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SOUTH AMERICA
Pantanal
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 5 items are available
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Lonely Planet Brazil
Nick Selby
Andrew Draffen
GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
764 PAGES
An excellent, exhaustively researched guide to Brazil with an excellent section on the Pantanal, and in-depth notes on ecology and national parks in addition to the usual practical travel information.
(BZL15, $26.99) |
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Brazil: Amazon & Pantanal, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
Les Beletsky
David Pearson
FIELD GUIDE
2010
PAPER
512 PAGES
COMING IN JUNE
A comprehensive guide and handbook to the flora, fauna and habitats of Brazil, with a focus on the Amazon and Pantanal. An Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide, the book features color illustrations of commonly encountered birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects. The 100 color plates feature 90 species of amphibians and reptiles, 310 birds, 70 mammals, 30 insects and 50 common trees and plants. Second Edition.
(BZL30, $29.95) |
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Photo Pantanal
Tom Ulrich
NATURAL HISTORY
2002
PAPER
112 PAGES
A well-illustrated overview of the nature, habitats and history of the Pantanal by a wildlife photographer, trip leader and enthusiast. With 240 color photographs.
(BZL41, $25.00) |
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Mammals of the Pantanal
Fiona Reid
FIELD GUIDE
2007
PLASTIC CARD
6 PAGES
This handy 6-panel, foldup card features 34 marvelously detailed color illustration, from the girant otter to tapir, crab-eating fox and marsh deer to the Greater Fishing Bat and Capybara. Waterproof.
(BZL68, $5.00) |
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Brazil Map
Borch Maps
2006
MAP
A handy folded, laminated map of Brazil at a scale of 1:4,000,000. Two Sides. 27x39 inches.
(BZL17, $11.95) |
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Brazil in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture
Jan Rocha
GUIDEBOOK
Authoritative and up-to-date, this slim guide focuses on the history of Brazil, its cultural heritage and current political, environmental and economic challenges. With maps, photographs and some travel information.
(BZL03, $12.95) |
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Culture Smart! Brazil
Sandra Branco
GUIDEBOOK
A concise, well-illustrated and practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture.
(BZL54, $9.95) |
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Insight Guide Brazil
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A profusely illustrated overview of the country, this guide features concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history, politics and culture. With hundreds of photos and maps.
(BZL01, $22.99) |
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Mammals of the Neotropics, The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Vol. 3
John F. Eisenberg
Kent H. Redford
REFERENCE
A comprehensive survey of the 650 species of mammals of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.
(SAM30, $59.00) |
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Portuguese, Start Speaking Today (Brazilian)
Language/30
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A 90-minute primer on Brazilian Portuguese following the foreign service method.
(BZL36, $24.95) |
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The Accidental President of Brazil, A Memoir
Bill Clinton
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
HISTORY
Brazil's former president, in office from 1995-2002, offers a candid, wry, illuminating view of the gloriously ungovernable, irrepressibly attractive country in this vibrant memoir.
(BZL58, $16.00) |
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The Brazilians
Joseph Page
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
A clear, comprehensive and compelling introduction to Brazil, covering politics, history, economics, ecology, conservation and culture.
(AMZ16, $22.95) |
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The Lost City of Z
David Grann
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
NEW
In this riveting, real-life adventure, New Yorker writer and middle-aged Brooklynite Grann sets out into the wild to solve "the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century" -- the fate of British explorer Percy Harrison Fawcett, who disappeared in the Amazon in 1925. Though you may disagree with his conclusions about the fabled lost city that seduced Fawcett, Grann is a great storyteller.
(AMZ117, $15.95) |
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Brazil, A Traveler's Literary Companion
Alexis Levitin
ANTHOLOGY
The latest in the excellent series, the diverse stories in this enticing anthology edited by Alexis Levitin introduce Brazil and a host of contemporary writers, including not just Jorge Amado, Machado de Assis and other greats but also newcomers.
(BZL83, $14.95) |
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A Neotropical Companion
J.C. Kricher
Mark Plotkin
NATURAL HISTORY
From plants and animals to birds and bugs, it's all here in this wonderfully written overview of the ecology, habitats, plants and animals of Central and South America.
(GPS11, $35.00) |
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The Pantanal: Understanding and Preserving the World's Largest Wetland
Frederick A. Swarts
NATURAL HISTORY
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) |
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Tropical Nature
Adrian Forsyth
Ken Miyata
NATURAL HISTORY
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.
(GPS13, $14.00) |
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Where to Watch Birds in South America
Nigel Wheatley
NATURAL HISTORY
A compact practical guide to birdwatching sites throughout South America, including checklists.
(SAM40, $29.95) |
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Birds of Brazil, The Pantanal and Cerrado of Central Brazil
John Gwynne
Robert Ridgely
Guy Tudor
Martha Argel
FIELD GUIDE
COMING IN JUNE
Featuring hundreds of color illustrations, this guide covers the 700 species of birds native to the Pantanal and Cerrado regions of Brazil.
(BZL90, $35.00) |
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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, $70.00) |
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Birds of Southern South America & Antarctica
Martin D. la Pena
Maurice Rumboll
FIELD GUIDE
With color plates, range maps and brief descriptions, this is a compact regional guide.
(SAM12, $29.95) |
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Field Guide Birds of Brazil
Ber Van Perlo
FIELD GUIDE
This comprehensive field guide features 187 beautiful full-color plates with 1796 species accounts, including a distribution map for each.
(BZL75, $39.95) |
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Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide
L.H. Emmons
FIELD GUIDE
Compact enough to slip into your daypack, this guide to the mammals of the New World tropics features 29 color plates of more than 200 species.
(GPS12, $39.00) |
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