Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The river of doubt The river of doubt Candice Millard The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing 1914 exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth, a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacher… OL15150905W
Darkness in El Dorado Darkness in El Dorado Patrick Tierney Examines the destructive impact of journalists, anthropologists, and scientists on the Yanomami Indians, one of the Amazon Basin's oldest tribes. OL15835650W
Arthur Arthur Mikael Lindnord This is the story of Arthur, the stray dog who walked out of the jungle in Ecuador when offered a meatball by Mikael Lindnord, head of a Swedish extreme sports team. The team were on a 430-mile race … OL20191316W
Rainforest cities Rainforest cities John O. Browder "Comprehensive and useful analysis of region's urbanization process. Compares eastern and western segments, and illustrates heterogeneity of urban frontier. Concludes that current theories of urbaniz… OL3293313W
The Burning Season The Burning Season Andrew Revkin "A well-written and sympathetic biography of the late Chico Mendes, leader of the Acre rubber tappers who was assassinated in Dec. 1988. Uses biographical format successfully to probe the wider econo… OL3501510W