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1	The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 more books like this by David McCullough add to wishlist Popular historian David McCullough tells the story of the building of the Panama Canal, which connected the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. He relates the engineering, the politics, and the human drama. THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS won a National Book Award in history. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey more books like this by Candice Millard add to wishlist In a powerful new narrative history, former "National Geographic" writer and editor Millard traces the bold 1914 expedition to chart the Amazon's treacherous River of Doubt, and casts new light on the expedition's extraordinary leader, Theodore Roosevelt. High school & older. see all copies from £5.88! new only from £9.37! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Cien años de soledad more books like this by Gabriel Garcia Marquez add to wishlist A beguiling mix of politics, magic, romance, and sex, the saga of the mysterious history of the Buendia family of the village of Macondo does nothing less than recapitulate the entire history of the human race. This is the original Spanish-language version of the text. see all copies from £2.19! new only from £9.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon more books like this by David Grann add to wishlist After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed "New Yorker" writer Grann set out to solve "the greatest exploration mystery of the 20th century: what happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z? see all copies from £10.60! new only from £13.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Bantam New College Latin and English Dictionary more books like this by John C Traupman, Ph.D. add to wishlist This totally revised and expanded edition of Bantam's revolutionary Latin reference work, based on the foremost Classical authorities and organized to achieve the utmost clarity, precision, and convenience, now features more than 70,000 new entries that correspond to current English usage, in addition to a larger range of illustrative phrases. see all copies from £3.18! new only from £3.18!
6	Modern Latin America more books like this by Professor Thomas E Skidmore, Peter H Smith add to wishlist This interpretive history of Latin America has been brought up to date in all areas, including the ongoing war against international drug trafficking, the difficulties and promises of NAFTA, the increasing trend toward democratic and pluralist politics, and the large-scale immigration of Latin Americans into the United States. As in earlier ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
7	One Hundred Years of Solitude more books like this by Gabriel Garcia Marquez add to wishlist A beguiling mix of politics, magic, romance, and sex, the saga of the mysterious history of the Buendia family of the village of Macondo does nothing less than recapitulate the entire history of the human race. Written with little regard for traditional novelistic conventions, Garcia Marquez's novel incorporates emotional responses in lieu of plot ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.55! \| first editions
8	Plazas: Lugar de Encuentros more books like this by Robert Hershberger add to wishlist Each chapter of this hybrid edition of the successful beginning Spanish program weaves together solid language instruction and opportunities for real-life communication with the rich and colorful threads of Spanish-speaking cultures. This edition offers the essentials of "Plazas'" language instruction in the form of a condensed version of the ... see all copies from £3.11! new only from £9.21! \| first editions
9	Amazonia more books like this by James Rollins add to wishlist Ethnobotanist Nate Rand travels into the Amazon jungle with a small group of fellow scientists in an attempt to find his father, a researcher who disappeared four years before. He finds himself the target of a soldier-of-fortune, Louis Favre, and Favre's sexy henchwoman, Tshui. He also discovers the existence of a bizarre protein, long known to ... see all copies from £3.62! new only from £3.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Maya more books like this by Michael D Coe add to wishlist In this revised and expanded introduction to the Maya, Professor Coe incorporates the latest ideas and research in a fast-changing field. Spectacular tomb discoveries at the city of Copan reveal some of the early artistic and architectural splendours at this major site. New finds here and elsewhere entail a complete reinterpretation of the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.42! \| first editions
11 view cover	Excavation more books like this by James Rollins add to wishlist The discovery of a corpse five centuries dead in the South American jungle portends the a wonderful and terrifying secret waiting to be unleashed upon humankind. see all copies from £4.25! new only from £4.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way more books like this by Francis Mallmann, Peter Kaminsky add to wishlist The Argentines grill more meat per capita than any nation on earth. Francis Mallmann was raised in the mountains of Patagonia, trained in the great kitchens of Europe, and returned home to become the top chef in Buenos Aires and the biggest star on South American food television. In 1995 he gave up cooking fancy food and applied all the lessons of ... see all copies from £12.14! new only from £16.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	City of the Beasts more books like this by Isabel Allende add to wishlist 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 £1.24! new only from £4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America more books like this by Juan Gonzalez add to wishlist Spanning 500 years of Hispanic history, from the first New World colonies to the 19th century westward expansion in America, this narrative features family portraits of real-life immigrants along with sketches of the political events and social conditions that compelled them to leave their homeland. see all copies from £6.14! new only from £7.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Yanomamo more books like this by Napoleon A Chagnon add to wishlist Based on the author's extensive fieldwork, this classic ethnography, now in its fifth edition, focuses on the Yanomamo. These truly remarkable South American people are one of the few primitive sovereign tribal societies left on earth. This new edition includes events and changes that have occurred since 1992, including a recent trip by the author ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £30.05!
