New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2017) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which uses a madcap adventure involving three unlikely co-conspirators with illuminated the plight of undocumented immigrants and a transformation of three people who thought they were in the winter of their lives. It "opens with endearingly oblivious academic Richard Bowmaster, who is rattled after taking his cat to the vet, and rear-ends a car driven by Evelyn Ortega. Ortega is not in the country legally, its her bosss vehicle, and he's not the sort of person you want to cross (ask the dead body in the trunk)." Translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor and Amanda Hopkinson. 340 pp. ISBN: 978-1501178139.

New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2017). First edition - A book which uses a madcap adventure involving three unlikely co-conspirators with illuminated the plight of undocumented immigrants and a transformation of three people who thought they were in the winter of their lives. It "opens with endearingly oblivious academic Richard Bowmaster, who is rattled after taking his cat to the vet, and rear-ends a car driven by Evelyn Ortega. Ortega is not in the country legally, its her bosss vehicle, and he's not the sort of person you want to cross (ask the dead body in the trunk)." Translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor and Amanda Hopkinson. 340 pp.

New York: Dutton / Lodestar, 1994. dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel set in the author's native Guatemala: the story of a newly married 16 year old in a traditional Mayan village who is invited to join the goverment's teacher training program. 200 pp. ISBN: 0-525-674314.

New York: Grove Press, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first non-fiction book by this noted novelist, this is a penetrating look at the brutal death of Bishop Juan Geradi in Guatemala City in April 1998 - just 2 days after he had issued a human rights report that found the Guatemalan Army primarily responsible for the deaths and disappearances of 200,000 civilians. Goldman spent seven years following the investigation into this murder, and the result is a riveting and complex work. Index. 396 pp. ISBN: 0-8021-18283.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second book, an account of a trip he made in 1983 to Guatemela in search of the quetzal, the bird of life, a bird whose existence in endangered both by loss of habitat and by the civil war raging in Guatemela. A blend of political, social and natural history. Map, selected bibliography, index. 229 pp. ISBN: 0-671-52738x.

London: The Viking Press, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second book, an account of a trip he made in 1983 to Guatemela in search of the quetzal, the bird of life, a bird whose existence in endangered both by loss of habitat and by the civil war raging in Guatemela. A blend of political, social and natural history. Map, selected bibliography, index. 229 pp. ISBN: 0-670-810878.

New York: Rayo - Harper Collins, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, a blend of adventure novel and historical mystery set in the mountains of Guatemala. 334 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0582642.

New York: Rayo - Harper Collins, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, a blend of adventure novel and historical mystery set in the mountains of Guatemala. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. 334 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0582642.

Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, (2001). First edition - John Nichols was raised in a privileged American family, attended top-notch private schools and at 23 wrote a best-selling novel, The Sterile Cuckoo. .. "However, a trip to Guatemala derailed his golden-child existence and set him on a very different path toward social and environmental activism. This book charts Nicholss rich and often tormented journey out of his sheltered middle-class life toward a belief in what he calls 'liberation ecology'. SIGNED on the title page. Includes an extensive bibliography of Nichols' works and articles and reviews about his work. 197 pp. ISBN: 1-571312536.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of his boyhood, often bitter and dark, where his Jewishness made him an outsider and observer. 194 pp. ISBN: 0-15-1776784.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of his boyhood, often bitter and dark, where his Jewishness made him an outsider and observer. 194 pp. Cover praise from such diverse writers as Alistair Reid, Jane Kenyon, Alan Cheuse and others. ISBN: 0-15-1776784.

Bellingham, WA: Prospector Press, (1999). Hardcover first edition - Bilingual edition of this collection of poems, with the author's original Spanish and his translation in English and Spanish on facing. Many of these poems are inspired by his volunteer work with the Maya Quiche in Guatemala. Illustrated with a section of full-color photographs.105 pp. ISBN: 1-888756012.

Berkeley, CA: Shambala Publications, 1970. Hardcover first edition - A retelling of an Indian legend from Guatemala about a boy who is given a magic drink by a medicine man which sends him on an incredible trip deep inside himself. Illustrated with gorgeous full-color, full-page paintings by his wife and co-researcher into mescaline, Nan Cuz, who was born in Guatemala of Mayan and German descent. Foreword by Miguel Angel Asturias. Translated from the German by Dinah Livingstone. Large format. 40 pp. ISBN: 0-877730164.

New York Riverhead / Penguin Books 2007. First edition - The author's first novel, the story of a young man, born in Guatemala, but raised in the US by his immigrant parents, who travels from the states to a tiny town in Guatemala where is mistaken for a priest. Includes a section of questions and answers with the author, 321 pp.

New York Riverhead / Penguin Books 2007. First edition - The author's first novel, the story of a young man, born in Guatemala, but raised in the US by his immigrant parents, who travels from the states to a tiny town in Guatemala where is mistaken for a priest. Includes a section of questions and answers with the author, 321 pp.