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Ariel


by Carlos Fuentes | Jose Enrique Rodo

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 156 PAGES

The classic turn of the century essay on culture, aesthetics and democracy in Latin America and the world.. (ARG16, $18.95)

Birds of Northern South America, Two Volume Set


by Robin Restall

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 1536 PAGES

Both volumes of the monumental guide covering 2,308 species of birds from Ecuador to French Guiana with detailed species accounts and illustrations published separately. (SAM104, $160.00)

The Buried Mirror

The Buried Mirror


by Carlos Fuentes

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 399 PAGES

A fascinating, illustrated survey of Latin American culture and history by the great Mexican author Carlos Fuentes. With hundreds of color illustrations. (SPN71, $29.95)

The Condor and the Cows, A South American Travel Diary


by Christopher Isherwood

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES

Isherwood's 1947 account of travels through South America. (SAM64, $17.95)

Conquistadors

Conquistadors


by 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, (SAM48, $27.95)

Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life

Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life


by David Alan Harvey

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

A culmination of a photographer's two decade quest to capture the global Hispanic spirit on film. (SPN191, $49.95)

Fodor's South America

Fodor's South America


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 637 PAGES

An excellent all-around guide to the attractions, cultures and natural history of South America (SAM22, $27.95)

Footprint South American Handbook

Footprint South American Handbook


by Ben Box

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 1760 PAGES

The classic, comprehensive guide to South America. With a section of full color maps and hundreds of regional and city maps. (SAM25, $34.95)

Fossils, Finches, and Fuegians


by Richard Darwin Keynes

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 448 PAGES

An account of the Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin's adventures and scientific discoveries. (SAM51, $52.00)

Green Mansions

Green Mansions


by W.H. Hudson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 315 PAGES

Probably the best known work of fiction set in the Amazon, this novel by Hudson (first published in 1904) is a classic tale of "travels and adventures among the savages." (AMZ19, $12.95)

A Guide to the Birds of Colombia

A Guide to the Birds of Colombia


by Steven Hilty | William Brown

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 836 PAGES

This classic South American bird guide gives good coverage of the upper Amazon basin, illustrating 1,700 species -- nearly half of all the species of South America. (FG14, $78.50)

The Incas


by Terrence D'Altroy

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 408 PAGES

An authoritative history chronicling the rise and fall of the Incan empire. (CAM98, $32.95)

Insight Guide South America

Insight Guide South America


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 424 PAGES

This profusely illustrated, comprehensive guide features hundreds of color photographs, excellent maps and insightful essays on history, art, architecture and attractions. (SAM24, $24.99)

Latin American Art


by 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)

Mammals of South America


by Rexford D. Lord

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

An authoritative, illustrated overview of the mammals of South America, featuring 252 photographs. (SAM118, $56.00)

Modern Latin America

Modern Latin America


by Thomas E. Skidmore | Peter Smith

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 465 PAGES

A succinct history of 20th-century Latin America that examines the politics, economy and people of Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Cuba, Central America and the Caribbean. (SAM23, $59.95)

Northern South America Map

Northern South America Map


by Reise & Verkehrsverlag

  • MAP

A map of the northern half of South America, at a scale of 1:4,000,000. (SAM31, $15.95)

Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent

Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent


by Alexander von Humboldt

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 310 PAGES

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)

Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest


by 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)

Surinam & French Guinana Map

Surinam & French Guinana Map


by ITMB

  • MAP

A colorful, double-sided travel map of Surinam and French Guiana at 1:720,000. (SAM06, $12.95)

Voyage of the Beagle

Voyage of the Beagle


by Charles Darwin

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 468 PAGES
  • BEST SELLER
  • FAVORITE

The wide-eyed tale of a young man on a five-year voyage that changed his life -- and our way of thinking about the world. First published in 1839, it's still a marvelous introduction to the wildlife, nature and allure of South America. (GPS02, $12.95)

The Elusive El Dorado, Essays on the Indian Experience in Guyana


by Basdeo Mangru

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER

This collection of eight scholarly essays brings to a general audience the history of Indians in British Guiana, as the country was then called. (SAM108, $36.00)

 

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