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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $108, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGPS67)		  
Insight Guide Ecuador and Galapagos  •  Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES
Profusely illustrated, this compact guide introduces the natural history, politics and culture and wildlife of Ecuador. Contributors to this edition include Tui de Roy (Galapagos photography), Lynn Meisch (arts, crafts and customs) and Rob Rachoweicki (Oriente). (EDR01, $22.99)		   Insight Guide Ecuador and Galapagos
Galapagos, A Natural History  •  Michael H. Jackson
NATURAL HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 316 PAGES • BEST SELLER • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
This comprehensive overview of the habitats, plants, birds, and animals of the islands, written with the curious visitor in mind, is practically mandatory reading. It's the single best overview of the archipelago. Jackson also includes a useful bibliography, wildlife checklists and a list of plants by vegetation zone. Illustrated with many charts and maps, we refer to the book often. (GPS03, $34.95)		   Galapagos, A Natural History
The Panama Hat Trail  •  Tom Miller
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES • FAVORITE
Miller's entertaining and insightful social history of Ecuador -- as told through its hat-making history. It's a classic example of travel writing, and one of the best things written on Ecuador. Originally published in 1986, much of the book is set in Cuenca and along the Pacific coast of Ecuador. (EDR15, $14.00)		   The Panama Hat Trail
Galapagos Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide  •  David Horwell  •  Pete Oxford
FIELD GUIDE •  2011 •  PAPER  • 156 PAGES • BEST SELLER
A compact guide to the birds, reptiles, insects, plants and marine life of the archipelago featuring a very good selection of large color photographs by Horwell, Oxford and colleague Jonathan Green. Separate chapters cover visitor sites, history, conservation and habitats. The authors, both naturalist guides in the islands, present key information on the flora, fauna and places in Galapagos for the traveler. (GPS38, $22.99)		   Galapagos Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide
Ecuador Map  •  Borch Maps
2005 •  MAP
A detailed laminated map of Ecuador at a scale of 1:1,000,000. This is a very clear, colorful double-sided map with detailed insets of Quito, Guayaquil, Galapagos and the Ecuadorian Amazon (Oriente) on the reverse. Two Sides. 35x20 inches. (EDR03, $10.95)		   Ecuador Map
Galapagos Islands Explorer Map  •  Ocean Explorer Maps
2005 •  MAP • BEST SELLER
A detailed map of the Galapagos archipelago for the traveler at a scale of 1:400,000, including illustrated biographies of famous visitors, a brief wildlife guide with color photographs, a map of Darwin's route. Designed and published by intrepid expedition leader and editor Nigel Sitwell. (GPS68, $11.95)		   Galapagos Islands Explorer Map



Also Recommended

Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish  •  Joseph Keenan   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  Idioms, common mistakes in word usage, and other helpful advice on tackling spoken Spanish. You'll need some foundation to take full advantage of this book -- but even a complete novice will appreciate the author's playful sense of humor. (CAM06, $19.95)
 		  
Culture Shock! Ecuador  •  Nicholas Crowder   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture. (EDR25, $15.95)
 		  
Lonely Planet Ecuador & Galapagos Islands  •  Lonely Planet   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An excellent practical guide to Ecuador and Galapagos for independent travelers. (GPS04, $23.99)
 		  
Ecuador Reader, History, Culture, Politics  •  Carlos De La Torre  •  Steve Striffler   • HISTORY  •  A portrait of a nation. This lively sourcebook gathers selections from long out-of-print travel accounts, articles, interviews, poems, literary excerpts (and even a recipe) to document the vitality and diversity of modern Ecuador. (EDR24, $26.95)
 		  
Weaving and Dyeing in Highland Ecuador  •  Ann Pollard Rowe  •  Lynn Meisch   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A well-illustrated, authoritative overview of textiles and textile traditions in the Andes of Ecuador. (EDR23, $45.00)
 		  
Ecuador, A Travel Journal  •  Henri Michaux  •  Robin Magowan   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  A brief, querulous and entirely wonderful narrative of the modernist painter Michaux's travels with the poet Gangotena, strong on color and personality. Its many pleasures include an unbeatable description of Quito's accursed mountain weather. (EDR16, $17.95)
 		  
Galapagos, World's End  •  William Beebe   • EXPLORATION  •  This wry, wonderfully evocative account of a 1924 scientific expedition includes an excellent chapter on the human history of the Galapagos. (GPS01, $18.95)
 		  
