Maddicks, Russell
Summary: "Culture Smart! Ecuador" is an illuminating and practical guide to Ecuadorian culture and society. It will help you turn your visit -- whether it's for business or for pleasure -- into a memorable and enriching experience. -- From publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kuperard 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.66 ECUMiller, Tom
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adventure Press, National Geographic Society 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.6 MILPitts, Bethany
Summary: "Canoe through the Amazon, explore the bustling capital of Quito, snorkel in the Galápagos, or kick back on the coast: embark on an unforgettable adventure with Moon Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands."--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The anchor of a popular news show flies to a small town in Ecuador to cover a story about a serial child killer. He saves a man after the town tries to lynch him. The man offers information about the case in exchange for a story about his innocence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palm Pictures 2005
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CROFoley, Erin
Summary: "Situated in South America very close to the Equator, Ecuador is a country known for its vibrant culture and ecotourism. This book discusses the history of Ecuador, what its people and cities are like, and examines how it became the country it is today."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 986.6 FOLThomas, Joan (Sandra Joan)
Summary: "A riveting novel, set in the rainforest of Ecuador, about five women left behind in the wilderness when their missionary husbands are killed. Based on real-life events."--Flyleaf.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Avenue 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC THOBrown-Waite, Eve.
Summary: Follows the author's journey from being a self-described "pampered city girl" to a Peace Corps volunteer, wife, and mother living in Ecuador and Uganda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.66 Brown-WaiteWilliams, Colleen Madonna Flood.
Summary: Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Ecuador. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest Publishers 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 986.6 WILResau, Laura
Summary: Twelve-year-old Coco Hidden has grown up in her mother's chocolate shop in Colorado, along with her friend Leo de la Cueva, but recently things have not been going well; the shop is failing, and Leo is hanging out with the other boys, and barely wants totalk to her--but when they both win a culinary contest, the two children and their mothers find themselves on a trip to the Amazon in Ecuador,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Theroux, Paul.
Summary: Explores creative genius and fame through the life of a writer whose search for a muse has led him into dangerous and destructive places.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC THESummary: Take a Royal Tour with journalist Peter Greenberg, and see Ecuador in a way no visitor has ever seen it before. Guided by President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, explore the Amazon rainforest, go whale watching off the coast of Manta, shop like a local in a rural town in the Andes Mountains, visit a chocolate farm in Cacao, and become mesmerized by the diversity of species only found on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.66 ECUHering, Marianne
Summary: Beth and Patrick time travel to 1950s and 1960s Equador where they come in contact with missionaries and the Waodani people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Fiction HerHughes, Lorena
Summary: "As a child in Spain, Puri always knew her passion for chocolate was inherited from her father. But it's not until his death that she learns of something else she's inherited--a cocoa estate in Vinces, Ecuador, a town nicknamed "París Chiquito." Eager to claim her birthright and filled with hope for a new life after the devastation of World War I, she and her husband Cristóbal set out across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC HUGResau, Laura.
Summary: A child in Ecuador is sent to be the servant of a rich mestizo family where she is mistreated. She teaches herself to read and write and escapes, but she is lost between two cultures. Based on a true story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC RESSummary: Features Bear Grylls, who draws on his experiences as a soldier, mountaineer, and seasoned adventurer to demonstrate life-saving survival skills and techniques in some of the toughest, most treacherous environments on Earth. Shows how Bear is stranded in wilderness destinations with few supplies and is challenged to make his way back to civilization. Looks at how Bear faces sweltering desert...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Discovery Channel 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV MANGell-Mann, Murray.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.H. Freeman 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 530 GELYuyariwai (Musical group)
Contents: Cóndor pasa (De los Andes) -- Yuyarina (Sanjuanito) -- Soy pobre (Sanjuanito) -- Sicuri (Bolivia) -- Tahuantinsuyo (Tinku) -- Sumac sultira (Sanjuanito) -- Ilusion (Sanjuanito) -- Traicionera (Huayano) -- A mi pueblo (tinku) -- Sueños (Sanjuanita) -- Carpuela (Cumbia) -- Malakun (Huahuapa).
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Yuyariwai] 1997
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/SOUTH AMERICAN YUYMorillo, Elio
Summary: "Elio Morillo's life is abruptly spun out of orbit when economic collapse and personal circumstances compel his mother to flee Ecuador for the United States in search of a better future for her son. His itinerant childhood sets into motion a migration that will ultimately carry Elio to the farthest expanse of human endeavor: space. Overcoming a history of systemic adversity and inequality in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MORILLO, ELIO MORCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B MORILLO MORSummary: Go to Guayaquil and take a train up the Andes. Other sites include the highest active volcano on Earth, the capitol of Ecuador, Quito, a trek into the Amazon and a visit to the Galapagos Islands.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Escapi New Media Studio 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.66 ECUCórdova, Zoraida
Summary: "Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Isabel Allende, and Sarah Addison Allen, this is a gorgeously written novel about a family searching for the truth hidden in their past and the power they've inherited, from the author of the acclaimed and "giddily exciting" (The New York Times Book Review) Brooklyn Brujas series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CORMattern, Joanne
Summary: "In this book, readers will learn about the unique and defining features of Ecuador. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the key details of the country including geography, climate, culture, and resources. Compelling questions encourage further inquiry"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Around All EcuStilton, Thea.
Summary: It is up to the Thea sisters to investigate when an Ecuadorian chocolate factory known for its environmental practices begins malfunctioning and the owner suspects sabotage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2014
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Stilton 2014Vaughn, Ellen Santilli
Summary: "Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a violent Amazonian tribe svagely speared her husband Jim and his four colleagues. Incredibly, prayerfully, Elisabeth took her toddler daughter, snakebite kit, Bible, and journal...and, with fellow missionary Rachel Saint, lived in the jungle with the Stone-Age people who killed their loved ones. Compelled by their friendship...
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Publisher / Publication Date: B&H Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ELLIOT, ELISABETH VAUSummary: Ecuador is the smallest of the Andes' states in South America and a land that derived its name from the Equator. A natural paradise with a living Indian culture and captivating colonial towns that was once part of the Inca Realm and later the sought-after possession of various European colonial powers. Travel to Quito and Termas De Papallacta, among other destinations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012