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Cuban Elegance
by Michael Connors  Publisher Comments At a time when more and more travelers are discovering Cuba, which has been locked away from the outside world for more than 40 years, this lavishly illustrated, absorbing volume offers a completely different view of the island from the one seen by most...
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Patagonia: Nature's Last Frontier
by Marcos Zimmermann Publisher Comments This inspiring, nearly mystical, photographic journey through one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world traverses the whipped plateau and the extreme coasts, the transparent sea and the highest peaks, and the creatures of the profoundly...
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Cuba Style: Graphics from the Golden Age of Design
by Steven Heller 
Powells.com Staff Pick Heller's latest collection is a time capsule of Cuba as it was in its hey-day as a lively tropical resort colony for those in search of music, liquor, gambling and hot Cuban romance. Capturing the ideal golden days of their prosperous country, Cubano...
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Mexico: Stencil: Propa
by Arts & Graphics Rm Publisher Comments When the Mexican government attempted to violently quell the teacher's union's demonstrations in Oaxaca in June of 2006, artists were quick to protest. Graffiti covered government buildings, and both street and fine artists quickly formed an organization...
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The Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon
by Michael Goulding Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-246) and index....
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Witnesses of Time
by Flor Garduno Publisher Comments A new edition of the sought-after classic by this distinguished Mexican photographer Available now for the first time in English as a deluxe hardcover edition, Witnesses of Time collects Flor Garduño's remarkable pictures of the original America...
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Nacho Lopez Luna Cornea
by Nacho Lopez Publisher Comments A frank chronicler of postwar Mexico's political contradictions, Nacho Lopez (1923-1986) published the most critical images of his time, in photo-essays for magazines such as Hoy, Manana and Siempre , He photographed the streets of Mexico City, its pool...
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Wild Shores of Patagonia: The Valdes Peninsula and Punta Tombo
by Jasmine Rossi Synopsis Patagonia, on the southern tip of South America, is one of the world's greatest wildlife habitats. This book is an illustrated window on the life-and-death struggles of the wild animals that live there, including photographs of killer whales, elephant...
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Jamaica Through My Eyes
by Lois Samue Ingledew Publisher Comments Supermodel Ingledew's lifelong passion for photography has resulted in a move to the other side of the camera to capture the essence of her native Jamaica....
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Through the Eyes of the Condor: An Aerial Vision of Latin America
by Robert B Haas Publisher Comments Step aboard a private plane for a breathtaking tour of the immense and varied wilderness of Latin America--lush lands and scenic waterways nearly impossible to experience any other way. Your guide to this remarkable vision is Robert B. Haas, award...
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Pantanal: South America's Wetland Jewel
by Theo Allofs Synopsis A spectacular tour of the world's largest wetland. The Pantanal covers 81,000 square miles in the middle of South America, extending over parts of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. About half the size of California and 20 times the size of the Everglades...
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Cayman
by Amanda Lumry Publisher Comments Vibrant photographs and authentic interviews highlight this majestic journey through a trio-island paradise....
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Pop Latino Plus
by Marcos Lopez Publisher Comments Lucha libre heroes, religious figurines, truck drivers, favella-dwellers, custom cars, beauty queens, hippies, tabloids, sex toys, waiters, tourists, lovers and body builders: this over-the-top, super-colorful study of Latin pop culture is classic kitsch....
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Inherit the Land
by Jack Lueders Booth Publisher Comments This wrenching photo essay by Jack Lueders-Booth provides a rare and intimate view of the personal lives, dwellings and struggles of families who live and work in the garbage dumps of Tijuana, Mexico. Lueders-Booth's penetrating photographs, made over a...
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Cuba: The Pearl of the Caribbean
by Antonio Attini Synopsis An accessible presentation of the tumultuous history and spectacular natural beauty of Cuba, this volume takes readers through the archipelago of islands that constitute Cuba, revealing various facets of city life, natural beauty, and rich cultural...
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Oaxaca Celebration
by Mary Jane Gagnier De Mendoza Synopsis The author chronicles the festival cycle in Teotitlan, a Zapotec village located fifteen miles from the capitol city of Oaxaca. The fiestas here center on the complex art of hosting, whether for family gahterings or religious ceremonies that involves...
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Crossing the Water: A Photographic Path to the Afro-Cuban Spirit World
by Claire Garoutte Publisher Comments In the summer of 2000, two award-winning photographers, Claire Garoutte and Anneke Wambaugh, were researching Afro-Cuban religious practices in Santiago de Cuba, a city on the southeastern coast of Cuba. A chance encounter led them to the home of...
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Cuba on the Verge: An Island in Transition
by Terry Mccoy Synopsis This anthology showcases the work of Cuban and American writers and photographers, offering an insight into life in the island nation. It aims to give a balanced portrayal of the complex realities of modern Cuba, and essays and images are linked to...
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I Was Cuba: Treasures from the Ramiro Fernandez Collection
by Kevin Kwan Synopsis While most think of Cuba as a mythical island of rum, rumba, and revolution, period photographs reveal a more complex place. I Was Cuba is an original look at Cuban history as seen through the Ramiro Fernandez Collection arguably the world's leading...
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The Day of the Dead
by Denis Defibaugh Publisher Comments The people of Oaxaca, Mexico, believe the souls of the dead, the antepasados, return every year for a twenty-four-hour visit. They are welcomed into their former homes with gaily decorated altars and offerings of food and gifts. Then they are escorted...
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