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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest JourneyThe River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Best Price: $8.43
I bought this book on a whim, not knowing much about Teddy Roosevelt and knowing nothing about...
Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest OutlawKilling Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
Best Price: $6.95
Once I begin a book I usually finish it, even if it's not that good. But I couldn't finish...
The Last Days of the IncasThe Last Days of the Incas
Best Price: $8.65
As a fan of John Hemming's The Conquest of Incas I was dubious that Kim MacQuarrie's work could...
AliveAlive
Best Price: $0.49
It's become a bit of trivial fodder: In 1972, a plane carrying a Uraguayan rugby team and their...
The Conquest of New Spain (Penguin Classics)The Conquest of New Spain (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $7.00
I purchased this book intending to get an unbiased view of the Spanish exploration of the New...


A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient MayaA Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya
Best Price: $8.00
Note: Your "helpful" votes are appreciated. Schele and Freidel's book takes you...
Tree of Rivers: The Story of the AmazonTree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon
Best Price: $21.74
Well I love reading about the jungle...be it the Amazon or the Congo. I love the diseases...the...
Short Account of the Destruction of the IndiesShort Account of the Destruction of the Indies
Best Price: $7.10
This first person account of the aftermath of Columbus and the Spanish is an important read from...
The Conquest of the IncasThe Conquest of the Incas
Best Price: $15.33
A must read for anybody interested in one of the most amazing events in world history. I...
Spirit of the Rainforest: A Yanomamo Shaman's StorySpirit of the Rainforest: A Yanomamo Shaman's Story
Best Price: $10.17
Recommended by a friend, but I did not enjoy the book. The author seems to place the crude...


Lost City of the Incas (Phoenix Press)Lost City of the Incas (Phoenix Press)
Best Price: $7.70
I bought this because of an upcoming trip to Machu Picchu. The first part about the last days of...
A History Of Latin America: CompleteA History Of Latin America: Complete
Best Price: $74.25
This book is completely terrible because it is VERY VERY poorly written. Keen cannot fluidly...
Galapagos: The Islands That Changed the WorldGalapagos: The Islands That Changed the World
Best Price: $18.42
If you want to take an exotic trip to South America to visit the Galapagos Islands, but can't...
The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology)The Tropics of Empire: Why Columbus Sailed South to the Indies (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology)
Best Price: $24.98
Everyone knows that in 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic, seeking a new...
Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of IndependenceLives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Best Price: $6.00
Ever wonder what happened to those men to which we, as Americans, are so deeply indebted who...

The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the AmazonThe Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon
Best Price: $3.98
"The Mapmaker's Wife" by Robert Whitaker lives up to its intriguing subtitle, "A...
The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of EmpireThe Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire
Best Price: $2.63
"The Thief at the End of the World" by J Jackson is another book in the popular genre...
The Peru Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers)The Peru Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers)
Best Price: $16.27
This is a great book for the history of Peru. The chronological order is perfect. All the...
Colonial Latin AmericaColonial Latin America
Best Price: $33.00
The seller sold the book in the condition which described. It arrived in a timely manner and...
Bruchko and the Motilone MiracleBruchko and the Motilone Miracle
Best Price: $8.70
The original Bruchko book is one of my favorite books of all time. So when I heard he had...

Child Of The Dark: The Diary Of Carolina Maria De JesusChild Of The Dark: The Diary Of Carolina Maria De Jesus
Best Price: $2.77
Not the best book about Brazil in general, probably a well not the best book about Favelas...
Evita: The Real Life of Eva PeronEvita: The Real Life of Eva Peron
Best Price: $4.99
When I was assigned to read this book I was afraid it was going to be a boring biography that...
The Penguin History of Latin America (Penguin History)The Penguin History of Latin America (Penguin History)
Best Price: $7.60
As others have noted, this is a highly readable introduction to Latin American history. I had...
The Argentina Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers)The Argentina Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers)
Best Price: $12.00
This is a nice collection of historical work, including speeches, articles and poetry. The work...
News of a Kidnapping (Vintage International)News of a Kidnapping (Vintage International)
Best Price: $8.44
Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez wrote News of a Kidnapping to tell the story of the ordeal of ten...

Machu PicchuMachu Picchu
Best Price: $16.63
This book about Machu Picchu in Peru is not a guide for tourists. It is a work of art drawn from...
Mi Pais Inventado: Un Paseo Nostalgico por ChileMi Pais Inventado: Un Paseo Nostalgico por Chile
Best Price: $2.98
This is a beautiful book. You will learn a lot about Chile and the author. Isabel Allende is a...
The Faces of Honor: Sex, Shame, and Violence in Colonial Latin America (Dialogos Series)The Faces of Honor: Sex, Shame, and Violence in Colonial Latin America (Dialogos Series)
Best Price: $24.95
A contemporary of Columbus noted ?those crazy Spaniards have more regard for a bit of honor than...
Latinoam?rica: Presente y pasado (3rd Edition)Latinoam?rica: Presente y pasado (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $68.50
This second edition of Fox's book is even better than the first. Fox is a master storyteller...
The Incas: People of the SunThe Incas: People of the Sun
Best Price: $5.18
I found this book very helpful in explaining the conquest of Peru by the Spaniards and, most...

