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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Vintage Departures) by David Grann Staff Pick Grann's riveting book, The Lost City of Z, delves into the intrepid life and mysterious disappearance of legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett. Armchair travelers will be whisked away to the Amazon on a wild ride with a surprising finish.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Up the Creek: An Amazon Adventure by John Harrison Publisher Comments The adventure story of an extremely hazardous canoe trip taken just for the hell of it up one of the more obscure tributaries of the Amazon. Harrison's tale is compelling, full of suspense, humor and wonderful descriptions of Amazon wildlife, all told in... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams Publisher Comments 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 Andes Mountains of Peru and andldquo;discoveredandrdquo; Machu Picchu. While history has recast... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Traveller's Tree: A Journey Through the Caribbean Islands (New York Review Books Classics) by Patrick Leigh Fermor Publisher Comments In the late 1940s Patrick Leigh Fermor, now widely regarded as one of the twentieth century’s greatest travel writers, set out to explore the then relatively little-visited islands of the Caribbean. Rather than a comprehensive political or... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey by Ernesto Che Guevara Publisher Comments The book of the popular movie STARRING GAEL GARCIA BERNAL NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The young Che Guevara’s lively and highly entertaining travel diary, now a popular movie and a New York Times bestseller. This new, expanded... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Spice Necklace: My Adventures in Caribbean Cooking, Eating, and Island Life by Ann Vanderhoof Publisher Comments "A mouthwatering slice of Caribbean culture and lip-smacking foods." —New York Post, Required Reading "Until you decide to explore the islands for yourself, you couldnt ask for a better armchair (and kitchen) guide." —Wall Street... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Oaxaca Journal (Vintage Departures) by Oliver W. Sacks Publisher Comments Since childhood, Oliver Sacks has been fascinated by ferns: an ancient class of plants able to survive and adapt in many climates. Along with a delightful group of fellow fern aficionados—mathematicians, poets, artists, and assorted botanists and... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes by Scott Wallace Publisher Comments "A riveting and brilliant book blessed with the pacing of a novel but carrying the great weight of world events. This is journalism at its very, very best." Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm Many of us are just awakening to... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Wild Coast: Travels on South America's Untamed Edge by John Gimlette Publisher Comments Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana are among the least-known places in South America: nine hundred miles of muddy coastline giving way to a forest so dense that even today there are virtually no roads through it; a string of rickety coastal towns... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Hardcover
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams Publisher Comments 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 Andes Mountains of Peru and andldquo;discoveredandrdquo; Machu Picchu. While history has recast... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Searching for Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez: A Makeshift Expedition Along Baja's Desert Coast by Andromed Romano Lax Publisher Comments Written by the author of "Adventure Kayaking, " this book is a celebration and re-creation of Steinbeck's famous trip to some of the most biologically diverse waters in the world. Map.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Darwin Slept Here: Discovery, Adventure, and Swimming Iguanas in Charles Darwin's South America by Eric Simons Publisher Comments One snowy day in Ushuaia, Argentina, the self-proclaimed "southernmost city in the world," writer Eric Simons picked up a copy of Charles Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle. He had just hiked the mountains overlooking Beagle Channel, and found himself... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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How to Walk a Puma: And Other Things I Learned While Stumbling Through South America by Peter Allison Publisher Comments On his nineteenth birthday, Peter Allison flipped a coin. One side meant Africa and the other, South America, the two places he most wanted to explore. After eight years as a safari guide in Africa and another eight in Sydney, Australia, he finally makes... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival by Yossi Ghinsberg Publisher Comments Four 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... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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In Patagonia (88 Edition) by Bruce Chatwin Staff Pick A masterpiece of travel, history and adventure, this award-winning book captures the spirit of the land, history, wildlife, and people of Patagonia.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Machu My Picchu: Searching for Sex, Sanity, and a Soul Mate in South America by Iris Bahr Publisher Comments In her celebrated memoir Dork Whore, Iris Bahr chronicled her stint in the Israeli military and her precollege backpacking trip through Asia, where she spent most of her time eating sketchy foods and trying to lose her virginity. In Machu My Picchu, she... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica by Zora Neale Hurston Publisher Comments Chapter OneThe Rooster's Nest Jamaica, British West Indies, has something else besides its mountains of majesty and its quick, green valleys. Jamaica has its moments when the land, as in St. Mary's, thrusts out its sensuous bosom to the sea. Jamaica has... (read more) List Price $13.50 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Incidents of Travel in Central Amer Volume 2 by John Stephens Publisher Comments Stephens' two expeditions to Mexico and Central America in 1839 and 1841 yielded the first solid information on the culture of the Maya Indians. The books in this two-volume set relate his archeological discoveries and exploration of ruined cities... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Motorcycle Diaries (Movie Tie-In) by Ernesto Che Guevara Publisher Comments The book of the popular movie STARRING GAEL GARCIA BERNAL NOW A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The young Che Guevara’s lively and highly entertaining travel diary.This new, expanded edition features exclusive, unpublished photos taken by the 23... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude by Ann Vanderhoof Publisher Comments Under the Tuscan Sun meets the wide-open sea...An Embarrassment of Mangoes is a delicious chronicle of leaving the type-A lifestyle behind — and discovering the seductive secrets of life in the Caribbean. Who hasn't fantasized about chucking the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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