Several Ways to Die in Mexico City: An Autobiography of Death in Mexico City

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Several Ways to Die in Mexico City is a one-of-a-kind history of a magical city with a rich, vibrant and often dark culture. Living in any major city is a health hazard, but Kurt Hollander illustrates the ways in which this mega city is uniquely deadly. Covering topics such as cannibalism, black magic, holy death rituals and human parasites, this collection of historical accounts and personal tales forms the gripping and alternative story to one of the world's most exciting tourist hotspots.

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" (We can) thank Kurt Hollander for leading us through a city in which many would not have the heart, lungs, stomach, or street smarts to survive. - New York Journal of Books "Hollanders history of Mexican food and alcoholfrom Aztec pulque to present-day Coronasand his analysis of Mexico Citys tap water are brilliant, even if his narration frequently meanders away to other Mexican curiosities. In a city so teeming with interconnected life, who can blame him" -Daily Beast "Several Ways to Die in Mexico City stumbled into my lap and changed the way I think about what I eat and drink." - Mythili G. Rao, Hot Reads Blog
" (We can) thank Kurt Hollander for leading us through a city in which many would not have the heart, lungs, stomach, or street smarts to survive. - New York Journal of Books "Hollanders history of Mexican food and alcoholfrom Aztec pulque to present-day Coronasand his analysis of Mexico Citys tap water are brilliant, even if his narration frequently meanders away to other Mexican curiosities. In a city so teeming with interconnected life, who can blame him" -Daily Beast "Several Ways to Die in Mexico City stumbled into my lap and changed the way I think about what I eat and drink." - Mythili G. Rao, Hot Reads Blog