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1	The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border more books like this by Teresa Rodriguez, Diana Montane, Lisa Pulitzer For the last nine years, the city of Ciudad Juarez in northern Mexico has been the centre of an ongoing phenomenon of female homicides. As of February 2005 more than 370 bodies have been recovered, with over 400 women still missing, according to Amnesty International. The BBC News reported in November 2005 that 28 women had been murdered so far ... see all copies from $4.41! new only from $4.41! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family more books like this by Oscar Lewis This book is about a poor family in Mexico city, Jesus Sanchez, the father, age fifty, and his four children: Manuel, age twenty-two; Roberto, twenty-nine; Consuelo, twenty-seven; and Marta, twenty-five. My purpose is to give the reader an inside view of family life and of what it means to grow up in a one-room home in a slum tenement in the heart ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.49! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Judas at the Jockey Club and Other Episodes of Porfirian Mexico more books like this by William H Beezley "In three superbly crafted and incisive essays, William H. Beezley examines the leisure culture of high society and the traditional culture of 'everyday Mexicans' and their interactions and clash...Witty and entertaining but also thought-provoking." - "American Historical Review". What the critics said when Judas at the Jockey Club first appeared ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.05! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Five families : Mexican case studies in the culture of poverty more books like this by Oscar Lewis One of the truly seminal works in modern cultural anthropology, Five Families is a dramatic and forceful account of the men, women, and children of five Mexican families and the impoverished communities in which they live.. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Limits of Racial Domination: Plebeian Society in Colonial Mexico City, 1660-1720 more books like this by Douglas Cope, R Douglas Cope In this distinguished contribution to Latin American colonial history, Douglas Cope draws upon a wide variety of sources--including Inquisition and court cases, notarial records and parish registers--to challenge the traditional view of castas (members of the caste system created by Spanish overlords) as rootless, alienated, and dominated by a ... see all copies from $8.10! new only from $19.83! \| SVS
6	Lonely Planet Mexico more books like this by John Noble, Michele Matter, Nancy Keller hangout with howler monkeys near a Mayan ruin, scale the Pico de Orizaba (Mexico's tallest mountain), visit mummies on Day of the Dead, or nap in a Yucatecan hamock - this guide has it all - ventures beyond tacos to discover the best of Mexican cuisine - special section on artesanias (handicrafts) - 161 detailed maps for discovering Mayan temples, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.95!
7	A Gallant Little Army: The Mexico City Campaign more books like this by Timothy D Johnson In 1847, General Winfield Scott boldly led a small but undaunted army from the Mexican coast all the way to the Hall of Montezuma, routing Mexican forces at every turn while pacifying the countryside. Scott's military campaign - America's first ever in a foreign country - helped pave the way for victory in the wider war against Mexico and also ... see all copies from $2.89! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Return to the Same City more books like this by Paco Ignacio Taibo, II Hector Belascoaran Shayne is back and looking for a multi-aliased gun runner who is being tracked by a CIA-linked reporter, supposedly because he caused the suicide of somebody's sister. Confusing? Hector thinks so, but nevertheless, the intrepid Mexico City detective tracks the man called Estrella from Acapulco to Tijuana, through murderous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	La Capital: The Biography of Mexico City more books like this by Jonathan Kandell The history of Mexico City is a sweeping, dramatic saga of individuals confronting victory and defeat, opulence and misery, euphoria and catastrophe. A colorful panorama, told by a Latin American correspondent of the New York Times. 16 pages of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.90! \| first editions
10	Byron Nelsons Winning Golf more books like this by Byron Nelson, Tom W Watson (Foreword by) see all copies from $3.40! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Great Temple of the Aztecs: Treasures of Tenochtitlan more books like this by Eduardo Matos Moctezuma The Aztecs have fascinated and horrified Westerners for centuries. After Cortes' extraordinary conquest of the New World's most powerful civilization in 1521, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was levelled and its Great Temple demolished. Soon even the location of the old cult centre was lost - until 1978, when tunnelling for Mexico City's subway ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	La Ley del Amor more books like this by Laura Esquivel This romantic, innovative, and wildly comic "New York Times" bestseller by the author of "Like Water for Chocolate" tells a cosmic love story, a Mexican "Midsummer Night's Dream" that stretches from the fall of Montezuma's Mexico to the 23rd century. Includes eight sections of full-color illustrations. see all copies from $2.98! new only from $5.84! \| first editions
