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1	The Shooters more books like this by W E B Griffin add to wishlist After a key DEA agent is kidnapped by drug runners, Presidential Agent Castillo thinks there's no way he can get permission to rescue the man. But Castillo's wrong--the President himself orders Castillo to do anything it takes to rescue the agent. Available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Hunters more books like this by W E B Griffin add to wishlist Delta Force Major Charley Castillo returns in the third adventure in Griffin's #1 "New York Times" bestselling Presidential Agent series. The growing UN/Iraq oil-for-food scandal leads Castillo and his team to Uruguay, where the man they are seeking is murdered right before their eyes. The murderers leave just enough of a trail for Castillo to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Invisible Mountain more books like this by Carolina De Robertis add to wishlist A gripping and lyrical story--at once expansive and lush with detail--this debut novel is a deeply intimate exploration of the search for love and authenticity, power and redemption, in the lives of three women. see all copies from $6.25! new only from $9.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Purple Land more books like this by William H. Hudson add to wishlist This is the exuberant, often wryly comic, first-person account of a young Englishman's imprudent adventures, set against a background of political strife in 19th-century Uruguay. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $13.55! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The City of Your Final Destination more books like this by Peter Cameron add to wishlist An American graduate student who wishes to write the life of a prominent Uruguayan writer named Jules Gund goes to Gund's home town to talk to the family about his project. His arrival and the subsequent events change the lives of everyone involved. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	A Brief Life more books like this by Juan Carlos Onetti add to wishlist Written in 1950, "A Brief Life" is the first novel to feature Onetti's mythical town of Santa Maria. His protagonist Brausen eavesdrops on the conversation of his neighbours, a husband and wife, imagining their gestures, their expressions.Brausen lives with his wife, who has undergone major surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer. To ... see all copies from $8.49! new only from $10.02! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Decapitated Chicken, and Other Stories more books like this by Horacio Quiroga add to wishlist Horacio Quiroga's short stories are infused with the themes of life and death that so obsessed him. They span many fiction genres - jungle tale, Gothic horror story, psychological study, morality tale - and possess a universality that has made him a classic Latin American writer. see all copies from $3.70! new only from $9.47! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Hidden Terrors more books like this by A J Langguth add to wishlist see all copies from $7.95! signed copies \| first editions
9	Body snatcher. more books like this by Juan Carlos Onetti add to wishlist Junta Larsen, a Promethean pimp, attempts to "achieve two perfections--a perfect woman and a perfect bordello" in the sleepy South American outback town of Santa Maria. "This masterful novel ranks with the fictions of Puig, Cortazar and Marquez. His serpentine lyricism tempered by whiplash irony, Onetti is an elegist of the twentieth century".- ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.19! \| first editions
10	We Say No: Chronicles 1963-1991 more books like this by Eduardo H Galeano, Mark Fried (Translator) add to wishlist This text argues that by saying no to a global system of greed, repression and exploitation, one says yes to the universal values of equality, freedom and human dignity. It covers people and topics from the "Last Emperor" Pu Yi and Pele to the political nature of Latin American literary enterprise. see all copies from $5.51! new only from $7.53! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Battle of the River Plate more books like this by Dudley Pope add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.98! \| first editions
12	Lonely Planet Arg Urug & Parag 4/E more books like this by Sandra Bao add to wishlist Venture from the streets of lively Buenos Aires to the beaches of Punta del Este, and the rainforest of Parque Nacional Ybycui without missing a step. This guide includes 96 detailed maps, including Buenos Aires city, lodgings and dining to cover all budgets, as well as a handy Spanish language guide. see all copies from $15.95! new only from $38.24!
13 view cover	Lonely Planet Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay: A Travel Survival Kit more books like this by Wayne Bernhardson, Maria Massolo add to wishlist The secrets of three of South America's lesser-known countries are revealed in this comprehensive new guide which replaces Argentina--Travel Survival Kit and which has been thoroughly researched and rewritten. Color photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $74.04!
