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At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig, Travels Through Paraguay

At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig, Travels Through Paraguay

by John Gimlette

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 362 PAGES

Gimlette combines history, anecdote and travels in this insightful, entertaining book. From jaguars and prehistoric lungfish to bloody wars and Utopian settlements, the "island surrounded by land" is captured in memorable detail. (SAM70, $17.95)

The News From Paraguay, A Novel

The News From Paraguay, A Novel

by Lily Tuck

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

Tuck's engrossing tale of charismatic young Irish woman and her adventures in 19th-century Paraguay is drawn on the life of Eliza Lynch, mistress of president Francisco Solano Lopez. Winner of the National Book Award. (SAM69, $13.95)

Bradt Guide Paraguay

Bradt Guide Paraguay

by Margaret Hebblethwaite

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

A compact guide to Paraguay, its history, wildlife, culture and attractions. With maps, town plans, and lots of practical travel information (SAM152, $25.99)

Paraguay Map

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  • MAP

A colorful travel map of Paraguay at a scale of 1:800,000. (SAM97, $12.95)

 
Bradt Pantanal Wildlife

Bradt Pantanal Wildlife


by James Lowen

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 169 PAGES

Environment, history, conservation and wildlife are all covered in this inviting slim guide to the mammals, birds reptiles and invertebrates of the great wetland of the Mato Grosso. (BZL91, $25.99)

The Paraguay Reader, History, Culture, Politics

The Paraguay Reader, History, Culture, Politics


by Peter Lambert

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 463 PAGES

Part of the World Reader series this primer on Paraguay's cultural heritage and history collects writers, poets, political leaders and lay people to tell the story of Paraguay. With excerpts by Graham Greene and current president Fernando Lugo among many others. (SAM190, $99.95)

The Penguin History of Latin America

The Penguin History of Latin America


by Edwin Williamson

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

Beginning with the Spanish conquest, this brisk history covers questions of empire, colonialism and nationalism through the 1980s. (SAM53, $20.00)

I, the Supreme


by Augusto Roa Bastos | Helen Lane

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 439 PAGES

An accomplished novel set in Paraguay during the dictatorship of Gaspar Francia. (SAM72, $13.95)

Invisible Country: A Mystery


by Annamaria Alfieri

  • MYSTERY
  • 2012
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

Alfieri skilfully conjurs life in 19th-century Paraguay -- and the horrors of South American's War of the Triple Alliance -- in this second historical novel but it is the chacters of Santa Caterina and the murder at the heart of the story that will kepp you reading. (SAM189, $25.99)

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, $17.00)

The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch

The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch


by Anne Enright

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A richly detailed novel inspired by the love between Elisa Lynch and dictator Francisco Solano Lopez in 19th-century Paraguay. (SAM73, $13.00)

The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories

The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories


by Julio Ortega | Carlos Fuentes

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

A well-chosen selection of contemporary short stories by Latin American writers. (SAM32, $15.95)

The Pantanal: Understanding and Preserving the World's Largest Wetland

The Pantanal: Understanding and Preserving the World's Largest Wetland


by Frederick A. Swarts

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 301 PAGES

The proceedings of an international conference on conservation in the Pantanal. The 29 scholarly papers include presentations on the region's geology, economic development and outlook for the future. With tables, maps, charts, mostly black-and-white photo-graphs. (BZL23, $19.95)

Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica

Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica


by Martin D. la Pena | Maurice Rumboll

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

With color plates, range maps and brief descriptions, this is a compact regional guide. (SAM12, $29.95)

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