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	Insight Guide Ecuador and Galapagos  •   Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 371 PAGES Profusely illustrated, this compact guide introduces the natural history, politics and culture and nature of Ecuador. Contribtors to this edition include Tui de Roy (Galapagos photography), Lynn Meisch (arts, crafts and customs) and Rob Rachoweicki (Oriente). (EDR01, $22.95)
	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, $29.95)
	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)
	Voyage of the Beagle  •  Charles Darwin EXPLORATION •  2002 •  PAPER  • 468 PAGES • 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, this book is still essential reading. Darwin's South American chapters are an excellent introduction to the Galapagos, Beagle Channel, Chile, Tierra del Fuego, the Chilean fjords and the Brazilian coast. With maps and appendices. (GPS02, $12.95)
	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. (EDR03, $10.95)
	Galapagos Islands Map  •   ITMB 2006 •  MAP At a 1:420,000 scale, this convenient full color map, printed on tear and water-resistant paper, shows the archipelago in detail, with major features of each island, topography and visitor sites clearly indicated. With drawings and text by publisher and traveler Hilary Bradt. (GPS06, $11.95)

	Ecuador in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics, and Culture  •  Wilma Roos  •  Omer van Renterghem   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A slim guide to the history of Ecuador, its cultural heritage and political, environmental and economic challenges. (EDR02, $12.95)
	Ecuador, A Travel Journal  •  Henri Michaux  •  Robin Magowan   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  A brief, querulous and entirely wonderful account of travels with the poet Gangotena, strong on color and personality and thin on travel practicalities. First published in 1929. (EDR16, $17.95)
	Galapagos, World's End  •  William Beebe   • EXPLORATION • BEST SELLER  •  A wry, wonderfully evocative account of a 1924 scientific expedition, including an excellent chapter on the human history of the Galapagos. (GPS01, $18.95)
	Savages  •  Joe Kane   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A firsthand account of a naive journalist among the Huaraoni of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Kane is an engaging, humorous guide to development issues in the Oriente of Ecuador. (AMZ20, $14.95)
	Galapagos, A Novel  •  Kurt Vonnegut   • LITERATURE  •  Vonnegut looks back from the future on the "nature cruise of the century" in this savagely funny novel, no doubt inspired by a visit to the islands. (GPS10, $14.00)
	Evolution's Workshop, God and Science on the Galapagos Islands  •  Edward J. Larson   • SCIENCE • BEST SELLER  •  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, A Natural History  •  J.C. Kricher   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A lively, compact natural history of the islands and their role in evolutionary thought. It's a wide-ranging overview that features chapters on human history, geology, setting, Darwin, tortoises, reptiles, birds, and sea creatures. (GPS57, $19.95)
	Galapagos, Islands Born of Fire  •  Tui De Roy   • NATURAL HISTORY • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  The 10th anniversary edition of author, naturalist, photographer and friend Tui de Roy's original stunning celebration of the landscapes, wildlife and habitats of the archipelago, organized as a series of ten artful photo essays. Raised in the Galapagos with a camera in hand, Tui knows the islands and their history just about as well as anyone. (GPS28, $65.00)
	Galapagos, Wild Portraits  •  Tui De Roy  •  Mark Jones   • NATURAL HISTORY • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  The roving team of Tui and Mark Jones assembled this irresistible compendium of colorful sea lions, blue-footed boobies, sally lightfoot crabs, marine iguanas, whales and other creatures of the Galapagos. (GPS77, $39.95)
	The Beak of the Finch, A Story of Evolution in our Time  •  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, $14.95)
	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)
	Birds of Ecuador, A Field Guide  •  Paul Greenfield  •  Robert Ridgely   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A comprehensive, gorgeous and exhaustively researched field guide to the birds of Ecuador (and adjacent countries), featuring 96 color plates. It's also the best bird guide for travelers in the Peruvian Amazon. (EDR08, $55.00)
	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, $31.50)
	Galapagos Wildlife  •   Pocket Naturalist   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A fold-up, laminated card with color drawings and short descriptions. (GPS51, $5.95)
	Galapagos Wildlife, A Visitor's Guide  •  David Horwell  •  Pete Oxford   • FIELD GUIDE • BEST SELLER  •  A compact guide to birds, reptiles, insects, plants and marine life, featuring a very good selection of large color photographs. Separate chapters cover visitor sites, history, conservation and habitats. (GPS38, $21.95)
	Marine Life of the Galapagos  •  Pierre Constant   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Subtitled "A Diver's Guide to the Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and Other Marine Animals," this compact Odyssey Guide features 288 color photographs of fish and invertebrates, maps, plans and dive information. (GPS56, $24.95)
	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)
	Wildlife of the Galapagos  •  Julian Fitter  •  Daniel Fitter  •  David Hosking   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact guide to Galapagos nature and wildlife, featuring 400 color photographs, as well as an overview of the history, climate, evolution and geology of the islands, and helpful full color visitor site maps. It includes not only birds and well-known reptiles, but also a sampling of the plants, invertebrates and coastal and marine life. (GPS47, $19.95)

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