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1	City of the Beasts more books like this by Isabel Allende Accompanied by his grandmother, a writer for "International Geographic Magazine," 15-year-old Alexander Cold travels to the Amazon on a mission to uncover the legendary Yeti. Their exploration team also includes an anthropologist and a doctor and is lead by a local guide and his daughter, Nadia. Before long, Alexander finds himself bonding with ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Bruchko more books like this by Bruce R Olson What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson it meant capture and torture, but what he discovered revolutionized the world of missions. see all copies from £2.07! new only from £11.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	At Play in the Fields of the Lord more books like this by Peter Matthiessen Martin Quarrier is an earnest, well-meaning, but seriously misguided missionary who wants to convert an Amazonian Indian tribe to Christianity. Lewis Moon is an American Indian turned mercenary who has been hired to wipe them out. Matthiessen's now classic novel is not only an engrossing story but a protest against the missionary urge to inflict ... see all copies from £1.82! new only from £5.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Evil Star more books like this by Anthony Horowitz Matt thought his troubles were over when he closed Raven's Gate . . . but in fact they were just beginning. His fate -- and the fate of the world -- is tied to four other kids across the globe. The second is a street kid in Peru. He and Matt have never met; they don't even speak the same language. But destiny is going to throw them together as the ... see all copies from £1.62! new only from £2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Forest more books like this by Mark J Plotkin, Ph.D. Western medicine is only just beginning to value the curative powers of plants and herbs found in the Amazon rain forests. The story of ethnobotanist Mark Plotkins's apprenticeship with shaman wise men of the area is truly an anthropological adventure, that also vividly clarifies what destruction of the rain forests may ultimately cost humanity ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.69! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Tristes Tropiques more books like this by Claude Levi-Strauss "Tristes Tropiques" records Lévi-Strauss's search for "a human society reduced to its most basic expression", and focuses on the tribes of the Caduvco, Bororo, Nambikwara, and Tupi-Kawahib of the Amazon basin and the upland jungles of Brazil. Lévi-Strauss draws fascinating comparisons and parallels among the tribes and human societies at large, ... see all copies from £6.36! new only from £11.30! \| first editions
7	Through Gates of Splendor: 40th Anniversary Edition more books like this by Elisabeth Elliot The unforgettable true story of five men who braved Auca lances and were martyred for the sake of the Gospel. This edition includes a follow-up chapter that will give readers an update on events that occurred in the aftermath of this seeming tragedy. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.49!
8	Aztec Inca and Maya more books like this by Dr. Elizabeth Baquedano, DK Publishing Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Aztec, Inca, and Maya peoples. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.89! \| first editions
9	La Ciudad de Las Bestias more books like this by Isabel Allende Fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the opportunity to take the trip of a lifetime. Accompanying his fearless grandmother, a magazine reporter for International Geographic, Alexander sets off on an expedition to the dangerous, remote world of the Amazon to document the legendary Yeti known as The Beast. (OneSource) see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.13! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19 Year Old Ameican, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe. more books like this by Bruce Olson What happens when a 19-year-old boy leaves home and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson, it meant capture, disease, terror, loneliness, and torture. This revised version of Olson's story is a reminder that simple faith in Christ can make anything possible. see all copies from £10.41! new only from £10.41!
11 view cover	Pathways to the Gods: The Mystery of the Andes Lines more books like this by Tony Morrison The standard work on the Nasca lines -- huge lines and figures etched on desolate Peruvian plain near the Andes. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £10.09! \| first editions
12 view cover	Keep the River on Your Right more books like this by Tobias Schneebaum In 1955, armed with a penknife and instructions to keep the river on his right, Brooklyn-born artist Tobias Schneebaum set off into the jungles of Peru in search of a tribe of cannibals. Forgoing all contact with civilization, he lived as a brother with the Akaramas -- shaving and painting his body, hunting with Stone Age weapons, sleeping in the ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £8.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Art of the Andes: From Chavin to Inca more books like this by Rebecca Stone-Miller This wide-ranging survey has established itself as the best single-volume introduction to Andean art and architecture. Now fully revised and entirely redesigned, it describes the strikingly varied artistic achievements of the Chavin, Paracas, Moche, Chimu and Inca cultures, among others. Their impressive cities, tall pyramids, shining goldwork and ... see all copies from £4.17! new only from £7.29!
