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1.		The Aztecs Activity Book (British Museum Activity Books) from British Museum Press Price: £2.69 Customer Review: The activities in this book are well thought out with step by step instructions which make the book easy to read, browse through and work from. This book would be an ideal aid to any child's Aztec project in school, help children develop an interest in world history or simply fill a rainy day. All... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		The Conquest of New Spain (Classics) from Penguin Classics Price: £9.09 Customer Review: Over the last couple of years I've been quite interested in the Spanish conquest of South America, and I had heard this book referred to a couple of times, so thought I would pick it up. Anyone with even just a passing interest in South America history should grab a copy. It's easily one of the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		The Wheel of Time: the Shamans of Ancient Mexico, Their Thoughts About Life, Death and the Universe from Simon & Schuster Price: £12.55 Customer Review: I read this when a friend bought it by accident, thinking it was a different "wheel of time" book. The quotations are so lacking in logic, and inconsistent with each other, that it's almost worth a chuckle. Almost. There is nothing deep or insightful in this book. A total waste of... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

4.		The Labyrinth of Solitude ; the Other Mexico ; Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude ; Mexico and the United States ; the Philanthropic Ogre from Avalon Travel Publishing Price: £9.89 Customer Review: No other book has been able to accurately describe the Mexican psyche as Paz has done in this book. His eloquent prose style captivates the Mexican spirit in all its grace and in all its sadness. He brings all of Mexico's conflicts and taboos together and strips off all its masks to reveal the... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		La Muerte De Artemio Cruz (Penguin Ediciones) from Penguin Books Ltd Customer Review: Artemio Cruz, on his deathbead, passes through the events of his life in this Fuentes masterpiece. The novel is narrated in the first, second and third person, symbolic of the character's ego, id and superego. Cruz explores the deaths that spared him. His lack of courage and personal sacrafice,... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

6.		Letters from Mexico (Yale Nota Bene) from Yale University Press Price: £9.80 Customer Review: Letters from Mexico is the complete collection of letters written by the Spanish Conquistador, Hernan Cortes, to the Emperor Charles V and Queen Dona Juana. These five letters (stretching from 1519 to 1525) tell the story of the conquest of the Aztecs from the perspective of the man responsible for... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

7.		The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss from Houghton Mifflin (Trade) Price: £4.99 Customer Review: The most striking aspect of "The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss," is the artwork by Sally Schofer Mathews, which is based on the stylized codex art of the ancient Aztecs. I remember being fascinated by the ancient pictures of the Aztec rituals and Spanish soldiers who... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya from Thames & Hudson Ltd Price: £6.71 Customer Review: Well written, interesting and highly enjoyable! This book include informations about the individuals, the communities and their cosmos I haven't found in other books about Mesoamerican. And these highly enjoyable informations are even presented in sometimes poetic sentences. The book is an art in... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

9.		Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes, and the Fall of Old Mexico from Pocket Books Customer Review: This is a balanced, 600 page account of the conquest of the large Aztec Empire in 1519-21 by 1800 spaniards led by Hernan Cortes, written in a very fluid narrative style. It takes into account both Spanish and Aztec sources, and tries to avoid the traditional demonization of one side (for its... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		Across the Wire: Life and Hard Times on the Mexican Border from Anchor Books Price: £8.44 Customer Review: This book is a must read for anyone who cares to understand Mexico's border life. Pieces of his stories will haunt you for days, months, or years. He writes in such a manner that innocently seeks your mind but in the end it will garner oh so much more. I only wish he could then tell us how the other... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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