The debate that hasn't taken place in many developing countries and is increasingly needed is exactly what Juan Enriquez discusses in this book. The author provides a clear set of arguments that everyone, from a 7 year old to the President of a country, can follow to understand why science and technology is the enabler to be a participant in the new knowledge economy. Investing in its people is the only way emerging countries will be able to "hop on the bus" of the information revolution. The first step is to get involved in this debate, and as Enriquez suggests, one does not have to be a Ph.D. in Economics or a Lawyer to participate in it. Anyone interested in participating in this debate, as well as in designing the strategies that can enable Mexico and other emerging countries to succeed in the new economy, should definitely read this book!

This book of Mexican's recipes is a great example of the Mexican Food. The repices are easy to make and really good!!. She even recommends places to shop for the ingredients.

An exceptional piece of pulp that is actually more of an oversized glossy magazine than an actual book. El Tequila is a piece of art. Artes de Mexico is a revived beautiful book like magazine that began exploring the arts of Mexico in 1953 with an eight year quiet period before starting up again in 1993. All of the issues are considered collectors items because of their limited circulation and extreme beauty. Published six times a year the laborious efforts reflect quality.This particular issue is a magnificent edition focusing on various aspects of tequila and it's culture. The magazine has a number of historical photographs including some from black and white movies in which tequila is featured. Like all of the issues of Atrtes de Mexico it is in a bilingual format. The Spanish version is more extensive in the front and the English translations in the back has another set of pictures that aren't as grand to compliment the text. i think of it as a bonus, an estra set of photographs. The thick paper and oversized photgraphs make for some magnificent examples of tequila and the culture that exists around it. There is a gallery of seven spectacular photographs that illustrate the true art of tequila. There is another section that shows the various old labels that were used on tequila brands that is quiet interesting. However the section on visits to the different production fields of tequila and the distilation process is the best. If you are into tequila, Mexico and it's culture than this is a good magazine to add to your collection. It is one of those magazines that should be bound in leather for posterity as a keepsake. I own several in my modest collection and am constantly looking for new copies to add to my collection. I found this particular issue in an art store in Mexicothis past summer and was very pleased with the contents. I would recommend this magazine and any other of the editions in the Artes de Mexico collection.

John D. MacDonald said, "El Vago is a solid novel. Many of the scenes are vivid and remarkable. I do not claim to be any kind of expert on Mexico and Mexicans, but I really do feel that this novel captures that strange Mexican madness--violence, fatalism, ironic humor, and the desperate search for some salvageable honor. I liked it very much."

Bayard Taylor, with the eye of the photographer for detail and composition and the writing talent of the professional journalist Horace Greely so willingly paid, provides the reader with a fantastic look at California of the mid-1800's. His vivid descriptions of the people, the events, and perhaps most importantly, the pre-development beauty of California's wild mountains, seacoasts, and valleys, made this reviewer (a native Californian) long for a time machine to allow visits to the wondrous collection of experiences described by Taylor. From his many travels across the land, to his viewing of the first California constitutional convention, his words allow the reader to feel the wind in one's hair as the California-bred horses fly at top speed across the valleys and through the washes, or to become a fly on the wall as the convention delegates reach compromises which shaped and prepared the State for its Golden future. The pictures he paints of the natural environment of early California are so dramatic that they must could certainly be used to support any attempts to preserve the tragically few remaining expanses of California wilderness. This is a book for Californians (and those who love the state) who wish to return, if only for a few brief moments, to the sounds and the sights of it's birth: raw, chaotic, beautiful, yet with a rich Spanish/Mexican heritage and social codes that provided a useable framework to maintain law and order. Taylor describes it all, allowing us to understand not only what was happening, but also why. It's a great book.

Bayard Taylor, with the eye of the photographer for detail and composition and the writing talent of the professional journalist Horace Greely so willingly paid, provides the reader with a fantastic look at California of the mid-1800's. His vivid descriptions of the people, the events, and perhaps most importantly, the pre-development beauty of California's wild mountains, seacoasts, and valleys, made this reviewer (a native Californian) long for a time machine to allow visits to the wondrous collection of experiences described by Taylor. From his many travels across the land, to his viewing of the first California constitutional convention, his words allow the reader to feel the wind in one's hair as the California-bred horses fly at top speed across the valleys and through the arroyos, or allow us to be a fly on the wall as the convention delegates reach compromises which shaped and prepared the State for it's Golden future. The pictures he paints of the natural environment of early California are so dramatic that they could be used to support any and all attempts to preserve the tragically few expanses of California wilderness. This is a book for Californians (and those who love the state) who wish to return, if only for a few brief moments, to the sounds and the sights of it's birth: raw, chaotic, beautiful, yet with a rich Spanish/Mexican heritage and social codes that provided a useable framework to maintain law and order. Taylor describes it all, allowing us to understand not only what was happening, but also why. It's a great book.

i have to say the book is interesting. women are the subject of the book and it explains why they had to rebel against the society that they lived in .women in times past in mexico lived in such horror. the slavery, and the exploitation from the hacendados, the forced rape by the hacendados and forced by them to have sex with other workers if they had a lot of beauty (fullfigured-good bodies, nice faces) at the haciendas. the political struggle the women went thru to be in the political parties, and even in the parties political and attidue chaos occurred. Mexican history has been chaotic and dark and the women have suffered-poor mestiza, poor indian and poor creole. this is the majority of the population who live in mexico and who go against the limits of porfirio diaz and his army and administration. confessions of the PLM women who served in the party tell the reasons why they left the party.different parties, but the dream for women to have democracy in where they could vote, and work,have rights and get paid equally as men had to happen. very interesting. recommended to all readers of history. the book will have photos of Teresa Urrea, and of Ricardo Flores Magon, and Soldaderas (women soldiers) who fought in the revolution. books such as these have to be a must for all hispanic children in the nations high schools. Mexican history is not like many teachers lecture out there-all nice and sugarcoated. mexican history is dark , chaotic, disturbing memories; a time without a light ...but with hard work the struggle obstacle was overcomed by those who wanted to end the dictator rule of Mr. Porfirio Diaz. Porfirio Diaz is the dictator of the country who did not care of the poor at all in that time period.

I am a landscape photograper, like Mr. Varjabedian is, but not as good. His photographs are some of the best I have ever seen in my entire life, even better than Ansel Adams. This book is about "Los Hermanos Penitentes," or the Penitent Brothers, a Catholic lay brotherhood that was founded because of a lack of preists in New Mexico. The Brother's activities have always been very secret, but have been aggrandized by the early white settlers in the region. Mr. Wallis' text illuminates and fully explains this unusual brotherhood. I highly, highly reccomend this book to anyone interested in the history of New Mexico or, anyone who appreciates fine black and white photographs.

This book is a triumph, filling a long-standing need for information about our Southern neighbor. Now more than ever, libraries, indviduals, researchers and scholars, as well as the general reader and travel-tourist would be wise to invest in this masterfully complete yet highly readable and acessible volume as soon as possible. Simply splendid and invaluable.

I have read many books about the Alamo. This is by far the best