books about: guatemala     books:       I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala43 reviews Rigoberta Menchu Verso, 1984 Just 2 or so hours South of Miami! It is incredible that such human suffering went on, and in many ways is still going on, just a couple of hours (by pane) away from where I live. Rigoberta Menchu's book, written as dictated by her, is sad and tells of horrible situations. Guatemala is a beautiful country, the indigenous sill dress in their local garb, each unique to a particular village. Guatemala has been referred to as the ...             Guatemala ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Guatemala (Country Abcs)8 reviews Aboff, Marcie Picture Window Books, 2003 The beauty is in the pictures and passages. I absolutely think you should have this book as part of your collection. The pictures come to life along with the description. The wording is simple and sweet. I am a first grade teacher and taught using this book. All my students enjoyed the memory this book brings to life. Vivid pictures and colors are an absolute gift from the artist.             Secrets of the Talking Jaguar21 reviews Martin Prechtel Tarcher, 1999 Secrets of the Talking Jaguar This book is such a pleasure to read and reread.... lots of food for thought about modern culture and alternative ways of living, about aging, about wisdom, about Mayan culture, and about seeing the challenges of life in humorous ways!             Fodor's Guatemala, 1st Edition (Fodor's Gold Guides)1 review Fodor's Fodor's, 2008 Great Book! This travel book was extremly helpful and I will take it with me on future trips to Guatemala.             Guatemala (Country Guide)5 reviews Lucas Vidgen Lonely Planet, 2007 Guatemala (Country Guide) The book is written very well. You've got all the information you'll need. I was surprising, that almost on every page there is something about dangerous situations, but than I spoke to my friend, who lived there for 6 months and she said, yep, that's Latin America not Western Europe, you most be careful. So, anyway, I like the book, but I can't say yet, how useful it is, because I'm still before ...             Abuela's Weave7 reviews Omar S. Castaneda Lee & Low Books, 1995 Woven with Love A beautifully illustrated book written by Omar S. Castaneda who was born in Guatemala and teaches writing at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. The artist, Enrique O. Sanchez was born in the Dominican Republic and has worked as a graphic artist for Sesame Street. Together they create magic. Esperanza is a girl who is learning to weave with her grandmother, Abuela. On the day of ...             The Rough Guide to Guatemala 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)20 reviews Iain Stewart Rough Guides, 2006 Excellent guide for environmentally and socially conscious travelers! We found this guide to be outstanding. It boasts great maps, color photos, plenty of tips, and comprehensive historical and environmental coverage lacking in many competing guides. It has eco-projects and off-the-beaten-track destinations not included elsewhere. Coverage of archeological sites such as Tikal and Copan (in neighboring Honduras) are outstanding, and the Bay Islands of Honduras are ...             The Most Beautiful Place in the World7 reviews Ann Cameron Yearling, 1993 The Moust Beutiful Plas The story that I read was really snappy and cool. It's called The Most Beautiful Place in the World By Ann Cameron. There was a boy named Juan and his grandmother. There was also Juan's mom. It takes place in San Pablo, Guatamala. The problem is she leaves him for ever and his mom doesn't let him visit her. He really loves his mom after his dad left them.Some one would want to read this book ...             Moon Guatemala (Moon Handbooks)8 reviews Al Argueta Avalon Travel Publishing, 2007 Excellent Guide Book, Worth Every Penny! Having traveled to Guatemala a few times, I considered myself to have a decent grasp of the sights. But my perspective changed as I purchased this most recent edition of Moon Guatemala. The author writes from a true insider perspective, giving insight into not only tourist sights, but also spots that are mostly known to locals. Anyone wishing to find the best food and nicest places to stay will ...             Grave Secrets71 reviews Kathy Reichs Pocket Star, 2003 Bones VI Although the Tempe Brennan in the books shares only the name and the profession with the TV character, she is also an enjoyable heroine. The author obviously does great background research for her novels. A great fun read.             Merrick (Vampire Chronicles)312 reviews Anne Rice Alfred A. Knopf, 2000 Merrick... Although my knowlege of Anne Rice's characters are limited to Armand, Lestat (to a degree) and Marius, I found Merrick an entertaining read. You know the drill - once I started the book, I stayed up late a few nights to finish it. Well done, Ms. Rice - a good book (IMHO) is still one of life's pleasures. Get a copy and find out for yourself! Five stars!             