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  • Orphans of Eldorado

    by Milton Hatoum ...
    Series series Canongate Myths
    This reimagining of the Amazon's greatest legend by the prize-winning Brazilian author of The Brothers "does what every good telling of a myth should" ( Financial Times).The setting for this fable is Eldorado, the Enchanted city that inhabited the fevered dreams of European navigators and conquistadors, but eluded all attempts to find it on the map. Some have linked it to Manaus, Brazil's capitol ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Brothers

    A Novel

    by Milton Hatoum ...
    Introducing a major new voice in Brazilian letters.Set among a Lebanese immigrant community in the Brazilian port of Manaus, The Brothers is the story of identical twins, Yaqub and Omar, whose mutual jealousy is offset only by their love for their mother. But it is Omar who is the object of Zana's Jocasta-like passion, while her husband, Halim, feels her slipping away from him, as their beautiful ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

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    'The book that redefined travel writing' GuardianBruce Chatwin sets off on a journey through South America in this wistful classic travel bookWith its unique, roving structure and beautiful descriptions, In Patagonia offers an original take on the age-old adventure tale. Bruce Chatwin’s journey to a remote country in search of a strange beast brings along with it a cast of fascinating characters. ... Read more

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  • The Penguin Lessons

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    by Tom Michell ...
    NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING STEVE COOGAN AND JONATHAN PRYCEThis is the true story of the unlikely friendship between a flightless bird and a teacher out of his depth…'So touching that I didn't want it to end. I really loved this book' Michael Bond, creator of Paddington'Heartwarmingly eccentric' Guardian'Charming' Daily Mail-Tom Michell is in his roaring twenti... ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • The Stone Raft

    by José Saramago ...
    Translated by Giovanni Pontiero ...
    A "marvelously amusing" political fable in which part of the European continent breaks off and drifts away on its own ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).A Nobel Prize winner who has been called "the García Márquez of Portugal" ( New Statesman) chronicles world events on a human scale in this exhilarating allegorical novel.One day, quite inexplicably, the Iberian Peninsula simply breaks free from ... Read more

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  • Toro! Toro!

    by Michael Morpurgo ...
    Illustrated by Michael Foreman ...
    Discover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation’s favourite storytellerBest-selling author Michael Morpurgo turns his storytelling skills to the drama and tragedy of the Spanish Civil War, illustrated by Michael Foreman.TORO,TORO is the story of a young boy growing up in Andalucia, Spain, on a farm rearing bulls for the bull ring. Antonito hand rears a little ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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  • The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis

    by José Saramago ...
    From the Nobel Prize-winning author: "A capacious, funny, threatening novel" of wandering souls and political upheaval in 1930s Portugal ( The New York Times Book Review) .The year is 1936, and the dictator António de Oliveira Salazar is establishing himself in Portugal, edging his country toward civil war. At the same time, Dr. Ricardo Reis has returned home to Lisbon after a long sojou... ... Read more

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  • Miracle in Seville

    A Novel

    by James A. Michener ...
    James A. Michener, the Pulitzer Prize–winning master of the historical saga, returns to his beloved Spain with this magical novel of Seville at Easter time, a season of splendid pageantry, thrilling bullfights, deep piety—and the possibility of miracles. An American sports journalist has come to the city to report on efforts by the rancher Don Cayetano Mota to revive his once-proud line of bulls. ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • The Motorcycle Diaries

    Notes on a Latin American Journey

    by Ernesto Che Guevara ...
    Series series The Che Guevara Library
    A New York Times bestsellerWith a new introduction by The Motorcyle Diaries filmmaker Walter Salles, and featuring 24 pages of photos taken by Che.The Motorcycle Diaries is Che Guevara's diary of his journey to discover the continent of Latin America while still a medical student, setting out in 1952 on a vintage Norton motorcycle together with his friend Alberto Granado, a biochemist. It captures ... Read more

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  • The Lawless Roads

    by Graham Greene ...
    In 1938 Graham Greene was commissioned to visit Mexico to discover the state of the country and its people in the aftermath of the brutal anti-clerical purges of President Calles. His journey took him through the tropical states of Chiapas and Tabasco, where all the churches had been destroyed or closed and the priests driven out or shot. The experiences were the inspiration for his acclaimed ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Andes

    by Michael Jacobs ...
    Stretching for over 5500 miles, and containing the highest active volcanoes in the world, the largest salt flat, the highest lake, and peaks rivalled in size only by the Himalayas, the Andes impress by statistics alone. But beyond the range's sheer immensity is its concentration of radically contrasting scenery and climates. In this remarkable book, Michael Jacobs journeys from the balmy Caribbean ... Read more

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  • Costa Rica's Stories

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    by Harvey Haber ...
    Some years ago, the author of these columns was sitting in a Zen monastery in California, blissfully meditating, when someone slipped a folded note, underneath his cushion. The note had the word Help, and no other information, except for an email address. When he wrote to the email address, to inquire as to what Help, exactly, was needed, he received only the response, Thank you. Two days later he ... Read more

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