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	Insight Guide Peru  •   Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES In its hallmark style, this guide brings Peru to life in hundreds of color photographs and vividly written essays by a team of experts. Panoramic in scope, the book takes us from the crowded streets of Lima to famed archeological sites, providing genuine insight into a complex land and people. Its chapters include a history of the Incas, daily life in the Andes, the author and politician Mario Vargas Llosa and an overview of people of the Amazon. With some travel information. (PRU01, $22.95)
	The Peru Reader, History, Culture, Politics  •  Orin Starn HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 524 PAGES A lively, literate anthology on the history and culture of Peru that ranges from historical accounts to modern analysis. It's a comprehensive introduction to the country. The excellent selections were made by a panel of Peruvian and foreign experts. (PRU04, $25.95)
	Lost City of the Incas, The Story of Machu Picchu and its Builders  •  Hiram Bingham EXPLORATION •  2003 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES • BEST SELLER • FAVORITE A first-rate tale of adventure by the man who rediscovered Machu Picchu in 1911. This classic account is a gripping story of exploration, archaeology and natural history -- and still an outstanding overview of the site itself. With original expedition photographs. Originally published in 1952, the book is still an excellent account, not only of the expedition but also of the site itself. (AND05, $12.95)
	Cuzco Region, Machu Picchu  •   ITMB 2003 •  MAP This convenient map includes street plans of Cuzco and Aquas Calientes, a site plan of Machu Picchu and index of archaeological site of the region. With spot elevations, shaded relief, ruins, roads, walking trails, cities and towns. The overview of the Inca Trail is at a scale of 1:110,000, half as detailed as the excellent map of the Inca trail published by Lima 2000 (PRU28). Take this ITMB map along as a supplement. (AND46, $10.95)

	Archaeological Map of Machu Picchu  •   Wright Water Engineers    •  This new edition of Ken Wright's full color site map shows monuments, topography and physical features of the Inca sanctuary in detail. (PRU23, $6.95)
	Inca Trail: Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco Map  •   Lima 2000    •  This indispensable map shows the whole Sacred Valley from Cuzco to Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu in splendid detail (1:50,000). (PRU28, $9.95)
	501 Spanish Verbs  •  Christopher Kendris   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  The perennial favorite among students of Spanish. (GEN134, $16.99)
	Footprint Cuzco & the Inca Heartland Handbook  •  Ben Box  •  Stephen Frankham   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Comprehensive and up-to-date, this exceptional guide covers Cuzco and surroundings, including Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, Tambopata, Manu Park and Lima in detail. (PRU46, $23.95)
	Lonely Planet Peru  •  Sara Benson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  An excellent practical guide to Peru geared for independent travelers. (PRU13, $22.99)
	Lonely Planet Quechua Phrasebook  •  Serafin M. Coronel-Molina  •    •  Richard A. Wright   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  Essential vocabulary and idioms of the most widely spoken language thoughout the Andes. (PRU36, $8.99)
	Lonely Planet Spanish Phrasebook  •  Izaskun Arretxe   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • FAVORITE  •  A handy Spanish phrasebook, with a short two-way dictionary. (SPN182, $8.99)
	Peru in Focus, A Guide to the People, Politics and Culture  •  Jane Holligan de Diaz-Limaco   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Authoritative and up-to-date, this slim guide focuses on the history of Peru, its cultural heritage and current political, environmental and economic challenges. With maps, photographs and some travel information. (PRU11, $12.95)
	Photography Outdoors, A Field Guide for Travel and Adventure  •  Mark Gardner  •  Art Wolfe   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to taking better travel, action, and adventure pictures, including suggested equipment and accessories, techniques, exposure and composition. With full color photographs by Art Wolfe. (PHT13, $14.95)
	The Inca Trail, Cuzco & Machu Picchu  •  Richard Danbury   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Not just for those hiking the Inca Trail, this guide is an excellent overview of Cuzco and the Sacred Valley, and even includes a chapter on Lima. With good maps, practical travel information, photographs and Inca culture and history. (PRU19, $19.95)
	The Pocket Doctor, A Passport to Healthy Travel  •  Stephen Bezruchka   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A handy guide to staying healthy for the international traveler. (GEN308, $6.95)
	The University of Chicago Dictionary, Spanish-English/English-Spanish  •  Carlos Castillo   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  The well-regarded concise dictionary of words and phrases for today's language. Fifth Edition. (SPN118, $11.00)
	Travel Photography, A Guide to Taking Better Pictures  •  Richard I'Anson   • REFERENCE  •  A practical guide by the folks at Lonely Planet, organized into four sections; First Things First, Taking Control, On the Road and Back at Home. (PHT16, $17.99)
