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Texas Did Its Very Best to Kill Earliest Conquistadors
 Reese Vaughn
Along the Gulf Coast we tend to know that Spanish conquistadors arrived in America before English Puritans, but Paul Schneider was surprised by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca when he came across his name in a friend's library.
US V. Bush, Et Al.
 William Fisher
The scene is a Federal Grand Jury room. There, impaneled ordinary citizens listen intently as a veteran federal prosecutor asks them to return an indictment unique in American history. The charge is Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, and the defendants are George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, and Colin Powell.
All Praises to the Pause
 Alice Walker
One of the many gifts I received from strangers after writing The Color Purple 24 years ago was a bright yellow volume of the I Ching. It opened to the 63rd hexagram: "After Completion." Interestingly, according to the I Ching, this is a time not of relaxation, but of caution.
Gov. Marín May Have Violated Cacho´s Rights
 El Universal
A Supreme Court justice has reached the conclusion that "preliminary evidence" points to interference in the judicial process by Puebla Gov. Mario Marín in the state´s case against crusading journalist Lydia Cacho, according to information obtained by EL UNIVERSAL.
Los Mangos Library Turns Ten
 PVNN
The Puerto Vallarta Public Library, Biblioteca Los Mangos, has always served as a social center for the community - and from November 24-25th the library will be hosting a number of exciting events in celebration of its 10th anniversary.
New O. J. Simpson Book Revives Old Debate
 Jennifer Steinhauer
With Mr. Simpson ensconced in a suburb of Miami, where Florida laws allow him to keep his home and his multimillion-dollar pension, Los Angeles was almost able to pretend that the thing that Mr. Simpson said he never did never actually happened.
Author John Ross Speaks about Mexico's Zapatistas
 Katrina Nattress
Poet, journalist and author John Ross spoke at the Oregon University recently about the Zapatistas movement in southern Mexico. The Zapatistas are an anti-globalization, anti-neoliberal, and mostly indigenous armed revolutionary group that achieved autonomy from the Mexican government in 2005, after 13 years of fighting.
Publisher Considers O.J. Simpson Book 'His Confession'
 Associated Press
O.J. Simpson created an uproar Wednesday with plans for a TV interview and book titled "If I Did It" - an account the publisher pronounced "his confession" and media executives condemned as revolting and exploitive.
Book Unites Poets From U.S., Mexico
 Kelly Arthur Garrett
The chairman of the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) moved through Mexico City and Guadalajara Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing with him 200 poets and translators from both sides of the border and a message of better binational understanding through verse.
Holiday Boutique Benefit for Biblioteca Higuera
 Pamela Thompson
Get a jump-start on your Christmas shopping and help support the Children's Library in El Pitillal at the same time! With Christmas just around the corner, you won't want to miss the Biblioteca Higuera Holiday Boutique Benefit on November 27th.
So Far and Yet So Near - Stories of Americans Abroad
 Marina Mecl
A new book, "So Far and Yet So Near," goes far beyond being an anthology of anecdotes written by Americans about their experiences abroad. It offers insight into Americans of all ages growing, discovering and embracing life in another country.
True Crime Tale of Mexican Injustice Makes Top Ten List
 monstersandcritics.com
London's Publishing News named Trail of Feathers, a nonfiction book by Robert Rivard' one of the top ten true crime titles in its recent list of noteworthy paperbacks.
Refugee Children in Mexico Inspire a Book to Fight Prejudice
 Mariana Echandi
Their eyes wide with anticipation, more than 40 children, both refugees and Mexicans, sat down on the floor as the storyteller began to read: "This is the story of Yaro and his family ... about them leaving their home because of the war, and how they came to Kipatla to start a new life...."
A Taste of Mexico
 Kate Shatzkin
Schneider delivers "Baja! Cooking on the Edge" with kicky prose and more than 150 authentic recipes that evoke a sense of place and introduce home cooks to the cuisine of the peninsula.more »»»
You CAN Learn Spanish!
