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Hankering for some cactus-tip tacos? Called to make a pilgrimage to the temple of tequila? Get this insightful guide and explore the riches of Mexico City - from astounding Aztec pyramids, sweeping murals and the sprawling Bosque de Chapultepec to fine-art museums, the Ballet Folkl rico and, of course, the sweet serenade of mariachis!

exciting excursions to beautiful colonial Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende and Taxco
food listings from market meals to Mexican haute cuisine
22 detailed maps, 12 in full color
lodging options from the new crop of hostels to the Zona Rosa's luxury digs
helpful tips for business travelers

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OUT OF PRINT!.......2007-01-12

i bought this book used because it has been out of print for several years now (2002 i think)...WTF? you would think that with Mexico City being one of THE MOST POPULOUS cities IN THE WORLD, they would print a new edition EVERY YEAR...not so...so other than that, i would recommend the book. otherwise look for more current info.

Use your own criteria.......2002-01-23

I have used this book through my trip to México DF last January 2002. As usual, it provides accurate information on maps, transportation, places to eat and things to do, but I feel that the evaluation of hotels has been made in a quite superficial way, sometimes giving the impression - specially on the budget side - that the author has jumped from place to place without taking much time to actually consider the conditions of the place being evaluated.

Must have book!.......2001-10-01

I bought several guide books to DF with me and I kept using Lonely planets guide more than the others. It was really the only guide book I needed. Save your money with other guide books and just purchase this one.

It saved my life in Mexico City!.......2001-09-25

The Lonely-Planet Mexico City guidebook was truely amazing. It provided great information, with lots of detail. The maps were very helpful, especially the Metro map, because there were other Metro maps available in English- anywhere! The guidebook also provided useful information on cultural events, dangers, and food. If you are going to Mexico City, I highly recommend this book!

Good approach to a megalopolis.......1999-10-25

Good guide to discover the treasures, from prehispanic to modern times, hidden in the pollution and traffic. Despite the population and size, the city still welcomes its visitors. You can go from the traffic jams in Av. Insurgentes or Calzada Tlapan to the peace of a stroll in the Alameda Central or a visit to the lakes in Chapultepec. The guide deserves a place in your bag, though things change so fast in such place, so an update is needed in the hotels and restaurant selection.

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The new world's foundations in the old
Ruth West
Manufacturer: Allyn and Bacon
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | History & Historical Fiction | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006ASG8C

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The New World`S Foundations In The Old
William Earl Gardner
Manufacturer: Allyn And Bacon
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PGDR7C

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New Worlds for Old: Britain 1750-1900: Foundation Edition (Hodder History)
John Clare
Manufacturer: Hodder Murray
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Europe | History & Historical Fiction | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
Study & Teaching | Historical Study | History | Subjects | Books
General | World | History | Subjects | Books
General | England | Europe | History | Subjects | Books
General | Ireland | Europe | History | Subjects | Books
General | Education | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0340747501

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Media support and development communication in a world of change: New answers to old questions? : proceedings from an international conference, Berlin, ... Berlin, Worldview International Foundation

Manufacturer: Horlemann
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Perfect Paperback

Nonfiction | German | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books
Social Situations | Sociology | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
General | Linguistics | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 3895020265

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New buildings on old foundations: A handbook on stabilizing the younger churches in their environment (Studies in the world mission of Christianity)
J. Merle Davis
Manufacturer: International Missionary Council
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Missions & Missionary Work | Evangelism | Christianity | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0007H8ASA

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Transoceanic culture contacts between the old and new worlds in pre-Columbian times: A comprehensive annotated bibliography (Study aid / Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies)
John L Sorenson
Manufacturer: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007237VK

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Joel Greene, who was raised in Northern New Mexico, has been called one of the most elegant of abstractionists. His work includes landscapes, still lifes, and figures.

Greene says he paints intuitively, but of all aspects of art he is most interested in drawing and organization—the architecture of a painting.

In addition, though nature inspires him, his paintings come from memory and imagination, and many are idealized. Different types of paintings offer different kinds of artistic freedom. Still lifes offer the most freedom (“because it is easier to accept strange things in a still life”) and figures, the least (“unless you are Picasso”). His landscapes are the softest, least angular of his work, and the work in which he can most glory in the way shapes, tones, lines, and color define space, form, movement.

Greene's series of oil on panel paintings of Cundiyo rock formations and New Mexico landscapes are variations on a theme, in a muted palette of sandy browns, light and deep greens, and cool blues. He says he has “always been struck by the geological forces that shape our land: volcanoes, uplift erosion.” He suggests this visually in a way that brings to mind a toned-down regionalism of Thomas Hart Benton combined with the shorthand abstraction of Milton Avery.

Joel Greene's work is in the collections of such museums as the University of New Mexico Museum of Art, the Harwood Foundation, the Roswell Museum and Art Center, and the New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts, among others.