	'Tambo, Life in an Andean Village  •  Julia Meyerson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A field journal, ethnographic in its detail, of an American artist's year among the Quechua peoples in the Peruvian Andes with her anthropologist husband. (PRU38, $21.95)
	Conquest of the Incas  •  John Hemming   • HISTORY  •  A masterful prize-winning history of the Inca struggle against the Spanish invasion. This classic account, by one of the best writers on South America, brings together wide-ranging scholarly material in the interests of telling a good story. (AND04, $25.00)
	Genesis (Memory of Fire Trilogy, Part 1)  •  Cedric Belfrage  •  Eduardo Galeano   • HISTORY  •  Brief, lyrical vignettes and anecdotes from pre-Columbian myths through the conquest and early colonial period. A crash course in the history of the New World. (MYA18, $16.95)
	Machu Picchu  •  Barry Brukoff  •  Pablo Neruda  •  Stephen Kessler   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Brukoff's stunning color and black-and-white photographs compliment Neruda's great poem, translated into English with facing Spanish. (PRU43, $40.00)
	Textiles of Ancient Peru and Their Techniques  •  Raoul d'Harcourt   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A reprint of a 1934 classic with illusrtations of hundreds of ancient textiles. (AND44, $26.95)
	The Discovery and Conquest of Peru  •  Pedro de Cieza de Leon   • HISTORY  •  A detailed account of the Spanish occupation of Peru, told by a seasoned Spanish chronicler who interviewed living witnesses years after the events involved. Perhaps the most thorough of the contemporary chronicles told from the point of view of the conquerers. (AND25, $26.95)
	The Incas  •  Terrence D'Altroy   • HISTORY  •  An authoritative history chronicling the rise and fall of the Incan empire. (CAM98, $26.95)
	The Madness of Things Peruvian, Democracy Under Seige  •  Alvaro Vargas Llosa   • HISTORY  •  An analysis of Peruvian democracy and its failure by a journalist working on behalf of Margio Vargas Llosa's presidential campaign. (PRU26, $39.95)
	The Shining Path, A History of the Millenarian War in Peru  •  Robin Kirk  •  Gustavo Gorriti   • HISTORY  •  An absorbing account of the 15-year guerilla war waged by the Ayacucho-based Shining Path. (PRU41, $29.95)
	Art of the Andes, from Chavin to Inca  •  Rebecca Stone-Miller   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  This authoritative and concise illustrated survey of Andean art and architecture covers not only Machu Picchu and additional Inca monuments, but also Chan Chan, Nasca and other archaeological sites and cultures. (PRU05, $18.95)
	The Incas and their Ancestors, The Archaeology of Peru  •  Michael Moseley   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  An outstanding illustrated survey of the archaeology of the Inca, Moche and Nasca civilizations. With hundreds of color illustrations and line drawings, it's an in-depth look at the ancient cultures and history of Peru. A great general introduction. (AND06, $33.95)
	The Virgin of the Andes: Art and Ritual in Colonial Cuzco  •  Carol Damian   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A beautifully illustrated overview of the Cuzco school of painting in colonial Peru. (AND49, $48.00)
	Cloud Forest, A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness  •  Peter Matthiessen   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • FAVORITE  •  Matthiessen recounts with wit, insight and style his odyssey to the Amazon and Andes, including Machu Picchu and Tierra del Fuego. (SAM02, $16.00)
	The White Rock, An Exploration of the Inca Heartland  •  Hugh Thomson   • EXPLORATION  •  Author, explorer and archaeologist Thomson recounts 20 years spent journeying throughout the Andes of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador in search of lost Inca cities. His engaging account is a pleasing mix of discovery, colorful personalities, history and archaeology (AND36, $16.95)
	Fire from the Andes, Short Fiction by Women from Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru  •  Susan E. Benner   • ANTHOLOGY  •  An anthology of contemporary stories from the Andes, this book includes contributions by 24 women from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Mostly personal, many of the stories revolve around peasants, the urban poor and other marginalized members of society. (AND17, $24.95)
	The Bridge of San Luis Rey  •  Thornton Wilder   • LITERATURE  •  The classic tale of Franciscan missionaries in 18th-century Peru by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. First published in 1927. (AND08, $12.95)
	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)
	A Field Guide to the Birds of Peru  •  James Clements  •  Noam Shany  •  Dana Gardner  •  Eustace Barnes   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Peru, featuring 127 color plates and illustrating almost 1,800 species, focusing on their identification, habitat, and distribution. (PRU21, $60.00)
	Peru, Travellers' Wildlife Guides  •  David L. Pearson  •  Les Beletsky   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Featuring 500 illustrations of the birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and insects of the Amazon, Andes and Pacific Coast. (PRU30, $29.95)

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