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  Enrique's Journey

  The Story of a Boy's Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother

  by Sonia Nazario

  In this astonishing true story, award-winning journalist Sonia Nazario recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States. When Enrique is five years old, his mother, Lourdes, too poor to feed her children, leaves Honduras to work in the United States. The move allows her to send money back home to Enrique so he can eat better... (more)
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  Hurricane: A Novel

  by Terry Trueman

  outside, the wind is howling. it is a monster shrieking to get inside. outside, the rain is a solid wall of water. everything is dark. everything is destroyed. everything is gone.... Everything except for the desperate courage of those who survive that terrifying night. After hours of cowering in the dark with no lights, no warmth, and the terrible noises of the rain and wind pounding on the walls,... (more)
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  Tom Broadbent: Book 1

  The Codex

  by Douglas Preston

  "Greetings from the dead," declares Maxwell Broadbent on the videotape he left behind after his mysterious disappearance. A notorious treasure hunter and tomb robber, Broadbent accumulated over a half a billion dollars' worth of priceless art, gems, and artifacts before vanishing---along with his entire collection---from his mansion in New Mexico. At first, robbery is suspected, but the truth proves far stranger:... (more)
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  The Mosquito Coast

  by Paul Theroux

  In a breathtaking adventure story, the paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox takes his family to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. Fleeing from an America he sees as mired in materialism and conformity, he hopes to rediscover a purer life. But his utopian experiment takes a dark turn when his obsessions lead the family toward unimaginable danger. (more)
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  Jungleland

  A Mysterious Lost City, a WWII Spy, and a True Story of Deadly Adventure

  by Christopher S. Stewart

  Deep inside the little Amazon, the jungles of Honduras' "Mosquito Coast" - one of the largest, wildest, and most impenetrable stretches of tropical land in the world-lies the fabled city of Ciudad Blanca: the White City. For centuries, it has lured explorers, including Spanish conquistador Herman Cortes. Some intrepid souls got lost within its dense canopy; some disappeared. Others never made it out alive. Then,... (more)
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  Fresh Air Fiend

  Travel Writings

  by Paul Theroux

  Paul Theroux's first collection of essays and articles devoted entirely to travel writing, FRESH AIR FIEND touches down on five continents and floats through most seas in between to deliver a literary adventure of the first order, with the incomparable Paul Theroux as a guide. From the crisp quiet of a solitary week spent in the snowbound Maine woods to the expectant chaos of Hong Kong on the eve of the Hand-over,... (more)
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  The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors, Third Edition: Archaeology of Mesoamerica

  by Muriel Porter Weaver

  This is a thorough revision of the successful Second Edition and includes both Aztec and Maya areas in one volume. It covers the period from the European settling of the New World to the Spanish Conquest of Mexico in 1521, as well as the deciphering of Maya hieroglyphs that reveal dynastic history, and recent discoveries and excavations at Rio Azul and Naj Tunich in Guatemala, Caracol in Belize, and Mexico. The... (more)
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  The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough (CitizenKid)

  by Katie Smith Milway

  From the best-selling author of One Hen comes the inspiring story of one struggling farming family in Honduras and their journey to growing enough food to meet their needs. Based on the real story of farm transformation underway in Honduras and many other countries, this book offers children ways they can be part of the movement to grow "good gardens" and foster food security. Eleven-year-old Mar?a Luz and her... (more)
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  Maggie Bennett: Book 1

  Escape Out of Darkness

  by Anne Stuart

  Stunning beauty disguised the lethal skills that made trouble-shooter Maggie Bennett tough, icy and cool. She thought she was ready for anything until she was assigned to protect ex-rock star Mack Pulaski. But he aimed his sensual appeal with deadly accuracy—right into Maggie’s heart. Love is full of traps, but it could be a fatal distraction on the sizzling journey that sweeps them from Central America to Zurich,... (more)
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  Dearly: Book 2

