About this title: A previously unpublished Mayan myth, gifted to Martin Prechtel by village elders, forms the unique backdrop to Prechtel's own untold story, from his chilling escape with his family from Guatemalan death squads in the mid-1980s, to how he has continued to live out the spirit of the myth in the alien context of modern life in the US. Sales Handles; ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Element Books Ltd
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780007142682ISBN:0007142684
Description: Fine. Paperback, Like New, clean, tight, unmarked, no spine or cover creases Remainder mark some light cover edge wear All orders are shipped by kbooks every business day. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Element Books Ltd
Date Published: 2004-04-25
ISBN-13:9780007142682ISBN:0007142684
Description: New. A great book in new condition. may show slight signs of shelf wear. We provide USPS confirmation tracking and email when we ship. We want your complete satisfaction. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thorsons
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780007142682ISBN:0007142684
Description: Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. New book with remainder mark. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 368 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780007142675ISBN:0007142676
Description: Good in Fair jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7"-9" tall. Inscribed and Signed By Author Good Hardcover Octavo in a Fair Jacket, 2002. Spine ends bumped, boards rubbed. Moisture leeched some color from the boards onto the inner jacket. Extensive inscription by author on pre-title and title page, with Prechtel's signature. Text itself is unmarked, but book has seen better days. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Element Books Ltd, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780007142682ISBN:0007142684
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. STAINED ON PAGE EDGE OF FIRST PAGES. Following up on Secrets of the Talking Jaguar and Long Life, Honey in the Heart, Prechtel closes his epic autobiographical trilogy by mixing Mayan myths with a first-person account of his efforts to escape from Guatemala with his family intact during the 1980s civil war that tore the country apart. The book opens with an extended rendering of a myth in which corn is introduced to Central America after a tumultuous romance ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorsons
Date Published: 2/25/2003
ISBN-13:9780007142675ISBN:0007142676
Description: Very Good. 0007142676 Hard cover book that has very little wear to the cover and the corners of the book. This copy has an inscription inside the cover. Text is clean throughout and the binding is tight. Fast shipping. read more
Description: New. 0007142676 New! ! Dust cover has shelf wear. Price sticker on front. Ships right away in a box from a clean and dry facility! ! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorsons Publishers
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780007142675ISBN:0007142676
Description: Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. 2002 edition-Thorsens Publishing. Ex-library. Hardcover with plastic over jacket. Jacket has wear on back cover, but front looks very good. Pages are clean and unmarked. Book has library label and stamp. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 384 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorsons Publishers
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780007142675ISBN:0007142676
Description: Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. 2002 edition-Thorsens Publishing. Ex-library. Hardcover with plastic over jacket. Jacket has wear on back cover, but front looks very good. Pages are clean and unmarked. Book has library label and stamp. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 384 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good + 4to. Edges/corners slightly bumped/rubbed. Extensive inscription of titlepage, possibly by author. The story of a journey, both literal and figurative. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London, UK, Thorsons
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780007142675ISBN:0007142676
Description: VG+/VG+ ISBN: 0007142676 Hardcover, paper over boards with gilt lettering on spine, author's signature on title page, 368 pages. Clean, square, unmarked copy. Slight shelf wear, light browning to page edges. Dust jacket protected in new mylar wrap. read more
"I've read a lot of books, so I get excited when I stumble upon an author who blows the lid off narrative style. Just when I think nothing new can be done, a master story teller like Martin Prechtel shows up with a book woven together so tightly and intricately that my head spins, I forget where I am, and somehow it all comes full circle. This is such a cool book. Much is based on the author's real life, which is hard to believe, but true. It's an adventure and I loved it."
"I didn't finish this book. The Mayan story part was very interesting, but the writer needs a lot of work. The man loves commas and lists of things. It is a poorly written book."
"I love Pretchel's tales of his life with the indigenous Tzutujil Mayan in Guatemala... I've since heard, not surprisingly, that he is a very controversial figure. So be it. His story (embellished, biased, whatever) is a great lovely adventure, filled with magic, shamanism and spirit. Beautiful. I've read all his books and wish there were a dozen more..."
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