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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $8.34
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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: $14.56
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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: Bike, hike and ride a scary cable car to Machu Picchu on one of five alternatives to the busy Inca Trail, p. 277. Glide past manatees, dolphins, monkeys and macaws in the Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria, p.482. Swill a scoopful of chicha - saliva-fermented corn beer - to earn the respect of the locals, p.78. Descend into the narrow, hallucinatory underground chambers of the millennia-old ruins at Chavin de Huantar, p.415. 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 fro up-to-the-minute reviews and traveler suggestions.
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $14.90
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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: 918.50465
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Publication Date: 2008-05-05
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Reading Level: 353
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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.
Continuing to expand our South American coverage, this beautifully illustrated Eyewitness guide will be the premier travel book to Peru, with complete coverage of Lima, the Amazon Basin, and, of course, Machu Picchu. Whether your interests lie in floating on Lake Titicaca, watching the condors soar at Colca Canyon or experimenting with South American cuisine, DK Eyewitness Peru will help you find the essence of the Andes.
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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: Discover Argentina
Feel the thunderous crash of icebergs calving into the icy waters of Lago Argentina
Explore the vast landscapes of Quebrada de Humahuaca with your own pack-carrying llama
Tango like a porteno after learning the unspoken codes of Argentina's sexiest dance
Cycle between Mendoza's legendary vineyards in search of the perfect malbec
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A brand-new chapter on neighboring Uruguay, South America's best-kept travel secret
Seven authors, 308 days of in-country research, too much beef
Color outdoors chapter shows where to fly-fish for trout and much with huskies
Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for updates and traveler insights
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $12.16
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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: $40.00
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Sale: $22.41
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Manufacturer: DK Travel
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: DK Travel
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 917.04
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Publication Date: 2008-09-29
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Reading Level: 336
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Description: Answering the difficult questions that today's adventurous travelers ask-where's the best place for a beach holiday in March? What are my options if June is the only time I can take a holiday? I'm getting married in November, where would be the perfect place for a honeymoon?-this is the perfect book for anyone planning a vacation or a longer adventure. Find out about the best time to go to each destination, the best places to see, and the best things to do. Whatever you want to do, you can-and in any month of the year.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $11.85
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Manufacturer: Time Out
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Editors of Time Out
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Publisher: Time Out
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Edition: 4th
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Dewey Decimal Number: 918
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Publication Date: 2008-07-28
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: Time Out Buenos Aires uncovers the pleasures of South America's most glamorous capital
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $11.99
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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: $29.95
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Sale: $19.77
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Manufacturer: University of Calgary Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Michael H. Jackson
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Publisher: University of Calgary Press
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Edition: 2nd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508.8665
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Publication Date: 1994-05
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Reading Level: 335
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Description: Twenty thousand copies of the first edition of this book were sold. An attractive and comprehensive guidebook, this work has been completely revised and updated by the author. The reader will find an easy-to-use text which details the natural history of the plants and animals found in the Galapagos Islands. Management and conservation of the Galapagos National Park is discussed, and visitor information and notes about the various tourist sites are given. An index and checklist of plants and animals with page references and a glossary of technical terms are provided. New photographs have been added.
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Price: $23.99
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Sale: $14.91
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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::Carolyn McCarthy::Michael Grosberg
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Publisher: Lonely Planet
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Edition: 7
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Dewey Decimal Number: 918
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Publication Date: 2006-08-01
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Reading Level: 440
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Description: Climb the snow-capped peak of Volcán Chimborazo, the most distant point from the center of the Earth. Get up close and personal with capuchin monkeys in the central plaza of Misahuallí. Step back in time at Ingapirca, Ecuador's finest example of Inca architecture. Take in the surf scene on the south coast. Sophisticated cities, glaciated volcanoes, the lush Amazon Basin - our inimitable guide gives you access to all the treasures of exotic Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands o GO WILD - special chapter on Galápagos wildlife by noted nature writer David Andrew helps you identify the many species unique to the islands
o VENTURE OUT - expanded focus on activities, adventure and ecotravel, plus a dedicated Itineraries chapter to help you explore this compact yet varied country
o GET SMART - comprehensive History and Culture chapters provide insight into Ecuador's volatile political landscape and vital indigenous communities
o WALK THE WALK - discover the colonial charms of Quito and Cuenca with our detailed maps and walking tour
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