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Across a Hundred Mountains, A Novel


by Reyna Grande

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 266 PAGES

This novel set in a small town in Mexico, California and a jail in Tijuana addresses issues of poverty, loss, family and immigration. (MEX161, $14.00)

Ancient Maya, New Perspectives


by Heather McKillop

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 460 PAGES

An overview for the general reader. (MYA46, $22.95)

Backcountry Pilot, Flying Adventures with Ike Russell


by Thomas Bowen

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 206 PAGES

An anthology of anecdotes Ike Russell, a bush pilot legendary among research scientists. (DES07, $29.95)

Chihuahua, Pictures From the Edge


by Charles Bowden | Virgil Hancock

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 117 PAGES

An eccentric visual celebration featruing 40 vibrantly colored large-format color photographs. (MEX128, $29.95)

A Concise History of Mexico


by Brian Hamnett

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

A chronological and thematic history of Mexico, including cultural developments and contemporary issues, through Vincente Fox's presidency. (MEX162, $28.99)

Crafts of Mexico


by Margarita de Orellana | Albert Ruy Sanchez

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 360 PAGES

An abundantly illustrated guide to Mexico's crafts, including textiles, jewelry, ceramics, furniture and more. (MEX144, $45.00)

Desert Ecology, An Introduction to Life in the Arid Southwest


by John Sowell

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 193 PAGES

A comprehensive but accessible introduction to how plants and animals adapt to desert environments. (SWU246, $17.95)

Field Guide to Mexican Birds

Field Guide to Mexican Birds


by Roger Tory Peterson | Edward Chalif

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1973
  • PAPER
  • 298 PAGES

An easy-to-carry field guide with 1,000 species reported in Mexico, Belize and El Salvador, covering also northwest Costa Rica. (FG12, $22.00)

Kissing the Virgin's Mouth: A Novel


by Donna Gershten

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 228 PAGES

The tale of thoroughly modern, contradictory Guadalupe Magdalena Molina Vasquez. (MEX122, $12.99)

The Lawless Roads

The Lawless Roads


by Graham Greene | David Rieff

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

A riveting account of Graham's journeys through Tabasco and Chiapas in the 1930s, including his time in San Cristobal de Las Casas and Palenque. Greene was in Mexico investigating the impact of the anti-Church policies of President Calles. (MEX164, $15.00)

Moon Handbook Cabo

Moon Handbook Cabo


by Nikki Goth Itoi

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A great resource for the independent traveler, this guidebook features a good introduction to land, history and culture, as well as practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With personality, detailed local maps, glossary and suggested itineraries. (MEX143, $17.95)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish


by Pimsleur Language Method

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 2005
  • AUDIO CD

Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Spanish, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (SPN257, $19.95)

Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest


by Matthew Restall

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

In this provocative book, Restall tackles Columbus, Cortes, Pizarro and the misconceptions surrounding them. The conquisadores most certainly did not conquer the Americas with a handful of men, nor were they received as gods. (SAM52, $19.99)

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America


by David Sibley

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 474 PAGES

A compact, geographically specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird. (USW418, $19.95)

Sierra Tarahumara Barrancas del Cobre Map

Sierra Tarahumara Barrancas del Cobre Map


by International Map Company

  • MAP

A simple, two-color map of the Copper Canyon and Sierra Tarahumara from Chihuahua to Hermosillo, Los Mochis and Culiacan on the Golf of California. (MEX123, $6.95)

Sonoran Desert Spring

Sonoran Desert Spring


by John Alcock

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 134 PAGES

Alcock, a professor of insect behavior at the University of Arizona, writes of the plants and animals and ecology in this lyrical meditation on the Sonoran desert. (BJA20, $17.95)

 

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