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Athletes United States Long-distance runners Mexico Copper Canyon Region Long-distance runners United States Biography Long-distance running Mexico Copper Canyon Region Mexico Mexico Description and travel Mexico Social life and customs Running Mexico Copper Canyon Region Travel Vigilantes DramaSummary: From the rural banana plantation where they play soccer for the village team to the big city stadiums, two brothers have become rivals and battle each other on opposing sides. When a talent scout gets stranded in their tiny town, brothers Beto and Tato are discovered. They are whisked away to Mexico City to play for the big leagues where they quickly achieve fame. Beto is nicknamed 'Rudo' for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF RUDRoss, John
Contents: Introduction: Welcome to El Monstruo -- Birth of a monstruo -- City of flowers & smoking hearts -- City of palaces & ghosts -- City of betrayed hopes -- City of order & progress -- City of the cannibal revolution -- City of artists & assassins -- City & country -- The city goes to war; city of miracles & hype -- Uruchurtu's city -- City of dread & redemption -- City of denial & shame -- City in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972 ROSSummary: "One of Mexico's most highly regarded works of political cinema, Canoa: A Shameful Memory reimagines a real-life incident that had occurred just eight years before its release, when a group of urban university employees on a hiking trip were viciously attacked by residents of the village of San Miguel Canoa who had been manipulated by a corrupt priest into believing the travelers were communist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN CANSummary: "In a rundown circus on the outskirts of Mexico City, 13 year-old Alma earns a living as a trapeze artist. When her fellow performers find out that she is pregnant, Alma is expelled from the circus. She lives on the streets until she meets a troupe of traveling puppeteers that preach the word of God. Alma sees a promise in them, a glimpse of hope. This is a story of a young girl's search for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Desert Mountain Media 2002
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ANGSummary: Rudy Maxa etches a portrait of Guadalahara's vibrant culture and passionate artists, Mexico City's large metropolis, Puerto Vallerta's traditional charms, and the beaches of the Mexican Riviera. Includes Ballet Folklorico, Anthropology Museum.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.204 BESSummary: Mexico, our neighbor to the south, is a country rich in culture and ablaze with color. Journey through the seasons and discover the hidden underworlds, diversity of life, and a mosaic of vast landscapes that create a festival of life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WONFranklin, Jonathan
Summary: The miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history. For fourteen months, Alvarenga survived constant shark attacks. He learned to catch fish with his bare hands. He built a fish net from a pair of empty plastic bottles. Taking apart the outboard motor, he fashioned a huge fishhook. Using fish vertebrae as needles, he stitched together...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 FRACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910 FRACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910 Franklin 2015Summary: Three different people are catapulted into dramatic and unforseen circumstances in the wake of a terrible car crash: a young punk stumbles into the sinister underground world of dog fighting; an injured supermodel's designer pooch disappears into the apartment's floorboards; and an ex-radical turned hit man rescues a Rotweiler with a gunshot wound.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lion's Gate Home Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN AMONiederman, Sharon
Summary: "15 drives and detours in "The Land of Enchantment" In this brand-new first edition guide, Sharon Niederman presents the best of New Mexico through 15 scenic tours designed to make the most of every mile. Readers will journey across the state and take in New Mexico's unparalleled diversity in both natural beauty and cultural heritage. Drives will include peaceful side roads through quiet towns,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.8904 NIEFranklin, Jonathan
Summary: "The miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history--as told to journalist Jonathan Franklin in dozens of exclusive interviews"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 910 FRABullard, Lisa.
Summary: Explains the history behind the holiday and discusses how it is celebrated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 972.07 BULCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J972.07 BULQuiñones-Hinojosa, Alfredo.
Contents: Starry Nights -- Faraway -- The Kaliman Maneuver -- Lessons from the fields -- Where the road doesn't lead -- Green eyes -- From harvest to Harvard -- In the land of giants -- Question the rules, when possible make your own -- Brainstorm -- Hopkins -- Gray matter -- Seeing the light -- Finding the steel in your soul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 QUIANONES-HINOJOSA, ALFREDO QUISummary: The citizens of a small Mexican farming village hire seven gun fighters to defend them from a ruthless and exploitative group of bandits led by Calvera. As Calvera's next raid approaches, the peasants and the gun fighters work together to prepare to defend the village.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment Inc. 2001
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MCopies Available at Peninsula
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2 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD WESTERN MAGRodriguez, Teresa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1523 RODSummary: Well into their 30s, Juan Nunez and Benjamin Wilson still can't seem to finish veterinary school or leave their parents' homes. Instead, they wallow in comfortable limbo a suburb of Mexico City. On a fateful Christmas Eve, however, they decide it's finally time to distinguish themselves by executing the most infamous cultural artifacts heist in all of Mexican history, looting the country's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MUSKast-Myers, Marlise
Summary: Offers information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions, providing symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, itineraries, and guidelines for shopping excursions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL MEXICOCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult, Call number: 917.2 CANCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2 CANCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2 Cancun 2016McDougall, Christopher
Summary: McDougall reveals the secrets of the world's greatest distance runners--the Tarahumara Indians of Copper Canyon, Mexico--and how he trained for the challenge of a lifetime: a fifty-mile race through the heart of Tarahumara country pitting the tribe against an odd band of super-athletic Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2009
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.42 MCDCopies Available at Woodmere
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.4209721 MCDMcDougall, Christopher
Summary: Recounts the author's experiences with the reclusive Tarahumara Indians, whose techniques allow them to run long distances with ease, and describes his training for a fifty-mile race with the tribe and a number of ultramarathoners.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.42 McDSummary: "Quesadillas sizzling on street corners outside cosy coffee shops; mariachi in sequined sombreros serenading late-night revellers; tower blocks casting long shadows over baroque churches and Aztec ruins studded with cacti. Mexico City simultaneously conforms to every stereotype and challenges every preconception with shameless self-assurance. We push past the colourful chaos and Frida Kahlo...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gestalten 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2 MEXSummary: "With contributions from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, this is reportage at its bravest and most necessary - it has the power to change the world's view of their country, and by the force of its truth, to start to heal the country's many sorrows. Supported the Arts Council Grant's for the Arts Programme and by PEN Promotes. Veering between carnival and apocalypse, Mexico has in the last...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MacLehose Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.0.84 SORKrebs, Laurie.
Summary: A book about life and customs of Mexico. Includes Spanish words.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2008
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli 1986