16 view cover	House of the Spirits more books like this by Isabel Allende add to wishlist Isabel Allende's compelling magical-realist saga about the Trueba family in Chile is a political and social history of the country, as well as a powerful novel of family relationships. The novel revolves around the lives of the larger-than-life patriarch Esteban, his elusive wife Clara, their rebellious daughter Blanca, and Blanca's out-of-wedlock ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.92! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Testament more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist Nate O'Riley, a high-powered D.C. lawyer and recovering alcoholic, must fight both a morally corrupt legal system and his own recurring addiction to find Rachel Lane, a young woman working as doctor deep in the Brazilian wetlands. Rachel has inherited a multi-billion-dollar fortune, but with her other siblings clamoring for a piece of the pie, she ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Rick Steves' Spain more books like this by Rick Steves add to wishlist Who but Rick Steves can tell travelers the best way to see Barcelona, the Basque Region, Madrid, Segovia, Toledo, Salamanca, Andalucia, Sevilla, Arcos, Jerez, Granada, The Costa del Sol, Tarifa, Gibraltar, and Morocco? "With Rick Steves' Spain 2006", travelers can experience the best of everything Spain has to offer, including tapas-hopping and ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61!
19 view cover	La Ciudad de Las Bestias more books like this by Isabel Allende add to wishlist This stunning adventure for young adults by the author of "The House of the Spirits" and "Portrait in Sepia" is available in its original Spanish language edition. see all copies from £4.10! new only from £4.10! \| first editions
20 view cover	Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors more books like this by Piers Paul Read add to wishlist In October 1972 an aircraft carrying a party of Uruguayan rugby players and their friends took off from Argentina to fly over the Andes to Chile. It crashed in the mountains in dense cloud, and some of the 45 passengers were killed. The survivors soon realized, by listening to their transistor radio, that the search party had been called off ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.38! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Bel Canto more books like this by Ann Patchett add to wishlist An opera singer becomes a long-term hostage in a South American country bedeviled by terrorists. Removed from the outside world, hostages and captors gradually forge a life together that, surprisingly, contains its own satisfactions. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Mexico more books like this by James A Michener add to wishlist A Michener novel, started in 1961 and rediscovered and finished 30 years later, which traces 1500 years of Mexican history. An American journalist, in Mexico to cover a duel between two celebrated matadors and to learn more about his family's roots, uncovers the story of his Mexican ancestors. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Aproximaciones Al Estudio de La Literatura Hispanica more books like this by Carmelo Virgillo add to wishlist This is an introduction to literary analysis with readings from Spanish and Spanish-American literature. It provides a selection of readings, organized by the genres of prose, poetry, drama and essay. Historical introductions to the genres are included, providing an overview of periods, movements, significant figures and literary currents both in ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £14.02!
24 view cover	Eleven Minutes more books like this by Paulo Coelho add to wishlist This gripping and daring new novel by the author of the million copy bestseller "The Alchemist" sensitively explores the sacred nature of sex and love and invites readers to confront their own prejudices and demons. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Conquest of New Spain more books like this by Bernal Diaz, Bernal Diaz Del Castillo, John M Cohen (Introduction by) add to wishlist Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Diaz del Castillo, himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish ... see all copies from £4.15! new only from £7.38! \| first editions

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