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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)

The Art of Mesoamerica, from Olmec to Aztec

The Art of Mesoamerica, from Olmec to Aztec


by Mary Ellen Miller

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

An excellent survey of Mesoamerican art and architecture from 1500 BC to the Spanish conquest. Compact and profusely illustrated, it includes drawings, photographs and site plans. (MYA09, $21.95)

The Aztecs


by Richard F. Townsend

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

Teotihuacan, Xochicalco and Tula are all covered in depth in this survey of Aztec civilization from its origins in the 12th century to its defeat at the hands of Cortes. Illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white. (MEX54, $24.95)

Birder's Mexico

Birder's Mexico


by Roland H. Wauer

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A personal, informative account of travels in Mexico. It's a wonderful introduction to the natural history of this diverse country, including the northern deserts, Baja California, Oaxaca, Palenque and the Yucatan. (MEX14, $18.95)

Blue Guide Mexico


by John Collins | David Jones

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1996
  • PAPER

A thorough overview of Mexico focusing on history, archaeology and culture. (MEX55, $25.00)

Bordering on Chaos, Mexico's Roller-Coaster Journey to Prosperity

Bordering on Chaos, Mexico's Roller-Coaster Journey to Prosperity


by Andres Oppenheimer

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 379 PAGES

An outstanding analysis of modern Mexico since the Chiapas uprising in 1994. (MEX50, $19.99)

Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish

Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish


by Joseph Keenan

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 215 PAGES

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)

The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico


by Miguel Leon Portilla

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 196 PAGES

The view of the vanquished, this is a good antidote/compliment to Spanish chronicles. (MEX57, $18.00)

The Buried Mirror

The Buried Mirror


by Carlos Fuentes

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 399 PAGES

A fascinating, illustrated survey of Latin American culture and history by the great Mexican author Carlos Fuentes. With hundreds of color illustrations. (SPN71, $29.95)

Chasing Monarchs, A Migration with the Butterflies of Passage

Chasing Monarchs, A Migration with the Butterflies of Passage


by Robert Michael Pyle

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 307 PAGES

A memoir of Lepidoptery, combing the entomologist-author's considerable knowledge of butterflies and their biology with a rambling road trip from British Columbia through the Southwest to Mexico. (MEX62, $14.00)

The Cloud People, Divergent Evolution of the Zapotec and Mixtec Civilizations


by Kent V. Flannery

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 391 PAGES

This collection of scholarly review articles, an update of the 1983 edition, is an essential resource on the development of the two pre-Columbian civilizations in the Oaxaca Valley. (MEX233, $43.50)

The Code of Kings, The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs

The Code of Kings, The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs


by Linda Schele | Peter Mathews

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A vivid guided tour of seven Maya sites, including Palenque, Tikal and Chichen Itza. This outstanding book features photos and line drawings throughout, and introductory chapters with a succinct introduction to Maya history and culture. (MYA13, $22.00)

The Codex Nuttall, A Picture Manuscript from Ancient Mexico


by Zelia Nuttall

  • LITERATURE
  • 1975
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES

A reproduction of the Peabody Museum facsimile, featuring 86 full-color plates depicting the life of the 10th-century Mixtec lord 8-Deer. (MEX159, $22.95)

Colonial Mexico, A Guide to Historic Districts and Towns

Colonial Mexico, A Guide to Historic Districts and Towns


by Chicki Mallan | Oz Mallan

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 359 PAGES

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)

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)

Conquest of the Sierra, Spaniards and Indians in Colonial Oaxaca


by John Chance

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

A scholarly history of the Zapotecs, which focuses on the impact of Spanish colonization on local communities and culture. (MEX94, $24.95)

Cortes and Montezuma


by Maurice Collis

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

A vivid tale of the bloody conquest of Mexico, originally publsihed in 1954. (MEX95, $15.95)

The Days of the Dead, Mexico's Festival Communion with the Departed


by John Greenleigh | Rosalind Rosoff Beimler

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 110 PAGES

A collection of color photographs and essays (in both English and Spanish) celebrating Mexico's Day of the Dead. (MEX149, $25.00)

Distant Neighbors, A Portrait of the Mexicans


by Alan Riding

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

With insightful portraits of Mexico's recent presidents and leaders, this best-selling profile of the contemporary Mexico and its people covers politics, culture and economics. (MEX28, $19.95)

Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador

Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador


by Ernest Preston Edwards

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

This classic guide illustrates all the regularly occurring birds of Mexico and neighboring areas, including details of distribution, abundance, habitat and identification features for 850 species. (MEX47, $22.95)

Frida Kahlo, The Brush of Anguish


by Martha Zamora

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A handsome biography with 75 color paintings, archival photographs and accompanying text. (MEX121, $24.95)

Frida Kahlo, The Paintings


by Hayden Herrera

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 255 PAGES

A survey of Kahlo's work by her art historian biographer with ith 80 full color and many black-and-white illustrations. (MEX120, $34.99)

Frida, A Biography of Frida Kahlo


by Hayden Herrera

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

An intelligent, vivid biography of the artist. (MEX119, $24.99)

Handbook for Butterfly Watchers


by Sarah Anne Hughes | Robert Michael Pyle

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

A field guide and primer on butterflies and butterfly-watching by a foremost lepidopterist, with 200 illustrations and a foreword by Roger Tory Peterson. (BST77, $17.95)

