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  • Patagonia

    A Cultural History

    by Chris Moss ...
    Series Book 8 - Landscapes of the Imagination
    Patagonia is the ultimate landscape of the mind. Like Siberia and the Sahara, it has become a metaphor for nothingness and extremity. Its frontiers have stretched beyond the political boundaries of Argentina and Chile to encompass an evocative idea of place. A vast triangle at the southern tip of the New World, this region of barren steppes, soaring peaks and fierce winds was populated by small ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lonely Planet Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands

    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet’s Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Surf at Montanita, climb El Altar, and ride the TeleferiQo; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Ecuador & the Galapagos and begin your journey now!Inside Lonely Planet’s Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands Trave ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On The Plain Of Snakes

    A Mexican Journey

    by Paul Theroux ...
    The legendary travel writer drives the entire length of the US–Mexico border, then takes the back roads of Chiapas and Oaxaca, to uncover the rich, layered world behind the everyday headlines. Paul Theroux has spent his life crisscrossing the globe in search of the histories and peoples that give life to the places they call home. Now, as immigration debates boil around the world, Theroux has set ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Riding Toward Everywhere

    Vollmann is a relentlessly curious, endlessly sensitive, and unequivocally adventurous examiner of human existence. He has investigated the causes and symptoms of humanity's obsession with violence (Rising Up and Rising Down), taken a personal look into the hearts and minds of the world's poorest inhabitants (Poor People), and now turns his attentions to America itself, to our romanticizing of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • Amazon Extreme

    Three Men, A Raft and the World's Most Dangerous River

    The true story of three enthusiastic (but inexperienced) adventurers who attempt to become the first team to raft the entire length of the Amazon River–all 4,007 miles--and (barely) live to tell about it.To a trio of twenty-something adrenaline junkies, it sounded like an irresistible challenge: tackle the Amazon with nothing more than a rubber raft between them and fate. But when Colin Angus, Ben ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • On a Hoof and a Prayer

    by Polly Evans ...
    The stampeding true story of one woman’s journey from timorous equestrian novice to wildly whooping cowgirl—a madcap ride through Argentina that will fascinate horse lovers, travelers, and armchair adventurers alike.As a girl, Polly Evans dreamed about learning to ride—and in her mid-thirties the obsession returned. Determined to finally bite the bullet and saddle up, she set off for Argentina, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Island People

    The Caribbean and the World

    A masterwork of travel literature and of history: voyaging from Cuba to Jamaica, Puerto Rico to Trinidad, Haiti to Barbados, and islands in between, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of each society, its culture and politics, connecting this region’s common heritage to its fierce grip on the world’s imagination.From the moment Columbus gazed out from the Santa María's deck in ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Rio de Janeiro Reader

    History, Culture, Politics

    Series series The Latin America Readers
    Spanning a period of over 450 years, The Rio de Janeiro Reader traces the history, culture, and politics of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, through the voices, images, and experiences of those who have made the city's history. It outlines Rio's transformation from a hardscrabble colonial outpost and strategic port into an economic, cultural, and entertainment capital of the modern world. The volume ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Betty Boo

    Translated by Miranda France ...
    A tightly plotted mystery novel set in contemporary Argentina and recently made into a film (“Betibu”, directed by Miguel Cohan) acclaimed at the 2014 London Film Festival.The author has won the Clarin Prize and is South America’s bestselling crime novelist (selling over 250,000 copies per title). She is translated in French, Italian and German.A novelist and ex-journalist investigates a series of ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A Crack in the Wall

    Translated by Miranda France ...
    Pablo Borla's marriage is reduced to confrontations with his wife over their daughter's rebellious ways and his firm builds only repellent office blocks destroying the fabric of old Buenos Aires. It all changes with the arrival of a young woman who brings to light a murder committed decades ago by those in his office. A murder everyone assumed was forgotten.Claudia Piñeiro, after working as a ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Jungle

    A Harrowing True Story of Survival in the Amazon

    “A powerful story of self-discovery, survival in the wild.” —Los Angeles TimesFour travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, but what begins as a dream adventure quickly deteriorates into a dangerous nightmare, and after weeks of wandering in the dense undergrowth, the four backpackers split up into two groups. But when a terrible rafting accident separates him ... Read more

