Life In Mexico

"Ambition is like the balloonist. To some extent, the rise is nice and he does enjoy a splendid view and a vast landscape. But when he rises more, vertigo occurs, the air becomes thin and the risk of a big fall increases." With this parable, the Austrian Archduke Maximilian of Hapsburg inadvertently predicted the destiny to which he would bravely ride, despite the warnings and the sweet talkers. In any case, he followed his heart's mandate. And Charlotte, the princess, was "one of the most cultured and beautiful" in Europe.

Ava Richards, on the brink of hitting the big 4-0, awakens to a mind-blowing revelation: life is slipping through her fingers like an Insta story on fast forward. Having sacrificed everything for her ambition, the hugely successful media mogul yearns for the good old days with her squad of fabulous gal pals. But when she reaches out to reconnect with her former besties, she’s met with chilly indifference. Refusing to admit defeat, Ava cleverly orchestrates a reunion birthday trip to the sun-kissed shores of Mexico, roping everyone into the last minute vacay. It becomes an epic adventure, ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener, whose novels hurtle from the far reaches of history to the dark corners of the world, paints an intoxicating portrait of a land whose past and present are as turbulent, fascinating, and colorful as any other on Earth. When an American journalist travels to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, he is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his own Mexican ancestry.

Una excepcional crónica de la vida social, política, cultural y económica en México de 1982 a 1994.

Una excepcional crónica de la vida social, política, cultural y económica en México de 1940 a 1970.

The Way That Leads Among the Lost reveals a hidden place where care and violence are impossible to separate: the anexos of Mexico City. The prizewinning anthropologist Angela Garcia takes us deep into the world of these small rooms, informal treatment centers for alcoholism, addiction, and mental illness, spread across Mexico City’s tenements and reaching into the United States.

Are you wondering about the quality of life during your retirement? You're not along. Hundreds of thousands before you have asked the same question And the answer is the same. Living well on less is an art. It doesn't just happen. It takes retirement planning on a different level, more like lifestyle planning. This is Sandy Ingram's retirement story. She shares information on how she moved to paradise with a $1000 a month base retirement income. She shares inside secrets on finding the best rentals for the lowest rents and the best real estate choices in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico area. She ...

Una excepcional crónica de la vida social, política, cultural y económica en México de 1970 a 1982.

In this book the author takes the reader on a journey of retirement destinations in Mexico on a budget of $1200 a month. Where to live, how to find the cheapest apartments, cost of living, transportation, Facebook Groups and travel options. Book II includes destinations like, Paso Ancho, Mexico City, Cabo San Lucas, Monterrey and Acapulco. Images, videos and clarification for Baby Boomers who are looking to live well on less, south of the boarder.

Ever wish you can leave the rat race for the simple life? Here's some inspiration. On Mexican Time is Cohan's passionate, evocatively written memoir of how he and his wife found a new home - and a new lease on life - in the charming 16th century hill town of San Miguel de Allende.

Hilda Krüger, una atractiva y sofisticada actriz alemana, protagonizó uno de los episodios más extravagantes de mediados del siglo XX. Admirada por Joseph Goebbels, el omnipotente y siniestro ministro de Propaganda de Hitler, partió a Estados Unidos primero con la aparente intención de continuar su carrera en el glamour de Hollywood, para después dirigirse a México dejando atrás intensas relaciones con el magnate J. Paul Getty y Gert von Gontard, heredero del emporio cervecero Anheuser-Busch.

A well-known heart surgeon from Houston tells Tex that a mutual friend of theirs has an inoperable heart condition and their friend has gone to a stem cell clinic in Mexico to seek treatment. Their friend, Mr. Pittman, has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom. Tex calls his right hand man, The General, and soon Tex and his men and women are on the way to Mexico to give the criminals a lethal dose of .45-caliber Texas justice.

Do you want to travel through Mexico with ease and elegance getting what you need when you need it? This is the solution for your communication problems when you travel to Mexico.

Every year, Corrie Black ushers in the summer season by opening the campground's pool and hosting a private party for employees and friends. This year is no different—except for the corpse found floating on the surface the next day . . . It turns out that a bunch of graduating high school seniors snuck onto the grounds late that night for a little private party of their own. After arguing with both her current and past boyfriends, Krista Otero never made it home.

Zapata was associated with political efforts against Daz and the landowning hacendados from an early age, and when the Revolution emerged in the year 1910, he was placed as a key figure in the peasant insurgence in Morelos. He established the Freedom Army of the South with the help of certain other peasant leaders, and he rapidly rose to become its undisputed head.

When a shy girl named Sarah Sierra first joins an after-school program in her neighborhood, she never expects to travel back in time and discover the words of Miguel de Cervantes. But at Still Waters in a Storm, a teacher named Stephen and a group of kids have pushed together tables piled high with books so they can gather round to talk about and translate Cervantes’ classic, Don Quixote de La Mancha. They begin to reimagine Don Quixote as the story of a group of modern-day kids from immigrant families in Brooklyn.