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Moon Handbook Patagonia, including the Falkland Islands
Wayne Bernhardson
GUIDEBOOK 2008 PAPER 598 PAGES
COMING IN SEPTEMBER
This practical guide in the popular series covers where to go and what to do throughout the southern end of South America from Perito Moreno and Lago Argentino, across to Peninsula Valdes, Puerto Montt, Puerto Natales, Tierra del Fuego and Ushuaia. Includes maps and transportation information, and gives an overview of the region's culture and history. With chapters on Buenos Aires, Santiago and the Falklands.
(PAT73, $21.95)
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. With text in Spanish and English.
(PAT22, $24.95)
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)
The Whispering Land
Gerald Durrell
TRAVEL NARRATIVE 2006 PAPER 240 PAGES
Durrell's sparkling account of an eight-month jaunt on the trail of fur seals, guanaco, parrots and other Patagonian marvels.
(PAT13, $14.00)
Torres del Paine Map
Zagier & Urruty Maps
2004 MAP
A detailed color map of the park at a scale of 1:80,000. With trekking routes, refuges, and color illustrations of common animals. Though the scale is good, we wish this large, folded map was printed on better paper with proper shaded relief and more legible overprinting.
(CHI12, $14.95)
Time Out Patagonia
Matt Chesterton
GUIDEBOOK
A practical guide to the national parks, wildlife and attractions of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia.
(PAT74, $19.95)
Trekking in the Patagonian Andes
Clem Lindenmayer
GUIDEBOOK
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.
(PAT12, $19.99)
Around Cape Horn
Irving Johnson
EXPLORATION
Captain Irving Johnson memorably narrates this documentary of his voyage as a young man aboard the Peking in 1929, featuring a remarkable sequence about the ship rounding the Horn in a storm. Talk about bad weather!
(PAT68, $29.95)
Idle Days in Patagonia
W.H. Hudson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A handsome reprint of Hudson's classic 1893 account of life, nature and adventure in southern South America with paintings and drawings by Alfred Hartley and J. Smit.
(PAT27, $22.00)
Rounding the Horn
Dallas Murphy
EXPLORATION
A sailor at heart, Dallas Murphy gets himself down to Ushuaia, embarks a sturdy vessel and heads out to experience the wind and weather of Tierra del Fuego. In his informative account, Dallas interweaves plenty of history, a little rather naive politics and the story of his own adventures.
(PAT65, $15.00)
Travels in a Thin Country, a Journey through Chile
Sara Wheeler
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
British author Sarah Wheeler deploys her wit, intelligence and powerful investigative skills on the Republic of Chile in this insightful travelogue.
(CHI06, $13.95)
Voyage of the Beagle
Charles Darwin
EXPLORATION
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, Darwin's South American chapters are still an outstanding introduction to the wildlife and allure of the continent.
(GPS02, $12.95)
Chile, A Traveler's Literary Companion
Katherine Silver
ANTHOLOGY
These choice stories introduce both the country and a host of contemporary writers.
(CHI38, $14.95)
Cape Horn and Other Stories from the End of the World
Francisco Coloane
David A. Petreman
LITERATURE
A collection of sixteen short stories, by the noted Chilean author, capturing the characteristically rugged landscape of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.
(CHI27, $16.00)
Night Flight
Antoine de Saint Exupery
LITERATURE
Saint Exupery captures the thrill and mystery of early flight in this tale of a pilot alone in a storm over the Andes en route to Buenos Aires.
(PAT09, $12.00)
The Far Side of the World
Patrick O'Brian
LITERATURE
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, $13.95)
Patagonia, The Last Wilderness
Daniel Rivademar
NATURAL HISTORY
An illustrated portrait of Patagonia, featuring gorgeous color photographs and brief accompanying text on the natural history of the region.
(PAT20, $39.95)
Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth
Maurice Krafft
NATURAL HISTORY
OUT OF PRINT
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, $12.95)
Birds of Chile
Alvaro Jaramillo
FIELD GUIDE
A compact, comprehensive guide to 473 species in the Princeton Field Guide series, featuring range maps and designed for easy field reference.
(CHI50, $29.95)
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