Peter Beren
Here is a unique portrait of America's favorite city. From the devestation of the Great Quake of 1906 to the spanning of the Golden Gate and the magnificent Panama Pacific Exposition, the classic images of the City by the Bay (visited by more ... [... more]
Random House |
Jamie Ford
In the opening pages of Jamie Ford's stunning debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Henry Lee comes upon a crowd gathered outside the Panama Hotel, once the gateway to Seattle's Japantown. It has been boarded up for decades, but ... [... more]
Random House |
Matthew Parker
MATTHEW PARKER is the author of The Battle of Britain and Monte Cassino. He lives in London, England. The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-- the Building of the Panama Canal The Panama Canal was the costliest ... [... more]
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Deborah Donnelly
Deborah Donnelly is a sea captain's daughter who grew up in Panama, Cape Cod, and points in between. She's been an executive speechwriter, a university librarian, a science fiction writer, and a nanny. A longtime resident of Seattle, and a ... [... more]
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Gilles Mingasson
In Panama, the new Traveler guide takes the visitor beyond the famous canal to the Darien, a biological Eden teeming with wildlife, to the homelands of indigenous cultures that predate the conquistadores to Bocas del Toro, synonymous with a funky ... [... more]
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Is There a Hole in the Boat? Tales of Travel in Panama ...
 Is There a Hole in the Boat?: Oftentimes, I get a little frustrated with travelogues. Some contain nothing but funny stories about their travels. I read, I laugh, but not much of these stories actually stick with me for any length of time. When asked, I [... more]
CDN$14.00
Amazon CA |
Heloise Crowther
Panama - Culture Smart! Heloise Crowther Written by Heloise Crowther [... more]
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Panama Adventures in Nature
Highly recommended: Excellent book. You don't really need to be an adventurer to get a lot of use from this book, just be interested in the outdoors. We visited Isle Grande (crowded only on weekends), Boca Brava, San Blas, and the Volcan Baru region and [... more]
CDN$22.03
Amazon CA |
A Guide to the Birds of Panama: With Costa Rica, ...
Beautiful and extensive text and color plates: A wonderful book, with full descriptions and habitats of birds, and excellent color plates. Also includes a checkoff table for birdwatchers. No other choice: The major drawback is that the drawings of the [... more]
CDN$50.12
Amazon CA |
The History of Panama
Tour de Force "Sniper" history: I have always been skeptical of these "condensed histories", thinking that it is a bit foolish to try to adequately tell a country's history in such a short format. However, I will admit my error, at [... more]
CDN$46.88
Amazon CA |
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama ...
From Amazon.com: On December 31, 1999, after nearly a century of rule, the United States officially ceded ownership of the Panama Canal to the nation of Panama. That nation did not exist when, in the mid-19th century, Europeans first began to explore the [... more]
CDN$62.95
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Panama Canal by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to ...
An excellent guide for Panama Canal Visitors: Anne Vipond continues her series of excellent books with this guide to cruising the Panama Canal. Really, anyone visiting Panama would find this book useful, but people on cruise ships will find it invaluable. [... more]
CDN$26.95
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