Mexico
Destination: North America Photography Website: Walking to Mexico by Jordan Bower A GUEST POST by Dr. Jessie Voights (Note: When I saw Jessie’s article about Jordan Bower on her web site, I asked her if she would share his wonderful adventure with the readers of A Traveler’s Library. No, it is not a book, but [...]
PDF Destination: Mexico City Book: Mexico City, Out and About (2010) by Kenneth and Karen Basile. When you pick up Mexico City, Out and About, you will not mistake it for a normal guidebook. No way you would lug this 3-lb book around in your backpack. But if you are planning a trip to Mexico City, [...]
New book follows undocumented immigrants crossing the southwest border of the United States through a dangerous landscape.
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The first book to be given away (announcement of winner on August 17): Print PDF
Book reviewer Alan Cheuse publishes a book of articles. Part focus on the theme of water, and part on
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Memo to: Readers of A Travelers’ Library From: A Traveling Reader This morning was the wrap-up on Twitter by all the people who participated in the blogging marathon. Now I’m off on another sort of marathon–checking in to Likaholix most every day. If you have not seen it, take a look. It would be a [...]
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Before I launch into today’s book on Baja Mexico, I want to take note of the fact that this is the final day of the May Blogathan. I’m late posting, but here I am–and I met the challenge of daily posts, with the help of Kerry Dexter of Music Roads and Sue Dickman of A [...]
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Destination: Mexico Books: The Mexicans by Phillip Oster and Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor Many years ago when I thought it was necessary for me to understand Mexico, I read two books. Both gave me new insight, but they did not lead to understanding. For that, I would need to learn to the Spanish [...]
When Vice President Joe Biden warned people to stay home because of the H1N1 flu, and travel writer Peter Greenberg responded that he was going to happily travel to Mexico on empty airplanes and stay in empty hotels, we decided to ask readers if they agreed with Joe or Peter. Or perhaps they wanted to [...]
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