1491 (Second Edition): New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Kindle Edition)

   bought this a few years back before going to Peru. It greatly enhanced my experience. I have thought about it a lot since then in several aspects- what if they were not conquerors, but the interaction was more like when Europe met China? How much more the world would now know. How something (the wild Amazon) we think is so natural, is in fact not at all natural and that we are not so smart as we think we are and need to value other cultures. Just a great, thought-provoking book. I ordered this issue for a neighbor who is from Peru and was happily surprised to see an updated edition.

Really interesting. I've been to Peru to see Manchu Picchu and wish I read this before going! Highly recommended! Fascinating