A Field Guide to Mexican Birds: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador (Peterson Field Guides (R))15 reviews Edward L. Chalif Houghton Mifflin, 1999 Mexican Birds As someone new to birdwatching I needed to find some good field guides at several points on my recent World Cruise and I bought Peterson's Mexican Birds to use for my visit to two points in Mexico. I found this a quite impressive book, considering the fact that it covers over 1000 species in such a small book, but it is perhaps too concise. The illustrations are good, with arrows showing ...             Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia3 reviews Elizabeth Burgos-Debray SIGLO XXI EDITORES, S. A. DE C. V., 1998 This is a book that makes you think. After reading this book, I realized how truly blessed I am. My problems are so minor compared to theirs. It also helps you to understand the suffering of the Indigenous persons both in Guatemala and in other countries throughout Latin America. I highly recommend this book to anyone who cares about the world around them.             Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, Revised and Expanded (David Rockefeller Center ...6 reviews Stephen Kinzer, John H. Coatsworth David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 2005 Great blunder for the US America has staged many coup's throughout the years but this one will always hold a special place in history. Feeling good from our overthrow of the Shah we attempted to put our own government in Guatemala and entered a botched attempt that would lead to disaster. America's involvement in Latin America has always been tenuous with the natives but this account really shows why they fear and hate ...             Buried Secrets: Truth and Human Rights in Guatemala Victoria Sanford Palgrave Macmillan, 2004 Between the late 1970s and the late 1980s, Guatemala was torn by mass terror and extreme violence in a genocidal campaign against the Maya, which becameknown as "La Violencia." More than 600 massacres occurred, one and a half million people were displaced, and more than 200,000 civilians were murdered, most of them Maya. Buried Secrets brings these chilling statistics to life as it chronicles the journey of Maya survivors seeking truth, ...             Travellers' Wildlife Guides Belize & Northern Guatemala (Travellers' Wildlife Guides)4 reviews Les Beletsky Interlink Books, 2004 Excellent! From Planeta journal: An impressive first edition, not as much a tourist's guidebook as a naturalist's handbook. Color illustrations document native birds, mammals and reptiles. The author provides a brief eco-history of the region as well as background on environmental threats and conservation. Excellent!             Silence on the Mountain: Stories of Terror, Betrayal, and Forgetting in Guatemala (American Encounters/Global ...19 reviews Daniel Wilkinson Duke University Press, 2004 you must read this book time and again i let myself be surprised by the atrocious acts committed or supported by my government. the hypocricy of the CIA and of US foreign policy in general is nothing new, but this book tells guatemala's story from a very personal angle. the repressive practices of the post-50's guatemalan government are shocking and important to understand in and of themselves, along with the US ...             Long Life, Honey in the Heart9 reviews Martin Prechtel North Atlantic Books, 2004 A glimpse of a loving and healthy world Prechtel's retelling of his life as a part of a society based on ancient tribal traditions. It gives a rare glimpse of mankind caring for its own. A tale of a culture striving for health and balance between neighbors, generations, mankind and nature. It is a beautiful tale of human beauty dashed by the motion of time in the hands of modern man. As sad as it is to see the outcome I find these ...             The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War2 reviews Greg Grandin University Of Chicago Press, 2004 Invaluable view from Mayan perspective Many books discuss the violence and political turmoil in Guatemala. What Grandin has done is add a wonderfully distinctive and long-overdue Mayan voice to a terrible history. He describes the May 29, 1978 massacre of approximately 100 Q'eqchi' Indians in Panzos, Alta Verapaz. Grandin profiles a number of Q'eqchi' throughout his book culminating in Mama Maquin, the Q'eqchi' woman leader who ...             Waterproof Guatemala Map by ITMB1 review ITMB Publishing ITMB Publishing, 2008 cool map For my purposes, the map was cool. The mileage (distance) and the highway numbers were accurate. Unfortunately, not many of the towns I passed were on the map. Still,it was a nice map to have as a point of reference eventhough I wasn't driving, but merely riding in a shuttle.              search for books american, beautiful, betrayal, chronicles, colonial, conciencia, country, edition, encounters, expanded, forgetting, guatemala, handbooks, interactions, massacre, merrick, mountain, northern, peterson, revised, rigoberta, rockefeller, salvador, secrets, silence, talking, travellers, vampire, waterproof, wildlife books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Stone Butch Blues leave a comment home  impressum - about us