South America
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Magdalena: River of Dreams: A Story of Colombia
$20.00 Add to cartA captivating new book from Wade Davis–award-winning, best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade–that brings vividly to life the story of the great R? M… [more below]
- Author: Davis, Wade
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: June 08 2021
- ISBN10: 0375724877
- Language: English
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The Maya: Lost Civilizations
$37.50 Read moreAn illuminating look at the myriad communities who have engaged with the ancient Maya over the centuries.
This book reveals how the ancient Maya–and their buildings, ideas, objects, and identities–- Series: Lost Civilizations
- Author: O’Neil, Megan E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: December 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1789145503
- Language: English
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Dictators and the Disappeared: Democracy Lost and Restored
$50.00 Read more“Dictators and the Disappeared is a book that should be found in every library and bookstore of democratic nations, particularly in the U.S., whose foreign policy has been instrumental in supporting … [more below]
- Author: Davidson, Russ
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0890136750
- Language: English
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Galapagos Wildlife
$24.99 Add to cartThis new, thoroughly updated and lavishly illustrated fourth edition of Bradt’s Galç–³agos Wildlife is packed with information and magnificent pictures to aid in identifying key species, all in an eas… [more below]
- Author: Horwell, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1784777471
- Language: English
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A Galápagos Sketchbook
$20.00 Read more– Stunningly produced facsimile of watercolor sketchbook
– Paintings of many of the iconic birds and animals of the Galápagos
– Profits to the Galápagos Trust
Beautifully produced facsimile of a waterc
- Author: Pollock, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: May 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1843682141
- Language: English
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I Embrace You with All My Revolutionary Fervor: Letters 1947-1967
$18.95 Read moreCollected for the first time, here are Guevara’s letters, the vast majority never-before published in English.
“The powerful of the earth should take heed: deep inside that T-shirt where we have tried- Series: The Che Guevara Library
- Author: Guevara, Ernesto Che
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1644212447
- Language: English
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Birds of Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands
$24.00 Read moreFor sheer diversity of birds, Ecuador cannot be beaten. Nowhere else is it as easy to experience such a range of habitats, from the high Andes to the Amazon and Chocó rainforests and those jewels in
- Series: Helm Wildlife Guides
- Author: Freile, Juan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1472993373
- Language: English
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Costa Rica
$29.95 Read moreMost travellers to Costa Rica want to experience its lush tropical forests and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife; toucans and parrots, hummingbirds and hawks, monkeys and big cats, frogs and toads, cr… [more below]
- Series: Travellers’ Wildlife Guides
- Author: Beletsky, Les
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 414
- Publish Date: January 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1566565294
- Language: English
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The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability
$40.83 Add to cartRevised and updated: the definitive primary-source history of US involvement in General Pinochet’s Chilean coup–“the evidence is overwhelming” (The New Yorker).
Published to commemorate the fortiet- Author: Kornbluh, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 11 2013
- ISBN10: 1595589120
- Language: English
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Salvador
$17.00 Add to cart“Terror is the given of the place.” The place is El Salvador in 1982, at the ghastly height of its civil war. Didion “brings the country to life” (The New York Times), delivering an anatomy of a parti… [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Didion, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 26 1994
- ISBN10: 0679751831
- Language: English
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The Book of Embraces
$16.95 Add to cartEduardo Galeano’s is considered a passionate literary voice. In The Book of Embraces, he employs parable and paradox, anecdote and dream, and fragments of autobiography to construct a passionate, iron… [more below]
- Series: Norton Paperback
- Author: Galeano, Eduardo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 17 1992
- ISBN10: 0393308553
- Language: English
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Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World
$17.00 Read moreIn this compelling history, Peter Chapman shows how the United Fruit Company took bananas from the jungles of Costa Rica to the halls of power in Washington, D.C., with not just clever marketing, but … [more below]
- Author: Chapman, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1838857877
- Language: English
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Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter
$21.00 Read more#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER (The Globe and Mail)
A Globe and Mail Best Book 2011]
A Quill & Quire Book of the Year 2011]
A National Post Best Book 2011]
A BBC Radio Book of the Week October 2011]
One of … [more below]- Author: Aguirre, Carmen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 25 2014
- ISBN10: 0345813820
- Language: English
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Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast
$28.32 Add to cartThe winner of the 2021 Cundill History Prize and the 2021 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, Blood on the River also won two of the highest honors for works
- Author: Kars, Marjoleine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 162097780X
- Language: English
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La Plata, La Espada Y La Piedra: Tres Pilares Cruciales En La Historia de Améric a / Silver, Sword, and Stone: The Story of Latin America
$28.94 Read moreUna lectura necesaria para comprender el tumultuoso pasado de América Latina y la complejidad de su identidad.
«Trazar el alma de un continente es una hazaña extraordinaria, y Marie Arana lo h… [more below]- Author: Arana, Marie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: July 18 2023
- ISBN10: 8418006218
- Language: Spanish
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Motherland: A Memoir
$28.99 Read moreFrom Venezuelan reporter Paula Ram comes a powerful memoir about one woman’s complicated relationship with her family as her beloved homeland collapses into ruin.
In the span of a generation, oil-ri
- Author: Ramón, Paula
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 251
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1542036909
- Language: English
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The Rough Guide to Colombia: Travel Guide with Free eBook
$26.99 Read moreThis Colombia guidebook is perfect for independent travellers planning a longer trip. It features all of the must-see sights and a wide range of off-the-beaten-track places. It also provides detailed
- Series: Rough Guides Main
- Author: Guides, Rough
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: July 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1839059966
- Language: English
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Into the Amazon: The Life of C?ndido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist
$19.99 Read moreC?ndido Rondon is by any measure the greatest tropical explorer in history. Between 1890 and 1930, he navigated scores of previously unmapped rivers, traversed untrodden mountain ranges, and hacked hi
- Author: Rohter, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: July 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1324076208
- Language: English
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South America (Rookie Read-About Geography: Continents)
$5.95 Read moreAn incredible variety of climates and biomes span the territory of South America. As a result, the continent contains some of the greatest biodiversity on Earth.
Rookie Read-About: Continents series gi… [more below]
- Series: Rookie Read-About Geography (Paperback)
- Author: Hirsch, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0531292819
- Language: English
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Moon Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands: Outdoor Adventure, Indigenous Culture, Sustainable Travel
$24.99 Add to cartCanoe through the Amazon, explore the bustling capital of Quito, snorkel in the Gal?pagos, or kick back on the coast: Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Moon Ecuador & the Gal?pagos Islands. In… [more below]
- Series: Moon Latin America & Caribbean Travel Guide
- Author: Pitts, Bethany
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 568
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 9798886470307
- Language: English
