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Mexican StyleWith the most vibrant and original curation of images ever to be assembled and clever descriptions of the concepts that define its soul, Mexican Style is a 360-degree exploration of this mythical and colorful country. A breath of air clears away the clouds that...
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Florentine Codex: Book 12, 12: Book 12: The Conquest of MexicoTwo of the world's leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahag n's monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. This immense undertaking is the first complete translation into any language of...
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Florentine Codex: Book 3: Book 3: The Origin of the Godsvolume 3Two of the world's leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahag n's monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. This immense undertaking is the first complete translation into any language of...
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BangAn undocumented Mexican family living in South Texas is torn apart when a son inadvertently becomes involved with narcotraficantes in Daniel Pena's debut novel that explores contemporary issues of immigration, border life and international drug smuggling.Author: Daniel PenaPublisher: Arte Publico PressPublished: 01/30/2018Pages: 200Binding Type:...
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P'Ésk'a and the First Salmon CeremonyIt's the day of the first salmon ceremony, and P'ésk'a is excited to celebrate. His community, the Sts'ailes people, give thanks to the river and the salmon it brings by commemorating the first salmon of the season.Framed as an exploration of what life was...
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Hidden Ontario: Secrets from Ontario's PastTerry Boyle unveils the eccentric and bizarre in these mini-histories of Ontario's towns and cities: the imposter who ran the Rockwood Asylum in Kingston; Ian Fleming's inspiration for James Bond; the Prince of Wales's undignified crossing of Rice Lake; the tragic life of Joseph...
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From Miracle to Menace: Alberta, A Carbon StoryA miracle. Coal, oil and natural gas, the carbon-based fossil fuels that powered the Industrial Revolution and civilization's rapid advancement.A menace. Climate change has how convinced many that carbon emissions are the world's greatest challenge. The necessity and benefits of decarbonizing the global industrial...
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Canada ABCA is for Arctic, B is for Beaver ...Paul Covello's gloriously bright and detailed board book for the very young highlights Canada's iconic symbols, souvenirs and events, including the Dogsled, Inuksuk, Loonie, Totem Pole and the Zamboni machine. From the author of the beloved...
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Bones to AshesIn Kathy Reichs's tenth bestselling novel featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, the discovery of a young girl's skeleton in Acadia, Canada might be connected to the disappearance of Tempe's childhood friend. For Tempe Brennan, the discovery of a young girl's skeleton in Acadia, Canada,...
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Grass Beyond the Mountains: Discovering the Last Great Cattle FrontierThe first in a trilogy, Grass Beyond the Mountains is a story of discovery and endurance on North America's western frontier by three good old-fashioned cowboys. With laconic cowboy humor and the ease of a born writer, Richmond Hobson describes the life-and-death escapades, the...
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México Secreto / A Secret Mexico« Será posible -se cuestionó [Carranza], sepultado en un críptico silencio- que ahora mismo, en febrero de 1917, aprovechando la guerra europea podamos recuperar nuestra Tejas, sí, así, con jota, como se debe escribir, además de Arizona, Nuevo México y tal vez hasta la...
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North of HappyFrom Adi Alsaid, the acclaimed author of Let's Get Lost, Never Always Sometimes, and We Didn't Ask for This What do you do when you want to run away -- but you end up finding yourself? A dual citizen of Mexico and the United...
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The Possible Lives of W.H., Sailor"What truths would you utter from your mouth If you could tell us your story" -- The Possible Lives of W.H., Sailor In this powerful and deeply moving poetic narrative, author/artist Bushra Junaid gives presence to W.H., a mysterious nineteenth-century sailor whose remains were...
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Journal of Larocque From the Assiniboine to the Yellowstone, 1805This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Shuniah-Ogama: Money BossAuthor: Robert Sanderson TrudeauPublisher: FriesenPressPublished: 01/16/2023Pages: 276Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.62dISBN: 9781039155657
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Athlii Gwaii: Upholding Haida Law on Lyell Island"This is Haida land, you all know that, and we're here to uphold the decision of the Haida Nation. This is Haida land and there will be no further logging in this area." Kilsli Kaji Sting, Miles Richardson Jr., on the line at Athlii...
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The Oak Island EncyclopediaYour unauthorized guide to the History Channel's TV series "The Curse of Oak Island".This 1,180-page monster includes information on the history of the Oak Island treasure hunt; a plot summary and analysis for each episode of 'The Curse of Oak Island' from Seasons 1...
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The Fire and the Word: A History of the Zapatista MovementIn 1983, a small group of Mexicans traveled to the Lacand n jungle in Mexico's southern state of Chiapas, with the dream of organizing a national revolution. For the next ten years they lived with the indigenous Mayan communities there, listening, learning and blending...
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Early Churches of Mexico: An Architect's ViewFollowing the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s, Franciscan, Dominican, and Augustinian friars fanned out across the central and southern areas of the country, founding hundreds of mission churches and monasteries to evangelize the Native population. This book documents more than 120...
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Tlacaelel Remembered: MasterMind of the Aztec Empire Volume 276The enigmatic and powerful Tlacaelel (1398-1487), wrote annalist Chimalpahin, was "the beginning and origin" of the Mexica monarchy in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica. Brother of the first Moteuczoma, Tlacaelel would become "the most powerful, feared, and esteemed man of all that the world had seen up...
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