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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $72, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXMEX165)		  
Moon Handbook Oaxaca  •  Bruce Whipperman
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 533 PAGES
An invaluable travel guide featuring a good overview of the culture and history of the region, along with coverage of local events, recommendations on accommodations and dining. With photos, illustrations and dozens of local and city maps. (MEX67, $19.95)		   Moon Handbook Oaxaca
The Labyrinth of Solitude  •  Octavio Paz
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1985 •  PAPER  • 398 PAGES
An enduring classic by the Nobel Prize-winning poet and essayist Octavio Paz. This collection of essays tackles 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)		   The Labyrinth of Solitude
Fiesta, Days of the Dead & Other Mexican Festivals  •  Chloe Sayer
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 128 PAGES
Drawing on her extensive travels in Mexico and the wide-ranging collections of the British Museum, Chloe Sayer gives a contemporary context to Mexico's colorful annual celebrations. Vivid full-color images of an amazing array of objects, plus photos of people making and using them to celebrate an intriguing variety of local festivities, illustrate the text. (MEX281, $29.95)		   Fiesta, Days of the Dead & Other Mexican Festivals
Oaxaca & Chiapas Map  •  Guia Roji
MAP
This regional map, with index, covers southern Mexico, including much of Puebla, with a clear street plan of Oaxaca, D.F and Chiapas. One Side. 27 x 39 inches. (MEX49, $12.95)		   Oaxaca & Chiapas Map



Also Recommended

Culture Smart! Mexico  •  Sian Hughes   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (MEX205, $9.95)
 		  
Lonely Planet Mexican Spanish Phrasebook  •  Rafael Carmona   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  This handy take-along phrasebook with essential vocabulay for travelers. (MEX257, $8.99)
 		  
Oaxaca al Gusto  •  Diana Kennedy   • FOOD  •  Diana Kennedy celebrates the diversity of the food, life and culture of Oaxaca in 300 exhaustively researched, authentic recipes. (MEX283, $60.00)
 		  
The Food and Life of Oaxaca, Traditional Recipes from Mexico's Heart  •  Zarela Martinez   • FOOD  •  A cultural history of the region as interpreted through its food, this book mixes 150 recipes with a fascinating discussion of ingredients, daily rituals and regional celebrations. (MEX42, $35.00)
 		  
Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes and the Fall of Old Mexico  •  Hugh Thomas   • HISTORY  •  An entertaining and monumental tome on the conquest of Mexico. It's rare to find a work of such scholarship and importance that is also an enjoyable read. (MEX06, $25.00)
 		  
Discovery and Conquest of Mexico  •  Bernal Diaz del Castillo  •  A.P. Maudslay  •  Hugh Thomas   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
Many Mexicos  •  Lesley Byrd Simpson   • HISTORY  •  This widely known popular history of Mexico, first published in 1941, stands as an enjoyable, well-written introduction to the country and its history. (MEX38, $27.95)
 		  
Oaxaca Celebration, Family, Food, and Fiestas in Teotitlian  •  Mary Jane Gagnier Mendoza   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  Gagnier Mendoza captures the rituals and celebrations of Day of the Dead, Fiesta of the Black Christ of Esquipalasm, Easter and wedding ceremonies in this overview featuring 100 color photographs. (MEX153, $24.95)
 		  
The Skeleton at the Feast, The Day of the Dead in Mexico  •  Chloe Sayer  •  Elizabeth Carmichael   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  The origins, history and modern-day celebration of this important holiday in Mexico. (MEX99, $34.95)
 		  
Ancient Oaxaca, The Monte Alban State  •  Richard Blanton  •  Gary Feinman  •  Stephen Kowalewski  •  Linda Nicholas   • ARCHAEOLOGY  •  A scholarly account of the archaeology of the Valley of Oaxaca from 500 B.C. The four contributors cover the physical and social setting and origins of the civilization of Monte Alban. (MEX69, $41.00)
 		  
Crafts of Mexico  •  Margarita de Orellana  •  Albert Ruy Sanchez   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An abundantly illustrated guide to Mexico's crafts, including textiles, jewelry, ceramics, furniture and more. (MEX144, $45.00)
 		  
Oaxacan Ceramics, Traditional Folk Art by Oaxacan Women  •  Lois Wasserspring   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A visual celebration of the work of six folk artists in the Valley of Oaxaca. (MEX88, $18.95)
 		  
Oaxacan Woodcarving, The Magic in the Trees  •  Shepard Barbash   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A wonderfully illustrated look at the folk art of San Martin Tilcajete, Arrazola, and La Union Tejalapan in Oaxaca, which takes the form of colorfully painted figurines. (MEX40, $19.95)
 		  
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)
 		  
Zapotec Weavers of Teotitlan  •  Andra Fischgrund Stanton  •  Jaye Phillips   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A handsome, illustrated guide to the history, culture, techniques, weaving and design of the rugs and other textiles of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. (MEX89, $29.95)
 		  
Oaxaca Journal  •  Oliver Sacks   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Talented essayist and neurologist Oliver Sacks shows his wide-ranging intellectual curiosity in this transporting tale, interweaving observations and travels with history, nature and culture of Oaxaca. Happily back-in-print with original fern drawings by Dick Reuh. The trip, we should mention, was with the American Fern Society, just one of the good doctor's many interests. That's him, writing under the shade of a nopal cactus, on the cover. He may be writing about the history of chocolate or chili peppers, his ferny childhood at Kew Gardens, the gentle capybara, the violent colonization of Mexico, or its glorious pre-Conquest architecture. Or perhaps he is musing on botanical hallucinogens or the strange habits of fern devotees and birders scouting for new species. As the NY Times put it, "Sacks's boundless curiosity is always a reward." Did anyone say the perfect Mother's Day present? (MEX100, $14.95)
 		  
Skull Duggery  •  Aaron J. Elkins   • MYSTERY  •  This 16th book in Aaron Elkin's Gideon Oliver series finds the skeleton detective vacationing in charming Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, where wife Julie's expatriate relatives, the Gallaghers, operate a dude ranch resort. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty! (MEX259, $7.99)
 		  
Under the Volcano  •  Malcolm Lowry   • LITERATURE  •  The former British consul drinks away the haunting troubles of his past on the Mexico's Day of the Dead in Lowry's celebrated novel. (MEX150, $14.99)
 		  
A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America  •  Stephen Howell  •  Sophie Webb   • FIELD GUIDE  •  Serious birders will want this definitive guide to the 1,070 bird species. It may be awkward to carry but it covers, in detail, all the birds you will see in the region. (FG15, $49.95)
 		  
Field Guide to Mexican Birds  •  Roger Tory Peterson  •  Edward Chalif   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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)
 		  
 
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