Popular Adult Titles: Heritage & Culture/Adult

**Alrededor del gran fuego ISBN/Cat.# 8479012986
Sheridan, Marcus
Spain, 1998
224 pages
$18.95
Around the Great Fire is a book about the myths, legends, and stories of Native North Americans. This book contains creation stories, spiritual and supernatural beliefs, cultural ideas of love, and war, and a number of other interesting aspects of native American cultures, so often misrepresented and misunderstood.
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*Atlas de los indios norteamericanos ISBN/Cat.# 8426129242
Legay, Gilbert
Spain, 1995
96 pages
$29.95
This Atlas of North American Indians is a comprehensive guide to the customs and history of the major native American tribes. Richly illustrated with great attention paid to ethnographic detail. Appropriate for sixth grade to adult readers.
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**Atlas de los lugares sagrados ISBN/Cat.# 9681329953
Wilson, Colin
Mexico, 1997
192 pages
$49.95
Originally the Dorling Kindersley title The Atlas of Hoy Places and Sacred Sites explores the world's most extraordinary geographical and architechtural sacred wonders, their history, location, and meaning. Complete index, bibliography, and glossary combines with an abundance of maps and extraordinary color photography. Hardcover edition. Appropriate for adults and young adults alike.
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**Cómo ver una corrida de toros ISBN/Cat.# 9681330358
Moral, José Antonio del
Mexico, 1997
348 pages
$18.95
How to Watch a Bullfight. A thoroughly written and amply illustrated guide to bullfighting by this well known bullfight expert.
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Celebremos nuestras fiestas ISBN/Cat.# 9684610793
Costero, Cecilia
Mexico, 1991
106 pages
$7.95
Let's Celebrate Our Holidays. A guide to celebrating Mexican holidays and festivals with children.
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**Cultura popular e identidad nacional (vols. I y II) ISBN/Cat.# CULTURAPOPULAR
Tejada Ortiz, Dagoberto
Dominican Repub., 1998
284 pages
$44.95
Popular Culture and National Identity I & II is a set of two books which regard society in the Dominican Republic. The first book examines the impact of Catholicism on the island culture, while the second is a study of legends, traditions, beliefs, and cultural practices that define the island's people and their national identity.
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Culturas híbridas: Estrategias para entrar y salir de la modernidad ISBN/Cat.# 9700505626
García Canclini, Néstor
Mexico, 1995
391 pages
$21.95
Hybrid Cultures blends anthropology, sociology, art history and an analysis of mass media to achieve a multi-faceted understanding of Latin American culture today.
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**Folklore literario hondureño ISBN/Cat.# FOLKLORELITERAR
Ardón Mejía, Mario
Honduras, 1997
239 pages
$9.95
Honduran Literary Folklore brings oral traditions to the written page. An introduction covering history, sources, and current usage enhances the reader's appreciation of the prose and verses presented. Coverage of the wide variety of types of oral accounts, ranging from legends, to popular theatre, to jokes and beyond, shows the richness of these ongoing Honduran traditions.
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*Indios de Norteamérica, Los ISBN/Cat.# 8482381105
Bancroft-Hunt, Norman
Spain, 1997
112 pages
$20.95
Native Americans contains magnificent, full-color photography with accompanying text on the heritage of the Native American tribes of North America. Large-sized, hardcover edition. Fully indexed.
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**Leyendas de los indios de norteamérica ISBN/Cat.# 8495002434
Yarza, Francisco Caudet
Spain, 1998
189 pages
$6.95
Legends of the Native North Americans describes the stories and legends that play a major part in the Native American culture. These legends reveal important spiritual and supernatural beliefs that characterize the native peoples of North America. Informative illustrations accompany the stories in this compact, hardbound book.
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Magia y brujería en Mexico ISBN/Cat.# 968380098X
Scheffler, Lilian
Mexico, 1997
175 pages
$15.95
Magic and Witchcraft in Mexico. Includes sections on rituals, hallucinogens, dance, agricultural superstitions and more.
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Mayas, Los: Historia, arte y cultura ISBN/Cat.# 9683802729
Gutiérrez Solana, Nelly
Mexico, 1997
171 pages
$16.95
The Mayans: Their History, Art and Culture. An introduction to the culture and society of the pre-Hispanic natives of the Yucatan peninsula and Guatemala. Appropriate for high school readers.
