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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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Brazil, Five Centuries of Change

Brazil, Five Centuries of Change


by Thomas E. Skidmore

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 285 PAGES

A brief history of Brazil over the past 500 years. (BZL20, $44.95)

Brazilian Adventure

Brazilian Adventure


by Peter Fleming

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A classic and very entertaining account of a 3,000-mile quest through the Amazon in search of a missing English colonel, first published in 1933. (AMZ55, $16.95)

The Buenos Aires Quintet

The Buenos Aires Quintet


by Manuel Vazquez Montalban

  • LITERATURE
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 377 PAGES

Montalban comments on not just wine, women and song, but also much of Argentina's political and cultural history in this riveting detective tale set against a backdrop of 1970s Buenos Aires culture and the era's repressive military junta. (ARG48, $14.95)

Culture Smart! Brazil

Culture Smart! Brazil


by Sandra Branco

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (BZL54, $9.95)

A Death in Brazil

A Death in Brazil


by Peter Robb

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 329 PAGES

Peter Robb (Midnight in Sicily) flourishes his mastery of the complexities of Brazilian travel, politics, culture and history. This book is impressive for its prose, insight and the author's sheer bravura. (BZL43, $18.00)

An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter

An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter


by Chris Andrews | Cesar Aira

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 120 PAGES

This electric little novella is a fictionalized account of a 19th-century German landscape painter's surreal journey into the Argentinean pampas. With an enthusiastic preface by the late Roberto Bolano. (ARG115, $12.95)

Eyewitness Guide Brazil

Eyewitness Guide Brazil


by DK Publishing

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 488 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated guide covering Brazil's history, culture, music and diverse natural attractions. (BZL67, $30.00)

The History of Argentina

The History of Argentina


by Daniel K. Lewis

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 214 PAGES

This brief, scholarly history of Argentina from pre-Columbian times to 2001 focuses closely on the events of the last three decades of the 20th century, including and the legacy of Peron. (ARG86, $20.00)

Lonely Planet Brazil

Lonely Planet Brazil


by Nick Selby | Andrew Draffen

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 768 PAGES

An exhaustively researched guide to Brazil with an excellent section on the Pantanal and in-depth notes on ecology and national parks, in addition to travel information. (BZL15, $27.99)

Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro

Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro


by Regis St. Louis

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

A practical guide filled with maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature and much nuts-and-bolts information. We also carry Lonely Planet Buenos Aires (ARG10). (BZL19, $19.99)

Portuguese, Start Speaking Today (Brazilian)

Portuguese, Start Speaking Today (Brazilian)


by Language/30

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1998
  • CASETTE TAPE

A 90-minute primer on Brazilian Portuguese following the foreign service method. (BZL36, $24.95)

Purgatory, A Novel


by Tomas Eloy Martinez

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

This love story, ghost story and brilliant political allegory -- the great Argentinean novelist's final book before his death in 2010 -- centers around the mysterious reappearance of a man thought to have been one of many disappeared by the military regime 30 years prior. (ARG116, $17.00)

Say It in Portuguese, Brazilian Usage

Say It in Portuguese, Brazilian Usage


by Alexander Prista | Francisco Da Costa

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 118 PAGES

A handy, palm-size phrasebook for travelers with 1,100 useful words and expressions. It provides the English phrase, Portuguese equivalent and transliteration. (BZL37, $4.95)

Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil

Rough Guide to the Music of Brazil


by Rough Guide World Music

  • MUSIC
  • 2007
  • AUDIO CD

This authoritative anthology samples diverse styles of the music of Brazil, including both live and studio cuts by contemporary artists as well as living legends like songwriter Chico Buarque and gafieira samba master Paulo Moura. (BZL72, $14.95)

Footprint Brazil Handbook

Footprint Brazil Handbook


by Alex Robinson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 828 PAGES

A general overview of Brazil and practical travel detail on where to go and what to do. (BZL22, $27.95)

Tree of Rivers, The Story of the Amazon

Tree of Rivers, The Story of the Amazon


by John Hemming

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Hemming captures the ambition, greed and awe of naturalists, explorers and missionaries -- and their devastating impact on native peoples -- in this absorbing human history. (AMZ114, $24.95)

Tropical Nature

Tropical Nature


by Adrian Forsyth | Ken Miyata

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

A lucid portrait of the tropics as seen by two uncommonly observant and thoughtful field biologists. Its 17 marvelous essays introduce the habitats, ecology, plants and animals of the Central and South American rainforest. (GPS13, $16.00)

The Far Side of the World

The Far Side of the World


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 366 PAGES

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)

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands


by Jorge Amado

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

The best known novel by Brazil's much loved author. Amado spins a satiric tale of a young cooking teacher in Salvador, Bahia, who is haunted by her first husband, a philandering ne'er do well who dropped dead at carnival. (BZL35, $15.95)

Rebellion in the Backlands


by Euclides da Cunha | Samuel Putnam

  • LITERATURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 556 PAGES

The strange tale of the 1893-1897 Canudos rebellion, and a touchstone of Brailian literature. (BZL44, $45.00)

Brazil: Amazon & Pantanal, Travellers' Wildlife Guides

Brazil: Amazon & Pantanal, Travellers' Wildlife Guides


by Les Beletsky | David Pearson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 491 PAGES

A comprehensive handbook to the flora, fauna and habitats of Brazil. The 100 color plates feature 90 species of amphibians and reptiles, 310 birds, 70 mammals, 30 insects and 50 common trees and plants. (BZL30, $29.95)

The Honorary Consul

The Honorary Consul


by Graham Greene

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Greene swirls passion, ruin, politics and absurd hope in this tale, he called it his favorite, of a bungled kidnapping in Corrientes, a dusty Provincial city on the border with Paraguay. Not even a real diplomat, the whiskey-drinking, broken down Charley Fortnum, a yerba farmer, is one of Greene's great creations. (ARG85, $16.00)

Culture Smart! Argentina

Culture Smart! Argentina


by Robert Hamwee

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (ARG63, $9.95)

In Patagonia

In Patagonia


by 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)

 

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