South Central

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Guanacaste. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Carlitos lives in a happy home with his mother, his abuela, and Coco the cat. Life in his hometown is cozy as can be, but the call of the capital city pulls Carlitos across the bay in search of his father. Jolly piragüeros, mischievous cats, and costumed musicians color this tale of love, family, and the true meaning of home.

Even for an experienced traveler like Charlie, Cuba is a place unlike any he has visited before - an island full of surprises, secrets, and puzzling contradictions.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local author, it is never too late to visit Salta. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. This guide book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead gives you knowledge that you may not find in other smaller print travel books.

ಪೆರು ಕಣಿವೆಗೆಂದು ಹೊರಟು, ಪರವಾನಗಿ ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೂ ಅಕ್ಕಪಕ್ಕದ ದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಸುಳಿದಾಡಿದ ರೋಮಾಂಚನಕಾರಿ ಚಿತ್ರಣ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಎದುರಾಗುವ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮದೇ ಕೈ ಬಾಯಿ ಸನ್ನೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ನಿಭಾಯಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು, ಅದೇ ರೀತಿ ಆಹಾರದ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಯನ್ನು ಬಗೆಹರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು, ನಮ್ಮ ಜನರಂತೆಯೇ ಆದರಿಸುವ, ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುವ, ಸ್ನೇಹಭಾವ ತೋರಿಸುವ ಜನರನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಅನುಭವಗಳನ್ನು ಲೇಖಕಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಾರಸ್ಯಕರವಾಗಿ ವರ್ಣಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಗೆಳತಿಯ ಜೊತೆಗೂಡಿ ಬೆಟ್ಟವೇರಿ, ಕಣಿವೆ ಇಳಿದು, ಅಮೆಜಾನ್ ನದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಾತ್ರಿ ದೋಣಿ ಪಯಣ ಮಾಡಿದ ರೋಮಾಂಚಕ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳನ್ನು, ಮಹಿಳೆಯರ ಅಪೂರ್ವ ಸಾಧನೆಯನ್ನು ನೇಮಿಚಂದ್ರ ಅವರು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕುತೂಹಲಭರಿತವಾಗಿ ದಾಖಲಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

Premonitions gone unheeded lead to a harrowing experience in the Costa Rican rainforest.

Greater Than a Tourist: Rio De Janeiro Brazil by Carolina Protzner offers the inside scoop on Rio de Janeiro. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Pack your bags! We're headed to Jamaica. On this whirlwind tour, you'll learn all about the country's landscape, culture, people, and more. We'll explore Jamaica from its bustling cities to its sandy beaches and jutting mountains. We'll also find out what kind of food people eat and learn about reggae music and dub poetry. A special section introduces Jamaica's capital, language, and population. Hop on board and take a fun-filled look at your world.

Fabio flies through the streets of Bogotá on his bicycle, the children of his neighborhood trailing behind him. It is there that life feels right - where the world of adults, and their lies, fades away. But then one day, he simply forgets. Forgets how to ride his bicycle. And Fabio will never be the same again.

Meet Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, once just a girl growing up in The Bronx, New York, with her brother and Puerto Rican-born parents. From a young age, her mother emphasized the value of education. Sonia would eventually graduate summa cum laude from Princeton University, receive a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School, and later begin working as an assistant district attorney for New York County. Throughout her decades-long career, Sonia Sotomayor has been driven by her commitment to justice, inspiring young people to follow their dreams and strive to make them reality.

Follow 10-year-old Floella as she and her family set sail from the Caribbean to a new life in London. Alone on a huge ship for two weeks, then tumbled into a cold and unfriendly London, coming to England wasn't at all what Floella had expected.... What will her new school be like? Will she meet the queen?

Injustice. Black America. Media. Corruption at the highest levels of government. Only one dollar. This is the case you've never heard of--until now. In City of Los Angeles v. Preferred Communications, the US District Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the US Supreme Court agreed that the city had violated the civil rights of half a million people for 10 years and had refused to comply with a nine-zero decision by the Supreme Court of the United States.

Em tom de crônica, muitas vezes irreverente, nesta obra, Graciliano Ramos aborda desde a queda do Império até a evolução da República no Brasil.

Maria Leitner, sozialkritische Journalistin reist 1925 nach dem Kontinent Amerika. Sie taucht ein in die Welt der kleinen Leute, arbeitet in über 80 Stellen und bereist als Frau alleine die Strafkolonien. Sie schlägt sich in New York City durch, u.a. als Zigarrendreherin, schafft es nach Venezuela, versucht einen Polizisten zu überreden, sie über Nacht einzusperren, interviewt Diamantensucher und berichtet von grausamen Lynchmorden.

Celia es una niña como muchas otras de su edad: es alegre, le gusta tener amigos y le encanta aprender y conocer lugares nuevos. Sin embargo, tiene algo especial: sabe hablar con las manos y escuchar con los ojos, porque sus oídos no funcionan, es sorda. Celia es colombiana y llegó a Santiago de Chile a vivir con sus tíos; acompañemos a Celia en su proceso de inclusión en una escuela pública chilena.

Costa Rica ist ein faszinierendes Land in Zentralamerika, umgeben von Nicaragua und Panama, ein Natur-Paradies zwischen zwei Ozeanen. Faszinierende Natur, Lebensfreude und koloniale Geschichte auf der Insel und der Landbrücke zwischen Nord- und Südamerika. Costa Rica ist sicher eines der schönsten Länder der Welt.

Laura Pariani è andata per la prima volta a 15 anni in Argentina e in Patagonia, in un viaggio folgorante alla ricerca di un nonno che si era trasferito là. Su questo palinsesto i ritorni si sono accumulati come fonte inesauribile di scoperte di sé e della vita. Nella sua Patagonia il paesaggio del Fin del Mundo è segnato dalle ferite immedicabili dello sterminio indio. C'è uno spaesante contrasto tra la "discrezione dei manufatti umani", spesso definiti "arrugginiti", e la "densa vitalità" della natura.

Fishadella, the fishcake, is special. She lives in Fishville with her father, lazy brother Jared, and all the other fishcake families. Whether it’s discovering a new friend or finding a mother, everyday is an exciting adventure for Fishadella, the amazing, fearless fishcake.

What is it that makes New York so unique? Which 10 landmarks should be on every tourist’s list of sights to see? What is the history of the city’s subway and of the Statue of Liberty, which has greeted generations of people seeking a new life? Narrator Charles King answers all of this and more as he talks us through 101 Amazing Facts About New York. So whether you’re thinking of visiting the Big Apple or you’re more of an armchair tourist, this is the perfect audiobook for you!

There are lots of different places to visit in the world! Have you ever been on an island? What would it be like to live on one? Take a trip to tropical Cuba and learn about the history and culture of this Caribbean country.