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Phil_K
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| Sorry, no! But it's widely available, in Sanborns for example. Thinking about it now, I don't even know if it's fiction or non-fiction! |
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Milenka
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Isabel Moctezuma is a novel by Eugenio Aguirre. Haven't read it though, and perhaps won't. Fiction is not my cup of tea when it comes to history. |
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MO39
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Milenka wrote: |
| Isabel Moctezuma is a novel by Eugenio Aguirre. Haven't read it though, and perhaps won't. Fiction is not my cup of tea when it comes to history. |
Thinking about the double meaning of "historia" in Spanish (both "history"and "story"), reminds me that I love both historical fiction, provided it's deeply grounded in historical fact, and history that reads like a novel, that tells a good story. |
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Milenka
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| MO39 wrote: |
| ...and history that reads like a novel, that tells a good story. |
Nice wording for what is my cup of tea: history that reads like a novel. Thanks, MO! |
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MO39
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Milenka wrote: |
| MO39 wrote: |
| ...and history that reads like a novel, that tells a good story. |
Nice wording for what is my cup of tea: history that reads like a novel. Thanks, MO! |
�No hay de qu�! |
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sweeney66
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"Has there never been a 'Book Exchange' meeting of sorts? Would a Book and Beers get together interest anyone?" says Gary Denness.
Yes!
Especially on a Sunday afternoon. In a Cantina.
Anyone? |
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MO39
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Yes, Gary and sweeney, I'm up for a book exchange meeting (hmmm - never been in a cantina before - I thought that only women of ill-repute hung out in places like that  ). My only problem is that I don't have many books here to exchange. |
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Gary Denness
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| Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| MO39 wrote: |
| Yes, Gary and sweeney, I'm up for a book exchange meeting (hmmm - never been in a cantina before - I thought that only women of ill-repute hung out in places like that ). My only problem is that I don't have many books here to exchange. |
I think we'd need more than the three of us to make it a worthwhile event...is no one else up for this at all? |
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Guy Courchesne
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| I'm up for it, though I tend to read mostly non-fiction political stuff. |
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Prof.Gringo
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
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Location: Dang Cong San Viet Nam Quang Vinh Muon Nam!
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Guy Courchesne wrote: |
| I'm up for it, though I tend to read mostly non-fiction political stuff. |
Me too!
What are some books on Mexico that you or anybody else can recommend? Hopefully that I can buy here.
I have already read a few books, but I would like to read a lot more about Mexico, especially history and politics. Anything on the Mexican state since 1810 or modern Mexico.
I am sorry  but I remember that there was a thread a while back and some people were referring to a book about Mexico City written by an ex-pat or other Gringo type. But I can not seem to find the thread and I don't remember  the name of the book. Can anyone help me out? Thanks  |
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MO39
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I read mostly well-written "mysteries", both classic (A. Conan Doyle, Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie) and contemporary (P.D. James, Henning Mankell), though I have been known to borrow one of Guy's political tomes. |
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Gary Denness
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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| 5 is getting closer to a worthwhile number. Could always do it in the bar or the Hostal Cathedral...you never know, maybe a few tourists will join in! |
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Milenka
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Prof.Gringo wrote: |
What are some books on Mexico that you or anybody else can recommend? Hopefully that I can buy here.
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Can you read in Spanish? |
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notamiss
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject: Book swap |
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| I have probably a dozen or so to swap or sell. Fiction, assorted. |
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Prof.Gringo
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Milenka wrote: |
| Prof.Gringo wrote: |
What are some books on Mexico that you or anybody else can recommend? Hopefully that I can buy here.
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Can you read in Spanish? |
Not well enough to read a politcal or history book  |
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