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A death in Brazil : a book of omissions
    Robb, Peter.
Publisher: Picador,
Pub date: 2005..
Pages: xiii, 329 p. :
ISBN: 0312424876
Item info: 1 copy available in NONFICTION.
1 copy total in all locations. 
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981.064 ROBB 1 Nonfiction Nonfiction Collection
Summary
Deliciously sensuous and fascinating, Robb renders in vivid detail the intoxicating pleasures of Brazil' s food, music, literature, and landscape as he travels not only cross country but also back in time-- from the days of slavery to modern day political intrigue and murder. Spellbinding and revelatory, Peter Robb paints a multi-layered portrait of Brazil as a country of intoxicating and passionate extremes. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Author Biography
Peter Robb has divided his time among Brazil, southern Italy, and Australia during the past quarter century Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
Table of Contents
   I Mixed Blood 3
   II A Cordial Man 31
   III On the Beach 55
   IV Parrot Perch 81
   V Below the Equator 107
   VI Stuffed Goat 133
   VII A World Elsewhere 159
   VIII A Place to Die For 187
   IX Witnesses 215
   X A Used Revolver 241
   XI In Maceio 265
   XII A Win 289
   Sources and Readings 309
   A Chronology 317
Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

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Personal Author: Robb, Peter.
Title: A death in Brazil : a book of omissions / Peter Robb.
Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Picador, 2005..
Physical descrip: xiii, 329 p. : 2 maps ; 25 cm.
General Note: "A John Macrae book."
General Note: Originally published: H. Holt, 2004.
Personal subject: Robb, Peter--Travel--Brazil.
Subject term: Social problems--Brazil--History.
Geographic term: Brazil--Description and travel.
Geographic term: Brazil--Social life and customs--20th century.
Geographic term: Brazil--History.
Geographic term: Brazil--Politics and government--1985-2002.
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