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1	Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments, with Recipes, Romances and Home Remedies more books like this by Laura Esquivel add to wishlist Peppered with recipes, remedies and folky digressions, this novel is a treat. The heroine of this fantastical love story, Tita, the youngest of three Mexican daughters, is expected to devote her life to her widowed mother. When her lover, Pedro, asks her to marry him, her mother denies her permission and offers Rosaura, her sister, instead. Pedro ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.03! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Rick Bayless's Mexican kitchen : capturing the vibrant flavors of a world-class cuisine more books like this by Rick Bayless, Deann Groen Bayless, JeanMarie Brownson add to wishlist Rick Bayless has produced over 150 recipes in the art of Mexican food, providing inspiration and guidance, mixed with passion, clarity and humour.' see all copies from $13.19! new only from $20.86! \| first editions \| SVS
3	House on Mango Street more books like this by Sandra Cisneros add to wishlist In this novel about coming of age in Chicago, Esperanza Cordero grows up in its inner-city slums and resolves to transcend her background. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Pearl more books like this by John Steinbeck add to wishlist A diver stakes everything on finding a pearl that will bring wealth to his impoverished family in Steinbeck's 1947 novel. Although it didn't fare well with the critics, THE PEARL was a popular success. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Plazas: Lugar de Encuentros more books like this by Robert Hershberger add to wishlist Each chapter of this hybrid edition of the successful beginning Spanish program weaves together solid language instruction and opportunities for real-life communication with the rich and colorful threads of Spanish-speaking cultures. This edition offers the essentials of "Plazas'" language instruction in the form of a condensed version of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.77! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Rain of Gold more books like this by Victor Villasenor (Foreword by) add to wishlist An epic novel about two families and their two countries: Mexico and the U.S. This tale of a bootlegger and his beautiful wife is based on Villaseñor's own family history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain more books like this by Cormac McCarthy add to wishlist (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Available together in one volume for the first time, the three novels of Cormac McCarthy's award-winning and bestselling "Border Trilogy "constitute a genuine American epic. Beginning with "All the Pretty Horses" and continuing through "The Crossing" and "Cities of the Plain," McCarthy chronicles the lives of two ... see all copies from $19.02! new only from $19.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Like Water for Chocolate more books like this by Laura Esquivel add to wishlist Peppered with recipes, remedies and folky digressions, this novel is a treat. The heroine of this fantastical love story, Tita, the youngest of three Mexican daughters, is expected to devote her life to her widowed mother. When her lover, Pedro, asks her to marry him, her mother denies her permission and offers Rosaura, her sister, instead. Pedro ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida more books like this by Victor Martinez add to wishlist Manuel Hernandez faces a time of many changes during the year leading up to anticipated initiation into a gang. Manny's alcoholic father calls him "el perico," or parrot, comparing him to the Mexican saying about a parrot that complains about how hot it is in the shade while all along he's sitting inside the oven and doesn't know it. Will Manny ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Devil's Highway: A True Story more books like this by Luis Alberto Urrea add to wishlist Describes the attempt of twenty-six men to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, a region known as the Devil's Highway, detailing their harrowing ordeal and battle for survival against impossible odds. see all copies from $2.66! new only from $7.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Bless Me, Ultima more books like this by Rudolfo A Anaya add to wishlist A bildungsroman about a young Mexican-American boy, Antonio, in a New Mexican village during the 1940s. He faces a choice that will determine the course of his entire life: to follow his father's family's nomadic lifestyle, or to settle down to agriculture as his mother's family has done. Anaya draws on the Spanish-American folklore with which he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Mexican Everyday more books like this by Rick Bayless, Deann Groen Bayless add to wishlist At last, here is a cookbook that brings Mexican food within easy reach. As much as Rick Bayless loves the bold flavours of Mexican foods, he understands that preparing many Mexican specialities requires time. "Mexican Everyday" is written with the time sensitivities of modern life in mind. It is a collection of 90 full-flavoured recipes - like ... see all copies from $12.92! new only from $19.26! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Hummingbird's Daughter more books like this by Luis Alberto Urrea add to wishlist This epic novel tells the story of the illegitimate daughter of a Mexican nobleman named Don Tomàs Urrea. Teresita, who was conceived when Urrea raped a young Indian woman known as "the Hummingbird," becomes a healer who, at one point, dies and comes back to life. The miraculous girl is eventually adopted by her father, becoming educated, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico more books like this by Rick Bayless, John Sandford (Illustrator), Christopher Hirsheimer (Photographer) add to wishlist Americans have at last discovered Mexico's passion for exciting food. We've fallen in love with the great Mexican combination of rich, earthy flavors and casual, festive dining. But we don't begin to imagine how sumptuous and varied the cooking of Mexico really is. After ten years of loving exploration, Rick Bayless, together with his wife, ... see all copies from $16.88! new only from $16.88! \| SVS
15 view cover	Hunger of Memory: An Autobiography more books like this by Richard Rodroquez, Richard Rodriguez add to wishlist Hunger Of Memory is the story of a Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just 50 words of English and concludes his university studies in the stately quiet of the reading room of the British Museum. Here is the poignant journey is a "minority student" who pays the cost of his social ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| SVS
16 view cover	Breaking Through more books like this by Francisco Jimenez add to wishlist Fourteen-year-old Francisco Jimenez and his family leave Mexico and arrive at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sisters not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing poverty, long hours of labor, and blatant ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Thirteen Senses: A Memoir more books like this by Victor Villasenor add to wishlist A sprawling family memoir about the experiences of multiple generations in Mexico and the United States. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Power and the Glory more books like this by Graham Greene add to wishlist This story of bravery, cowardice, and moral decay is set in Mexico during the Calles regime of the 1930s, when the practice of Christianity was violently suppressed. It portrays the heroic and doomed efforts of a priest to minister secretly to the Catholics of the region. The "whiskey priest" is one of Greene's most memorable characters: a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Conquest of New Spain more books like this by Bernal Diaz, Bernal Diaz Del Castillo, John M Cohen (Introduction by) add to wishlist Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Diaz del Castillo, himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Gone for Soldiers: A Novel of the Mexican War more books like this by Jeff Shaara add to wishlist Set in 1847 during the Mexican-American War, this novel chronicles the horrors of a war that is seldom written about, the war fought for the cause of American expansion into Texas and California, and led by many of the officers who would become famous a few years later during the American Civil War. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.92! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Mangrove Coast more books like this by Randy Wayne White add to wishlist Marine biologist Doc Ford answers the call to help a friend's daughter when her mother disappears in Baja. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Labyrinth of Solitude more books like this by Octavio Paz add to wishlist In Paz's non-fiction examination of Mexico's history and mythology, he laments the loss of Mexican identity and sees that as due to the enormous number of influences that have affected the country, particularly its Indian and Spanish past and the all-pervasive presence of the United States. see all copies from $2.85! new only from $8.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Mexico One Plate at a Time more books like this by Rick Bayless, Deann Groen Bayless, Jeanmarie Brownson add to wishlist Rick Bayless, Mexican-food guru thanks to his popular AUTHENTIC MEXICAN, presents 120 recipes for fresh takes on classic favorites, including Green Chile Chicken Tamales, Roasted Lobster Tails with Mojo Mayonnaise, Tequila Flamed Mangoes, Quick-Fried Shrimp, Zucchini Tacos, Red Tomato Rice, and Smoky Chipotle Beans. Most of his carefully presented ... see all copies from $12.49! new only from $21.38!
24 view cover	A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya more books like this by Linda Schele, David Freidel add to wishlist The mystique of the pre-Columbian Maya has prompted much speculation about the nature of this sophisticated people. With the breaking of their elaborate hieroglyphic code, Schele and Freidel, Mayan scholars of note, provide a new look at the Maya. Structured on sound scholarly principles, their presentation abounds in notes, references, indexes, ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $14.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Day's Work more books like this by Eve Bunting, Ronald Himler (Illustrator) add to wishlist In this story set in California a boy named Francisco tries to help his grandfather, newly arrived from Mexico, find some day work. Knowing that the family needs money, and knowing his grandfather can't understand him when he speaks English, Francisco assures a man looking for a gardener that he and his grandfather are experts. However, Francisco ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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