    $10.99 USD $4.95 USD

  • Santiago's Children

    What I Learned about Life at an Orphanage in Chile

    Runner-up, Bronze Medal, Independent Publishers Book Awards: Memoir/Autobiography Category, 2009Unclear about his future career path, Steve Reifenberg found himself in the early 1980s working at a small orphanage in a poor neighborhood in Santiago, Chile, where a determined single woman was trying to create a stable home for a dozen or so children who had been abandoned or abused. With little more ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Middle Passage

    by V. S. Naipaul ...
    **From the Nobel Prize-winning author comes a classic of modern travel writing—a deft portrait of Trinidad and the four adjacent Caribbean societies still haunted by the legacies of slavery and colonialism.“Belongs in the same category of travel writing as Lawrence’s books on Italy, Greene’s on West Africa and Pritchett’s on Spain.” —New Statesman**In 1960 the government of Trinidad invited V. S. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A Land of Ghosts

    The Braided Lives of People and the Forest in Far Western Amazonia

    The biologist and award-winning author journeys deep inside the Amazon rainforest in this eloquent and insightful look at one of earth’s last wild places.For thirty years, biologist David G. Campbell has been exploring the lush wilderness, of the western Amazon, which contains more species than ever existed anywhere on our planet. In A Land of Ghosts, Campbell takes readers on his latest venture ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Buenos Aires (Rough Guides Snapshot Argentina)

    by Rough Guides ...
    Series series Rough Guides
    The Rough Guides Snapshot Argentina: Buenos Aires is the ultimate travel guide to Argentina's vibrant capital. It leads you through the city with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from the Casa Rosada to Recoleta cemetery and from San Telmo's sultry tango shows to Borges' beloved Palermo Viejo.Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Lonely Planet Puerto Rico

    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet Puerto Ricois your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Follow Old San Juan's labyrinthine laneways, laze on the sand at Playa Flamenco, or kayak into the bioluminescent bay at Vieques -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Puerto ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Photographer's Guide to Palenque

    Part of a series of eBooks on photography at Maya ruins, "A Photographer's Guide to Palenque" goes far beyond the usual tour books. It's a comprehensive guide to the ruins, with an eye toward making the photographs you make there the very best they can be.This eBook will give you:* A road map and directions to help you get to the ruins* Ten maps of the structures in the ruins (one overview map, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Whispering Land

    Series series The Zoo Memoirs
    Naturalist Gerald Durrell recalls his expedition to South America to find exotic animals in this follow-up to A Zoo in My Luggage.After bringing multiple species of African animals back to the Channel Island of Jersey to populate their new zoo, British naturalist Gerald Durrell and his wife followed their passion for wildlife preservation on a journey to South America. With a team of helpers, they ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Puna de Atacama

    The Andes - A Guide for Climbers and Skiers

    by John Biggar ...
    'The Andes - A Guide for Climbers' is the only comprehensive guidebook about the peaks of the Andes.This is the 5th English edition of the only complete guidebook to the peaks of the Andes. It covers many areas not described in any other source. Previous editions have been translated into French, Spanish, Polish and Czech. The author, John Biggar, is a very experienced high-altitude mountaineer ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Children

    Translated by Nick Caistor ...
    One day, as she enters her local supermarket, Laura Romero has a startling encounter with a beggar, who seems to offer her a child. A short while later, in the middle of the night, she discovers a mysterious young boy on the pavement outside her apartment building: Fidel, who is six years old, a child with seemingly no origins or meaning. With few clues to guide her as she tries to discover his ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Insight Guides Puerto Rico (Travel Guide eBook)

    Series series Insight Guides
    This Insight Guide is a lavishly illustrated inspirational travel guide to Puerto Rico and a beautiful souvenir of your trip. Perfect for travellers looking for a deeper dive into the destination's history and culture, it's ideal to inspire and help you plan your travels. With its great selection of places to see and colourful magazine-style layout, this Puerto Rico guidebook is just the tool you ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Turn Right at Machu Picchu

    Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time

    by Mark Adams ...
    **THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING TRAVEL MEMOIRWhat happens when an unadventurous adventure writer tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu?**In 1911, Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and “discovered” Machu Picchu. While history has recast Bingham as a villain who stole both priceless artifacts and credit for finding the great archeological site, Mark ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $12.99 USD

  • Owls of the Eastern Ice

    A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl

    A New York Times Notable Book of 2020Longlisted for the National Book AwardWinner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and the Minnesota Book Award for General NonfictionA Finalist for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year AwardWinner of the Peace Corps Worldwide Special Book AwardA Best Book of the Year: NPR, ... ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Tell My Horse

    Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica

    “Strikingly dramatic, yet simple and unrestrained . . . an unusual and intensely interesting book richly packed with strange information.”—New York Times Book ReviewBased on Zora Neale Hurston’s personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica, where she participated as an initiate rather than just an observer of voodoo practices during her visits in the 1930s, this travelogue into a dark world paints a ... Read more

    $13.99 USD