The Witch's Market
The Witch's Market

Author: Mingmei Yip

Publisher: Kensington Books

Published: 2015-12-01

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1617733245

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From the author of Secret of a Thousand Beauties and Peach Blossom Pavilion comes a beautifully written novel of self-discovery and intrigue. Chinese-American assistant professor Eileen Chen specializes in folk religion at her San Francisco college. Though her grandmother made her living as a shamaness, Eileen publicly dismisses witchcraft as mere superstition. Yet privately, the subject intrigues her. When a research project takes her to the Canary Islands—long rumored to be home to real witches—Eileen is struck by the lush beauty of Tenerife and its blend of Spanish and Moroccan culture. A stranger invites her to a local market where women sell amulets, charms, and love spells. Gradually Eileen immerses herself in her exotic surroundings, finding romance with a handsome young furniture maker. But as she learns more about the lives of these self-proclaimed witches, Eileen must choose how much trust to place in this new and seductive world, where love, greed, and vengeance can be as powerful, or as destructive, as any magic.

Pilgrim Road
Pilgrim Road

Author: Albert Holtz

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2006-11

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0819222518

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Takes St Benedict's view that the Lenten journey is an inner pilgrimage with Christ into the deepest parts of ourselves, to be marked not so much by external observances such as fasting and denial, but by a deepening of our relationship with God. This book helps modern seekers to keep Lent as a positive, meaningful and fruitful experience.

Down and Delirious in Mexico City
Down and Delirious in Mexico City

Author: Daniel Hernandez

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-02-08

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1451610181

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MEXICO CITY, with some 20 million inhabitants, is the largest city in the Western Hemisphere. Enormous growth, raging crime, and tumultuous politics have also made it one of the most feared and misunderstood. Yet in the past decade, the city has become a hot spot for international business, fashion, and art, and a magnet for thrill-seeking expats from around the world. In 2002, Daniel Hernandez traveled to Mexico City, searching for his cultural roots. He encountered a city both chaotic and intoxicating, both underdeveloped and hypermodern. In 2007, after quitting a job, he moved back. With vivid, intimate storytelling, Hernandez visits slums populated by ex-punks; glittering, drug-fueled fashion parties; and pseudo-native rituals catering to new-age Mexicans. He takes readers into the world of youth subcultures, in a city where punk and emo stand for a whole way of life—and sometimes lead to rumbles on the streets. Surrounded by volcanoes, earthquake-prone, and shrouded in smog, the city that Hernandez lovingly chronicles is a place of astounding manifestations of danger, desire, humor, and beauty, a surreal landscape of “cosmic violence.” For those who care about one of the most electrifying cities on the planet, “Down & Delirious in Mexico City is essential reading” (David Lida, author of First Stop in the New World).

The Rough Guide to Peru
The Rough Guide to Peru

Author: Dilwyn Jenkins

Publisher: Rough Guides UK

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 555

ISBN-13: 1405389850

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Provides practical advice on planning a trip to Peru, describes points of interest in each section of the country, and includes information on restaurants, nightspots, and shops.

Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt

Author: Kristen J. Sollee

Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser

Published: 2023-09-04

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 157863816X

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"A transcendent travelogue that guides readers through the history, places, and people of several of the many witch hunts and how their legacy continues to impact us today." --Pam Grossman, author of Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power Traveling through cities and sites across Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Kristen J. Sollée explores the places and people significant to the early modern legacy of the witch. Between the 15th and 17th centuries, a confluence of political, economic, and religious factors ignited a wildfire of witch hysteria in Europe and, later, in parts of America. At the heart of these witch hunts were often dangerous misconceptions about femininity and female sexuality, and women were disproportionately punished as a result. Today, this lineage of oppression remains a vital reference point in the fight for women's rights--and human rights--in the Western world and beyond. By infusing an adventurous first-person narrative with extensive research and moments of imaginative historical fiction, Sollée (author of Witches, Sluts, Feminists) makes an often-overlooked period of history come alive. Written for armchair travelers and on-the-ground explorers alike, Witch Hunt not only uncovers the horrors of history but how the archetype of the witch has been rehabilitated. For witches are not just haunting figures of the past; the witch is also a liberatory icon and identity of the present. This paperback edition includes a new afterword by the author and an updated travel resources section.

Insight Guides South America
Insight Guides South America

Author: Insight Guides

Publisher: Apa Publications (UK) Limited

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 880

ISBN-13: 1780056451

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Insight Guide South America is the most illustrated, full-colour travel guide to the continent on the market, and its lively narrative and stunning images provide both inspiration and information to plan a memorable trip to South America. The Best Of section highlights the unmissable sights and experiences: from Peru's breathtaking citadel of Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail - the number one South American trek on most travellers' wishlists - to vibrant Rio with its famous Carnival and beaches, sophisticated Buenos Aires, and the jungles of the Amazon, home to the greatest biodiversity on the planet. As well as the blockbuster sights, we cover the continent's lesser known but equally fascinating countries such as Paraguay, Bolivia and Guyana. Lively features focus on South America's history and culture, while the Places chapters show you where to go in South America, with beautiful photography, insightful descriptions of all the main attractions, and detailed, full-colour maps for easy orientation. The Travel Tips section provides practical information for planning a trip and getting around once you're there, along with our independent reviews of selected hotels and restaurants in South America.

Amongst the Clouds
Amongst the Clouds

Author: Robbie Cryer

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-11-07

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1326073966

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The story of a young man's adventure through South America which culminated in a year spent living and working in the mountains in northern Peru. An insight into the culture, history and geography of the continent as seen through the eyes of a lone gringo, travelling for experience.

Chasing El Dorado
Chasing El Dorado

Author: Aaron Smith

Publisher: Transit Lounge

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1921924799

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Get ready for a risk-taking rollercoaster ride through the favelas of Rio Di Janeiro and the wayside towns and jungles of South America in search of the secrets of shamans and ayahuasca – the vine of the soul. Aaron Smith’s often hilarious chronicle of love, danger and enlightenment, set in the one of most vibrant places on earth, is a true delight. Whether Aaron is being held at gunpoint in Rio, stranded on the Amazon River; interviewing musician Peter Gabriel for The Iquitos Times, dancing the samba at Carnival with the 60 Minutes team, undergoing initiation as a Matsés warrior, tripping the light fantastic, or falling in love with his beautiful Brazilian wife-to-be, you are bound to ‘experience’, along with him, more than a glimmer of gold. Like William Burroughs before him, Smith is on a journey to save his soul, but instead falls headfirst into the rich kaleidoscope of South American culture and ultimately discovers the truth that lies deep in the jungle or, sometimes, even closer to home.

Fodor's South America
Fodor's South America

Author: Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.

Publisher: Fodors Travel Publications

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 850

ISBN-13: 1400006864

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Surveys South America's history, geography, and cultures, offers advice on sights and activities in each country from Argentina to Venezuela, and recommends restaurants and hotels