Latin America Local History
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The Queen Jade: A New World Novel of AdventureThere is a legend of the New World that has endured for centuries: the strange, tragic tale of a King, a Witch . . . and a blue gem of intoxicating beauty said to grant extraordinary power to whoever possesses it. Archaeologist Juana Sanchez,...
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Lost Paititi and the Non-Human Remains of NazcaFrench explorer and anthropologist Thierry Jamin relates finding from his years in Peru in search of the lost Inca city of Paititi plus his most recent escapades with non-human skeletons at Nazca on the coast. Chapters include: On the Path of Adventure; On the...
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Variations on the BodyA constellation of short stories illustrates the complex, interrelated lives of women in and around Bogot , Colombia. In six subtly connected vignettes, Variations on the Body explores the obsessions, desires, and idiosyncrasies of women and girls from every level of Colombian society. A...
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ChileIn this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Chile. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country, including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions...
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Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He BuiltA gorgeous and inspiring picture book based on the life of José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector in Bogotá, Colombia who started a library with a single discarded book found on his route. In the city of Bogata, in the barrio of La Nueva...
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Costa RicaIn this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Costa Rica. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country, including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling...
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The Amazon from Source to Sea: The Farthest Journey Down the World's Longest RiverFifty-year-old canoe racer-turned-explorer West Hansen is planning to kayak the Amazon River when he learns that everyone - cartographers, adventurers, even his own sponsor, National Geographic Society - has misplaced the source of the world's greatest river. One of exploration's great prizes is suddenly...
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All My Goodbyes"All My Goodbyes is a virtuoso performance. A love story told in razor sharp fragments, the novel lies at the intersection of memory, violence and trauma."--Katie KitamuraA young Argentinian woman feels her identity is in pieces. Diffident, self-critical, wary of commitment, she is condemned,...
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The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-Guided TourThis revised edition of the Machu Picchu Guidebook includes newly discovered sites. New photos and maps with full-color illustrations of real life scences from National Geographic Magazine. The best all-around guide for all who've been or are going to Machu Picchu. . . ....
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New Islands: And Other StoriesIt is with particular interest... that we greet the publication of New Islands, a slim book of evocative, haunting stories by Maria Luisa Bombal, a Chilean writer whose creative period was basically confined to the 1930's and 40's and whose work, although small in...
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Pelusa Baby / Fluff BabyUna de las voces más originales de la narrativa chilena contemporánea. Con un notable despliegue de talento, humor y referencias propias de toda una generación, Constanza Gutiérrez retrata un mundo de inconformidades profundas en estos relatos que son también sátiras agudas, perspicaces e hilarantes,...
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Celebrating the People of VenezuelaThe people of Venezuela have a vibrant culture replete with festivals, music, art, dance, and special foods. And don't forget about the magnificent landscape, including the largest lake in South America, the tallest waterfall in the world, and oil--Venezuela has the largest reserve on...
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Verdant Inferno/A Scabby Black BrazilianA classic of Brazilian literature is twinned with an overheated tract in which tropical delirium swallows up Western philosophy, attacking the decolonial question with poetic ferocity. A classic of Brazilian literature is twinned with an overheated tract in which tropical delirium swallows up Western...
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Memories of a Lost Age'A long era of chaos, disease and death is approaching. The hairy men who have arrived in our world bear the seeds of many ills that will afflict our nations.' The prophetic words of the Supreme Shaman. At the turn of the 16th century,...
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The Black History Truth - Argentina: No Hay Gente Negroes Aqui (There Are No Black People Here)Argentina has spectacular natural wonders, exceptional landscapes and is a unique country but it is known as "The Whitest Nation in South America".Why is this? What is the truth of the popular phrase of "There Are No Black People Here"? What is the "Blanqueamiento"...
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Rare Earth MettleYou don't tell an American to switch off her light; you build her a better light bulb. A leading British doctor with a radical plan to save the NHS and a Silicon Valley billionaire with a radical plan to halt climate change, meet outside...
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The Compensation Bureau"I have created for each of you a fate, one tailored specifically for your needs and desires. Each of you has a defining moment--not before, not after--when a wrong turn or decision led to the disastrous outcome that you and I mourn. To isolate...
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Traeger Grill & Smoker CookbookThe Traeger Pellet Grill and Smoker is one of the most versatile and convenient cookers on the market, and this book takes you to know and master the Traeger and make your family life better The Complete Traeger Grill& Smoker Cookbook tells you: What...
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A Dream Come True: The Collected Stories of Juan Carlos OnettiA Dream Come True collects the complete stories of Juan Carlos Onetti, presenting his existentialist, complex, and ironic style over the course of his writing career. Onetti was praised by Latin America's greatest authors, and regarded as an inventor of a new form and...
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Peru: The Ultimate Peru Travel Guide By A Traveler For A Traveler: The Best Travel Tips; Where To Go, What To See And Much MUpdated Completely Based On Customer Feedback. Why You Need Lost Travelers First we would like to thank you for considering Lost Travelers as your guide book. Allow us to explain our beginnings, and the reason we created Lost Travelers. Lost Travelers was created due...
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