South America

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615586458Author Maureen KloversFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Chesapeake BooksPublisher Chesapeake BooksWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Fundamentalism and American Culture has long been considered a classic in religious history, and to this day remains unsurpassed. Now available in a new edition, this highly regarded analysis takes us through the full history of the origin and direction...

Sibylle Jazra (*1973) combines fragments of culture and a biography of migration in powerful works. For the first time, this monograph brings together the overall context of her impressive work, which has been anchored from the very beginning in ...

The Era of Great Disasters examines modern disaster response in Japan, from the changing earthquake preparations and regulations, to immediate emergency procedures from the national, prefectural, and city levels, and finally the evolving efforts of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780794848323Author Beth DeisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Whitman PublishingPublisher Whitman PublishingWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Contemporary philosophy of perception is dominated by highly polarized debates. The polarization is particularly acute in the debate between naive realist disjunctivists and their opponents, but divisions seem almost as stark in other areas of dispute,...

Rockwell Kent is one of America's most famous graphic artists. He was also an avid traveler. Kent was especially fascinated by remote Arctic lands and often stayed for extended periods of time to paint, write, and become acquainted with the local...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913907280Author Learn Like A NativeFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Learn Like A NativePublisher Publishink LTD

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901927443Author Ramon ChaoFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Route PublishingPublisher Route PublishingDimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679729020Author Joe KaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 132mm *...

In Going to Extremes writer, presenter and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton visits Oymyakon in Siberia, where the average winter temperature is -47 degrees and 40% of the population have lost their fingers to frostbite while changing the car wheel...

In 1623 a team of stationers published what has become the most famous volume in English literary history: William Shakespeare's First Folio. Who were these publishers and how might their stories be bound up with those found within the book they created?...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787377356Author George Chaworth MustersFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Patagonia PublishingPublisher Patagonia PublishingWeight(grams)...

Lima has many more sunny days than its inhabitants claim. The urban layout of its historic centre - the famous checkerboard - is the most perfect Cartesian grid in South America, yet the suburbs are the global capital of informality. Lima society lives...

This issue of AD looks at the work of STUFISH Entertainment Architects. Founded by the late Mark Fisher, the legendary British architect known for his rock music stage sets for bands including the Rolling Stones, U2 and Pink Floyd, the studio is a...

Planning a trip to Central America? Studying abroad in Spain? Then you need an authentic guide to Spanish as it's spoken in everyday situations! Whether ordering a meal, bargaining for clothes in a shop, or impressing an attractive member of the opposite...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566565295Author Les BeletskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 414Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, IncWeight(grams)...

Concealed Silences and Inaudible Voices in Political Thinking investigates silence as a normal, ubiquitous, and indispensable element of political thinking, theory, and language. It explores the diverse dimensions in which silences mould the different...

"This is the scene everyone will remember," is how the director described the bullet-ant ceremony moments before Pat Spain took his place in the line of initiates. If online views, memes, family parties, and talk-show mentions are the measure, he wasn't...

'The Amazon' features eight essays by Euclides da Cunha, about his trip through the Amazonin in 1905, written to describe the Brazilian hinterlands to the urban citizens.Book InformationISBN 9780195172041Author Euclides da CunhaFormat PaperbackPage Count...

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* The first trekking guide devoted to Bolivia * Widest selection of treks, including the best Inca trade routes * Expert advice on where to buy and hire gear and services and on arranging your own trips and transportation Beautiful, uncrowded,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566565455Author David PearsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 492Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780968462690Author Helen WilkieFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint MHW CommunicationsPublisher MHW CommunicationsWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679732563Author Alma GuillermoprietoFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 196gDimensions(mm)...

From the 16th century, the mines of Potosi, perched high in the Andes, bankrolled the Spanish empire. During those years immense wealth allowed the city to grow larger than London at the time and the mountain was quickly given the epithet Cerro Rico -...

Originally published in France, this cruising guide to Brazil has been produced to the same high standards as Imray's major pilot books. Over 250 harbours and anchorages are described and illustrated in full colour with charts and photographs.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646221653Author Jordan SalamaFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint CatapultPublisher Catapult

Easter Island, isolated deep in the South Pacific and now a World Heritage Site, was home to a fascinating prehistoric culture-one that produced massive stone effigies (the moai) and the birdman cult-and yet much of the island's past remains shrouded in...

Peru's Inca Heartland is home to lost cities, ancient trails and colonial palaces. Footprint's Cuzco, Machu Picchu & the Inca Heartland Handbook will guide you around the Navel of the World, along challenging Inca routes, and up to the magnificent Machu...

Examining the significance of the Movement for Black Lives, Reckoning uncovers a broadly applicable argument for the democratic necessity of social movements. Barack Obama famously said that the purpose of social movements is to get a seat at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780942566581Author Tom LathropFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Linguatext, LimitedPublisher Linguatext, Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Travel) 2017.Book InformationISBN 9780996966016Author Michael C Higgins PhdFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Exploring Wine...

Colourful Portuguese mansions, gilt-covered baroque churches, the martial art dance of capoeira and a thriving music scene: Salvador is a treasure-trove of Afro-Brazilian culture and beautiful colonial streets. The joys of Bahia extend far beyond the...

Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787377424Author Charles DarwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Patagonia PublishingPublisher Patagonia PublishingWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm)...

Peru is home to more archaeological sites than any other country in South America. However, with mangroves, cloud forest, oases in the desert and glacial lakes, it is also a country of incredible natural diversity. Footprint's Peru Handbook will guide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578832531Author Mahlon BarashFormat HardbackPage Count 88Imprint Mahlon BarashPublisher Mahlon BarashWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 10mm

Long out of print, this is a riveting firsthand account of Leonard Clark's search for the legendary lost Seven Cities of Cibola reputedly home to enormous reserves of gold in the rain forest east of the Peruvian Andes. A former U.S. Army intelligence...