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1	Relic more books like this by Douglas J Preston add to wishlist The New York Museum of Natural History is the scene of gruesome murders and a lost anthropological expedition may hold the secret. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.62! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	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 $10.28! new only from $14.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	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 $1.99! new only from $3.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Spy more books like this by Ted Bell add to wishlist This fourth thriller featuring intrepid intelligence operative Alex Hawke by "New York Times" bestselling author Bell takes readers to the very edge of danger, as Hawke must thwart a political mission in South America. Available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Thunder of Heaven more books like this by Ted Dekker add to wishlist Set in Venezuela, this Christian thriller stars Tanya Vandervan, the daughter of American missionaries who becomes the center of a terrifying plot against America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.27! \| first editions \| SVS
6	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 $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest more books like this by Sy Montgomery add to wishlist Join Sy Montgomery on her quest in the Amazon to find the enigmatic and little-studied pink dolphin. Local river people believe the pink dolphin to be magical, that they can claim your soul and take you to Encante, an enchanted world beneath the river. Montgomery took four trips into the heart of the Amazon, where shamans communed with the Mother ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	One River more books like this by Wade Davis add to wishlist Ethnobotanist Wade Davis has spent many years in the rainforest, helping in their preservation. This is the story of his own explorations in the 1970s and the earlier ones of his mentor, Harvard ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes. Their contrasting experiences, a generation apart, vividly portray the damage that has been done to the rainforest ... see all copies from $5.48! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	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. add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $6.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Running the Amazon more books like this by Joe Kane add to wishlist In 1986 a party of 12 explorers attempted to travel the full length of the Amazon. Joe Kane's original role was as a writer and observer but he ended up as one of the only two members of the original group to complete the entire journey, the only expedition ever to travel the entire 4200 mile Amazon river from its source high in the Andes to its ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Shapeshifting: Techniques for Global and Personal Transformation more books like this by John Perkins add to wishlist The ancient shamanic practice of shapeshifting allows an individual to transform themselves on a deep level and to achieve a true unity with all things by "becoming the other." John Perkins reveals the mental techniques that enable an individual not only to merge with another living creature, but to transform personal life, health, career, and ... see all copies from $4.04! new only from $6.35! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The rivers ran east. more books like this by Leonard Clark add to wishlist This riveting firsthand account follows Leonard Clark's search for the legendary lost Seven Cities of Cibola--reputedly home to mountains of gold--in a rain forest near the Peruvian Andes. His treacherous journey includes encounters with man-eating jaguars, 40-foot snakes and headhunting natives. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $13.01! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle more books like this by Daniel L Everett add to wishlist This work offers a riveting account of the astonishing experiences and discoveries made by linguist Everett while he lived with the Piraha, a small tribe of Amazonian Indians of central Brazil. B&w illustrations throughout. see all copies from $9.59! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	At Play in the Fields of the Lord more books like this by Peter Matthiessen (Read by) add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon more books like this by Robert Whitaker add to wishlist In the 1740s, a young scientist named Jean Godin traveled from France to Peru--a French colony in those days--as part of a project to map the earth and measure its size. There he met and married a teenage bride, Isabel Gramesón, hoping to take her back to France with him. In order to get permission to do so, he left Isabel behind and trekked ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Savages more books like this by Joe Kane add to wishlist A firsthand account of how a band of Amazonian warriors defended their territory against the incursions of oil companies, missionaries, and environmentalists. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Canopy more books like this by Angela Elwell Hunt add to wishlist Award-winning, bestselling author Angela Hunt combines the unique Peru rain forest setting, modern science, and a thrilling race for a cure to create a powerful message of faith and redemption. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Heart of Fire more books like this by Linda Howard add to wishlist Archaeologist Jillian Sherwood ventures into the jungle with an expedition of men to find a lost city. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.58! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	El Reino del Dragon de Oro more books like this by Isabel Allende add to wishlist El Reino del Dragin de Oro No han transcurrido muchos meses desde que el joven Alexander Cold se internara con su abuela en el corazin del Amazonas en busca de su legendaria Bestia. En esta ocasiin, la reportera Kate Cold acompana a su nieto y a la mejor amiga de el, Nadia, junto con los fotigrafos de "International Geographic, en un viaje a otro ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The sea & the jungle. more books like this by H. M. Tomlinson add to wishlist Considered a masterpiece of travel literature for nearly a century, The Sea and the Jungle is a wise and witty book of firsts: ostensibly a light-hearted story of a Londoner's first ocean voyage, it is also a carefully crafted journalistic account of the first successful ascent of the Amazon River and its tributary, the Madeira, by an English ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Greatest Gift: The Courageous Life and Death of Sister Dorothy Stang more books like this by Binka Le Breton add to wishlist Sister Dorothy Stang began work with an organization to protect poor farmers and their land in the Amazon from loggers and land-developers who stop at nothing--including murder--in pursuit of profits. see all copies from $3.44! new only from $12.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Man Who Swam the Amazon: 3,274 Miles on the World's Deadliest River more books like this by Matthew Mohlke, Martin Strel add to wishlist On Sunday, April 8, 2007, a 52-year-old self-described fat man in a Speedo by the name of Martin Strel swam 3,274 miles of the Amazon River. The Fish Man, as he was called by locals, almost died in the process several times. At the finish his blood pressure was at heart attack level, his entire body full of subcutaneous larvae, and besieged by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
23 view cover	The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H. more books like this by Mr. George Steiner add to wishlist Thirty years after World War II, Israeli Nazi-hunters, some of whom lost relatives in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany, find a silent old man in the Amazon jungle. He is Adolf Hitler. The narrative that follows is an exploration of the nature of guilt, vengeance, language and the power of evil. see all copies from $3.37! new only from $14.82! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Through the Arc of the Rain Forest more books like this by Karen Tei Yamashita add to wishlist In the style of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, five characters converge on a magical Brazilian plain in the heart of the rain forest. Their fates are entwined with this phenomenal expanse, which transforms their lives, raising them to the heights of wealth and fame, before carrying them to the brink of disaster. see all copies from $2.52! new only from $7.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The old man who read love stories more books like this by Luis Sepúlveda add to wishlist Antonio Jose Bolivar retreated to the remote town of El Idilio, Ecuador, with his beloved some 40 years ago. Since her death, he fills his time reading romance novels as he lives a naturalist's existence in his small hut. When the mayor asks him to lead a hunting party seeking a murderous ocelot, Bolivar struggles to overcome his reluctance to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.54! \| first editions \| SVS

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