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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $8.13
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Manufacturer: Broadway
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Candice Millard
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Publisher: Broadway
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Dewey Decimal Number: 918.113045
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Publication Date: 2006-10-10
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Reading Level: 432
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Description: At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth.
The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron.
After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil’s most famous explorer, Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere forever.
Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. The River of Doubt brings alive these extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived.
From the soaring beauty of the Amazon rain forest to the darkest night of Theodore Roosevelt’s life, here is Candice Millard’s dazzling debut.
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Price: $22.99
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Sale: $14.64
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Manufacturer: Lonely Planet
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Sara Benson::Paul Hellander::Rafael Wlodarski
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Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Edition: 6th
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Dewey Decimal Number: 918
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Publication Date: 2007-04-23
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Reading Level: 564
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Description: Discover Peru
Bike, hike and ride a scary cable car to Machu Picchu on one of five alternatives to the busy Inca Trail.
Glide past manatees, dolphins, monkeys and macaws in the Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria.
Swill a scoopful of chicha - saliva-fermented corn beer - to earn the respect of the locals.
Descend into the narrow, hallucinatory underground chambers of the millennia-old ruins at Chavin de Huantar.
In This Guide:
Three authors, 144 days of on-the-road research via planes, riverboats, and dozens of death-defying bus rides.
Dedicated Peru Outdoors chapter, plus expanded activities coverage throughout.
Get the inside story on the Inca world from notes explorer and author Hugh Thomson.
Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the minute reviews and traveler suggestions.
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Price: $25.99
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Sale: $16.29
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Manufacturer: Lonely Planet
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Danny Palmerlee
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Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Edition: 6
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Dewey Decimal Number: 918.2047
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Publication Date: 2008-08-01
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Reading Level: 668
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Description: Tackle the tango in a Buenos Aires milonga. Bite into the world’s most heavenly beef. Gallop with gauchos across the Pampas. Better and cheaper than ever, Argentina beckons! Grab the top-selling, tried-and-true guide and prepare for a thrill ride across enchanting cities, lush jungles and windswept plains, over Patagonian glaciers...to the tip of the world.
Find Yourself – navigate the country with 90+ detailed maps, more than any other guidebook to Argentina.
Become The Expert – insight into the country’s culture and history, from tango etiquette and tips for beef-eaters to the story of Evita and the recent peso crash.
Hop The Border – side trips to Uruguay and Chile, plus essentials for crossing into Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia.
Snack, Sip & Sleep – top dining spots and bargain bites, the scoop on local libations (from mate tea to Mendoza wine) and hundreds of top-notch lodging options.
Talk The Talk – handy Spanish language chapter and food glossary help you chat with the locals and order ice cream instead of liver.
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Price: $26.99
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Sale: $16.90
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Manufacturer: Lonely Planet
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John Noble
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Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Edition: 11th
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Dewey Decimal Number: 917
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Publication Date: 2008-09-01
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Reading Level: 1056
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Description: Initially specializing in Asia guidebooks, the Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit series has long been a favorite of budget travelers all over the globe. Lonely Planet guides have a reputation for plainspoken and practical advice as well as thoughtful writing about history and culture, and Lonely Planet Mexico is no exception. Complementing the information about sights, accommodations, and food are extensive background notes about each region's notable past and present characteristics, from cuisine to geography to art. (Check out the full-color illustrated insert on Mexican artesanías, or handicrafts.) One note: this edition came out during the worst of the peso devaluation crisis, so the prices quoted may vary widely from the actual amount. It's best to rely on another guidebook for exact prices (try one that comes out every year), but for basic comparative information, Lonely Planet is a good name to trust.
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Price: $13.95
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Sale: $5.16
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Manufacturer: Rand McNally & Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Rand McNally & Company
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Dewey Decimal Number: 912.7
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Publication Date: 2008-05-15
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Price: $21.99
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Sale: $10.94
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Manufacturer: Lonely Planet
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Matt Firestone::Wendy Yanagihara
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Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Edition: 8
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Dewey Decimal Number: 917
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Publication Date: 2008-10-01
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Reading Level: 608
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Description: Beyond the deserted beaches of the Nicoya Peninsula and the visceral heights of the Monteverde cloud forests lies the real Costa Rica – a land of delicate pathos, forthright purity and hard-won pacifism. Tromp through virgin rain forest – sighting poison-dart frogs and howler monkeys along the way – or simply explore the local lore and laid-back beach scene with this comprehensive guide.
Less Is More – expanded ecofriendly coverage and loads of volunteer and learning opportunities make traveling with a conscience easier than ever.
The Wild Side – spot your favorite rain forest dwellers – scarlet macaws, caimans and more – with our expert-written color wildlife section.
Gaps On The Map – lose yourself in the seldom-visited corners of this ecological powerhouse with informed do-it-yourself content and more than 80 maps.
Charge It! – surf the world’s longest left at Pavones, hike through rain forest in Corcovado or drop into roaring rapids with our Adventure Travel chapter.
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Price: $11.95
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Sale: $9.95
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Manufacturer: Toucan Maps, Inc.
