MICHOACAN & MEXICO'S MONARCH BUTTERFLIES More Books Across a Hundred Mountains, A Novel  •  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)   An Album of Maya Architecture  •  Tatiana Proskouriakoff ARCHAEOLOGY •  2003 •  PAPER  • 164 PAGES A classic work, first published in 1946. Combining her talents as a scholar, artist and architect, Proskouriakoff presents breathtaking artistic reconstructions of what the Maya sites may have looked like more than 1,000 years ago. The text summarizes the archeological findings at each site. This gorgeous book evokes daily life at the sites. (MYA06, $19.95)   The Amazing Monarch, The Secret Wintering Grounds of an Endangered Butterfly  •  Windle Turley SCIENCE •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 104 PAGES Turley documents the incredible migration of monarch butterfly south from Canada and the Northeast to a forest high in the neovolcanic mountains 150 miles southwest of Mexico City. Over 100 full-color photographs recount this cyclic journey in remarkable detail. (MEX279, $29.95)   The Ancient Maya  •  Loa Traxler  •  Robert Sharer ARCHAEOLOGY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 892 PAGES In its sixth edition, this scholarly tome is a standard reference on everything Maya, an up-to-date descendent of the original by the pioneering archaeologist Sylvanus Morley. It includes individual site descriptions, maps -- and much else of interest to the general reader. We recommend it for the serious student. (MYA07, $37.95)   Ancient Maya, New Perspectives  •  Heather McKillop HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 460 PAGES An overview for the general reader. (MYA46, $22.95)   Archaeological Mexico: A Traveler's Guide to Ancient Cities and Sacred Sites  •  Andrew Coe GUIDEBOOK •  2001 •  PAPER  • 450 PAGES A guide to 52 of the largest and best-known sites throughout Mexico, including an extensive section on the Yucatan peninsula. With history, travel information, site diagram and suggestions for touring each site. It's a useful overview of the archaeology of Mexico, which would have been much enhanced by more detailed site diagrams and additional photographs. The author is the son of Mayan scholar Michael Coe. (MEX63, $21.95)   The Art of Mesoamerica, from Olmec to Aztec  •  Mary Ellen Miller ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Miller, a professor at Yale, introduces the range of art produced in Central America and Mexico from 1500 BC to the Spanish conquest in this excellent survey in the popular World of Art series. It's an excellent survey of hundreds of objects and sites of the pre-Columbian world, compact and profusely illustrated. With drawings, black-and-white photographs and site plans. Fourth edition. (MYA09, $21.95)   Birder's Mexico  •  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. Wauer was for many years chief naturalist of Big Bend National Park. (MEX14, $18.95)   Bordering on Chaos, Mexico's Roller-Coaster Journey to Prosperity  •  Andres Oppenheimer CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1998 •  PAPER  • 379 PAGES The author, a reporter with the Miami Herald, brings excellent journalism, insight and historical background to this outstanding analysis of modern Mexico. It focuses on events since the Chiapas uprising and political upheavals of 1994, including an analysis of NAFTA. (MEX50, $19.99)   Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish  •  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 and willingness to humiliate himself in order to master the language. It will encourage you to do the same. Beware, he includes a lengthy list of obscene words as well as horrendous examples of English words adopted in Spanish. (CAM06, $19.95)   The Buried Mirror  •  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. Fuentes hosted a television series by the same name. (SPN71, $29.95)   Butterflies in Flight  •  Roger Camp ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 104 PAGES Hyperreal photographs of butterflies, achieved with a butterfly net, a scanner and Photoshop. Camp, who collected butterflies from around the world for this handsome art book, sets the images against a black background. It's an accordion-folded book in a slipcase, more in the category of art than science. (NAT58, $27.50)   The Cities of Ancient Mexico  •  Jeremy Sabloff ARCHAEOLOGY •  1997 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES 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 Code of Kings, The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs  •  Linda Schele  •  Peter Mathews ARCHAEOLOGY •  1999 •  PAPER  • 432 PAGES A vivid guided survey 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. Mayanists Schele and Mathews draw on recently found hieroglyphic writing to reveal the life -- and individual personalities -- of the ancient cities. Although it's not a beautiful book, marred by small print and lack of color, this book is still an essential companion to visiting Tikal, Palenque, Copan, Seibal, Chich'en Itza, Uxmal or Iximche'. (MYA13, $22.00)   A Concise History of Mexico  •  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  •  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. With 400 color photographs and illustrations. (MEX144, $45.00)   Discovery and Conquest of Mexico  •  Bernal Diaz del Castillo  •  A.P. Maudslay  •  Hugh Thomas HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 478 PAGES A vivid eyewitness account from a soldier's perspective. Diaz attempts to set the story straight and his classic first-person account is a richly detailed, well written and essential narrative of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. (MEX32, $24.00)   Distant Neighbors, A Portrait of the Mexicans  •  Alan Riding CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1989 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES This best-selling profile of the contemporary Mexico by the long-time New York