Banks and bankers are hardly the most beloved institutions and people in this country. With its corruptive influence on politics and stranglehold on the American economy, Wall Street is held in high regard by few outside the financial sector. But the pitchforks raised against this behemoth are largely rhetorical: we rarely see riots in the streets or public demands for an equitable and democratic banking system that result in serious national ...
In a book that is a fitting tribute to Bruce Chatwin's "Songlines", Barry Lopez's "Arctic Dreams", and Peter Matthiessen's "The Snow Leopard", Shaw takes readers on an adventurous voyage into the heart of Mesoamerica, offering an exploration of its spiritual geography. Line drawings & photos. Endpaper map.
