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Lonely Planet Venezuela
Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK 2007 PAPER 392 PAGES
A compact, practical travel guide in the popular series. With a 100-page overview of the country, its history and culture, along with detailed information on where to go, and what to see, eat and do. With 67 maps and city plans and a section of color photographs.
(VNZ03, $24.99)
The Lost World
Arthur Conan Doyle
LITERATURE 2008 PAPER 272 PAGES
Inspired by the magnificent landscapes surrounding the Orinoco River, this classic novel follows an intrepid scientist into the jungles of the Amazon Basin in search of prehistoric creatures. One of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous stories outside of his Sherlock Holmes series, it imagined a modern world where dinosaurs roamed (well before Crichton and Spielberg made their money on the idea).
(VNZ04, $10.00)
Tropical Nature
Adrian Forsyth Ken Miyata
NATURAL HISTORY 1984 PAPER 248 PAGES
BEST SELLER
FAVORITE
A lively, 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. With a lengthy appendix of practical advice for the tropical traveler.
(GPS13, $14.00)
Venezuela Map
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A colorful map of Venezuela and the lower Caribbean at a scale of 1:1,750,000. It contains a detailed inset of Caracas.
(VNZ02, $10.95)
Forgotten Continent, The Battle for Latin America's Soul
Michael Reid
HISTORY
Economist editor Reid draws on his years in the cities, presidential palaces and shantytowns of Central and South America in this portrait of a region rich in oil, farmland and culture and its prospects in the face of globalization.
(SAM123, $30.00)
Into the Heart, One Man's Pursuit of Love and Knowledge Among the Yanomami
Kenneth Good
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A first-hand report of life among the Yanomami people of the Amazon
(AMZ60, $45.00)
Liberators, Latin America's Struggle for Independence 1810-1830
Robert Harvey
HISTORY
An epic history of colonial Latin America, focused on the heroism and derring-do of seven legendary men, including Simon Bolivar and General Jose de San Martin, in the fight for independence from Spain.
(SAM35, $18.95)
Yanomami, The Fierce Controversy and What We Might Learn from It
Robert Borofsky
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A study of the controversy surrounding anthropological studies of the Yanomami.
(SAM67, $22.95)
In Trouble Again
Redmond O'Hanlon
EXPLORATION
FAVORITE
As funny as he is insightful, O'Hanlon starts his comic masterpiece of a journey between the Orinoco and the Amazon with a litany of creatures that can do you harm.
(AMZ04, $13.95)
Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice
Mark Plotkin
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
FAVORITE
In this marvelous book, Plotkin recounts his work documenting the use of medicinal plants among remote tribes in the Northwest Amazon of Suriname, Venezuela, Guyana and French Guiana. The book is a portrait of people and their environment, a tale of adventure and, most of all, a moving example of science in the service of preservation. A great read for anyone traveling anywhere on the Amazon.
(AMZ15, $16.00)
The Creature in the Map, A Journey to El Dorado
Charles Nicholl
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Nicholl uncovers fascinating facts about the original, ill-fated 16th-century voyage of Sir Walter Ralegh while describing his own experiences on the Orinoco river of today in this meeditative account of a quest for the golden city of El Dorado.
(VNZ05, $16.00)
A Guide to the Birds of Venezuela
Steven Hilty
Guy Tudor
J.A. Gwynne
FIELD GUIDE
The classic South American bird guide, revised and expanded by Steve Hilty. A bit hefty for a field guide at just over 4 pounds, but still an essential reference to over 1,400 bird species. Travelers in the Brazilian Amazon will find it especially useful.
(FG13, $59.50)
Birds of Northern South America, Vol. 2: Field Guide
Robin Restall
Clemencia Rodner
Roger Williams
FIELD GUIDE
This comprehensive field guide, featuring an astounding 6400 paintings and 2308 maps covers all the birds from Ecuador to Guiana.
(SAM103, $65.00)
Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide
L.H. Emmons
FIELD GUIDE
A pictorial guide to the mammals of the New World tropics, compact enough to slip into your daypack, with 29 color plates of more than 200 species.
(GPS12, $32.50)
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