Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+4406 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1695511 The author chronicles his present-day journey to find Ciudad Blanca, the legendary White City rumored to exist in the rain forests of Nicaraguas and Honduras Mosquito Coast, following in the footsteps of the explorer and World War II spy Theodore Morde, who set out on the same journey on April 6, 1940. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1739381 An authoritative portrait of the Latin-American warrior-statesman draws on a wealth of primary documents to set his life against a backdrop of the explosive tensions of 19th-century South America, providing coverage of such topics as his role in the 1813 campaign for Colombian and Venezuelan independence, his legendary love affairs and his achievements as a strategist, abolitionist and diplomat. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742049 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1737977 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1684968 Examines the Mexican cartels, how they smuggle drugs into the United States and ways to prevent the drug wars and protect our national security. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1668485 Our 1846 war with Mexico was a blatant land grab provoked by President James Polk, and while it secured the entire Southwest and California for America, it also exacerbated regional tensions over slavery, creted the first significant antiwar movement in America, and helped lead the nation into civil war. A wicked war is the definitive history of this conflict that turned America into a continental power. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1729648 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1604868 This is a comprehensive encyclopedia of the Incas and other ancient people of South America with more than 1000 photographs. It provides an exploration of the political and social history, art, architecture and mythology of the lost cultures of the Andes including the Paracas, Chavin, Nazca, Moche, Wari, Lambayeque-Sipan, Tiwanaku, Chimu and Inca. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1483873 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1714862 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1575284 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1622453 Looks at recent Mexican history, specifically the years after the election of Vicente Fox, which was supposed to usher in a new era of democracy, but instead led to years of struggle. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675374 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1389165 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1575502 The extraordinary history of the hidden civilizations of the first peoples of the South American Andes, with over 200 photographs and illustrations. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1272886 This book divides the 3,000 year time span into seven sections providing a detailed vignette of events, explorers, and people. Among topics covered are shamanistic rites; the Preclassic megacity of El Mirador and its neighbor Nakbe; the creation myth of the Hero Twins and its role organizing Maya society; and power struggles between the cities Tikal and Calakmul--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1376540 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1310939 Examines the history and national characteristics of modern Mexico, discussing the contradictions of its politics, its complicated relationship with the United States, and its possible future direction. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1372779 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1657719 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1274988 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1394152 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1482936 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1351611 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1375743 In this unprecedented and chilling monologue, a repentant Mexican hitman tells the unvarnished truth about the war on drugs - the murders, the corruption, the warring cartels, the complicity of the American and Mexican governments - and reveals why the violence that now defines the American-Mexican border will only worsen. This book represents the first time a Mexican hitman has spoken on the record so candidly about his life, his crimes, his repentance, and why the killings will continue. This book represents an extraordinary and unprecedented glimpse into a world that otherwise occupies the shadows of our imagination. It is a testament to the editors tenacity as reporters that they were able to get El Sicario to speak so openly about his life and crimes-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1383229 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1475704 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1306358 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1307205 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1675376 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1307126 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1653829 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1310936 Profiles the South American general and revolutionary who helped liberate several South American countries from Spanish domination. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1359813 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1189269 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1268135 In 1911, a young Peruvian boy led an American explorer and Yale historian named Hiram Bingham into the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Hidden amidst the breathtaking heights of the Andes, this settlement of temples, tombs and palaces was the Incas greatest achievement. Tall, handsome, and sure of his destiny, Bingham believed that Machu Picchu was the Incas final refuge, where they fled the Spanish Conquistadors. Bingham made Machu Picchu famous, and his dispatches from the jungle cast him as the swashbuckling hero romanticized today as a true Indiana Jones-like character. But his excavation of the site raised old specters of conquest and plunder, and met with an indigenous nationalism that changed the course of Peruvian history. Though Bingham successfully realized his dream of bringing Machu Picchus treasure of skulls, bones and artifacts back to the United States, conflict between Yale and Peru persists through the present day over a simple question: Who owns Inca history? In this grand, sweeping narrative, Christopher Heaney takes the reader into the heart of Perus past to relive the dramatic story of the final years of the Incan empire, the exhilarating recovery of their final cities and the thought-provoking fight over their future. Drawing on original research in untapped archives, Heaney vividly portrays both a stunning landscape and the complex history of a fascinating region that continues to inspire awe and controversy today--Provided by publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1268553 Demonstrates