When I think of Patagonia, I think of the Natural Wonders of a place that has seen little human intervention. This book has magnificent pictures and in interesting text about the geography and wildlife of Patagonia.

Well traveled and linguistically accomplished anthropologist Johan Reinhard gives THE NAZCA LINES A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THEIR ORIGIN AND MEANING by interpreting the figures and lines in terms of a desert people asking mountain dwelling gods for fertile crops and precious water. Dr Reinhard says that other explanations are possible and not mutually exclusive. However, he particularly likes to start from environmental dynamics, Hispanic chronicles, local legends, persisting customs and religious beliefs. The author backs up a clear writing style with his own exquisite black and white photographs, with helpful maps, and with telling evidence from before, during, and after Inca times. Unfortunately, this unique book is out of print, but well worth the effort to track down.

Library Journal's review of this guide: "Combining encyclopedic coverage of destinations with loads of practical information and atlas-type maps, the series illuminates the wonders of nature but emphasizes the peculiarity of a place's people and their folklore."

One of the best journals having as their function to descenter Eurocentric philosophical and theoretical hegemony. The first article in the first issue is by Dipesh Chakrabary, known for his famous statement and project to provincialize Europe. Nepantla 1/3 follows up on this project with articles by Enrique Dussel and Anibal Quijano. I hope to see more of theorizing and philosophizing coming from Asia and the Middle East, North and Subsaharan AFrica, as well as from the French, British and Spanish Caribbean. Three thumbs up!! BJ

I'm living in Ecuador for a year and have almost every guidebook (there are many)published. If I could narrow it down to two, it would be this one and the Footprint Guide. If only one, this would be it. What's remarkable about this book is that it cares almost as much about the quality of food and accomodations as it does about wilderness trips. It's descriptions of restaurants are excellent and it's practical information about such things as the location of rental car agencies is as up to date as it can be. It also has a remarkable index which includes places, hotels and restaurants all in separate categories. With the other guide books, it takes much longer to find something for the second time. When you read a description of a place or an old hacienda to stay in, you really trust that the authors have actually been there. The authors know and love Ecuador. Perhaps if you're looking for only student prices, this is not the best book, but for the adventurous over 30, this is it!!

Young John Lawson describes his adventure canoing and hiking through the Carolina Coastal Plain and Piedmont in the winter of 1700. Lawson's descriptions are detailed, especially of the many generous Native Americans who helped him on his way. His journey started in Charleston, continued through the Charlotte area, then east to Okeneechee Village on the Eno River (now Hillsborogh) and on to the coast near New Bern. This book is an unknown classic.

This novel take on the comparative economic fortunes of the north and south should encourage other scholars to focus on questions of economic culture. Too much work in Latin American studies is carried out from within a structuralist paradigm, yielding the same stale conclusions. Veliz' insistence that we cannot overlook cultural factors is timely and apt.

The book is well written and meticulously documented.

All the Hannah and the Angel books are great! I recommend this book for children of ages 9-12 because the story is based on a 6th grade girl. The book is written wonderfully and has little drawings on the sides of the page so you know what's going on. It also has history and geography in it because she travels all around the world! Happy reading!

This book is about Patagonia, the southern part of South America. Windswept, cool, rainy or dry, depending on one's location, Patagonia is the uttermost realm of the Earth. This book, out of many, is the best I have ever seen on the area.

The writers, Paul Theroux, and the late Bruce Chatwin, are both very well acquainted with the region, Each writer has a differing style, and each writer's commentary therefore varies. Yet, both harmoniously intertwine into a fascinating mesh. In addition to each capturing the essence of the land and the harsh climate in his own way, both writers present fascinating vignettes on Patagonian history, culture, and people.

You will learn about the origin of Patagonia's name, its role in Shakespeare's plays, its history of sheltering Welsh nationalism, its ground sloth fossils, Butch Cassidy staying in hiding there, its glaciers and fiords, etc., etc., etc.

All of this is superbly complimented by Fred Hirschmann's stunning color photography. In four-color format, these photographs form the most excellent composite for a book since Eliot Porter's masterpiece on the lost Glen Canyon. Again and again, I return to these photos for their inspiration and beauty.

Most of us will never visit Patagonia and taste the local calafate berry. But if we can't, this book is the next best thing. I prize this book very much and recommend it to the hilt.

The Glorious Revolution had major implications for the British subjects in America, and the resulting Whig constitution helped the American colonists to define their position with regard to the King. Price's book combines political theory with historical detail, showing how the colonists adopted Whig thought and adapted it to their purposes. Yet the notion of the King as representative of the people, protecting their basic rights and implementing their popular will, left no room in the colonies for the roles of appointed Governor or overseas Parliament. The resulting conflicts, according to Price, helped erode relations between England and America. This is a lovely book, that makes a real contribution to the historiography of the pre-revolutionary period.