Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 972.2
EAN num: 9780884964193
ISBN number: 0884964191
Label: Times (Los Angeles Times)
Manufacturer: Times (Los Angeles Times)
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 230
Printing Date: 1997-04
Publishing house: Times (Los Angeles Times)
Sale Popularity Level: 1101202
Studio: Times (Los Angeles Times)
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Both Jack Smith and Mr. Gomez have passed on from this life. Thanks to Jack's gifted writing ability, you can experience the culture, beauty and patience pace still to be found in Baja California. I have been there and seen the house, the road, the federalli check point, the cliffs and the fishing village. I have had the good fortune to have stayed in a home near Jack's and met others who followed Jack's column in the LA Times during those years of construction of his "mansion". I have searched used book stores and bought on-line used copies while new books have not been published since 1997. I am so glad it is back in print so I can recommend it to my friends. Great reading and funny too!
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There's a good reason this book is still in print after 30 years. An incredibly funny account of Smith's adventure in building a vacation house in Baja California. Hilarious and also touching; a clash of cultures between the linear thinking Smith and Mr. Gomez, who seems unreliable, illogical, and capricious to Smith. Smith tries to change Mr. Gomez's way of working and thinking, and Smith ends up being changed himself, discovering that Gomez was right about a lot of things after all. I can't imagine anyone that wouldn't enjoy this book. Buy it.
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I very first read GOD AND MR GOMEZ as a child, in the Reader's Digest COndensed Books my parents ordered so faithfully. I was enchanted with the beauty of Baja, and the friendly, welcoming way Mr. Gomez encourages Jack to relax and become part of the culture he's living in. His house may not have been built quickly, but it will stand for a thousand years, thanks to Mr. Gomez:)
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After reading God and Mr. Gomez, my boyfriend and I decided to drive to La Bocana de Santo Tomas, to visit the Jack Smith house and see for ourselves what this majical place was all about. 6 months later we purchased our own casa down the road from the original Smith house, and even got married on our deck there last year. You never know when you pick up a book just how it may affect your life...
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Easy to read, funny, absolutely right-on account of what happens when American meets Mexican culture. Smith recounts his constant frustrations, surprise, and delight at the Mexican way. I worked in Mexico for 4 years and can vouch for the veracity of Smith's observations. Very sympathetic and respectful of Mexican culture and habits for the most part. Smith is a very talented writer.
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