America.
(AMZ22, $17.00)
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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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Plant Diversity of an Andean Cloud Forest, Inventory of the Vascular Flora of Maquipucuna Ecuador
• Robert Rhode
• Grady Webster
• REFERENCE
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A checklist of the flora of Maquipucana reserve on the western slopes of the Andes in Ecuador.
(EDR11, $36.00)
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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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Reptiles and Amphibians of the Amazon
• R.D. Bartlett
• Patricia Bartlett
• FIELD GUIDE
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A convenient guide to 250 colorful and commonly encountered snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs and salamanders of the Amazon.
(AMZ84, $29.95)
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Requiem for Nature
• John Terborgh
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A passionate and thoughtful plea for conservation of the rain forest from a noted biologist.
(FST07, $29.50)
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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, $21.99)
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Running the Amazon
• Joe Kane
• EXPLORATION
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A best-selling account of a 4000-mile expedition from the high Andes to the Atlantic by foot, raft and kayak -- an expedition only four of the ten participants finished.
(AMZ13, $14.00)
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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 Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon
• Michael Goulding
• Ronaldo Barthem
• Efrem Ferreira
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A profusely illustrated, full-color atlas of the river and its major tributaries with 150 maps.
(AMZ82, $39.95)
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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, $18.95)
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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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Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice
• Mark Plotkin
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• FAVORITE
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In this marvelous book, Plotkin recounts his work documenting the use of medicinal plants among remote tribes in the Northwest Amazon of Suriname, Venezuela, Guyana and French Guiana. The book is a portrait of people and their environment, a tale of adventure and, most of all, a moving example of science in the service of preservation. A great read for anyone traveling anywhere on the Amazon.
(AMZ15, $16.00)
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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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Trekking and Climbing in the Andes
• Kate Harper
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guide to treks and climbs in the Andes in the Globetrotter Adventure series.
(AND34, $19.95)
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Vine of the Soul, Medicine Men, Their Plants, and Rituals in the Colombian Amazon
• Richard Evans Schultes
• Robert F. Raffauf
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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)
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Volcanoes, Crucibles of Change
• Richard Fisher
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A complete primer for the volcano lover, this heavily illustrated book covers types of volcanoes and eruptions, worldwide distribution and the physics of their formation.
(GEO02, $29.95)
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Walking the Jungle, An Adventurer's Guide to the Amazon
• John Coningham
• GUIDEBOOK
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Coningham, an experienced outdoorsman who lives in the Brazilian Amazon, offer down-to-earth advice in this companionable guide.
(AMZ83, $16.95)
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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, $24.95)
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White Waters and Black
• Gordon McCreagh
• George Schaller
• EXPLORATION
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A classic account of a two-year-long scientific expedition to the Bolivian Amazon, funny, sweet and thrilling. Originally published in 1923.
(AMZ70, $16.00)
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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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