The Boy on the Back of the Turtle  •  Paul Quarrington   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Humorist, novelist and family man on a quest, Quarrington offers an entertaining account of a Galapagos voyage in the company of his seven-year-old daughter and seventy-year-old father. (GPS65, $14.95)
 		  
Valverde's Gold, In Search of the Last Great Inca Treasure  •  Mark Honigsbaum   • EXPLORATION  •  The spellbinding account of a tough journey into Ecuador's Llanganati mountains in search of buried Spanish gold. (AND51, $19.00)
 		  
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, it's still a marvelous introduction to the wildlife, nature and allure of South America. (GPS02, $12.95)
 		  
Galapagos, A Novel  •  Kurt Vonnegut   • LITERATURE  •  In this madcap novel, a classic, Vonnegut looks back from the future (alas, the human race has been wiped out except for a small group stranded in the Galapagos) on the Nature Cruise of the Century. (GPS10, $15.00)
 		  
Evolution's Workshop  •  Edward J. Larson   • SCIENCE  •  A vivid history of the Galapagos and the role of the islands as a crucible of evolutionary ideas, written by a Pulitzer Prize winner. Along with Darwin, it covers the discovery of the islands, the visits of Hancock and Beebe, the influence of the United States during WWII and the establishment of the national park. (GPS50, $16.95)
 		  
Galapagos, Preserving Darwin's Legacy  •  Tui De Roy   • NATURAL HISTORY • NEW  •  Tui de Roy corralled researchers and friends for this stunning survey of the natural history, ecology and conservation of the Galapagos. With 450 breathtaking color photographs and chapters by Jack Grove (fishes), Peter and Rosemary Grant (finches), Dennis Geist (geology) and many other scientists. (GPS90, $49.95)
 		  
Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World  •  Paul D. Stewart   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Stewart and co-authors, associated with the BBC natural history unit, present the natural and human history of the islands in this wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated book, the companion to the BBC series. (GPS78, $29.95)
 		  
Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World  •  Paul D. Stewart   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This stunning three-part BBC documentary captures the rugged beauty, allure, wildlife and history of the archipelago like never before. We also carry the companion book to the BBC series (GPS78, $29.95). (GPS79, $19.98)
 		  
Infinite Ecuador  •  Sebastian Crespo   • NATURAL HISTORY • COMING IN  •  The Andes, Amazon, Pacific, Galapagos, historic cities, remote villages and farms are all on display in this collection of photographs. (EDR28, $50.00)
 		  
The Beak of the Finch  •  Jonathan Weiner   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This Pulitzer Prize-winning work is an accessible look at the modern debate on the mode and rhythm of evolution, using the story of Peter and Rosemary Grant and their field work on Daphne Major as an example. (GPS08, $16.00)
 		  
Birds, Mammals and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands  •  Andy Swash  •  Robert Stills   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This strikingly compact, comprehensive field guide features 500 color photographs, distribution maps and information on status, habitat and behavior. (GPS49, $28.00)
 		  
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Travellers' Wildlife Guides  •  David Pearson  •  Les Beletsky   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An excellent guide to Ecuador's wildlife, featuring concise descriptions and color illustrations of 500 frequently encountered reptiles and amphibians, birds, mammals and insects. The Galapagos Islands get a separate chapter and section of illustrations. (GPS34, $29.95)
 		  
Flowering Plants of the Galapagos  •  Conley McMullen  •  Ghillean Prance   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Indispensable for the botanically minded, this excellent guide features color photographs of 436 species, an overview of ecology and habitats, and a plant checklist for each visitor site. (GPS40, $35.00)
 		  
Galapagos Wildlife  •  Pocket Naturalist   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This fold-up, laminated card guide, with color drawings, will appeal to the whole family. (GPS51, $5.95)
 		  
Reef Fish Identification, Galapagos  •  Paul Humann   • FIELD GUIDE  •  With its hundreds of well chosen color photographs and descriptions, this field guide is essential for underwater enthusiasts. (DIV04, $39.95)
 		  
Wildlife of the Galapagos  •  Julian Fitter  •  Daniel Fitter  •  David Hosking   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact identification guide to Galapagos nature and wildlife, featuring 400 color photographs, an overview of the history, climate, evolution and geology of the islands, and helpful full-color visitor site maps. (GPS47, $19.95)
 		  
 
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