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Lost City Radio
$16.99 Add to cart“Daniel Alarcon writes about subterfuge, lies, and the arbitrary recreation of history with a masterful clarity. By accepting the premise that war is senseless, he goes on to make sense of the lives t
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Alarcon, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 05 2008
- ISBN10: 0060594810
- Language: English
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I Surrender: A Memoir of Chile’s Dictatorship, 1975
$27.00 Add to cartIn September 1973 a CIA-assisted coup overthrew the democratically-elected president of Chile, ushering in the Pinochet dictatorship. In 1975, Kathleen Osberger, a recent graduate and lay volunteer fr
- Author: Osberger, Kathleen M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: August 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1626985472
- Language: English
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Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus
$7.95 Add to cartA powerful and gripping memoir depicting the harsh realities of life in the favelas of Brazil in the 1950s, and one woman’s resilience in the face of poverty, racism, and social inequality.
Living … [more below]- Author: de Jesus, Carolina Maria
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 07 2003
- ISBN10: 0451529103
- Language: English
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
$20.00 Add to cartTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TRAVEL MEMOIR
What happens when an unadventurous adventure writer tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu? In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the- Author: Adams, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 24 2012
- ISBN10: 0452297982
- Language: English
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Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
$40.00 Add to cartDiscover the “fascinating and outrageously readable” account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England–perfect for re
- Author: Thomson, Keith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 10, 2022
- ISBN10: 0316703613
- Language: English
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Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist
$38.00 Add to cartCândido 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 h
- Author: Rohter, Larry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: 30-May-23
- ISBN10: 1324021268
- Language: English
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The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey
$17.95 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller
The Motorcycle Diaries is Che Guevara’s diary of his
With a new introduction by The Motorcyle Diaries filmmaker Walter Salles, and featuring 24 pages of photos taken by Che.- Series: The Che Guevara Library
- Author: Guevara, Ernesto Che
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1644210681
- Language: English
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Wildlife of the Galápagos: Second Edition
$24.95 Add to cartThe most comprehensive identification guide to the wildlife of the Gal pagos
Since its first publication more than a decade ago, Wildlife of the Gal pagos has become the definitive, classic field guid- Series: Princeton Pocket Guides #13
- Author: Fitter, Julian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 05 2016
- ISBN10: 0691170428
- Language: English
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Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home
$17.95 Add to cartThe epic true story of an extreme athlete, a stray dog, and how they found each other–now a major motion picture from Lionsgate starring Mark Walhberg and Simu Liu.
“A miraculous tale.”–Washington P- Series: Now the Film Arthur the King
- Author: Lindnord, Mikael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 04, 2018
- ISBN10: 1771644478
- Language: English
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Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey Into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
$19.99 Add to cart“An old-fashioned jungle adventure, one with rare immediacy and depth of feeling for the people and creatures [Rosolie] encounters.” —Wall Street Journal
For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Am
- Author: Rosolie, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 17 2015
- ISBN10: 0062259520
- Language: English
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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey
$22.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait–the bestselling author of River of the Gods brings us the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s ha… [more below]
- Author: Millard, Candice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 10 2006
- ISBN10: 0767913736
- Language: English
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The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World
$21.99 Add to cartNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2020 BY NPR, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND GQ
The hidden story of the wanton slaughter — in Indonesia, Latin America, and around the world — backed by the United States. In- Author: Bevins, Vincent
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 27, 2021
- ISBN10: 1541724003
- Language: English
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
$21.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction “with all the pace and excitement of a movie thriller”(The New Yo… [more below]
- Series: Vintage Departures
- Author: Grann, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: January 26 2010
- ISBN10: 1400078458
- Language: English
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Where to Go When the Americas
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When’s the best time to visit New York City? When are the Canadian Rockies at their most beautiful? When is the perfect time to go wildlife-spotting in Patagonia? Turn the pages of this beautiful book… [more below]- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0241628318
- Language: English
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In Patagonia
$18.00 Add to cartThe masterpiece of travel writing that revolutionized the genre and made its author famous overnight
An exhilarating look at a place that still retains the exotic mystery of a far-off, unseen land, Br- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Chatwin, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 25 2003
- ISBN10: 0142437190
- Language: English
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American Purgatory: Prison Imperialism and the Rise of Mass Incarceration
$33.82 Read moreA groundbreaking look at how America exported mass incarceration around the globe, from a rising young historian
“American Purgatory will forever change how we understand the rise of mass incarceration
- Author: Weber, Benjamin D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1620975904
- Language: English
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Lonely Planet Fast Talk Spanish
$7.99 Add to cartAlthough you can get by in Spain without speaking the language, knowing just a few essential phrases can help you make friends, enjoy service with a smile, and discover richer, more rewarding travel e
- Series: Phrasebook
- Author: Planet, Lonely
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 25, 2023
- ISBN10: 1787015637
- Language: English
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Brazil
$29.99 Add to cartEnergetic cities, lush rainforests and more diverse wildlife than anywhere else on Earth – this is Brazil.
Whether you want to spot jaguars on the Paraguay river, tuck into regional dishes in S?o Pau- Series: Travel Guide
- Author: Dk Eyewitness
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0241624495
- Language: English
