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Sweet Money
An Inspector Lascano Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
1.A novel written by an insider. Mallo is a former militant, pursued by the dictatorship as a member of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, which was later absorbed by the Montoneros guerilla movement.
The second crime novel in a trilogy with police Superintendent Lascano. The first two...
by Seldom Scene Photography
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2011
Part of a series of eBooks on photography at Maya ruins, "A Photographer's Guide to Chicanná" goes far beyond the usual tour books. It's a comprehensive guide to the ruins, with an eye toward making the photographs you make there the very best they can be.This eBook will give you:*...
Imperial Dreams
Tracking the Imperial Woodpecker Through the Wild Sierra Madre
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Explorer and naturalist Tim Gallagher is obsessed with rare birds. A decade ago, Gallagher was one of the rediscoverers of the legendary ivory-billed woodpecker, which most scientists believed had been extinct for more than half a century—an event that caused an international stir. Now, in Imperial...
by Rebeca Mauleon, SHER Music
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
The only complete method book on Salsa ever published. Numerous musical examples of how different Afro-Cuban styles are created, what each instrument does, text explaining the history and structure of the music, etc. "This will be the Salsa Bible for years to come." Sonny Bravo, Tito-Puente's pianist.
Frutas y Verduras
A Fresh Food Lover's Guide to Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
The cuisine of Mexico is so rich and diverse, largely because of the variety of plant foods that not only grow there, but have been cherished and preserved by its people for many generations. 'Frutas y Verduras' means, in English, simply: 'Fruits and Vegetables' and this is guide is all about helping...
The Rio de Janeiro Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015
Spanning a period of over 450 years, The Rio de Janeiro Reader traces the history, culture, and politics of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, through the voices, images, and experiences of those who have made the city's history. It outlines Rio's transformation from a hardscrabble colonial outpost and strategic...
Conquest, Tribute and Trade
How the Quest for Precious Metals Gave Birth to Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2016
This new edition of Conquest, Tribute and Trade: How the Quest for Precious Metals Gave Birth to Globalization (2016) has been revised to improve the clarity of the text, maps and end-notes. The book itself attempts to explain the birth of globalization in a new way and address three interrelated...
Latino Americans
The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
THE COMPANION BOOK TO THE PBS DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Latino Americans chronicles the rich and varied history of Latinos, who have helped shaped our nation and have become, with more than fifty million people, the largest minority in the United States. This companion to the landmark PBS miniseries...
Beyond Borders
A History of Mexican Migration to the United States
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day.
Considers the issues...
River of Darkness
Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
From the acclaimed author of Conquistador comes this thrilling account of one of history’s greatest adventures of discovery. With cinematic immediacy and meticulous attention to historical detail, here is the true story of a legendary sixteenth-century explorer and his death-defying navigation of...
Jungleland
A Mysterious Lost City and a True Story of Deadly Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
"I began to daydream about the jungle...."
On April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him, struggled to fall asleep at the Paris Hotel in La Ceiba,...
Motorcycle Therapy
A Canadian Adventure in Central America
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
From the Canadian Rockies to the Panamanian jungle, Motorcycle Therapy rumbles with comic adventure as two men, fleeing failed relationships, test the limits of their motorcycles and their friendship. Join the horn-honking, signal-flashing, wheelie-popping pair as they endure painful bee stings, painful...
by Jowel C. Laguerre, Cecile Accilien
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2010
The essential terms you need to communicate with the nation’s 8-plus million Haitian Creole speakers
If you are travelling to Haiti to help with the relief effort or to aid in its rebuilding, Haitian Creole Phrasebook is your must-have resource. In addition to featuring content specifically...
From the Revolution to the Maquiladoras
Gender, Labor, and Globalization in Nicaragua
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2005
From the Revolution to the Maquiladoras is a major contribution to the study of globalization, labor, and women’s movements. Jennifer Bickham Mendez presents a detailed ethnographic account of the Nicaraguan Working and Unemployed Women’s Movement, “María Elena Cuadra” (mec), which emerged...