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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)
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)
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)
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)
Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego Map
Auto Mapa
MAP
A detailed physical relief map (1:1,000,000) of Tierra del Fuego -- ideal for travelers. On the flip side is a smaller-scale map of the lower part of South America from just below Buenos Aires to Cape Horn. Imported from Argentina.
(PAT07, $14.95)
Los Glaciares National Park
Zagier & Urruty Maps
A colorful map of the popular areas of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares at a scale of 1:230,000, providing an overview of the area and highlighting points of interest.
(PAT58, $14.95)
South American Explorer Chilean Fjords Map
Ocean Explorer Maps
A handsome map of southern South America (1:4,800,000) with a detailed map of the Chilean Fjords (1:2,200,000).
(SAM41, $11.95)
Tierra Del Fuego Map
ITMB
A convenient map of all Tierra del Fuego for the traveler at a scale of 1:750,000.
(PAT19, $9.95)
Torres del Paine Map
Zagier & Urruty Maps
A detailed topographic map with trekking routes, refuges and color illustrations.
(CHI12, $14.95)
Insight Guide Chile
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
This glossy guide is a full-color introduction by a team of experts to the land, people, history and attractions of Chile. Brief background essays highlight important topics and the many local and regional maps are outstanding.
(CHI03, $23.95)
Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK
An excellent practical guide to Buenos Aires geared for independent travelers, featuring maps and information on excursions in and away from the city.
(ARG10, $17.99)
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)
Cloud Forest, A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness
Peter Matthiessen
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
FAVORITE
Matthiessen recounts with wit, insight and style his odyssey to the Amazon and Andes, including Machu Picchu and Tierra del Fuego.
(SAM02, $16.00)
Far Away and Long Ago, A Childhood in Argentina
W.H. Hudson
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
COMING IN SEPTEMBER
Originally written in 1917, this is a classic memoir of boyhood in the pampas of Argentina. Hudson's enthralling childhood remembrances are rich with descriptions of landscapes, birds and nature.
(SAM11, $34.95)
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)
The Uttermost Part of the Earth
Lucas Bridges
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
A history of Tierra del Fuego and vivid record of a time and place, this classic memoir, first published in 1947, is a superb piece of literature -- a tale of early settlers, explorers and the ways of the Yagan and Ona peoples who populated the wild shores of Tierra del Fuego.
(PAT04, $40.00)
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)
Voyaging, Southward from the Strait of Magellan
Rockwell Kent
EXPLORATION
An illustrated account of Rockwell's foolhardy voyage with a madman through magnificent Tierra del Fuego in a jury-rigged lifeboat. Both the text and striking woodcut illustrations communicate this dangerous landscape's dynamic character.
(CHI29, $19.95)
Where the Earth Ends, A Journey Beyond Patagonia
John Harrison
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A spirited tale of adventures in the southern tip of South America, south from the Pampas and Patagonia to Punta Arenas, the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia -- and Antarctica.
(PAT57, $21.95)
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)
The Andes, As the Condor Flies
Tui De Roy
NATURAL HISTORY
This stunning portfolio of color photographs showcases the landscapes, habitats and wildlife of the Andes from Ecuador's cloud forests to little-visited regions of the Peruvian Andes, to the Altiplano and Patagonia.
(SAM79, $35.00)
The Moon by Whalelight and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodiles, and Whales
Diane Ackerman
NATURAL HISTORY
Delightful essays combining anecdote, observation and natural history, featuring a long chapter on Roger Payne and his work on the right whales of Peninsula Valdes.
(PAT03, $14.95)
A Wildlife Guide to Chile
Sharon Chester
FIELD GUIDE
With 120 color plates and accompanying text with species identification, habitat and range, Chester's splendid guide covers the wildlife, plants and natural history of Chile from the Atacama desert to Easter Island and Antarctica.
(CHI77, $19.95)
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)
Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica
Martin D. la Pena
Maurice Rumboll
FIELD GUIDE
A compact regional guide with color plates, range maps and brief descriptions.
(SAM12, $29.95)
Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises
Mark Carwardine
FIELD GUIDE
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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