New Mexico Magazine Artist Series

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A full-color gallery of vibrant oil paintings.......2004-11-08

Written by a neighbor of Joel Greene who has written professionally about art and artists since 1986, Joel Greene: New Mexico Modernist is a full-color gallery of vibrant oil paintings by Joel Greene, which reduce scenes down to their simplest shapes with a striking flair reminicent of the efforts of Pablo Picasso, yet which offer their own individualist spin on landscapes and still lifes. Comments and essays on the artist's life and creative process fill out the captivating images in this treasury of modern art especially recommended for personal browsing and collections. A truly adventurous compendium offering a gateway into a parallel world of profound images that bring out the dormant truth underneath complex layers of everyday detail.

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Looking for a canopy bed for your treasured terrier, an army costume for your Airedale, or the perfect chew toy for your Chihuaha? Look no farther than The Whole Dog Catalog, a 200-plus-page catalog packed with everything imaginable for dogs and owners alike. Divided into eight chapters, including "The Gourmet Dog's Food and Drink," "Collectible Folk Art," and "Classy Canine Clothing and Accessories," this is truly the "ultimate gift book and wish book for dog lovers." Also included are reviews of more than 100 dog books, which--combined with the thorough product and ordering information--make this an indispensable guide for the owner who demands the best for his or her dog.

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The Whole Dog Catalog.......2000-05-30

This is a great gift book for that eccentric dog owner you know. It has a large range of practical and extravagant dog "essentials" from different companies. The book also provides sources for these items so that they can be ordered. Great for leaving in reception area of a veterinarian's office.

The Whole Dog Catalog: More Than 800 Terrific Toys, Treats, and True Dog Tales for You & Your Dog!

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The Whole Dog Catalog: More Than 800 Terrific Toys, Treats, and True Dog Tales for You & Your Dog!
John Avalon Reed
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press (CA)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0609500716

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Scott Specialized Catalogue of United States Postage Stamps, 1985

Manufacturer: Scott Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Stamps | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0894870661

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Scott Standard Postage Catalogue, 1985

Manufacturer: Scott Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Stamps | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0894870629

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Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, 1985
Scott Publishing Co
Manufacturer: Scott Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Shopping & Commerce | Reference | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0894870653

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Scott's 1985 Postage Stamp Catalogue
Scott Company , and Scott Publishing Company
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0064651576

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Scotts Standard Postage and Stamp Catalogue. 1985 Volime 1

Manufacturer: Scott Stamp and Coin Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000E7ZLGM

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Jeff Cox's 100 Greatest Garden Ideas

Thiswas a incredibly innovative,timesaving read for gardener

Jeff Cox's 100 Greatest Garden Ideas: Tip, Techniques, and Projects for a Bountiful Garden and a Beautiful Backyard
Jeff Cox
Manufacturer: Rodale Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Self-Help | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
Jeff Cox | Expert Advice | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
General | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
Reference | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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The Perennial Garden: Color Harmonies Through the Seasons

Landscaping With Nature: Using Nature's Designs to Plan Your Yard

Perennial All-Stars: The 150 Best Perennials for Great-Looking, Trouble-Free Gardens

From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine

Great Garden Companions: A Companion-Planting System for a Beautiful, Chemical-Free Vegetable Garden

ASIN: 0875967701

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From the host of 'Grow It!' on the Home amp; Garden channel, here's a garden guide that guarantees great results and saves you time, money, and effort in the process.

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Jeff Cox's 100 Greatest Garden Ideas.......2001-08-24

This is the worst book I've ever waisted money on. I'll be sure to go to the library or local bookstore from now on to check out, anything that he writes, for myself. After reading his book about the best 150 perrenials, I thought this might be a winner. Then someone rated this book with 5 stars. No Way! Talk about Rube Goldberg. The first item he mentions is an INDOOR composter. Even the new Organic Gardening magazine is in the 21st century. If I didn't have to pay for postage I'd send this book back. I'll donate it to the library for the next book sale.

Thiswas a incredibly innovative,timesaving read for gardener.......1999-03-27

I read this book last fall when I first started doing the research for my garden. It has some fabulous ideas for doubling your vegetables,recipes for organic insecicides,improving your current soils,etc. I could'nt wait to own my own copy to reference when it came time to "dig" in this spring!!

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Javier Perez de Cuellar served as the Secretary General of the United Nations from 1982-1991, a period in which some of the most dramatic and politically significant events of the late 20th century occurred. In this book, he shares his impressions of some of the powerful world leaders who he worked with, of the roles they played in these events, and of his impressions of them.

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in International Relations..........2001-01-08

Reviewed in International Relations Vol14 No4 April 1999 byPETER UNWIN...

To be Secretary-General of the United Nations must bethe world's most impossible job. He must take a view on all theworld's problems, and action on many of them. He leads anunderfunded organization and a staff notoriously uneven in itsabilities and commitment. In everything he undertakes he has toprotect his objectivity, remembering the disparate interests of theglobal constituency he serves. And day-in-day-out the world demandsof him solutions to the insoluble, all too often undercuts hisefforts, and blames him for his failures.