 PVNN
Have you tried to learn Spanish to no avail? A new book by Doug Bower, "You CAN Learn Spanish or Any Language No Matter Your Age or Disposition," provides a strategy for learning a second language and explains why expensive classes simply do not work.more »»»
Reading into the Past
 Patricia Chargot
What is the oldest writing in the Americas? It's a string of 62 symbols, or little pictures, carved into a stone slab that looks like a Flintstone laptop computer. Scientists say it's 1,000 years older than what until recently was the oldest example of New World writing.more »»»
On Bush and Books: The New Impeachment Literature
 David Swanson
The fact that a sizeable collection of books exists on the subject of impeaching George W. Bush is a phenomenon worthy of comment in itself.more »»»
Cuba to Launch Book on Che Guevara
 Prensa Latina
“El Che en Fidel Castro” is a thematic selection prepared by a group of experts of the Cuban History Institute and released by the Political Publishing House to be presented on October 7 in Havana.more »»»
'State of Denial' Lands Early And Hits Harder
 Howard Kurtz
The impassioned debate that seems to surround each new book by Bob Woodward burst into public view Friday, two days ahead of schedule. The unveiling of "State of Denial," Woodward's latest take on the Bush administration's struggle with the conflict in Iraq, scrambled the usual media alliances.more »»»
Fired Pollster Revisits 2000 Election
 Lauren R. Dorgan
Former UNH professor and pollster David Moore contends that his new book about the 2000 presidential election - titled "How to Steal an Election" - is not partisan. Moore said he knows it's a "hard sell," but he argues the book simply explains how George W. Bush took the presidency that was rightfully won by Al Gore.more »»»
Surviving Bush's Beneficence
 Leslie Thatcher
The unwavering ferocity of Ann Jones's regard from the dust jacket of her Afghan memoir, 'Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan' promises intensity. She delivers.more »»»
Following Fact and Fiction Into a Colonial City
 Mary Duenwald
Founded in the mid-16th century, Morelia was among the first Spanish cities in Mexico. It is the setting of a chapter in Wallace Stegner’s novel “Angle of Repose.”more »»»
Mexican Stone Block Rewrites History of Writing
 CBC Arts
It could be the New World's first poem, as well as its earliest example of writing of any kind. The Cascajal block, which was found by road builders near Veracruz, Mexico, may have the New World's first writing.more »»»
Old Farmer's Almanac Sees Harsh US Winter
 Jason Szep
The Old Farmer's Almanac is embracing new technology - from Internet podcasts to a 24-hour Web cam - as the 215-year-old Yankee oracle warns of a harsh North American winter with a chance of snow even in Las Vegas.more »»»
Cable News, Hazardous to the Republic
 Jason Salzman
Cohen's depressing story of the rise and fall of Phil Donahue, one of the most famous liberals in America, is only one of series of oh-my-God-what-is-happening-to- journalism stories he tells in his excellent 200-page book.more »»»
Texas Journalist Patrols Grisly Juarez Beat
 Theresa Braine
Diana Washington Valdez has covered the slayings of Juarez women since 1999 and was suspicious of official explanations from the beginning. Her book, coming out in English in September, offers a comprehensive theory for the murders.more »»»
The Man Who Fed the World
 Ronald Bailey
"The Man Who Fed the World" describes, in a workmanlike way, how a poor Iowa farm boy trained in forestry and plant pathology came to be one of humanity's greatest benefactors.more »»»
Fall's Book List Heavy Both with Fiction and Nonfiction
 Allen Pierleoni
The reader's curse is: so many new books, such limited time. But let's give it a try anyway. Here's a sampling of fiction and nonfiction titles for fall that are earning buzz in the publishing world and among readers.more »»»
Discover Puerto Vallarta's 'Dark Gold'
 PVNN
For some great reading this summer, pick up David Angsten's Dark Gold. Set in and around Puerto Vallarta, this excellent novel is difficult to quantify: part mystery, part travelogue, part historical novel, part horror yarn, and all thriller.more »»»
Yelapa Author Publishes New Book
 PVNN
Hot on the heels of his last novel, Federal Offense, published on March 27th and available at Amazon.com and The Book Store in Puerto Vallarta, Yelapa-based writer Robert Hardin recently announced the release of his fourth book, Imperfect Crimes.more »»»
The Best War Ever
 David Swanson
Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber have a new book, which is always a good thing; but this one is especially good. It's called "The Best War Ever: Lies, Damned Lies, and the Mess in Iraq." It's 206 pages, and you'll read it in one sitting, because it's more entertaining than the corporate media whose infotainment is the book's focus.more »»»
Passage from Polygamy
 Steve Crump
At an age when most kids are getting their first driver’s licenses, Susan Ray Schmidt was getting married. “At 15, I became the sixth wife to Verlan LeBaron, the 38-year- old president of the Church of the Firstborn,” said Schmidt. “It wasn’t until I was 23 and had five small children that I finally escaped from polygamy.”more »»»
Author: Mexican Nuns have Thirst for Social Justice
 McClatchy-Tribune
At a time when American religious orders report smaller and smaller classes of young women, one researcher says a convent in Central Mexico has tripled the number of new nuns largely because of its commitment to social justice.more »»»
Pat Buchanan's "State of Emergency"
 Tony Blankley
It is around the issues of race, ethnicity, language, culture and immigration - and the problem of talking honestly about it, that Buchanan has constructed his most important book to date.more »»»
The Fast Lane to Fascism: A Review of John Dean's "Conservatives Without Conscience"
 Bernard Weiner
The so-called "conservatives" have taken the country down the slippery slope of extra-Constitutional rule, at the bottom of which, unless the situation changes, lies the reality of fascism.more »»»
Breast Isn't Best: Readers Tell US Parenting Magazine
 Jocelyne Zablit
Readers of a US parenting magazine are crying foul over the publication's latest cover depicting a woman breastfeeding, with some calling the photo offensive and disgusting.more »»»
Vacation Survival Manual in The Land of Frogs
 Doug Bower
My wife and I, Americans living in Guanajuato, Mexico, have co-authored a brand new print and ebook titled, "Guanajuato, México - Your Expat, Study Abroad, and Vacation Survival Manual in The Land of Frogs". We feel there is no publication available anywhere that covers the material we do with our unique first hand experience.more »»»
A Rallying Cry for Democratic Populism
 Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
What would happen if the opposition party actually chose to oppose the one in power? Not just on the margins, but by rejecting outright the majority party's fundamental beliefs on trade and tax policy?more »»»
Vamos a la Playa (and Other Useful Spanish Phrases)
 Christine Delsol
Summer is hardly the most popular time to hop on a plane to Mexico - but it is an ideal time to plan a winter escape. Spanish immersion schools and the newly anointed "it" destination of Playa del Carmen make good starting points.more »»»
Great Summer Reading
 stopglobalwarming.org
Ever felt like you wished you knew more about global warming, but didn't know where to start? Have a few lazy summer afternoons? Well pick up any of these books and you'll be on your way to understanding this urgent issue.more »»»
What He Could Do for His Country
 Thurston Clarke
The generation of Americans who were teenagers and young adults when John F. Kennedy was inaugurated - the idealists who were the most likely to have asked what they could do for their country - is starting to grow old.more »»»
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