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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)
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)
Mexico Map
World Mapping Project
2009 MAP
A convenient, double-sided map of Mexico at a cale of 1:2,250,000. Using the latest cartography from the World Mapping Project, the full color map, printed on rip-proof and waterproof paper, includes topographic features, latitude and longitude, and key visitor attractions. Surrounding water depths are indicated by contour lines in shades of blue and white. Two Sides. 28x36 inches.
(MEX20, $9.99)
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)
Rough Guide Mexico
Roger Norum
GUIDEBOOK
Neatly divided between practical information and a good roundup of culture, history and nature, this lively handbook provides a comprehensive guide to Mexico in the British series.
(MEX138, $26.99)
A Traveller's History of Mexico
Kenneth Pearce
HISTORY
This wide-ranging, accessible and effectively condensed Mexican history book marches confidently through the 1990s with useful chronology and historical gazetteer.
(MEX172, $14.95)
Bordering on Chaos, Mexico's Roller-Coaster Journey to Prosperity
Andres Oppenheimer
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
An outstanding analysis of modern Mexico since the Chiapas uprising in 1994.
(MEX50, $19.99)
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)
Distant Neighbors, A Portrait of the Mexicans
Alan Riding
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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, $15.00)
Fiesta, Days of the Dead & Other Mexican Festivals
Chloe Sayer
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
Sayer (The Skeleton at the Feast) mixes religious tradition, popular culture and folk art in this illustrated survey of Mexican festivals.
(MEX281, $29.95)
Lost Cities of the Maya
Claude Baudez
Sydney Picasso
ARCHAEOLOGY
HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
This lavish little pocket encyclopedia of archaeological discovery features hundreds of color photographs and illustrations, including Catherwood's original engravings.
(MYA01, $12.95)
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)
The Maya
Michael Coe
ARCHAEOLOGY
A clear, concise and up-to-date introduction to Maya archaeology and culture by a leading authority. Now in its seventh edition, this volume in the "Ancient Peoples and Places" series highlights the chronology, accomplishments and legacy of the Maya.
(MYA10, $24.95)
Nothing to Declare
Mary Morris
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
FAVORITE
An absorbing memoir of a woman traveling alone throughout Mexico and Central America. Morris, a favorite writer, evokes the people and places she visits in gritty immediate detail.
(CAM08, $15.00)
Mexico in Mind
Maria Finn
ANTHOLOGY
John Steinbeck, D.H. Lawrence, Graham Greene, Malcolm Lowry and others offer diverse impressions of the many Mexicos.
(MEX178, $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)
Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel
LITERATURE
This lovely novel uses elements of magical realism to portray themes of family, duty, sacrifice, love and freedom.
(MEX37, $14.00)
The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver
LITERATURE
Kingsolver uses news reports and the facts of the fascinating lives of Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Leon Trotsky, J. Edgar Hoover and Roosevelt in Mexico and the U.S., weaving a wide-ranging that takes in the momentous events of the 1930s and 1940s in America.
(MEX275, $26.99)
The Plumed Serpent
D.H. Lawrence
LITERATURE
Lawrence's lush novel, first published in 1926, revolves around the immersion of his heroine in the politics and culture of revolutionary Mexico.
(MEX167, $16.00)
Birder's Mexico
Roland H. Wauer
NATURAL HISTORY
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)
Birds of Mexico & Central America, Princeton Illustrated Checklists
Ber Van Perlo
FIELD GUIDE
An admirably compact, comprehensive guide.
(MEX163, $29.95)
Field Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Adjacent Areas, Belize, Guatemala, and El Salvador
Ernest Preston Edwards
FIELD GUIDE
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)
Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life
Paul Humann
FIELD GUIDE
Humann's photographs of the fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants of the Caribbean are perfect to take along in the boat or to the beach.
(DIV02, $14.95)
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