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Trekking in the Patagonian Andes (Walking)
Clem Lindenmayer, Nick Tapp

Lonely Planet, 2003

Trekking in the Patagonian Andes
I used the 1998 edition for a three month trip in 2005. I went on long treks near Ushuaia, PN Los Glaciares near El Calafate, PN Torres del Paine, PN Nahuel Huapi near Bariloche, PN Chiloe, and PN Villarica. Sometimes I found it difficult to interpret the directions ...
  
  











  



  
The Rough Guide to Chile 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Rough Guides

Rough Guides, 2006

Best Chile Guide Out Right Now
While traveling for about 4 weeks (April/May '08) throughout Chile I came across many other travels toting around what they joking referred to as "The Bible." This "Bible" was basically any Lonely Planet guide that covered Chile in some way. (It's also referred to in ...
  
  











  



  
The Great Chile Book
Mark Charles Miller

Ten Speed Press, 1991

Outstanding PHOTO/REFERENCE/GUIDE Book
I'll tell you what this great little book IS.....not what it isn't. 1.....This GUIDE BOOK rates each chili with a 1-10 temperature scale. Thank you, Mark Miller!!! Why didn't someone do this a long time ago? (In a neat, concise format, that is.) Did you know ...
  
  











  



  
Blue at the Mizzen
Patrick O'Brian

W. W. Norton & Company, 2000

A Great Addition to a Great Series
I went to see Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World mainly because I liked Russell Crowe in his Gladiator role and Napoleonic naval warfare is the subject I find interesting. Be warned, these books are not simple reads or written in a way most would be ...
  
  











  



  
In Patagonia (Penguin Classics)
Bruce Chatwin

Penguin Classics, 2003

An old favorite.
This is a re-read for me. I actually gave my copy to my partner years and years ago when we were in that relationship stage where you try to prove your meant-to-be-ness to each other by sharing books and music. I figured that since we both loved travel writing and we ...
  
  











  



  
The Secrets and Mysteries of Hawaii: A Call to the Soul
Pila, Pila Chiles, ...

HCI, 1995

Between the lines
The book is written in an easy to read fashion... But don't be fooled! Even if you gobble the words down like a good meal.. there is much more you will me digesting... The essence remembering Joy is something that will forever remain in my heart..!
  
  











  



  
Fodor's Chile, 4th Edition: Including Argentine Patagonia (Fodor's Gold Guides)
Fodor's

Fodor's, 2008

From the arid deserts of the Atacama to the deep-blue glaciers of Patagonia, Chile is an adventurer?s paradise that shows strong tourism growth year after year. There is plenty to do, including wine tasting in Wine Country, flyfishing in the Lakes District, and trekking Patagonia?all of which are covered in special magazine-like feature articles ...
  
  











  



  
The Dictator's Shadow: Life Under Augusto Pinochet
Heraldo Munoz

Basic Books, 2008

A great read
This is a serene , well written and easy to read annalysis of a cruel period in the history of Chile. A must for those who want to learn from the mistakes of the past and to learn that repression, hate, absence of the rule of law and of political freedom are not the ...
  
  











  



  
Lonely Planet Chile & Easter Island
Charlotte Beech, Jolyon Attwooll, ...

Lonely Planet, 2006

Great Guide To Cheap Accomodations
thanks to lonely planet we found chilestay apartments at www.chilestay.com an inexpensive alternative to a hotel. also, lonely planet provides a comprehensive and updated information about places to visit and enjoy.
  
  











  



  
By Night in Chile
Roberto Bolano

New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2003

small poems within larger stories
What I have come to appreciate reading Bolaņo's book is the fact that he takes you on several small journeys getting you from plot-point to plot-point. You almost don't realize that he is doing it until you finish one of these tangents and get led carefully back to the ...
  
  











  



  
Weavers of Revolution: The Yarur Workers and Chile's Road to Socialism
Peter Winn

Oxford University Press, USA, 1989

A tapestry of voices from the trenches of revolution
Winn's book gives a detailed (and Trotskyist) account of a "revolution from below" that transpired during Allende's "revolution from above." It depicts the struggles of textile workers as they grew conscious of their class standing, became unionized and, ultimately, ...
  
  











  



  
Inviting Disaster: Lessons From the Edge of Technology
James R. Chiles

Collins Business, 2002

Mandatory Reading For Safety Professionals
Having read through this book twice in five years and beginning again is a refresher in keeping focused on safety. Anyone that has anything to do with safety should read this book. From a car tire vibrating to red smoke at a nitro plant, you will start thinking ...
  
  











  



  
Green Chile Bible: Award-Winning New Mexico Recipes
Albuquerque Tribune

Clear Light Books, 1993

The title says it all
This book is an excellent collection of Southwest American chile recipes. The recipes are divided by meals or usage into chapters including breakfasts, appetizers, salads, soups, vegetables, breads, main dishes with meat, main dishes without meat, accompaniments, and ...
  
  











  



  
Tasting Chile: A Celebration of Authentic Chilean Foods and Wines (Hippocrene Cookbook Library)
Daniel Joelson

Hippocrene Books, 2004

Closest gringo ingredients
The hardest thing about cooking Chilean cuisine in the States is that many of the ingredients used in Chile don't exist here. This book gives excellent substitutes that are commonly found here. Pretty much any Chilean dish can be found in this book. Great buy.
  
  











  



  
Birds of Chile (Princeton Field Guides)
Alvaro Jaramillo

Princeton University Press, 2003

Superb field guide to cover all species in all of Chile
Basics: 2003, softcover, 240 pages, 96 color plates, 473 species, range map for each bird In case I fail to make it clear in my review of the book, I'll state it now: This book is a necessity for your birding trip to anywhere in Chile. The illustrations are ...
  
  











  



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