Times bureau chief in Mexico covers politics, culture and economics. It includes insightful portraits of Mexico's recent presidents and leaders. (MEX28, $19.95)   Incidents of Travel in Yucatan  •  John Lloyd Stephens  •  Karl Ackerman ARCHAEOLOGY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 286 PAGES A classic, first published in 1841. Stephens chronicles in rich detail his rediscovery of 44 Maya sites in the Yucatan, among them Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah and Tulum. This new one-volume edition, organized geographically, is especially abridged for the visitor. Edgar Allan Poe called the book "perhaps the most interesting travel book ever published." Dozens of modern and archival photographs complement Frederick Catherwood's original drawings. (MEX02, $16.95)   Insects Through the Seasons  •  Gilbert Waldbauer NATURAL HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES An elegant overview of the world from a bug's-eye view. Ostensibly covering the life cycle of a cecropid moth, it interweaves stories of insect behavior revolving around (of course) food, sex and home. With line drawings and a clever flip-book illustrating the flight of a moth. (NAT13, $14.95)   Insight Guide Mexico  •  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)   The Lawless Roads  •  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. He draws on the same expenses for his masterpiece The Power and the Glory. (MEX164, $15.00)   Legends of the Plumed Serpent, Biography of a Mexican God  •  Neil Baldwin HISTORY •  1998 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES Structured loosely on the myth of the feathered god Quetzalcoatl, this magnificently illustrated book mingles history, travelogue and social commentary. Among its many merits, the book includes an excellent account of the Spanish conquest and a nuanced discussion of how the federal government has treated indigenous populations. (MEX56, $37.50)   Lost Cities of the Maya  •  Claude Baudez  •  Sydney Picasso ARCHAEOLOGY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 175 PAGES • COMING IN A pocket guide to Maya archaeology. This lavishly illustrated small book features hundreds of color photographs and illustrations -- along with excerpts from key works and a brief guide to Maya arithmetic, their calendar and inscriptions. (MYA01, $15.95)   Many Mexicos  •  Lesley Byrd Simpson HISTORY •  1983 •  PAPER  • 389 PAGES This widely known popular history of Mexico, first published in 1941, stands as an enjoyable, well-written introduction to the country and its history. Fourth edition. (MEX38, $27.95)   The Maya  •  Michael Coe ARCHAEOLOGY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 280 PAGES A clear, concise introduction to Maya archaeology and culture by a leading authority. A volume in the series, "Ancient Peoples and Places," this short book highlights the chronology, accomplishments and legacy of the Maya. Eighth edition. (MYA10, $26.95)   Maya Art and Architecture  •  Mary Ellen Miller ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES Organized thematically, this book by Yale art historian Mary Ellen Miller surveys the art and architecture throughout Mayadom. She makes use of the latest discoveries at Tikal, Copan Palenque and other Maya sites to present the range of art from architecture, to sculpture, ceramics and murals. The text is much enhanced by 200 illustrations, 50 in color, including site plans, maps, strikingly rendered reconstructions and color photographs of key temples and buildings. For the traveler interested in better understanding Maya art -- and particularly the glyphs featured on Maya sculpture -- we couldn't recommend this book more highly. (MYA20, $19.95)   Maya, Divine Kings of the Rain Forest  •  Nikolai Grube ARCHAEOLOGY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 450 PAGES • COMING IN A comprehensive, well-illustrated overview of Maya culture and history for the interested traveler with contributions by dozens of scholars. Edited by Edited by Nikolai Grube, a professor of anthropology and pre-Columbian studies at the University of Texas. With hundreds of color photographs, maps, and illustrations, glossary, an illustrated timeline, and extensive bibliography. Experts explore topics including Maya agriculture, life and culture in the large cities in the rain forest, the Spanish conquest, and the modern Maya movement. (MYA37, $49.95)   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, Biography of Power, A History of Modern Mexico, 1810-1996  •  Enrique Krauze HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 896 PAGES A widely praised, sweeping history of Mexico. Translated from the Spanish, this book is a beautifully written political and social history of the last two centuries. (MEX52, $22.99)   The Monarch Butterfly, Biology and Conservation  •  Karen Oberhauser  •  Michelle Solensky NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES A collection of scholarly review articles on the monarch butterfly and its conservation, partly drawn from two citizen science projects: Journey North and the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. (BST103, $39.95)   Moon Handbook Cabo  •  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 Yucatan Peninsula  •  Lisa and Gary Prado Chandler GUIDEBOOK •  2009 •  PAPER  • 391 PAGES A compact, comprehensive travel guide with an excellent overview of the natural history and culture of the region, including Yucatan but also Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, and Quintana Roo. It includes detailed information on hotels, restaurants and attractions. With good site diagrams and sketch maps throughout. (MEX66, $21.95)   Nothing to Declare  •  Mary Morris TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 250 PAGES • FAVORITE • COMING IN An absorbing memoir of a woman traveling alone through Mexico and Central America. Morris, a favorite writer, evokes the people and places she visits on her travels in gritty immediate detail. Her travels include San Miguel de Allende, the Guatemalan Highlands, Bay Islands, and Nicaragua. (CAM08, $15.00)   The People's Guide to Mexico, Wherever You Go, There You Are!  •  Carl Franz  •  Lorena Havens GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 573 PAGES Sans restaurant or hotel recommendations -- but with plenty of anecdotes and tips -- this is an informative, tell-all book on everything from Mexican slang to dealing with officialdom to buying a hammock. It's an imaginative alternative to the standard guidebook, aimed at low- or mid-budget travelers eager to explore Mexico on their own. Now in its 30th anniversary edition, this famous guide has legions of followers. (MEX71, $24.95)   Pimsleur Quick & Simple Spanish  •  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. The Pimsleur method emphasizes the use of listening skills without reading materials (so there isn't a book to follow along). It's advertised as "Totally audio: hear it, learn it, speak it." (SPN257, $19.95)   Popol Vuh, The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life  •  Dennis Tedlock LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 388 PAGES The definitive, unabridged collection of creation myths and stories of the Quiche people, fundamental to understanding the worldview of the highland Maya. First transcribed into Latin in the 17th century, then revised and expanded in the 1990s by Dennis Tedlock, who consulted contemporary Maya. Carlos Fuentes called it "The Maya Bible." (MYA14, $16.99)   The Presence of Whales, Contemporary Writers on the Whale  •  Frank Stewart NATURAL HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 319 PAGES In this well chosen series of essays, some of our best modern writers enlighten and entertain on the subject of whales. In addition to a number of reports from the Pacific Northwest, the collection includes a Roger Payne piece on the humpback, Diane Ackerman's essay on the right whales of Patagonia and Barry Lopez's extraordinary thoughts on the narwhal. (BST02, $15.95)   Rain of Gold  •  Victor Villasenor LITERATURE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 562 PAGES This novel is the epic tale of three generations of a Mexican family taking in the revolution at home, their immigration to California and ongoing struggles. (MEX29, $18.00)   Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest  •  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)   Sinaloa Map  •  Guia Roji MAP A locally produced, fold-up road map of Sinaloa at a scale of 1:800,000. (MEX73, $7.95)   Smithsonian Handbook: Butterflies and Moths  •  David A. Carter FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES This photographic field guide to butterflies and moths is illustrated in the attractive Eyewitness style, and includes key identification features for each species. (BST101, $20.00)   Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life  •  Paul Humann FIELD GUIDE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 80 PAGES A compact guide illustrating all the fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants you are most likely to encounter in less than 15 feet of water in the Caribbean. Humann's photographs are among the best we've seen for identification -- and its handy size makes it perfect to take along in the boat or to the beach. (DIV02, $14.95)   Sonora Map  •  Guia Roji MAP A road map of Sonora at the excellent scale of 1:200,000. (MEX74, $7.95)   South Mexico Map  •  ITMB MAP A traveler's map in the Mexico regional series, this double-sided map covers the Yucatan, Chiapas, Vera Cruz, Oaxaca and other areas of the country north almost to Guadelajara, at a scale of 1:1,350,000. Two Sides. 26x39 inches. (MEX65, $10.95)   T. Rex and the Crater of Doom  •  Walter Alvarez NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES An accessible scientific study of the famous impact crater found in the Yucatan Peninsula. Using geologic evidence, Alvarez forms a fascinating account of the fate of the dinosaurs and other animal species after a enormous meteor slammed into the earth some 65 million years ago. (CAM68, $16.95)   Travelers' Tales Mexico  •  James O'Reilly  •  Larry Habegger ANTHOLOGY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 404 PAGES • COMING IN A diverse collection of excellent stories and essays, mostly modern. Organized by topic, the selection includes the Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes, essayist Octavio Paz, New York writer Kate Simon along with excerpts from dozens of travelogues. It's a highly readable introduction to the cultural heritage, politics and people of Mexico. (MEX03, $17.95)   Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises  •  Mark Carwardine FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species. (FG02, $20.00)   A World of Butterflies  •  Brian Cassie  •  Robert Michael Pyle NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 432 PAGES Vivid color images and short descriptions of some the world's most beautiful butterflies fill this photographic celebration. (BST102, $22.99)   Yucatan Before and After the Conquest  •  Diego de Landa  •  William Gates HISTORY •  1978 •  PAPER  • 162 PAGES A 16th-century report by the first bishop of Yucatan, a dedicated ethnographer who has provided the most complete early European account of the Maya. With maps and handsome line drawings, the book is an unabridged facsimile of a limited edition published in 1937 by the Maya Society in Baltimore. (MYA15, $8.95)   Yucatan Map  •  ITMB 2008 •  MAP Double-sided, indexed road map of the region at 1:500,000, printed on durable waterproof paper. Coverage divides the area into north and south sections, and includes all of Belize. Latitude and longitude lines are drawn at 30' intervals. Map legend is in English and Spanish. Two Sides. 27 X 37 inches. (MEX04, $12.95)
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