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Essential Books These 2 items are available for $34, including
U.S. shipping, a 20% discount (Item no. EXMEX130)		  
Eyewitness Guide Mexico  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  PAPER  • 408 PAGES
This superb guide to all of Mexico features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (MEX127, $25.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Mexico
Mexico Map  •  National Geographic
2011 •  MAP
Printed on tear- and water-resistant paper, this colorful map shows topography, sites, cities and roads from at a scale of 1:2,425,000. Published in conjunction with Reise Know-How and the World Mapping Project, this is one of a growing series of National Geographic Adventure Maps. Two Sides. 28x36 inches. (MEX20, $11.95)		   Mexico Map



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Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish  •  Joseph Keenan   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  Idioms, common mistakes in word usage, and other helpful advice on tackling spoken Spanish. You'll need some foundation to take full advantage of this book -- but even a complete novice will appreciate the author's playful sense of humor. (CAM06, $19.95)
 		  
Colonial Mexico, A Guide to Historic Districts and Towns  •  Chicki Mallan  •  Oz Mallan   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A practical guidebook to colonial sites throughout central Mexico, with a focus on the wonderful architectural heritage of places such as Acapulco, Guadalajara, Merida, Mexico City, Morelia, Patzcuaro, Queretaro, San Cristobal de las Casas, San Miguel de Allende, Taxco, Veracruz and Zacatecas. (MEX104, $21.95)
 		  
The Art of Mexican Cooking  •  Diana Kennedy   • FOOD  •  A new edition of the classic introduction to traditional Mexican cuisine for aficianados. (MEX228, $30.00)
 		  
Life and Times of Mexico  •  Earl Shorris   • HISTORY  •  Shorris interweaves anecdote, economics, politics, culture and literature in this marvelously insightful portrait of Mexico and its people. (MEX155, $24.95)
 		  
The Labyrinth of Solitude  •  Octavio Paz   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • COMING IN MARCH  •  These essays by the Nobel Prize-winning poet address Mexican culture and character. The chapters on the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead and the conquest are especially memorable. (MEX08, $14.50)
 		  
Lost Cities of the Maya  •  Claude Baudez  •  Sydney Picasso   • ARCHAEOLOGY • COMING IN  •  This lavish little pocket encyclopedia of archaeological discovery features hundreds of color photographs and illustrations, including Catherwood's original engravings. (MYA01, $15.95)
 		  
Mexico, From the Olmecs to the Aztecs  •  Michael Coe   • ARCHAEOLOGY • COMING IN  •  This classic survey of Mexico's ancient civilizations by a leading archaeologist covers in concise, illustrated detail the Olmec, Zapotec, Toltec and Aztec civilizations. (MEX53, $22.50)
 		  
The Cities of Ancient Mexico  •  Jeremy Sabloff   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  With 152 black-and-white photographs, illustrations and site diagrams, this portrait of ancient civilizations in Mexico features chapters on the Oaxaca Valley, Teotihuacan and Palenque. Written by a renowned Mayanist, it also includes insightful chapters on how archaeologists have reconstructed the past in Mexico. (MEX41, $18.95)
 		  
The Maya  •  Michael Coe   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  The eighth edition of Coe's clear, concise and authoritative, illustrated survey of the Maya. (MYA10, $26.95)
 		  
A Visit to Don Otavio, A Traveller's Tale from Mexico  •  Sybille Bedford  •  Bruce Chatwin   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A tale of a leisurely journey to Mexico after World War II, the first book by the marvelous Sybille Bedford. Chatwin called it "the most perfect travel book of the 20th century." (MEX126, $16.00)
 		  
Frida, A Biography of Frida Kahlo  •  Hayden Herrera   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An intelligent, vivid biography of the artist. (MEX119, $24.99)
 		  
On Mexican Time, A New Life in San Miguel  •  Tony Cohan   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A delightful slice of expatriate life in San Miguel del Allende, where Cohan has made his home for the last 15 years. (MEX103, $14.95)
 		  
Mexico, A Traveler's Literary Companion  •  C. M. Mayo   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A who's who of contemporary Mexican authors from Carlos Fuentes and Laura Esquivel to Agustin Cadena and other young stars. (MEX148, $14.95)
 		  
Birds of Mexico & Central America, Princeton Illustrated Checklists  •  Ber Van Perlo   • FIELD GUIDE  •  An admirably compact, comprehensive guide featuring color plates. (MEX163, $29.95)
 		  
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