A Guide to the Birds of Panama
by Robert Ridgely, J.A. Gwynne
This comprehensive field guide, noteworthy for its beautiful color plates, covers additional species found in Nicaragua, Honduras and Costa Rica.
A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama
by Nova (Director)
This Nova program, narrated by David McCullough (The Path Between the Seas, CAM32), covers the epic 30-year construction of the Panama Canal. With historic film footage, rare archival photographs and commentary.
Culture Smart! Panama: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
by Heloise Crowther
This practical guide to local customs, etiquette and culture is concise and well-illustrated.
Emperors in the Jungle: The Hidden History of the United States in Panama
by John Lindsay-Poland
This wide-ranging history examines the actions and impact of the United States in Panama, from the early nineteenth century and into to the early twenty first century.
How Wall Street Created a Nation, J.P. Morgan, Teddy Roosevelt, and the Panama Canal.
by Ovidio Diaz Espino
This book offers a view of the Panama Canal and the formation of Panama from a Latin American perspective. Mr. Espino details all nature of scandals, corruption, and conspiracies behind Panama's fight for independence and the construction of the Panama Canal. Although the accuracy of certain historical accounts has been called into question, this book is likely to force readers to ask themselves interesting questions and maybe prompt further research.
Lonely Planet Panama
by Lonely Planet
Written in the tradition of Lonely Planet travel guides. This book is a good general resource and provides accounts of the Panamanian history and local culture and also detailed descriptions of sites of interest.
National Geographic Panama
by Christopher Baker
Award-winning travel writer and photographer Christopher Baker introduces the history, nature and attractions of Panama, thoroughly illustrated in National Geographic’s style.
Panama Adventure Map
by National Geographic
A solid map of Panama with natural areas, attractions and inset maps of Panama City. 1:475,000.
Panama Wildlife Guide
by Rainforest Publications
This handy multi-panel fold-up card features expert color illustrations of dozens of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles.
The Captain and the Enemy
by Graham Greene
Graham Greene returns to classic themes of mystery, deceit and espionage in this accomplished short novel, his 23rd and last book, set in Panama.
The Longest Line on the Map: The United States, the Pan-American Highway, and the Quest to Link the Americas
by Eric Rutkow
A fascinating historical account of the multi-country project responsible for the Panamerican Highway, (19,000 miles) from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
“Rutkow is a graceful writer with a penchant for well-placed classical allusions… The narrative finds its highest velocity near the end, with a fascinating section on a North Carolina schoolteacher’s efforts to bushwhack his way through the Darien Gap, and Richard Nixon’s stated desire to drive the finished road himself in time for the 1976 bicentennial.” —New York Times Book Review
“Everybody loves a shaggy dog story. A good one should be long and implausible but still on the edge of possibility. The chronicle at the heart of Eric Rutkow’s The Longest Line on the Map seems to qualify. The story involves the decades-long attempt to construct thousands of miles of railway—and, later, highway—to ‘link the Americas.’” —The Wall Street Journal
The Panama Papers: Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
by Frederik Obermaier, Bastian Obermayer
Investigative journalists Frederik Obermaier and Bastian Obermayer offer a fascinating window into the dark underbelly of offshore tax havens. The unprecedented leak of financial data from Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, caused an international scandal in 2015. This carefully researched book reveals details how the world’s mega-rich—from celebrities, businessmen and politicians, to large companies, heads of state and even criminal organizations—use offshore structures to grow and hide their wealth.
The Path Between the Seas
by David McCullough
A great story, admirably told in vivid, page-turning detail, this is the one book to read on the creation of the Panama Canal.
The Tailor of Panama
by John Le Carré
Set in Panama, this thriller by master storyteller John Le Carré includes spymasters, corrupt officials, arms manufacturers and other unsavory types.