the hold that Pancho Villa has had on the imagination in and outside of Mexico from his day to the present in films, books, monuments, objects with his name and portrait, popular religion, and other areas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1232200 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1046805 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1374506 The drug lords is a gritty chronicle of the shocking complicity of high political circles, police, military and business with organized crime. Anabel Hernndez had access not only to extensive documentation, unpublished until today, but direct evidence of authorities and experts in the field, as well as people involved with major Mexican drug cartels. This has allowed us to examine carefully the origin of the bloody struggle for power among criminal groups, and question the war of the federal government against organized crime. -- Publishers description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1163050 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1281315 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1057013 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1281311 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1297833 Mayas, zapotecas, mixtecas, nahuas... todos exaltaban a los dioses del amor y el placer, algunos utilizaban la carne de culebra como afrodisiaco, la flor adulterina como estimulante y no les era ajena la prctica de diversas desviaciones. Las exquisitas cortes nahuas eran testigos dela poligamia y potencia sexual de algunos monarcas, y de la peculiar costumbre de una princesa que, tras satisfacer sus deseos, asesinaba a sus amantes para conservarlos dentro de nforas de barro con las que decoraba su palacio. Todo esto se perpetu hasta la llegada de los espaoles que, con brutalidad, impusieron la moral catlica, transformando por completo el sofisticado mundo indgena. Tras una exhaustiva investigacin, Eugenio Aguirre inicia con este primer tomo una entretenida y reveladora crnica del placer y la moral de los mexicanos a travs de la historia. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1189784 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1136993 Julio Scherer Garca centra toda su lucidez periodstica en las vctimas del delito que ms ha daado a la sociedad mexicana. Para recrear los hechos que presenta se vale de sus experiencias personales, de situaciones y testimonios que l mismo ha reporteado, as como de partes sustanciales de los expedientes. Inicia con la crnica del secuestro de su hijo, que de pronto lo convierte en el padre angustiado que en una sola noche debe reunir el dinero del rescate (si no lo entrega al amanecer matamos a su hijo). Enseguida relata cmo l mismo fue secuestrado por militares guatemaltecos cuando cubra la guerra de guerrillas centroamericana, por lo que sabe muy bien qu significa encontrarse a merced de los plagiarios (te voy a hacer mierda comunista hijoeputa). Estas dos experiencias personales apuntalan la narracin de todos los casos presentados y define el tono de alta intensidad y dramatismo que irradia el libro entero. Entre datos duros sobre este delito extremo, declaraciones y puntos de vista de diversos actores (autoridades, expertos, periodistas), se suceden las historias de las bandas y sus vctimas, todas ellas desarrolladas con la vehemencia y la habilidad literaria que slo encontramos en los mejores thrillers. Aunque en estas tramas no hay ficcin, sino registros inteligentes y precisos de la realidad ms cruda e inhumana. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1303704 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1228145 El Estado de Mxico es la economa mas poderosa del pas y su gobernador aparece como un slido aspirante presidencial para el 2012. Sin embargo, a partir del 2005, las banda de narcotrfico y secuestro han aumentado su presencia en esta entidad hasta convertirla en un paraso del delito, patrocinado y protegido por las propias autoridades. Gracia a las sumas millonarias que el gobierno mexiquense destina a los medios de comunicacin, la situacin ha pasado inadvertida. A travs de una exhaustiva investigacin, el anlisis detallado de decenas de casos y el contacto con testigos protegidos, Tierra narca revela las causas y consecuencias de la expansin del crimen organizado en el estado mexiquense. Un trabajo de actualidad e inters nacional que exhibe el entramado detrs de la terrible descomposicin social y poltica que cubre al pas--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1268532 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1034006 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1208410 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1053782 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1111875 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1303717 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1189785 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1215615 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1214085 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1111874 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1252150 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1186289 A history of El Salvador emphasizing the struggles of the Salvadoran people against imperialism and oppression. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1129698 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1278094 Recounts the rise and fall of the most notable figures in Mexicos drug dealing cartels since 1985, highlighting the violence, the betrayals, and the role of corrupted law enforcement and government officials. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251932 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1277773 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1189952 After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, New Yorker writer David Grann set out to solve the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century: what happened to British explorer Percy Fawcett. In 1925 Fawcett ventured into the Amazon to find an ancient civilization. For centuries Europeans believed the worlds largest jungle concealed the glittering El Dorado. Thousands had died looking for it, leaving many convinced that the Amazon was truly inimical to humankind. But Fawcett had spent years building his scientific case. Captivating the imagination of millions, he embarked with his 21-year-old son, determined to prove that this ancient civilization--which he dubbed Z--existed. Then he and his expedition vanished. Fawcetts fate--and the clues he left behind--became an obsession for hundreds who followed him. As Grann delved deeper into Fawcetts mystery, and the greater mystery of the Amazon, he found himself irresistibly drawn into the green hell.