Feijoa sellowiana
Evergreen shrub from subtropical Brazil and Argentina. Reaches about 3m (10ft) with a similar spread, but can grow twice as tall in sheltered positions. Also known as "Acca", Feijoas are grown for their showy, edible flowers and fruits. The ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Alice du Pont
Members of the Apocynaceae, or Dogbane family, Mandevillas are native to central and South America. Named after Henry Mandeville (1773-1861), a keen gardener and member of the British Foreign Office in Argentina,they are fast growing woody ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Ernesto Sabato
Ernesto Sabato uno de los intelectuales más destacados de la Argentina, ha escrito varios libros de ensayo y tres novelas: El túnel, Sobre héroes y tumbas y Abbadón el exterminador. Esta última fue premiada en Par& [... more]
Harper Collins |
Jorge Bucay
Dr. Jorge Bucay es el autor de varios bestsellers internacionales que han vendido casi dos millones de libros en todo el mundo. Vive en Argentina. Dr. Jorge Bucay is an international bestselling author with almost two million books in print. This ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Carlos Brillembourg
This volume documents the golden period of Latin American architecture that was inaugurated in September 1929, when Le Corbusier was invited to lecture in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. These countries were eager to apply -- and transform -- a ... [... more]
Random House |
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
From food to the spread of political ideas, the landmass from northern Canada to the southern tip of Argentina is complexly bound together, yet these connections are generally ignored. In this groundbreaking and vividly rendered work, leading ... [... more]
Random House |
Celia Correas Zapata
Celia Correas Zapata was born and raised in Argentina, where she received her doctorate in Latin American Literature. A professor of literature at California State University in San JosÈ, Celia has written several books on Latin American ... [... more]
Random House |
Gregory Crouch
Patagonia is a strange and terrifying place, a vast tract of land shared by Argentina and Chile where the violent weather spawned over the southern Pacific charges through the Andes with gale-force winds, roaring clouds, and stinging snow. ... [... more]
Random House |
Gabriela Kogan
Modest prices, generous servings, friendly owners, and a devoted local clientele all define these cafés, bars, restaurants, and pizzerias where you can taste the traditional everyday cuisine of Argentina in authentic settings. New or old, each ... [... more]
Random House |
Lawrence Thornton
Imagining Argentina is set in the dark days of the late 1970's, when thousands of Argentineans disappeared without a trace into the general's prison cells and torture chambers. When Carlos Ruweda's wife is suddenly taken from him, he discovers a ... [... more]
Random House |
Chris Chant
The war fought between the United Kingdom and Argentina in 1982, for the possession of the Falkland Islands was probably the last 'colonial' war that will ever be undertaken by the British. This book shows how the key to British success was the ... [... more]
Random House |
Guillermo Martinez
Guillermo Martinez, doctor en Lógica Matemática, obtuvo el Premio del Fondo Nacional de las Artes en 1989 con su libro de cuentos Infierno Grande. Luego, en 2003 recibió el Premio Planeta Argentina con su novela Los Crímenes [... more]
Harper Collins |