14 view cover	Peru's Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest Huamanga to 1640 more books like this by Steve J Stern This is the second edition of "Peru's Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest", a written history of the Indians of the Ayachucho region during the century that followed the Spanish Conquest. It includes reflections on the ten years of historical interpretation that have passed since the book's original publication, thus enabling the ... see all copies from £5.73! new only from £19.21! \| first editions
15 view cover	Beyond Death: The Chinchorro Mummies of Ancient Chile more books like this by Bernardo T Arriaza, John W Verano (Foreword by) Thousands of years before ancient Egyptians mummified their dead elite, the South American Chinchorros performed elaborate mummification rituals for deceased members of every level and age of their society. In Beyond Death, Arriaza offers new interpretations of Chinchorro mortuary practices, and reconstructs this culture's daily life of 8,000 ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
16 view cover	Brazilian adventure more books like this by Peter Fleming In his famously ironic style, Peter Fleming writes in the introduction to Brazilian Adventure, "Beyond the completion of a 3,000-mile journey, mostly under amusing conditions, through a little-known part of the world, and the discovery of one new tributary to a tributary to a tributary of the Amazon, nothing of importance was achieved." Nothing ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £11.59! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Anxious Pleasures: The Sexual Lives of an Amazonian People more books like this by Thomas Gregor "Good fish get dull but sex is always fun." So say the Mehinaku people of Brazil. But Thomas Gregor shows that sex brings a supreme ambiguity to the villagers' lives. In their elaborate rituals--especially those practiced by the men in their secret societies--the Mehinaku give expression to a system of symbols reminiscent of psychosexual neuroses ... see all copies from £6.71! new only from £14.69! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Last Place God Made more books like this by Jack Higgins Written by the author of "The Eagle has Landed", "Night of the Fox" and "Storm Warning". Sam was a pilot for the RAF on the Western Front, but by the 1930s he was pushing ancient planes across the jungles of Brazil. Neil was a flyer too, so they worked together against the savage Huna Indians. see all copies from £1.41! first editions
19	From Honey to Ashes more books like this by Claude Levi-Strauss see all copies from £7.04! new only from £57.29! \| first editions
20	The Gods and Their Grand Design: The Eighth Wonder of the World more books like this by Erich Von Daniken see all copies from £1.41! new only from £58.79! \| first editions
21 view cover	Lukurmata: Household Archaeology in Prehispanic Bolivia more books like this by Marc Bermann Household archaeology, together with community and regional settlement information, forms the basis for a unique local perspective of Andean prehistory in this study of the evolution of the site of Lukurmata, a pre-Columbian community in highland Bolivia. First established nearly 2000 years ago, Lukurmata grew to be a major ceremonial centre in ... see all copies from £7.67! new only from £9.77! \| first editions
22 view cover	Canaima more books like this by Romulo Gallegos This English translation of "Canaima", first published in 1935, includes five essays of background and criticism. The book describes life in early-20th century Venezuela, a world of gold, diamonds and raw rubber, white foreigners and African slaves. see all copies from £1.83! new only from £39.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Missionaries more books like this by Norman Lewis An attack on the cultural and environmental ruination - and in some cases extermination - of indigenous tribes in South America, by North American fundamentalist missionaries. The author fears that pseudo-religious exploitation will eventually destroy all aboriginal life throughout the world. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £59.95! \| first editions
24	Lines to Mountain Gods: Nazca and the Mysteries of Peru more books like this by Evan Hadingham The definitive book about one of the greatest archaeological mysteries of the world--the Nazca lines of Peru. Investigates the many myths and hypotheses that surround the lines. Tied in with a 2-part PBS documentary titled "The Mysteries of Peru", to air in fall 1986. 100 black-and-white photographs. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £25.42! \| first editions
25 view cover	America's Horrible Histories #03 more books like this by Elizabeth Levy From the year 1000 to the 1540s, European explorers set their sights on the "New World, " but people had been living in this "New World" for centuries--building cities and palaces with gold. Illustrations. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £19.60! \| first editions

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