13 view cover	Mexican High more books like this by Liza Monroy Monroy's memorable debut novel is an eye-opening, coming-of-age story about identity, belonging, and first love. In a setting rife with sex, drugs, and political corruption, it is also a revealing look at elite Mexican society and its freedoms and excesses. see all copies from $5.57! new only from $7.34! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	A Game for the Living more books like this by Patricia Highsmith Ramon and Theodore, friends and both lovers of Lelia, become prime suspects when she is found murdered and must find the real killer in order to prove their innocence. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.44! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Great Festivals of Colonial Mexico City: Performing Power and Identity more books like this by Linda A Curcio-Nagy This innovative work of cultural history examines the function of public rituals in colonial Mexico City. Festivals were a defining characteristic of life in the capital. For most of the colonial period, inhabitants could witness as many as 100 religious and civil celebrations in a year. The largest of these events, both civil and religious, were ... see all copies from $20.90! new only from $24.95! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	No Happy Ending more books like this by Paco Ignacio Taibo, II, William I Neuman (Translator) The discovery of a dead man--dressed as a Roman foot soldier--in his office bathroom leads Mexico City P.I. Hector Belascoaran Shayne into a bizarre and sinister web of circumstance. The popularity of award-winning Mexican author Taibo's Shayne series is world-renowned.S. tour. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Mexico City more books like this by Insight Guides A travel series unlike any other, Insight Guides go beyond the sights and into reality. Their incomparable photojournalistic approach captures the uniqueness of each culture they cover: their traditions, their arts, their history, their lives. The stunning photography is married to compelling text, written by local writers; the people most ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.24! \| SVS
18 view cover	Propriety and Permissiveness in Bourbon Mexico more books like this by Sergio Rivera Ayala, Juan Pedro Viqueira Albban, Juan Pedro Viqueira Alban The eighteenth century in New Spain witnessed major changes: among these, one of the most significant was the adoption of French customs among the upper groups of society in response to the spreading ideas of the Enlightenment. These new ideas, it has been assumed, brought a relaxation of social customs. But Viqueira Alban takes this assumption, ... see all copies from $4.98! new only from $4.98!
19 view cover	The City of Mexico in the Age of Diaz more books like this by Michael Johns Johns captures the pulse of a brawling city, with a sure-handed feel for both the grit and the dazzle. . . . Anybody involved in Mexico in whatever way should read this work with care, or ignore it at their peril. It is simply superb." --Karl W. Butzer, Dickson Centennial Professor of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin Mexico City assumed ... see all copies from $6.00! first editions
20 view cover	The Patron Saint of Plagues more books like this by Barth Anderson From an award-winning short-fiction writer comes a debut novel that tosses readers into a near-future world where an outbreak of plague threatens not only a precious peace negotiation, but the entire continents of North and South America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.20! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Treasures in Heaven more books like this by Kathleen Alcala To escape a scandal that sent her husband into exile, Estela abandons the safety of her hometown and travels with her infant son to the roaring nineteenth-century metropolis of Mexico City.Hoping to begin her life anew, Estela declares herself a widow and goes in search of her former lover - and only true love.Estela's romantic ideals are quickly ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Legends of the city of Mexico more books like this by Thomas Allibone Janvier Legends and traditions have always been a part of Mexico's history and culture. These collected folk tales of the colonial period blend fantasy and reality. These grim tales of wronged lovers, murderers, and infidels are sure to entertain readers. see all copies from $7.50! new only from $13.45! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Treasures of the Great Temple more books like this by Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, Michel Zabe (Photographer), Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Masterpieces of art from Aztec Great Temple. "Sumptuous book." --Publishers Weekly see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.30! \| first editions
24 view cover	Good Girls more books like this by Maya Goded (Photographer) "I grew up in Mexico City, where Christian morals decree what a good girl' should be, making a myth of maternity and virginity, as if our bodies determined what we're worth as persons and, in the end, our destinies."-Maya Goded A young artist in search of answers to the secrets and meanings enclosed within women's bodies sets out alone to find the ... see all copies from $20.70! new only from $22.75! \| SVS
25 view cover	Mexico City: An Opinionated Guide for the Curious Traveler more books like this by Jim Johnston As the largest metropolis on the planet, Mexico City can overwhelm even the most adventurous visitor. Thankfully, Mexico City: An Opinionated Guide for the Curious Traveler gives you a thorough, guiding hand to make your stay outstanding. Written by Jim Johnston, a longtime resident who knows the city inside and out, this travel guide delivers ... see all copies from $9.15! new only from $9.15! \| SVS

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