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	Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life - Alex Bellos Shortlisted for the WH Smith Sports Book of the Year, Futebol is an irresistible blend of history, anecdote and legend told with great humour and verve by the Guardian's man in Rio. This title shows how Brazil changed football and how football shaped Brazil. The author tells the stories behind the great players, teams and matches, and the startling range of football spinoffs, such as Ecoball, played in the rainforest and the truly alarming Footbull (yes with bulls). 'In this magnificent book, Bellos has managed to perfectly capture the...romance and obsession and the feeling of what it's like to live in a genuinely football-obsessed nation...it's the human stories of dedication to the sport which remain long after you've put the book down' - Four Four Two Publisher: Bloomsbury ISBN: 0747561796 Published: 2003 Paperback: 416 pages, 198 x 129 mm Price: £7.99


	World Music (vol. 2) - Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific The Rough Guide to World Music was published for the first time in 1994 and became the definitive reference source. Six years on, the subject has become too big for one book - hence World Music 2: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific - on everything from salsa and merengue to qawwali and gamelan and biographies of artists from Juan Luis Guerra to the Klezmatics to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Publisher: Rough Guides ISBN: 1858286360 Published: 2000 Paperback: 720 pages Price: £17.99


	Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis - Dom Casmurro Like other great nineteenth century novels - The Scarlet Letter, Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary - Machado de Assis's Dom Casmurro explores the themes of marriage and adultery. But what distinguishes Machado's novel and what makes it such a delightful discovery is its eccentric and wildly unpredictable narrative style. As he recounts the events of his life from the vantage of a lonely old age, the narrator Bento continually interrupts his story to reflect on the writing of it. But the novel is more than a performance of stylistic acrobatics. It is an ironic critique of Catholicism, in which God appears as a kind of divine accountant whose ledgers may be balanced in devious as well as pious ways. It is also a story about love and its obstacles, about deception and self-deception, and about the failure of memory to make life's beginning fit neatly into its end. 'Machado de Assis is Brazil's greatest novelist, and ranks high among the most appealing writers in the world...Though he lived mainly in the 19th century, Machado possesses an almost postmodern sensibility - playful, ironic and tricky' - The Washington Post Book World Publisher: OUP USA ISBN: 0195103092 Published: 1999 Paperback: 286 pages Price: £9.50


	Machado de Assis - Philosopher or Dog? The rich and eccentric philosopher Quincas Borbas names his dog after himself because he knows his pet will outlive him. Quincas does die first, leaving his fortune to his friend Rube provided that he takes care for the dog. The dim-witted friend is hardly prepared for the life that awaits him. Publisher: Bloomsbury ISBN: 0747533547 Published: 1997 Paperback: 271 pages Price: £6.99


	Jorge Amado - Dona Flor and her Two Husbands When Dona Flor's husband dies suddenly, she forgets all his defects and remembers only his passion. Erotic nightmares haunt her. Dr Teodoro, a local pharmacist, proposes marriage and Dona Flor accepts, hoping to recapture the ecstasy she now craves. One night, her first husband materializes naked at the foot of her bed, eager to reclaim his conjugal rights. The visit is the first of many, as Dona Flor, racked by desire but reluctant to betray the upright pharmacist, responds to the ethereal demands of her first husband. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands shows why Jorge Amado is Brazil's best-known writer. It is the work of a brilliant story-teller whose love for his characters matches his powers of evocation. Publisher: Serpent's Tail ISBN: 1852427108 Published: 1999 Paperback: 560 pages Price: £8.99


	Burle Marx - The Lyrical Landscape Roberto Burle Marx was one of the most influential landscape and garden designers of the twentieth century. His sweeping forms and painterly approach to planting were revolutionary when they first came to public attention in the 1930s, and many designers today owe his vision a great debt. Born in 1909 in Sao Paulo, Burle Marx studied painting in Germany before returning to practise in Brazil. He was discovered by the great architect Lucio Costa and was later recognized by Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, with whom he created some of his most memorable works, including the magnificent Brasilia. Right up until his death he continued to organize expeditions to the jungle, where he discovered unknown species and collected them for cultivation in his immense nurseries. The core of the book is twenty-six projects, presented through plans - some redrawn from Burle Marx's originals for the first time - specially commissioned photographs, planting schemes and Burle Marx's own paintings. The extensive reference section includes an exhaustive chronology and bibliography. 'This is a hugely important and inspiring book, and should become standard reference for anyone involved in creating a contemporary garden or landscape' - Gardens Illustrated Publisher: Thames and Hudson Author: Marta Iris Montero ISBN: 0500510466 Published: 2001 Hardback: 208 pages, 230 x 285 mm, 190 illustrations, 157 in colour Price: £32.00


	Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight Game Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game covers a broad range of topics - philosophy, history, training - related to the increasingly popular blend of dance and martial art. Part instruction manual, part philosophical treatise, the volume covers a range of topics crucial to the practice of Capoeira, including analysis of Capoeira matches. Publisher: North Atlantic Books/Airlift Book Co. ISBN: 1556434049 Published: 2003 Paperback Price: £16.99

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