Insight Guide Mexico


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

A profusely illustrated overview of Mexico, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on history, politics and culture, hundreds of photos and maps, and some limited practical information. (MEX35, $22.99)

Insurgent Mexico


by John Reed

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 292 PAGES

The author of Ten Days That Shook the World travels through Northern Mexico with Pancho Villa and his men. Written with revolutionary zeal. (MEX59, $7.95)

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)

Legends of the Plumed Serpent, Biography of a Mexican God


by Neil Baldwin

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES

This magnificently illustrated book mingles history, travelogue and social commentary. (MEX56, $37.50)

Life in Mexico


by Frances Calderon De La Barca

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 548 PAGES

A wonderfully insightful, celebrated series of letters written by the Scottish wife of the Spanish Ambassador from Mexico, 1839-1842. (MEX36, $28.95)

Like Water for Chocolate


by Laura Esquivel

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This lovely novel uses elements of magical realism to portray themes of family, duty, sacrifice love and freedom. (MEX37, $15.00)

Lonely Planet Mexico

Lonely Planet Mexico


by John Noble

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 1039 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide (MEX107, $26.99)

Mexican Folk Art from Oaxacan Artist Families

Mexican Folk Art from Oaxacan Artist Families


by Anya Leah Rothstein | Arden Aibel Rothstein

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES

Spotlighting 87 artists from 45 Oaxacan families, this compendium covers the range of Oaxacan folk arts, from ceramics to carving, textiles and dried flowers. (MEX110, $39.95)

Mexico Map

Mexico Map


by National Geographic

  • 2011
  • MAP

A convenient, double-sided map of Mexico at a scale of 1:2,425,000. (MEX20, $11.95)

Mexico, Biography of Power, A History of Modern Mexico, 1810-1996

Mexico, Biography of Power, A History of Modern Mexico, 1810-1996


by Enrique Krauze

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 896 PAGES

In fluid translation from the Spanish, this widely praised, sweeping political and social history of Mexico covers the last two centuries. (MEX52, $22.99)

Mexico, From the Olmecs to the Aztecs

Mexico, From the Olmecs to the Aztecs


by Michael Coe

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

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)

Millions of Monarchs, Bunches of Beetles: How Bugs Find Strength in Numbers

Millions of Monarchs, Bunches of Beetles: How Bugs Find Strength in Numbers


by Gilbert Waldbauer

  • SCIENCE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A fascinating collection of essays by a spirited entomologist on the occasional gathering of monarchs, ladybugs, locusts and other not-so-social insects. Delightful and instructive. (BUG10, $16.95)

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)

Moon Handbook Pacific Mexico

Moon Handbook Pacific Mexico


by Bruce Whipperman

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 811 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to the Pacific coast of Mexico from Mazatlan to Oaxaca, including Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara, Acapulco, Oaxaca and Puerto Escondido. (MEX76, $23.95)

National Parks of Northern Mexico

National Parks of Northern Mexico


by Richard D. Fisher

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 129 PAGES

Veteran travel guide and photographer Richard Fisher has put together a stunning selection of color photographs for this slim, oversize paperback. (MEX15, $16.95)

The People's Guide to Mexico, Wherever You Go, There You Are!

The People's Guide to Mexico, Wherever You Go, There You Are!


by Carl Franz | Lorena Havens

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 573 PAGES

A classic, entertaining guide to travel in Mexico, the original hippie handbook and still a treasure trove of practical and cultural detail. (MEX71, $24.95)

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)

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory


by Graham Greene

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 221 PAGES

Redolent with vultures, the blazing sun, corruption and other Mexican cliches, this classic novel is set in Villahermosa -- and based on Greene's own travels by mule throughout the state of Tabasco. (MEX05, $15.00)

Rain of Gold


by Victor Villasenor

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 562 PAGES

An epic tale of three generations of a Mexican family. (MEX29, $18.00)

The Rarest of the Rare, Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds

The Rarest of the Rare, Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds


by Diane Ackerman

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

This collection of six marvelous essays includes Ackerman's visit to the Poco das Antas Biological Reserve, home to the world's only remaining population of wild golden lion tamarin. She also includes chapters on the Hawaiian monk seal, short-tailed albatross and monarch butterfly. (BST26, $12.95)

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)

Shadows of Tender Fury


by Subcomandante Marcos | Leslie Lopez

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • OUT OF PRINT

The collected letters and communiques of the leader of the Zapatista rebels, speaking out on behalf of the indigenous peoples of Chiapas. (MEX93, $15.00)

South Mexico Map


by ITMB

  • MAP

A double-sided map covering Mexico from Mexico City to Merida at a scale of 1:1:350,000. (MEX65, $10.95)

Travelers' Tales Mexico

Travelers' Tales Mexico


by James O'Reilly | Larry Habegger

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 404 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Outstanding stories and essays on the culture, politics and people of Mexico. A highly readable introduction to the country, organized by topic and featuring Carlos Fuentes, Octavio Paz and excerpts from dozens of travelogues. (MEX03, $17.95)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre


by B. Traven

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

First published in 1927, this atmospheric novel of three desperate men searching for gold in the mountains of Mexico was the basis for the classic American movie. The true identity of this author, who contributed so much to the pop mythology of the Wild West, is still unknown. (MEX18, $16.00)

 

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