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Frommer's Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands
Wiley 2011; US$ 23.99Climbing to the top of Cotopaxi is a challenge, but the spectacular views are well worth it. See chapter 7. Detailed maps throughout Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical information Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlife Itineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideas... more...
The Rough Guide to Ecuador
Rough Guides 2010; US$ 24.99The Rough Guide to Ecuador is your ultimate handbook to this fascinating and dramatically diverse country with complete coverage of the Galapagos islands. A full-color introduction gives an insight into the country's many highlights from snorkeling in the Galapagos to exploring Quito's colonial churches. There is plenty of practical advice on a range... more...
The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak
University Press of Mississippi 2011; US$ 28.00The Gorilla Man and the Empress of Steak is the story of two larger-than-life characters and the son whom their lives helped to shape. Ruth Fertel was a petite, smart, tough-as-nails blonde with a weakness for rogues, who founded the Ruth's Chris Steak House empire almost by accident. Rodney Fertel was a gold-plated, one-of-a-kind personality,... more...
Top 10 New Orleans
DK Publishing 2012; US$ 14.00DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: New Orleans will lead you straight to the very best on offer. Whether you're looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights, or want to find the best nightspots; this guide is the perfect companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists - from the Top 10 museums to the Top 10 events and festivals - there's... more...
Frommer's New Orleans
Wiley 2011; US$ 19.99Full-color throughout Free full-color, foldout map Insider advice on the best way to experience Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, and all of the city's famous music and nightlife. Where to find the absolute best food in the Big Easy, from upscale Creole dining in the French Quarter to po' boys in the Central Business District to seafood and New American... more...
Righteous Lives
NYU Press 1992; US$ 65.00An emotionally evocative, richly textured history based on autobiographical accounts of those who lived and shaped the struggle. The importance of many of Rogers' subjects and the uniqueness of New Orleans make this must reading for anyone interested in the history of the movement. But those interested in oral history and African-American autobiography... more...
Eyes of an Eagle
University Press of Mississippi 2012; US$ 49.95In the year 1860, Jean-Pierre Cenac sailed from the sophisticated French city of Bordeaux to begin his new life in the city with the second busiest port of debarkation in the U.S. Two years before, he had descended the Pyrenees to Bordeaux from his home village of Barbazan-Debat, a terrain in direct contrast to the flatlands of Louisiana. He arrived... more...
Earl K. Long
LSU Press 1991; US$ 22.95In a region famous for its flamboyant politicians, Earl K. Long was one of the most flamboyant of them all. This first full-scale biography of the former Louisiana governor explores his controversial life-style and his strong family ties, his raw humor and his political savvy, his abuse of power and his accomplishments in the areas of civil rights... more...
Climbing The Equator
Summersdale Publishers Ltd. 2006; US$ 10.99Creatures from another time, volcanic mountains five million years old, Indian tribes surviving from the pre-Inca period, jungles and rainforests: Ecuador has all this and more. Only in its Galapagos Islands did Charles Darwin discover such a variety of extraordinary fauna that on his return to England he wrote his groundbreaking On the Origin of Species.... more...
Building the Devil's Empire
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 22.50Building the Devil’s Empire is the first comprehensive history of New Orleans’s early years, tracing the town’s development from its origins in 1718 to its revolt against Spanish rule in 1768. Shannon Lee Dawdy’s picaresque account of New Orleans’s wild youth features a cast of strong-willed captives, thin-skinned... more...









