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Lonely Planet Mexico
 Mexico
is a realm of fascinating history, abundant natural beauty and
vibrant cultural scenes. Whether you want to feel the pulse of
the megalopolis Mexico City, saunter along crooked lanes in remote
colonial towns, explore ancient Mayan and Aztec ruins, or just
relax on the sand of a coastal resort, this guide will help you
choose from the myriad of options.
Features:
tips for adventurous travelers, from diving the Arrecife Palancar
to scaling Pico de Orizaba; informative coverage of Indian population
centers; listings of places to stay and eat for all budgets; detailed
advice on how to get around independently; and over 150 detailed
maps.
Please
note that additional info (prices, activities, etc) are found
to the right of this pages. 
 Teach
Yourself Spanish Verbs
This grammar reference is an
ideal companion to any language course and provides quick reference
of unfamiliar terms and structures.
The University of Chicago
Spanish Dictionary: Spanish-English, English-Spanish
 It's
no secret that the Latinization of America is proceeding at a
quick pace, so it follows that one of the more important reference
books for the new century would be a Spanish-English dictionary.
Besides the obligatory concise descriptions of grammar and verb
conjugation, this edition includes new "context cues,"
which distinguish layers of meaning.
Rick Bayless Mexico: One
Plate At A Time
 Rick
Bayless has been acclaimed widely as America's foremost proponent
of Mexico's thrillingly diverse cuisine. In this companion book
to his 26-part Public Television series, he takes us, with boyish
enthusiasm, through Mexican markets, street stalls and home kitchens
to bring us the great dishes of Mexico, one "plate"
at a time. And each "plate" Rick presents here is a
Mexican classic.
Eyewitness Travel Guide
To Mexico
 Mexico
is a heady sort of place; it inundates you with sights, sounds,
smells, tastes, and tactile sensations. A dry text, no matter
how informative, just doesn't do justice to Mexico's allure. DK's
Eyewitness Travel Guide series, on the other hand, does.
Sure, it provides the necessary
data points. The "Travelers' Needs" section contains
168 recommended hotel options and another 168 restaurants--as
well as a beautifully illustrated guide to the foods of Mexico.
And there are pages of practical information on visas, health
precautions, time zones, electricity, taxis, security, banking,
communications, and the like.
Diego Rivera
 Diego
Rivera (1886-1957) was the greatest Mexican painter of the century-an
audacious muralist, voracious lover, and ardent leftist who befriended
Pablo Picasso, married Frida Kahlo, and quarreled with Leon Trotsky.
Pete Hamill, a best-selling novelist and one of America's most
esteemed journalists, gives us an extraordinary book, now in paperback,
on Rivera's life and art. Hamill, once a young art student in
Mexico City, shows how, despite the political passions, Rivera
created a body of work that still astonishes. Filled with superb
reproductions and documentary photographs, Diego Rivera is a tour
de force.
Mexican Folk Art from Oaxacan Artist Families
Arden and Anya Rothstein, mother and daughter,
live in New York City. Arden is a psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist
in private practice and a Faculty member at the NYU Psychoanalytic
Institute,  NYU
Medical Center where she is also a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry.
Anya is a high school student at the Poly-Prep Country Day School
in Brooklyn, New York whose hobby is photography.
In 1998 Arden took her family to Oaxaca to share
beloved memories of three teenage summers spent there forty years
earlier. Her love for and fascination with the area -- especially
its folk artist families -- were rekindled. Intrigued by visiting
pueblos and meeting artists in their homes, Anya (almost exactly
the age at which Arden first traveled to Oaxaca) joins in preserving
its artistic tradition and treasures in photographs. In the course
of preparing this book they have stayed in the same lovely home
and eaten the same fabulous food prepared by the same loving cook
of Arden’s teenage years. Most importantly, this project
has served as their justification for "having" to make
many pilgrimages to a place they adore.
Frida Kahlo: The Brush of Anguish
 Nearly
40 years after her death, Kahlo is no longer a cult hero but rather
one of the most recognized and recognizable artists of her time.
