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El Sastre De Panama/the Tailor of Panama

El Sastre De Panama/the Tailor of Panama

by John Le Carre

Harry Pendel, tailor and spy, decides to take matters into his own hands by deceiving everyone and masterminding a scheme so brilliant that his life careens into a deadly game of politics and deception, in a humorous and fast-paced thriller. Reprint. NYT. "

The Panama Hat Trail

by Tom Miller

This 15th anniversary reissue of Miller’s travel classic follows the making and marketing of a single Panama hat. It’s a captivating story of cultures in collision, raw capitalism, and an exotic, humorous journey.

THE PANAMA CANALHASKIN FREDERIC J.

THE PANAMA CANAL

by HASKIN FREDERIC J.

Mimesis and Alterity: A Particular History of the Senses

Mimesis and Alterity: A Particular History of the Senses

by Michael T. Taussig

In his most ambitious and accomplished work to date, Michael Taussig undertakes a history of mimesis, the practice of imitation, and its relation to alterity, the opposition of Self and Other. Drawing upon such diverse sources as theories of Benjamin, Adorno and Horckheimer, research on the Cuna Indians, and theories of colonialism and postcolonialism, Taussig shows that the history of mimesis is deeply tied to... (more)

Panama

by Eric Zencey

A national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Panama marks the debut of an impressive literary talent. It is part detective novel, part historical thriller...and it all begins in 1892 when a woman vanishes and a corpse is found. Gunshots echo in the Paris streets. Blood flows to the Panama Canal...

Illustrated AtlasWorld Book Encyclopedia

Illustrated Atlas

by World Book Encyclopedia

The World of Baseball (DK Readers)

by James Buckley

Ichiro, Sammy, Roberto, and many more of Major League Baseball's most exciting players came to America to play ball. This is their story, and a tale, too, of how baseball is loved and played around the world.

Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-- the Building of the Panama Canal

Panama Fever: The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-- the Building of the Panama Canal

by Matthew Parker

A thrilling tale of exploration, conquest, money, politics, and medicine The Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in human history. It literally required moving mountains, breaking the back of the great range that connects North and South America. Begun by the French in 1880, its successful completion in 1914 by the Americans marked the end of the Victorian Age and the beginning of the “American Century.” ... (more)

Five Years in Hawaii: A True Saga of International Adventure and the U.S. Naval Intelligence Community

Five Years in Hawaii: A True Saga of International Adventure and the U.S. Naval Intelligence Community

by Justin Kolenc

A True Saga of International Adventure and the U.S. Naval Intelligence Community. This is a true account of one young American man's 5-year career in the United States Navy. During his time in the service the author traveled to eleven different countries spread across three continents. He served aboard a famous US war ship, the USS Reuben James (FFG-57)—known for her appearance in "The Hunt for Red October." ... (more)

The World in Half

by Cristina Henri?quez

From the prizewinning author of Come Together, Fall Apart comes a mesmerizingly beautiful first novel about family, home, loss, and forgiveness that more than fulfills the promise of her earlier work. Miraflores has never known her father, and until now, she’s never thought that he wanted to know her. She’s long been aware that her mother had an affair with him while she was stationed with her then husband in... (more)

Illustrated atlasWorld Book Inc.

Illustrated atlas

by World Book Inc.

The Panama Club

by Louis Joseph Barbier

At high noon on December 31st, 1999, the American flag was brought down for the last time from the flagpole located in front of the headquarters building at Howard Air Force Base. The twenty-fourth tactical wing, "Los Professionales" as their Latino friends had known them, had left without any fanfare or ceremony. They had served America's interests well by providing the United States Southern Command with the... (more)

Arsenic and Old Lace: A Play in Three Acts (Dramatists Play Service)

Arsenic and Old Lace: A Play in Three Acts (Dramatists Play Service)

by Joseph Kesselring

Arsenic and Old Lace: A Play in Three Acts (Dramatists Play Service)

Kurun autour du monde: 1949-1952 (Le Grand dehors)

Kurun autour du monde: 1949-1952 (Le Grand dehors)

by Jacques Yves Le Toumelin

Text: French

Mama's Girl

by Veronica Chambers

A young woman reflects on her childhood and her relationship with her hard-working immigrant mother, exploring important issues about what children need from their mothers and what children are capable of giving to them in return. Reprint."

Pirates of New Spain, 1575-1742

by Peter Gerhard

By the sixteenth century, Spain had acquired the lion's share of territories in the New World, with the rest of Europe eager to share in the flow of wealth from the newfound mines. Attempts at peaceful trade were rebuffed by Spanish colonial officials, and by 1540, piracy in the Caribbean had become a thriving trade. Freebooters seeking plunder cast their gaze westward, to the less-fortified Pacific coast of the... (more)

The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll (New York Review Books Classics)

The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll (New York Review Books Classics)

by Alvaro Mutis

Winner of the 2002 Neustadt Prize for World Literature, these seven novellas follow Maqroll's adventures and love affairs from Amazon jungles to Andean peaks. In a world threatened by violence and given over to dirty deals, Maqroll strives at all costs to preserve his honor and maintain his independence. "One of the greatest writers of our time." -- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Lonely Planet Panama

by Scott Doggett

Beyond the spotlight cast on Panama's famous canal awaits a sophisticated capital, lush rainforests and pristine beaches. This in-depth guide shows you where to go salsa dancing all night, glimpse resplendent quetzals or relax at a secluded mountain retreat. accommodations for any size wallet, from rustic bohios to elegant resorts thorough coverage of places to eat, including capsule reviews of Panama... (more)

Marisol and Magdalena

by Veronica Chambers

Marisol and Magdalena are mejores amigas - best friends - who live in Brooklyn. They have grown up with their extended families, a group of colorful, eccentric relatives who are forever trying to reach the girls the ways of Panama, their native land. For Marisol, a Latinegra - a black and a Latina - child, life is especially challenging as she tries to balance several heritages. When Marisol's mother sends her to... (more)

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by John Le Carre

by Tom Miller

by HASKIN FREDERIC J.

by Michael T. Taussig

by Eric Zencey

by World Book Encyclopedia

by James Buckley

by Matthew Parker

by Justin Kolenc

by Cristina Henri?quez

by World Book Inc.

by Louis Joseph Barbier

by Joseph Kesselring

by Jacques Yves Le Toumelin

by Veronica Chambers

by Peter Gerhard

by Alvaro Mutis

by Scott Doggett

by Veronica Chambers

by Louis Joseph Barbier