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Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Fifteen-year old crown prince Acolmiztli wants nothing more than to see his city-state of Tetzcoco thrive. A singer, poet, and burgeoning philosophical mind, he has big plans about infrastructure projects and cultural initiatives that will bring honor to his family and help his people flourish. But the two sides of his family, the kingdoms of Mexico and Acolhuacan, have been at war his entire life - after his father risked the wrath of the Tepanec...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careers--and hearts--in ruins. Archaeologist Dr. Socorro "Corrie" Mejía has a bone to pick. Literally. It's been Corrie's life goal to lead an expedition deep into the Mexican jungle in search of the long-lost remains of her ancestor, Chimalli, an ancient warrior of the Aztec empire. But when she is invited to join an all-expenses-paid dig to do just that, Corrie...
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Lonely Planet's Cancun, Cozumel and the Yucatan is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Chill on Isla Mujeres, explore Tutum Ruins and dive in Cozumel; all with your trusted travel companion"--Publisher's description.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1060
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
"Sending shock waves through the Mexican film industry and the world, this blistering feature film debut from Alejandro G. Iñárritu brought the director's electrifying visual style and bravura multistrand storytelling to the screen with the heart-stopping impact of a primal scream. In Mexico City, the lives of three strangers--a young man mixed up in the gritty underworld of dogfighting, a glamorous woman who seems to have it all, and a mysterious...
Author
Series
Publisher
Debolsillo
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
" Las historias aquí contenidas, si bien evocan formas y temas que se antojan familiares (un ensayo etnográfico, un cuento policiaco, un relato de ciencia ficción, un poema erótico), desafían las convenciones impuestas a cada una de ellas. A la manera de un micelio, conforman juntas una red de significados que se extienden y filtran entre sí. De este modo se retroalimentan y disipan sus fronteras para ampliar el universo mismo de la literatura....
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From a visionary Mexican author, a hallucinatory, revelatory, colonial revenge story that reimagines the fall of Tenochtitlan. One morning in 1519, conquistador Hernán Cortés entered the city of Tenochtitlan - today's Mexico City. Later that day, he would meet the emperor Moctezuma in a collision of two worlds, two empires, two languages, two possible futures. Cortés was accompanied by his nine captains, his troops, and his two translators: Friar...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
"A celebratory bilingual concept picture book, this book of colors features a street fiesta with green avocados, yellow tortillas, purple dance dresses, and brown charro pants--concluding with a double gatefold finale reveal."--Amazon.
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet's Mexico is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Discover the ancient Maya world at Palenque, explore the world-class diving reef at Cabo Pulmo, and tour the most important works of Mexico's top muralists around Mexico City; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Mexico and begin your journey now.
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Dos Estaciones follows iron-willed businesswoman María García (Teresa Sánchez), the owner of Dos Estaciones, a once-majestic tequila factory now struggling to stay afloat. The factory is the final holdover from generations of Mexican-owned tequila plants in the highlands of Jalisco, the rest having folded to foreign corporations. Once one of the wealthiest people in town, María knows...
Author
Publisher
Selector
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
Con un estilio sobrio, sencillo y directo B. Traven recrea varias anecdotas que seguramente vivio y en las cuales puede disfrutarse la bucolica sabiduria de un indio artista frente a la obtusa vision de la modernidad en Canastitas en serie o el inefable sentido comun de un modesto minero en El suplicio de San Antonio. El mundo urbano del Mexico de los cuarenta tambien asoma en este fonograma, cuya lectura estuvo a cargo de Francisco Rebolledo, en...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury YA
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In modern Mexico, Sitlali is all alone after the death of her beloved abuela. Targeted by a dangerous gang member, fhe flees to the United states. As a momento, she takes with her an ancient conch shell. In 1521, Calizto is trapped in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. He has fought valiantly for his people against Spanish invaders, but hope is fading. Desperate, he takes up a sacred conch and sounds a plea to the gods. The conch holds magic neither...
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
"Vamos a mandar a México a unas cuantas sesiones de psicoterapia. Lo acostaremos en el diván y lo enfrentaremos contra sí mismo, para ver si la lógica y la razón logran imponerse contra los dogmas históricos ridículos que lo atan al pasado. Nuestra historia, como la de todos los países, está llena de mitos y mentiras. Será labor de este libro tratar de brindar versiones alternativas de la historia que nos ayuden a comprender nuestro carácter,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kuperard
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The third-largest country in Latin America, Mexico is hugely diverse, having both rural backwaters where time seems to have stood still and manic urban centers like Mexico City, one of the most densely populated and exciting cities in the world. This complex and fascinating country is where European and American civilizations first clashed. The repercussions of the meeting in 1519 between the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the Aztec Emperor...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins México
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Un secuestro detona la reaparición de hechos olvidados por la mente de Mariano. Su captura se torna doble: física y emocional. El recorrido a pie del Estado de México a Guerrero es también un andar duplicado.
A kidnapping triggers the reappearance of events forgotten by Mariano's mind. His capture becomes twofold: physical and emotional. The journey on foot from the State of Mexico to Guerrero is also a double walk.
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The gripping story of the trailblazing Zelia Nuttall, whose decoding of Aztec cosmology, rigorous fieldwork, and passion for collecting helped shape our understanding of Mexico's pre-Columbian past"--
16) Adán en Edén
Author
Publisher
Debolsillo
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
En Adán en Edén encontramos una nueva narración que tiene mucho de ensayo sobre el México de hoy, montada sobre símbolos que se encarnan en personajes. Un poderoso empresario decide llevar adelante su propia lucha contra el tráfico de droga y los narcos, y ganarles la partida con su mismo juego, siendo más criminal que ellos. En esta novela de Carlos Fuentes, como a veces en la realidad, todo se derrumba.
In Adam in Eden we find a new narrative...
17) Dead mountain
Author
Series
Nora Kelly novels (Preston & Child) volume 4
Language
English
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Description
"In 2008, nine mountaineers failed to return from a winter backpacking trip in the New Mexico mountains. At their final campsite, searchers found a bizarre scene: something had appeared at the door of their tent so terrifying that it impelled them to slash their way out and flee barefoot to certain death in a blizzard. Despite a diligent search, only six bodies were found, two violently crushed and inexplicably missing their eyes. The case, given...
Author
Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Armando Fuentes Aguirre "Catón", es el columnista más leído de México. Sus artículos "De política y cosas peores" y "Mirador" hacen reír y pensar cada día a cientos de miles de lectores. Sus reflexiones acerca del panorama nacional son a un tiempo amenas y profundas, y sus meditaciones en torno del mundo y de la vida poseen filosofía trascendente. Ahora conocemos otra faceta de "Catón", la del hombre que estudia la historia mexicana y nos...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Tom Kedrick earned his stripes during the Civil War, fought Apaches, and even soldiered overseas. But in the high desert country of New Mexico, the battle-hardened Kedrick is entangled in a different kind of war, fueled by greed and deception. Hired by Alton Burwick to drive a pack of renegades and outlaws off the government land recently set aside for an Indian reservation, Kedrick begins to notice that things are not as they seem. As his suspicions...
Series
Publisher
Debate
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Con esta obra se presenta un mosaico que ayuda a esclarecer la dinámica migratoria partiendo de una visión global, enfatizando la dinámica regional y poniendo el reflector sobre México como país de origen, tránsito, destino y retorno. Los artículos que integran el libro analizan cuestiones específicas que brindan una radiografía de las fallas y oportunidades que tiene nuestro sistema de gestión de los movimientos de población y que impactan...
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