The themes of her life--poor health, pain, lameness, abortions,
loneliness, depression--are also the themes of her art. These
75 masterfully reproduced paintings, ten equally remarkable duotone
photographs, and descriptive text by Zamora, tell the story of
Kahlo's intense and tragic life.
Mexican Color/Color Mexicano
 A
treasure trove of lifestyle ideas that encourages readers to bring
the richness of vibrant hues into their own lives and homes. 200
color photos.
Mexicolor: The Spirit of Mexican Design
Radiant color is not merely joyously prevalent
in Mexico, it is part of the national psyche.  According
to this energetic celebration of Mexican style, "the color
that floods Mexico's streets and plazas, markets and homes (and
the pages of this book) is language and metaphor - a form of communication,
deeply bound to experience. Day and night, birth and death, rich
and poor, feast and famine: color is always there. Earth, sky,
and history conspire to make it so."
The profusion of multihued walls, tiles, ceramics,
textiles, and folk art that fill the home; the riotous juxtapositions
of vivid foods, flowers, supplies, and accessories that comprise
the spectacle of the marketplace; the vibrant details that define
everything from facades to clothing to handpainted toys--the Mexican
obsession with color is everywhere, as is strikingly documented
in this lively book.
The Dive Sites of Cozumel, Cancun and the
Mayan Riviera : Comprehensive Coverage of Diving and Snorkeling
 Mexico's
Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel offer some of the Caribbean's most
exciting diving experiences including the new frontier of the
sport: cenote (sinkhole) diving.
Explore this vast world of underwater caves and
passages--more than 100 miles of them--and learn about Chichorro
Banks, an unspoiled area, charted for the first time in this guide.
The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
 Hailed
as the greatest novel of the Mexican Revolution, The Underdogs
recounts the story of an illiterate but charismatic Indian peasant
farmer’s part in the rebellion against Porfirio Díaz,
and his subsequent loss of belief in the cause when the revolutionary
alliance becomes factionalized. Azuela’s masterpiece is
a timeless, authentic portrayal of peasant life, revolutionary
zeal, and political disillusionment.
Cooking With Baja Magic:
Mouth-Watering Meals from the Enchanted Kitchens & Campfires
of Baja
 "Celebrate
life with Ann Hazard's long-awaited Cooking With Baja Magic! This
collection of 175 mouth-watering recipes contains favorites from
20 of the most famous restaurants in Baja.
Read about the author's travels and savor the
beautiful, colorful illustrations by Bob Bonn."
Mexicasa: The Enchanting Inns and Haciendas
of Mexico
 This
lavishly illustrated book highlights 21 small hotels, inns, and
haciendas some ancient, some modern in several areas of Mexico.
Some are historic sites, such as the Hacienda de Cortez, another
offers cultural studies programs, while yet another features open-air
structures adjacent to a nature preserve.
Hyams provides a brief history of each hotel,
with descriptions of the architecture, architect, and owner. This
is followed by several pages of full-color photographs of the
interior and exterior by Levick.
The Broken Spears : The Aztec Account of
the Conquest of Mexico
 In
this updated edition of the classic THE BROKEN SPEARS, Leon-Portilla
has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the
centuries. Those texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality
of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished
instead of the victors.
There's a Word for It in
Mexico: The Complete Guide to Mexican Thought and Culture
 Most
people do not realize that the country of Mexico is a very different
place than the United States. Probably because the two countries
are next to each other, those in the US think they pretty-much
know how Mexico is and what's it's like. Basically, they cannot
be further from the truth. Mexican culture and thought are very
different on a very fundamental level, and Norte Americanos who
travel to Mexico or deal with the Mexican people on a personal
and/or business relationship need to know this.
This book is a great help in understanding these
differences. Basically, if you do not want to stick out like a
silly-looking gringo when you are there, you should read this
book.
The Food and Life of Oaxaca
: Traditional Recipes from Mexico's Heart
 The
Food and Life of Oaxaca, by New York restaurateur Zarela Martinez,
is a fascinating cultural study disguised as a great cookbook.
Martinez is part of the new renaissance of Mexican food writers
and chefs, including Rick Bayless and Diana Kennedy, who reaffirm
that culinary awareness goes hand in hand with cultural awareness.
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