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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)
Brazil: Amazon & Pantanal, Travellers' Wildlife Guides
Les Beletsky David Pearson
FIELD GUIDE 2005 PAPER 500 PAGES
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, $27.95)
Pantanal, South America's Wetland Jewel
Russel Mittermeier Theo Allofs
NATURAL HISTORY 2005 HARD COVER 176 PAGES
A sumptuously illustrated overview of the ecology, history, people and nature of the Pantanal, featuring 146 stunning color photographs. The book is divided into five chapters: People of the Pantanal, Wetlands, Grasslands, Forest, and Caiman. Produced in conjunction with Conservation International with contributions by Russell Mittermeier and others.
(BZL51, $35.00)
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)
Brazil Map
Borch Maps
2006 MAP
A handy folded, laminated map of Brazil at a scale of 1:4,000,000.
(BZL17, $11.95)
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)
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, $22.95)
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, $55.00)
Portuguese, Start Speaking Today (Brazilian)
Language/30
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
A 90-minute primer on Brazilian Portuguese following the foreign service method.
(BZL36, $21.95)
Saudades Do Brasil, A Photographic Memoir
Claude Levi-Strauss
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
These photographs by the great structural anthropologist, dating from the 1930s, are not just beautiful but an invaluable record of life in Sao Palo and the Amazon.
(BZL04, $60.00)
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, $15.95)
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)
Travelers' Tales Brazil
Annette Haddad
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
A collection of stories, articles and excerpts on Brazil -- an excellent introduction to the people, culture and traditions of the country as seen through the eyes of modern writers.
(BZL06, $18.95)
A Neotropical Companion
J.C. Kricher
Mark Plotkin
NATURAL HISTORY
A tropical primer aimed at the motivated general reader. 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, $29.95)
Photo Pantanal
Tom Ulrich
NATURAL HISTORY
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)
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)
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)
Where to Watch Birds in South America
Nigel Wheatley
NATURAL HISTORY
A compact practical guide to birdwatching sites throughout South America, including checklists.
(SAM40, $24.95)
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)
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)
Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, A Field Guide
L.H. Emmons
FIELD GUIDE
An illustrated guide to the mammals of the New World tropics, compact enough to slip into your daypack, with 29 color plates illustrating more than 200 species.
(GPS12, $32.50)
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