Caribbean Books

Pablo Cabado is one of the great cotemporary photographers to choose Cuba as subject.This book is at last the first document from a serious photographer who along Ernesto Bazan will reach an outstanding recognition among photographic historians.

Cuba may be the size of the proverbial postage stamp, but that certainly does not curtail the media fascination with all things Cuban. Most photographs of the island depict a country lost in a 1950s time warp with its art deco colors and automobiles held together by spit and wire. There is another side, of course, just as there is in most regions, but it is a picture rarely seen in the west. Photographer Pablo Cabado has seen the soul of Cuba, however, and his photos are that of an outsider (he lives in Argentina) who is not afraid to search for the truth. Without the colors to distract our attention, the black and white photos cannot help but draw us to the subjects, the ordinary people who are at the heart of Cuba.

I wish to thank George Schade for translating these fifty odes by Pablo Neruda. I have seen most of them Englished in the past, but Prof. Schade has given them life that I thought would be beyond me as a non-Spanish speaker. The selection is large and bilingual so I can fight my way along with the original The warmth of the original glows in each and every word of this translation. I hope many more people discover them.

I wish to thank George Schade for translating these fifty odes by Pablo Neruda. I have seen most of them Englished in the past, but Prof. Schade has given them life that I thought would be beyond me as a non-Spanish speaker. The selection is large and bilingual so I can fight my way along with the original The warmth of the original glows in each and every word of this translation. I hope many more people discover them.

Well writen story! Very action packed. The characters were very believable. I highly recommend the book. I can hardly wait for the next book in the series.

I love this book! It's characters seem like they are real. It's a fun book with lots of adventure that sometimes leaves you on the edge of your seat.

I can't wait for the next book!

Philippe Girard's book about the chaos and utter hopelessness of Haiti makes for mesmerizing but disheartening reading. It seems that for 200 years, Haiti has been plagued by voodoo-like bad luck. Haiti's slaves may have staged the first and only successful uprising against one of the most brutal (French) occupations, but this did nothing to improve their lot. But as Girard makes clear, international racism is NOT the cause of Haiti's never-ending troubles! Haiti's problems are directly due to the unspeakable ineptitude and corruption of political leaders who expressed utmost contempt for the very people they were elected to Govern. Papa Doc Duvalier may have been one of the most vicious dictators, but he was in fact just one in a very long line of political leaders who have systematically stripped Haiti of whatever potential it once had. Sadly, Haiti now seems forever destined to retain its status as the poorest, most desolate nation in the western hemisphere.

Girard splendidly details Haiti's history from colonial to present-day. He writes of Haiti's entangled and complicated racial history, the abdication of the French, the contempt that the remaining ruling class of mulattoes (of mixed race and lighter skin) had for their illiterate and ill-informed darker-skinned countrymen; the US occupations; the unrelenting exploitation, pollution and pillaging of land, resources and foreign aid; the brutal repression, violence and callous indifference of politicians to building an infrastructure that would allow the country to advance from an antiquated rural-based economy to one more modern and service-oriented.

I was expecting to receive a thick, heavy history book--one that is usually issued in high school or college, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that this book is a very SLIM volume and a very quick read, the better to showcase Mr. Girard's beautifully concise and lively writing style. I highly recommend this book to anyone remotely curious (as I was) about why Haiti continues to be the pariah of the carribean. "Paradise Lost" is a real page-turner, worth every penny and more!

This is likely to be the most ground-breaking book on Haitian (or even Third World) history in a long time. Refuting the tired "this is the white imperialist's fault" that is still the Haitian mantra 200 years after independence, Girard shows that the disastrous rule of Haitian dictators like Duvalier and Aristide is the main reason why Haiti is such a mess today. One might expect a racist diatribe with such a premise, but the book is well documented, surprisingly civil, and often funny as well.

Es sumamente interesante las historias de personas famosas que estuvieron envueltos en amores prohibidos y desamores.Estamos viviendo en una sociedad donde el amor lo es todo.Y es bueno saber que no solo esta epoca se viven esos amores tormentosos sino que siempre han existido aunque desgraciadamente muchas de las personas envueltas en estas pasiones no resolvieron sus problemas favorablemente.

Rosa Montero's Pasiones, is a compilation of love stories, famous love stories, that share one thing in common: above all, there is always love.

Rosa Montero's precision and interesting writing style lets readers get an "insight" of all of these stories. In other words, it is not just a brief description of the story, but it is a conclusion, a personal opinion of the love surrounding the story.

Besides finding love in the stories, a reader will find disaster, crime, passion, sadness, deception, murder and crazyness as the main characteristics of all of these love stories.

I think that the book is very well made, and Rosa is, once more, showing the public his critic view and his wonderful way of putting things.

I loved the book. Definitely a buy.

I picked up the Disney World Passporter at a book fair and was so excited to see they have one for the cruise line too. This guide is packed with more information than you could possibly need with honest reviews and detailed information for the on-board activities and shore excursions. This spiral-bound version is nice because you can remove the pages you don't need and tuck things into the pockets. Highly recommended!

I can't even describe in words how amazing this book is. If you are thinking of going on the Disney Cruise you MUST BUY THIS BOOK. It has everything! Stickers, airline ticket holders, a leather journal with photo ID slots, website URL's to all of the vendors, fan sites, excursion companies, and everything you will ever need to know about the hotels, flight arrangements, ship crew, stats, ports, events, food, and every inch of the ships themselves. They have a ton of photos and it is written in the friendliest way. You must check it out for yourself! I wish I could give it 10 stars!

This was a birthday present for a 7 year old grandson and he loved it!
He is enthralled with the entire Pirates of the Caribbean saga and said this was his BEST present! The quality of the book, the colors, pictures etc was great! Would definitely recommend this book!

This pirates of the caribbean sticker book is great. I am keeping it for a special occasion for my grandson. He loves everything pirate and I know he will love the book.

Bought this calendar for my 13-year-old for Christmas. She really loves it; especially that Orlando Bloom is featured on her birth month. The graphics are great for every month and makes a wonderful collector item for all those fans of the movie. Would recommend as a purchase as a gift or for yourself!

I had originally purchased the "special edition" calendar and was exceedingly disappointed (see my review). I ordered this one and it was what I wanted; large, colorful photos of the movie characters with date boxes large enough to write appointments in. Can't wait until January 2008 to start using it!

This is a wonderful and enjoyable book to read .You can get a taste of the articles in it by visiting the www.jamaica-gleaner.com website and looking for pieces of the past.

The book has much more information,pictures,interesting facts etc.

You can also read a lot more wonderful reviews on the above website.

My only regret is not getting the hard cover version.

I was happy to see this well researched, easy to read book listed with you!
Rebecca Tortello has combined her historical facts into a series of articles into a really useful journal on the many facets of Jamaica and its people! Most enjoyable.

This book was a great and informative book about the Bay of Pigs invasion. One point that I thought was especially interesting was in the different people who helped make this book possible. At a conference held in 1996 where panelists discuss the Bay of Pigs invasion, men from the US, Cuba, and even the Soviet Union are there to give their sides of the story. It truly does reexamine the Bay of Pigs and brings new information to the table of what exactly happened at the Bay of Pigs in the failed attempt to overthrow Castro.

If I could I would give this book 10 stars. This book is by far the most interesting and historical concerning the people on both sides of the spectrum of the invasion. Contains not only personal information of those involved but all of the mentioned documents are contained at the end of the book, many of which have never been seen before. Also, contains information on the actual knowledge of what Kennedy knew concering the invasion.