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Me voy pa' los estados (De cómo ver la situación de los latinoamericanos en EU) ISBN/Cat.# MEVOYPALOS
Ulloa, Luis Felipe
Honduras, 1992
87 pages
$6.95
I'm Heading to the United States reconstructs the situation in which many Latin American immigrants find themselves when they come to the United States.
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**Mitos y ritos de la navidad: Origen y significado de las celebraciones navideñas ISBN/Cat.# 8440680856
Rodríguez, Pepe
1997
318 pages
$39.95
Myths and Rights of Christmas: The Origin and Significance of Christmas Celebrations takes an extensive look at the original customs, symbols, and rituals of this widely celebrated holiday. The author explores topics such as Christian and non-Christian myths and characters, winter solstice, and the meaning behind traditional Christmas foods. Hardcover edition.
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Nicaragüense, El ISBN/Cat.# 9977901619
Cuadra, Pablo Antonio
Nicaragua, 1993
231 pages
$19.95
The Nicaraguan is a series of chronicles of a social and philosophical nature, written by renowned journalist and poet Pablo Antonio Cuadra.
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Perfil del mexicano: Cómo somos y por qué somos como somos? ISBN/Cat.# 9684096267
Matute Vidal, Julián
Mexico, 1995
208 pages
$12.95
A study of The Mexican: What We Are and Why We Are What We Are.
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Símbolos patrios, Los ISBN/Cat.# LOSSIMBO
Espinosa, Francisco
El Salvador, 1996
77 pages
$5.95
The Patriotic Symbols is a nationalistic tribute to El Salvador's national flag, seal, anthem, and their evolution through the nation's history. A celebratory and informative document.
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Todo México, Tomo I ISBN/Cat.# 968132093X
Poniatowska, Elena
Mexico, 1991
316 pages
$18.95
A collection of interviews on the intellectual and popular culture of Mexico with Luis Buñuel, Jorge Luis Borges, Luis Barragán, María Félix, Gabriel García Márquez, Lola Beltrán, and others. Volume one of three.
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Todo México, Tomo II ISBN/Cat.# 9681326083
Poniatowska, Elena
Mexico, 1993
211 pages
$18.95
More interviews on Mexico's intellectual and popular culture with some of Mexico's best known personalities. Among them: Lola Alvarez Bravo, Maréa Izquierdo, Cantinflas, Dolores del Río, Irma Serrano, Chucho Reyes, León Felipe, and others. Includes biographical anecdotes. Volume two of three.
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Todo México, Tomo III: La mirada que limpia: Gabriel Figueroa ISBN/Cat.# 968132935X
Poniatowska, Elena
Mexico, 1996
227 pages
$18.95
Subtitled The Look that Refreshes, this third and final volume in the Todo México series focuses on the revered and influencial Mexican filmmaker Gabriel Figueroa through interviews with the artist and people who know him. A historical and culturally revealing document. With black-and-white movie stills and photographs.
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Tradiciones de navidad ISBN/Cat.# 9500413418
Morris, Desmond
Argentina, 1993
157 pages
$14.95
Originally entitled Christmas Watching. Morris examines the myths and ritual of Christmas and traces many of them to pre-Christian roots. Fascinating reading for the holidays or anytime.
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Traje de los indígenas de México, El ISBN/Cat.# 9683802885
Lechuga, Ruth D.
Mexico, 1997
260 pages
$12.95
A description and exploration of traditional Mexican dress. Illustrated.
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Valemadrismo del mexicano, El: Un estudio del modo de ser de nuestro pueblo ISBN/Cat.# 9683804772
Trevit de Alvarez, Niní
Mexico, 1995
109 pages
$10.95
This book identifies numerous traits common to the Mexican people, many of them self-destructive, then offers practical suggestions for changing them. A fascinating glimpse at Mexico's national character.
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Vida de los nativos americanos: La familia, la caza, tradiciones y ceremonias ISBN/Cat.# 8476306024
Taylor, Colin F.
Spain, 1996
128 pages
$37.95
Native American Life: Family, Food, Traditions, and Ceremonies. A remarkable, comparative examination of the indigenous peoples of North America and their traditional cultures. Features an abundance of excellent archival images and full-color photographs of cultural artifacts. Oversized, hardcover edition.
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