Central America Books

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The Lost City of the Monkey God The Lost City of the Monkey God (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 50 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.93 — 64,018 ratings — published 2017
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Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.48 — 10,870 ratings — published 2024
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Solito Solito (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.48 — 84,137 ratings — published 2022
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Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,211 ratings — published 1982
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I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.86 — 6,562 ratings — published 1984
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.22 — 23,613 ratings — published 1977
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Enrique's Journey Enrique's Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.88 — 17,316 ratings — published 2005
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The President The President (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.97 — 7,024 ratings — published 1946
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.31 — 28,982 ratings — published 1971
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The Mosquito Coast The Mosquito Coast (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.81 — 14,186 ratings — published 1981
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The Great Divide The Great Divide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.66 — 30,526 ratings — published 2024
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A History of Violence: Living and Dying in Central America A History of Violence: Living and Dying in Central America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.05 — 769 ratings — published 2015
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Central America's Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration Central America's Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.07 — 528 ratings — published 2021
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Salvador Salvador (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.72 — 3,927 ratings — published 1983
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The Bird Hotel The Bird Hotel (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.26 — 16,923 ratings — published 2023
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The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.56 — 2,647 ratings — published 1987
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One Day of Life (Vintage International) One Day of Life (Vintage International)
by (shelved 12 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,017 ratings — published 1980
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In the Time of the Butterflies In the Time of the Butterflies (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.15 — 81,133 ratings — published 1994
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.05 — 97,010 ratings — published 2005
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.66 — 455,545 ratings — published 2020
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The Massacre at El Mozote The Massacre at El Mozote (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,680 ratings — published 1994
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Senselessness Senselessness (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.76 — 2,364 ratings — published 2004
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The Fallen Stones: Chasing Butterflies, Discovering Mayan Secrets, and Looking for Hope Along the Way The Fallen Stones: Chasing Butterflies, Discovering Mayan Secrets, and Looking for Hope Along the Way (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.04 — 4,785 ratings — published
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Tiempos recios Tiempos recios (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,725 ratings — published 2019
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What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.42 — 3,495 ratings — published 2019
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Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.38 — 17,669 ratings — published 2016
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Jungle of Stone: The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya Jungle of Stone: The True Story of Two Men, Their Extraordinary Journey, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,608 ratings — published 2016
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Like Water for Chocolate Like Water for Chocolate (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.95 — 401,638 ratings — published 1989
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Silence on the Mountain: Stories of Terror, Betrayal, and Forgetting in Guatemala (American Encounters/Global Interactions) Silence on the Mountain: Stories of Terror, Betrayal, and Forgetting in Guatemala (American Encounters/Global Interactions)
by (shelved 10 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.19 — 564 ratings — published 2002
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American Dirt American Dirt (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.36 — 709,971 ratings — published 2020
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The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,546 ratings — published 2010
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Pedro Páramo Pedro Páramo (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.05 — 106,056 ratings — published 1955
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Inevitable Revolutions: The United States in Central America Inevitable Revolutions: The United States in Central America (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.14 — 381 ratings — published 1983
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The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.23 — 3,520 ratings — published 2001
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Wide Sargasso Sea Wide Sargasso Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.59 — 110,045 ratings — published 1966
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Men of Maize: The Modernist Epic of the Guatemalan Indians (Pittsburgh Editions of Latin American Literature) Men of Maize: The Modernist Epic of the Guatemalan Indians (Pittsburgh Editions of Latin American Literature)
by (shelved 8 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,418 ratings — published 1949
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The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.83 — 283 ratings — published 2004
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.89 — 281,567 ratings — published 2007
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Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.27 — 3,280 ratings — published 2024
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Slash and Burn Slash and Burn (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.79 — 597 ratings — published 2017
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La mujer habitada La mujer habitada (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,955 ratings — published 1988
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The Adventurer's Son The Adventurer's Son (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.94 — 9,907 ratings — published 2020
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Gods of Jade and Shadow Gods of Jade and Shadow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.87 — 79,679 ratings — published 2019
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Cocaine Politics: Drugs, Armies and the CIA in Central America Cocaine Politics: Drugs, Armies and the CIA in Central America (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.99 — 207 ratings — published 1991
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The She-Devil in the Mirror The She-Devil in the Mirror (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.80 — 653 ratings — published 2000
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Banana Cultures: Agriculture, Consumption, and Environmental Change in Honduras and the United States Banana Cultures: Agriculture, Consumption, and Environmental Change in Honduras and the United States (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.65 — 207 ratings — published 2006
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Wanderlove Wanderlove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.90 — 8,707 ratings — published 2012
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The Blood of Guatemala: A History of Race and Nation (Latin America Otherwise) The Blood of Guatemala: A History of Race and Nation (Latin America Otherwise)
by (shelved 7 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.80 — 104 ratings — published 2000
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Beka Lamb Beka Lamb (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as central-america)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,110 ratings — published 1982
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Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as central-america)
avg rating 4.16 — 56,169 ratings — published 2020
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“...moral commitments and emotional engagement were principal reasons for insurgent collective action by campesinos in the Salvadoran civil war.

"Insurgent Collective Action and Civil War in Rural El Salvador”
Elisabeth J. Wood

Dirk Weisiger
“Get out and Live Your Movie!”
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