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Binding: Map
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Author: Toucan Maps
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Publisher: Toucan Maps, Inc.
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Edition: 2nd
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Publication Date: 2008-02-01
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Reading Level: 1
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Description: Waterproof, rugged and current roadmap of Costa Rica, San Jose and more than a dozen of the most visited regions. 2 sided, 39 in. x 26.25 in. (4.875 in. x 9 in. folded) Roads are clearly differentiated by color and line width for classes from limited access divided highways down to 4WD seasonal tracks. Highway on and off-ramps are shown for the entire central valley. Popular hiking and horseback trails and trail-heads are also shown. Locations are clearly marked and easy to read indexes are included for cities and towns, National Parks and other natural areas, beaches, rivers (white water rafting locations are indicated as well), peaks, volcanoes, waterfalls and the best hotels restaurants and activities. The current, accurate, detailed, and readable large scale map of Costa Rica is complimented by a set of innovative exclusive features not available anywhere else. Exclusives
o Street level details for San Jose, Alajuela, Arenal Volcano/Fortuna, Escazu, Heredia, Manuel Antonio/Quepos, Monteverde/Santa Elena, Playa Jaco, Playa Tamarindo, Puerto Jimenez, Puerto Viejo de o Talamanca, & the entire Central Valley.
o Recommendations based on 15 years experience for over two hundred hotels, resorts, lodges and even campgrounds in every price range, and over a hundred and fifty of the best restaurants.
o Proprietary symbols for distinctively Costa Rican attractions like zip-line and hanging bridge canopy exploration, butterfly gardens, rappelling down canyons, and surf camps, as well as the more typical activities like horseback riding, SCUBA, deep sea fishing, golf, rafting and many more. You can see at a glance what there is to do around Arenal volcano and Monteverde cloud forest, as well as along the road between them.
o Driving distance table and mini map for calculating trip distances and estimating drive times.
o A few dozen useful English to Spanish phrase and word translations are provided in an inset. You will appreciate having What is the best way to get there? and Can you please show me on the map? at your fingertips if you need to ask directions. This edition replaces the 4 1/2 star first edition ISBN 0-9763733-0-0 addressing the helpful comments provided in the Amazon and other reviews, updating the surfacing indications for hundreds of km of newly paved roads, correcting known errors and adding highly requested regional detail maps.
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $16.21
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Manufacturer: DK Travel
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: DK Publishing
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Publisher: DK Travel
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Dewey Decimal Number: 918.2047
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Publication Date: 2008-09-01
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Reading Level: 352
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Description: Whether you are planning to visit a city, a region or a country, DK's foolproof 'Eyewitness' approach makes learning about a place a pleasure in itself. All the traditional guidebook subject matter is covered-descriptions of sights, opening times, hotels, restaurants, shopping, entertainment, phrase books etc- but, with the help of specially commissioned illustrations and maps, DK makes essential information easy to access and quick to absorb. No other guides explain the history of a place as clearly in words and pictures. DK Eyewitness Travel Guides-the best guides ever created.
Argentina's vibrant, wonderfully idiosyncratic capital, Buenos Aires, is the third largest city in Latin America, yet it is a resolutely human kind of place. Famous for its tango, football and European-style architecture, it also holds hidden gems, including picturesque cobbled neighborhoods, sophisticated shopping and some of the best and most varied cuisine in the whole continent. Cinemas and art galleries, jazz clubs and theatres, atmospheric cafés and antiques markets abound, while exercising or just lazing around in beautifully landscaped parks filled with subtropical vegetation are part of the dynamic yet laid-back porteño lifestyle
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $12.28
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Manufacturer: Johnson Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Ruth M. Wright::Alfredo Valencia Zegarra
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Publisher: Johnson Books
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Edition: Revised
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Dewey Decimal Number: 918.537
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Publication Date: 2004-02-15
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Reading Level: 192
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Description: This revised edition includes newly discovered sites. New photos and maps with full-color illustrations of real life scences from National Geographic Magazine.
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Price: $19.99
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Sale: $8.76
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Manufacturer: Frommers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Eliot Greenspan
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Publisher: Frommers
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Edition: Revised
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Dewey Decimal Number: 917.286045
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Publication Date: 2007-10-01
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Reading Level: 416
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Description: Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Costa Rica features gorgeous color photos of the lush rain forest, the amazing array of wildlife, and the spectacular beaches that await you. Personally researched by a longtime resident, it's the only truly up-to-date guide that gives you such in-depth coverage of this fast-changing country, with recommended accommodations in every price category. You'll visit rugged wilderness preserves and sleepy beach towns, spectacular orchid gardens and mineral hot springs at the foot of a steaming volcano. There are adventures here to suit all ages and abilities: swooping from treetop platform to treetop platform on a canopy tour, taking a dip in a jungle swimming hole, spotting playful spider monkeys as you hike through lush foliage, windsurfing on Lake Arenal, or watching endangered sea turtles nest on the beach. With Frommer's in hand, you'll experience the wonder of Costa Rica's amazing biodiversity, as we point out the best places to see hundreds of unique, colorful species of animals and plants. You'll even get a color fold-out map!
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