And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out) Wall Street, the IMF, and the Bankrupting of ArgentinaAnd the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out) Wall Street, the IMF, and the Bankrupting of Argentina
Best Price: $3.90
This is a short book, easy to read and boy, does it deliver! An account of Argentina during it's...
The Incas (Peoples of America)The Incas (Peoples of America)
Best Price: $20.86
Eager to learn more about the Incas, I found out the hard way that this book is not for the...
Latin America: Conflict and Creation, a Historical ReaderLatin America: Conflict and Creation, a Historical Reader
Best Price: $36.17
This text reproduces documents that provide a better understanding of the Latin American past...
Changing Venezuela: The History and Policies of the Chavez GovernmentChanging Venezuela: The History and Policies of the Chavez Government
Best Price: $14.90
This book unlike any other book written on the Hugo Chavez governments policies went into a...
Death Without Weeping: The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil (Centennial Book)Death Without Weeping: The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil (Centennial Book)
Best Price: $7.99
It's hard to take this work seriously when it's so full of errors. The author became a...

Tristes TropiquesTristes Tropiques
Best Price: $6.00
I like to travel and to observe the cities, landscapes, the plants and animals and the human...
Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence (Pivotal Moments in World History)Americanos: Latin America's Struggle for Independence (Pivotal Moments in World History)
Best Price: $15.44
Having never read on this subject before, I found "Americanos" interesting but it's...
A Death in Brazil: A Book of OmissionsA Death in Brazil: A Book of Omissions
Best Price: $3.37
I'm a big fan of Peter Robb's Midnight in Sicily. About that masterpiece, The Economist called...
The Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru (Revised Edition)The Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru (Revised Edition)
Best Price: $11.86
The book is written in elaborate English - not easy to read but very elegant. Although it is...
The BraziliansThe Brazilians
Best Price: $7.99
Only the highest mark for this outstanding work. If you're interested in Brazil, this is the...

PaulaPaula
Best Price: $2.76
In this book, Isabel Allende downplays her first two traumatic experiences. The central focus...
The Real Odessa: How Peron Brought the Nazi War Criminals to ArgentinaThe Real Odessa: How Peron Brought the Nazi War Criminals to Argentina
Best Price: $12.28
The Real Odessa: Smuggling the Nazis to Peron's Argentina. Uki Goni. New York: Granta Books,...
Revolution!: South America and the Rise of the New LeftRevolution!: South America and the Rise of the New Left
Best Price: $16.73
This book is packed with information about the changing social and political situation in 6...
Walking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in ColombiaWalking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in Colombia
Best Price: $16.87
I feel that this a very strong series of stories and history of Colombia and of the FARC. Mr....
Santiago's Children: What I Learned about Life at an Orphanage in ChileSantiago's Children: What I Learned about Life at an Orphanage in Chile
Best Price: $16.21
Reifenberg does a fantastic job with this memoir. The stories of the orphans he works with are...

The Ancient Kingdoms of PeruThe Ancient Kingdoms of Peru
Best Price: $8.89
Davies' book on the ancient 'kingdoms' of Peru covers several key pre-Spanish cultures and...
Brazil: Five Centuries of Change  (Latin American Histories)Brazil: Five Centuries of Change (Latin American Histories)
Best Price: $31.16
This book is very INACCURATE with a lots of wrong information. The Empire in Brazil was quite...
The Accidental President of Brazil: A MemoirThe Accidental President of Brazil: A Memoir
Best Price: $8.87
This is an intriguing and informative political memoir, and I would highly recommend it to...
The Latin American Cultural Studies Reader (Latin America Otherwise)The Latin American Cultural Studies Reader (Latin America Otherwise)
Best Price: $28.60
The Latin American Cultural Studies Reader brings together thirty-six field-defining essays by...
Latin America: A Concise Interpretive History (8th Edition)Latin America: A Concise Interpretive History (8th Edition)
Best Price: $42.48
This book seems like it was written by an 8th grader. Disorganized, it often presents an...

Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean, 3rd EditionAmericas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean, 3rd Edition
Best Price: $18.16
_Americas_ by Peter Winn is a massive (600 page) overview of Latin America and the Caribbean, a...
The History of Chile (Palgrave Essential Histories)The History of Chile (Palgrave Essential Histories)
Best Price: $12.14
Within Chile is the driest desert in the world, the highest mountain range in the hemisphere,...
Genesis (Memory of Fire Trilogy, Part 1)Genesis (Memory of Fire Trilogy, Part 1)
Best Price: $8.49
Galeano admits that he has not written an objective history of the Americas, and that some of...
Afro-Latin America, 1800-2000Afro-Latin America, 1800-2000
Best Price: $13.06
This is an extraordinary book is only because it sheds light on this fascinating topic. The...
Matar a Pablo Escobar (Killing Pablo) (Bolsillo)Matar a Pablo Escobar (Killing Pablo) (Bolsillo)
Best Price: $5.67
Mark Bowden did an excellent job writting this book, he took care of many details described in...

Companero: The Life and Death of Che GuevaraCompanero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara
Best Price: $10.13
This year marks the 53rd anniversary of the Cuban July 26th movement, the 47th anniversary of...
    
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