--From publisher description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1273028 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=997791 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1153516 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1078452 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1281911 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=953495 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1281912 El Crtel De Neza surgi de las confesiones que un sicario del crtel de Neza hizo al autor, las cuales detallan el origen de la organizacin, fechas, nombres, los nexos con el crtel de Sinaloa y las complicidades con funcionarios estatales y federales que permitieron a aquella banda convertirse en una de las ms peligrosas del pas. Sin la notoriedad de otros grupos, el crtel de Neza operaba la distribucin de drogas en el centro del pas, incluyendo una gran parte de la ciudad de Mxico. Das despus del encuentro con el reportero, el informante desapareci sin dejar rastro. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1078588 Las cuatro consideraciones en que divide ese ensayo le sirven para repasar el presente latinoamericano, apuntar sus races y atisbar posibles desarrollos en la poltica, la sociedad y la literatura de la regin. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=962894 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1151027 Desde la Patagonia hasta el norte de Mxico la primera generacin republicana encabez la guerra de independencia contra Espaa,defendi la autonoma de los reinos de Ultramar en las Cortes de Cdiz e intervino en la edificacion constitucional y politica de los nuevos Estados entre 1810 y 1830. El predominio de este primer republicanismo, como corriente intelectual y poltica, se mantuvo hasta 1848, cuado se producen cambos importantes dentro de los nuevos pases y en sus relaciones con Estados Unidos y Europa.-- Back cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1279089 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1041743 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1001782 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1003832 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1112187 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1145544 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115079 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1163081 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1153515 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1016365 Las Fantasticas are women who rarely go unnoticed. During their time of glory, paraded at their husbands side, they travel in opulent vehicles decked out in the latest designer fashions and live in the lap of luxury. It just takes one second, one false move, however, and their entire life comes crashing down on them. Their man loses power, money and/or his freedom, and suddenly their golden dream turns into their darkest nightmare. Glamour and an affluent lifestyle give way to uncertainty, unease, and an inability to go back to a normal life. Las Fantasticas were always the official women. They were owed respect and subservience. They ruled the house, presiding over an army of servants that saw them as an extension of the boss. Never before had anyone told their story, had delved into their metamorphosis from simple, unassuming women into the partner of recognized criminals. The true story of drug trafficking as recounted by the wives of the top Colombian drug lords. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=960714 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1057090 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=991645 Chicle is a history in four acts, all of them focused on the sticky white substance that seeps from the sapodilla tree when its bark is cut. First, Jennifer Mathews recounts the story of chicle and its earliest-known adherents, the Maya and Aztecs. Second, with the assistance of botanist Gillian Schultz, Mathews examines the sapodilla tree itself, an extraordinarily hardy plant that is native only to Mesoamerica and the Caribbean. Third, Mathews presents the fascinating story of the chicle and chewing gum industry over the last hundred plus years, a tale (like so many twentieth-century tales) of greed, growth, and collapse. In closing, Mathews considers the plight of the chicleros, the extractors who often work by themselves tapping trees deep in the forests, and how they have emerged as icons of local pop culture -- portrayed as fearless, hard-drinking brawlers, people to be respected as well as feared. --publisher description http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1241956 A lo largo de los siglos, hombres y mujeres han sido arrastrados por el inevitable impulso de poseer a quien parece ostentar el sentido de la vida. Y de esta atraccin impetuosa no se libran los grandes forjadores del destino de una nacin, qu apetitos y obsesiones sirvieron de causa para algunos de los protagonistas de la historia de Mxico? Con su singular estilo, donde confluyen una rigurosa investigacin y la maestra narrativa, Francisco Martn Moreno hurga en la memoria de nuestro pas y se adentra en un viaje ntimo hacia el corazn y la alcoba de la monja, el dictador, el revolucionario, el poltico reformador, el emperador y el lder de la Independencia. Un libro que revela la condicin humana y su inevitable rendicin ante la pasin amorosa. --From publishers description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1163102 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1057353 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115082 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1235799 En la madrugada del 22 de agosto de 1972, diecisis guerrilleros detenidos en la base aeronaval Almirante Zar, de Trelew, fueron fusilados por sus carceleros, acusados de un intento de fuga. Toms Eloy Martnez, entonces director del semanario Panorama, viaj a Trelew para reconstruir la verdad de los hechos. Al llegar se encontr con una de las rebeliones populares mas encendidas y secretas de la historia argentina. Ante una ofensiva militar que encarcel a un grupo de respetados ciudadanos, el pueblo se declar en estado de vigilia y se moviliz para exigir la libertad de los cautivos. La Pasin Segn Trelew narra la masacre y la rebelin como una misma tragedia, uniendo documentos y personajes en un relato magnfico. Publicado por primera vez en 1973, prohibido a fines de ese ao y quemado en una guarnicin militar, llega hoy a los lectores en una nueva edicin actualizada y corregida. --From publishers description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1306551 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1115088 Mexico City Then and Now takes archive photos of the citys most important landmarks and pairs them with a contemporary image taken from the same viewpoint, vividly illustrating why it is regarded as one of the most vibrant and cosmopolitan capitals in Latin America. --From publishers description. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=945817 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1153525 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1001761 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=765615 The building of the Panama Canal was one of the greatest engineering feats in human history. In a tale of exploration, conquest, money, politics, and medicine, Parker charts the challenges that marked the long, labyrinthine road to the building of the canal.