To produce a readablememoir of a Secretary-General's experiences must be literature'smost impossible task. The tasks he faces are by their very natureepisodic, eclectic, disparate, tackling first this challenge to theworld's well-being and then that. And that vast majority of readerswho still locate themselves first by reference to the country fromwhich they come, look for a national focus which a conscientiousSecretary-General must eschew.

This is a background against whichJavier Perez de Cuellar has produced Pilgrimage for Peace, an accountof his stewardship in tackling fifteen of the multitude of issues withwhich he was involved as Secretary-General between 1982 and 1991. Theyrange from Lebanon to Central America, Cambodia to Yugoslavia, takingin things like Cyprus, Namibia and the Western Sahara along theway. There is something here for everyone, but the episodes which arelikely to interest a predominantly British-based readership areperhaps his accounts of the Falklands crisis and of the War in theGulf.

In describing his attempts to find a peaceful resolution tothe Falklands dispute, Perez de Cuellar confronts very frankly his ownLatin American background. His account of his negotiations withBritish and Argentine representatives seems scrupulously fair, whilediscreetly admitting to finding the British approach the morepersuasive of the two. Here, as in so many of his case histories, hesees time as the enemy, with the unstoppable march of events forcingdeadlines and ultimata upon the negotiators. So for him, AlexanderHaig's attempts at shuttle diplomacy are valiant and ingenious butin the end extravagant of the time that was ticking away as theBritish task force advanced into the South Atlantic and Londonconvinced itself that Buenos Aires was playing not for a solution butfor time. For the statesman in such a case, Perez de Cuellar comments,time may in the long run prove itself a healer, but in the press ofevents it is a tyrannical master.

In his treatment of the Gulf Wareight years later, Perez de Cuellar examines a very different crisis,and looks at it from the point of view of the interaction between twopeacemaking forces which at their best are mutually supportive but caneasily get at odds with one another. The one is action by a state or agroup of states, in the case of the Gulf the coalition which GeorgeBush put together in support of a predominantly American militarycommitment. The other is action by the world society's dedicatedinternational instrument, the United Nations, which throughout theyears of the Cold War was all too often blocked by a Security Councilveto from one side or other. In the Gulf in 1992 the two forces workedin rough-and-ready harmony, with one providing the military capacityand will and the other the international legitimacy. But more recentevents in the Gulf have demonstrated the difficulty of maintainingsuch harmony in the long haul. The tension between United Nations andUnited States, temporarily set aside in 1992, has long since returnedto haunt Secretaries-General and, perhaps, Presidents.

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This digital document is an article from UN Chronicle, published by United Nations Publications on September 1, 1989. The length of the article is 909 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The 38th Floor: excerpts from statements by UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar made between 1 April and 30 June 1989. (column)
Publication: UN Chronicle (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1989
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Volume: v26 Issue: n3 Page: p2(2)

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The 38th floor: excerpts from statements by UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar made between 1 July and 30 September 1989. (transcript): An article from: UN Chronicle

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The 38th floor: excerpts from statements by UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar made between 1 July and 30 September 1989. (transcript): An article from: UN Chronicle

Manufacturer: United Nations Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Book Description

This digital document is an article from UN Chronicle, published by United Nations Publications on December 1, 1989. The length of the article is 945 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The 38th floor: excerpts from statements by UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar made between 1 July and 30 September 1989. (transcript)
Publication: UN Chronicle (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1989
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Volume: v26 Issue: n4 Page: p2(2)

Article Type: transcript

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Grave concern expressed over escalating fighting in Afghanistan. (by Javier Perez de Cuellar): An article from: UN Chronicle

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Grave concern expressed over escalating fighting in Afghanistan. (by Javier Perez de Cuellar): An article from: UN Chronicle

Manufacturer: United Nations Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

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This digital document is an article from UN Chronicle, published by United Nations Publications on December 1, 1989. The length of the article is 527 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Grave concern expressed over escalating fighting in Afghanistan. (by Javier Perez de Cuellar)
Publication: UN Chronicle (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1989
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Volume: v26 Issue: n4 Page: p22(1)

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Secretary-General calls for regular, timely payment of UN dues. (Javier Perez de Cuellar)(includes relation information on 1990-1991 budget): An article from: UN Chronicle

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Secretary-General calls for regular, timely payment of UN dues. (Javier Perez de Cuellar)(includes relation information on 1990-1991 budget): An article from: UN Chronicle

Manufacturer: United Nations Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Book Description

This digital document is an article from UN Chronicle, published by United Nations Publications on December 1, 1989. The length of the article is 441 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Secretary-General calls for regular, timely payment of UN dues. (Javier Perez de Cuellar)(includes relation information on 1990-1991 budget)
Publication: UN Chronicle (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1989
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Volume: v26 Issue: n4 Page: p29(1)

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