14 view cover	Lonely Planet Argentina, Uruguay & Paraguay more books like this by Wayne Bernhardson add to wishlist This guide contains information needed for a visit on any budget: getting there and around; history and culture; accommodation; local cuisine; places and times to visit; prices to pay; health and safety advice and maps. see all copies from $1.99!
15	A Miracle, a Universe: Settlin more books like this by Lawrence Weschler add to wishlist For the first time, New Yorker staff reporter Lawrence Weschler tells the courageous story of how against tremendous odds, torture victims and human rights activistsstice. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $46.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Tree of Red Stars more books like this by Tessa Bridal add to wishlist Magda, a member of a revolutionary group, returns to Uruguay when she learns that her lover has been released from prison. This novel was the winner of the 1997 Milkweed Prize for Fiction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	Goodbyes and Stories more books like this by Juan Carlos Onetti add to wishlist see all copies from $9.85! first editions
18 view cover	Negotiating Democracy: Politicians and Generals in Uruguay more books like this by Charles Gillespie, Alan Knight (Editor) add to wishlist Uruguay was once the most stable democracy in Latin America, but in 1973 the military seized power for the first time. Political parties did not disappear, however, even though they were made illegal. By the 1980s Uruguay's generals were anxious to find a way to withdraw from power. Yet they continued to insist on certain guarantees as the price ... see all copies from $21.99! new only from $40.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte more books like this by Horacio Quiroga add to wishlist Considered by many to be one of the first Latin American masters of the short story, Horacio Quiroga is author of some 200 pieces of fiction often compared to that of Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, and Edgar Allan Poe. Among this collection of tales selected by the author himself are stories of sickness, family tragedy, personal despair, and ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Teatro Solis: 150 Years of Opera, Concert and Ballet in Montevideo more books like this by Susana Salgado, E Thomas Glasow (Foreword by), Julio Maria Sanguinetti (Preface by) add to wishlist The Teatro Solis in Montevideo, Uruguay - established in 1856 and still operating - is the oldest theatre in the Americas. Solis audiences thrilled to the lyricism of many of the great singers of the 19th century, among them Adelina Patti, Romilda Pantaleoni, Gemma Bellincioni and Enrico Caruso, accompanied by a 285-member company. Programmes also ... see all copies from $4.19! new only from $4.19!
21 view cover	Uruguay more books like this by Marion Morrison add to wishlist Presents a history of a small South American country, discussing its people, everyday and cultural life, and problems. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.19! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Judicial Response to Police Killings in Latin America: Inequality and the Rule of Law more books like this by Daniel M Brinks add to wishlist Documents the corrosive effect of social exclusion on democracy and the rule of law. It shows how marginalization prevents citizens from effectively engaging even the best legal systems, how politics creeps into prosecutorial and judicial decision making, and how institutional change is often nullified by enduring contextual factors. It also shows ... see all copies from $32.44! new only from $65.57! \| SVS
23 view cover	Heroes on Horseback: A Life and Times of the Last Gaucho Caudillos more books like this by John Charles Chasteen, Lyman L Johnson (Editor) add to wishlist A sweeping narrative of two 19th century charismatic leaders and their powerful armies on the Brazil/Uruguay border. see all copies from $2.94! new only from $19.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Días y noches de amor y de guerra more books like this by Eduardo H. Galeano add to wishlist Traducida a las principales lenguas del mundo, la obra de EDUARDO GALEANO (Montevideo, 1940) auna la sensibilidad historica y la capacidad expresiva necesarias para rescatar del olvido la memoria de un continente asolado por la injusticia, la pobreza y la opresion. see all copies from $6.50! new only from $16.10!
25 view cover	A miracle a universe : settling accounts with torturers. more books like this by Lawrence Weschler add to wishlist During the past fifteen years, one of the most vexing issues facing fledgling transitional democracies around the world--from South Africa to Eastern Europe, from Cambodia to Bosnia--has been what to do about the still-toxic security apparatuses left over from the previous regime. In this now-classic and profoundly influential study, the New ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $17.71! \| first editions \| SVS

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