Miraculous Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles Through Baja California, the Other Mexico | 
 enlarge | Author: C. M. Mayo
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Category: Book
List Price: $15.00
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 263676
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 390
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1571313044
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.2204836
EAN: 9781571313041
ASIN: 1571313044
Publication Date: April 5, 2007
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Condition: Brand new item. Over 4 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: P20081117114142S
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Product Description
This exquisite book is a rare jewel in the literature of Mexico and its little-known peninsula, Baja. Describing her adventures on this austere and beautiful slip of land, C. M. Mayo creates a multi-layered map of place filled with daredevil aviators, sea turtle researchers, Stone Age cave painters, and countless other colorful characters. Covering Baja from Cabo San Lucas to Tijuana, Mayo's wit and curiosity help her weave a story that seamlessly combines history, myth, art, and local color.
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 journey of a thousand milesin baja June 9, 2008
good, worth reading.the book" one hell of a ride " the life and times of Lou Federico " A FANTASTIC READ . COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN SAY ALL READERS .NONFICTION on Baja and many more true stories.
you should promote this book more.No one will be dissapointed .
A Wonderful Book July 6, 2004
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a series of real-life stories as experienced by the author over the course of about 5 years travel throughout Baja California. The stories paint a fascinating picture of many facets of life in Baja, both contemporary and historical. Ms. Mayo's writing style is also painterly - the words are pared to only the essential needed to convey the picture. The result is an extremely well-crafted book that is pure pleasure to read. Read this book if you are interested in Baja, or plan to travel there - it's one of the very best.
Don't go to Baja until you've read this book February 17, 2003
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
God, what a read! Like a novel, almost, full of surprises and little historical bits that will enrich your visit to Baja beyond measure... it was my first visit to Mexico, in 1957, and reading this book takes me back to my childhood visions of a place where the air is miraculous, the sand clean and white, the people like brothers and sisters. Read this book in the teeth of winter, to survive the snowbound months. And if you want to give someone a gift when they're Baja-bound, give them this book. Truly a miraculous treasure.
Wonderful! December 30, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I loved this book. It will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you want to go to this amazing peninsula asap. Or go there again. (What else is a Baja Buff to do?)
The best book ever written on "the Other Mexico" December 18, 2002
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Miraculous Air was very enjoyable to read. It has lots of historical & political information but it's a "page-turner" all the way to end, which was a quite a surprise.
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