  Dearly, Beloved

  by Lia Habel

  Can the living coexist with the living dead? That’s the question that has New Victorian society fiercely divided ever since the mysterious plague known as “The Laz” hit the city of New London and turned thousands into walking corpses. But while some of these zombies are mindless monsters, hungry for human flesh, others can still think, speak, reason, and control their ravenous new appetites.... (more)
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  A Cipher in the Sand

  by Ms Sandra Bolton

  Even before the plane touches down in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sarah Nelson questions her motives for being there. By the time this feminist adventure novel ends, Sarah's life is forever altered as the naive and idealistic woman encounters more intrigue, danger, and mystery than she ever bargained for. The year is 1985, and Ronald Reagan is president. Following a recent divorce from her husband of 28 years,... (more)
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  Mystic Travelers: Awakening

  by F.W. Rick Meyers

  Have you ever wanted to escape to a place where you could order a cup of coffee, a glass of water, and a new life? Michael Wyman has. Disillusioned and in search of something unknown, he finds himself at a cafe on a deserted road in the north woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula at three o'clock in the morning. There, he encounters Angelina, the most beautiful woman he's ever met. She takes his order and introduces... (more)
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  Enrique's JourneyENRIQUE'S JOURNEY by Nazario, Sonia (Author) on Feb-01-2007 Paperback

  by Sonia Nazario

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  Triumph & Hope: Golden Years With The Peace Corps in Honduras

  by Barbara E. Joe

  When the author announced plans to join the Peace Corps in her 60s, a male friend was skeptical, predicting her prompt return home, “by Christmas at the latest.” But thanks to the welcoming folks of two towns—El Triunfo, The Triumph, and La Esperanza, The Hope—acknowledged in her book’s title—she extended her stay beyond the usual term and finally made peace with the tragedy of her son’s untimely death. A... (more)
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  Sunshine and Shadow

  Our Seven Years in Honduras

  by Joseph Stoll

  The true account of Joseph Stoll and his family's years (1969-1977) in the Amish community in Honduras. Written in a journal format, with personal correspondence, simple sketches and photos included.
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  Breaking Daylight

  by M. J. Fredrick

  Touching her crosses the line-and shoots his code of honor all to hell. Sergeant Alex Shepard is all about getting the job done. That single-minded purpose helps him forget the fact he hates the jungle as he leads his Special Forces team in search of Honduran drug lord Santiago Saldana. His quarry eludes him, but the woman left behind in the compound is the next best thing. Saldana-s mistress-an American woman... (more)
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  Live Well in Honduras: How to Relocate, Retire, and Increase Your Standard of Living

  by Frank Ford

  Honduras offers a lower cost of living than Costa Rica, Belize, or Mexico; amenable tax, real estate, and investment laws; and more ease in starting a business than can be found in any other country in the region. This book provides the only complete guide to retirement living in this increasingly popular Central America destination. 25 photos.
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  Honduras (Let's Discover Central America)

  by Charles J. Shields

  Honduras is located in the heart of Central America. It is bordered to the south by Nicaragua and El Salvador, and on the west by Guatemala. Although this land has been battered by hurricanes and troubled by human-made problems such as deforestation, it still boasts ancient ruins, lovely islands, bustling towns, and abundant wildlife. This title helps to find out: why the Indian population nearly disappeared... (more)
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  Obras Completas Y Otros Cuentos/complete Works And Other Stories

  by Augusto Monterroso

  Con este titulo de impasible ironia, con este libro provocador, centelleante, inespereado, el autor se dio a cononcer como un escritor de excepcion y se instalo en primera linea de la literatura en lengua espanola.
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  Don't Be Afraid, Gringo

  A Honduran Woman Speaks from the Heart

  by Elvia Alvarado

  "Elvia Alvarado tells the story of her life and the life of the people of Honduras. Read it and understand the struggle against tyranny of the poor. Read it and act."--Alice Walker