Golf Resorts: Where to Play in the Usa, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica & the Caribbean

A guide to the best resort courses open to the public in the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, with a new section on Costa Rica. Details are given on yardage, course hazards and par, allowing golfers to match their ability to the facilities. Golf packages and accommodation are covered.

The Modern World, Volume 3: Civilizations of the AmericasThe countries that occupy the continents of North America and South America have unique histories. Europeans colonized areas that had been occupied for thousands of years by diverse societies and cultures, which, in turn, gave way to an array of countries with their own specific historical development.

Those who followed Columbus were called conquistadors, or conquerors. In 1521, Hernán Cortés and his men subjugated the Aztecs of present-day Mexico, who were already weakened by civil war. Francisco Pizarro soon oversaw the dismantling of the Incan Empire in South America...

Mexico

Here is the story of an American journalist who travels to Mexico to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, but who is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his Mexican ancestors. From the brutality and brilliance of the ancients, to the iron fist of the invading Spaniards, to the modern-day Mexicans battling through dust and bloodshed to build a nation upon the ashes of revolution, James Michener weaves it all into an epic human story that ranks with the best of his beloved, bestselling novels.

A Field Guide to Venomous Animals and Poisonous Plants: North America North of Mexico

This essential guide to safety in the field features 90 venomous animals and more than 250 poisonous plants and fungi. The 340 line drawings make identification fast and simple; 160 species are also illustrated with color photographs.

Blind Descent

Blind Descent by Nevada Barr

Forced to cope with her claustrophobia and to use all the skills she has developed above ground, park ranger Anna Pigeon enters the dangerous Lechuguilla Cavern in New Mexico's Carlsbad Cavern National Park to attempt a rescue and learns who she can trust and who can be saved.