Caribbean Books

Full of unexpected and detailed stories about Cuba in the world today...Yugoslavia could have withstood NATO bombings in the 1990s if army officers had used underground tunnels and the system of reserves put in place during World War II to allow the population to sustain itself, one of the Chinese-Cuban generals interviewed in this book says. He explains that Cuba's defense relies on such a system of reserves (not only food but also pencils and paper to keep schools open!): to give the rest of the world time to come to Cuba's aid and organize solidarity in the event of a military attack. So he spearheaded a wildly successful program in Cuba to develop urban agriculture and increase domestic food production. A part of this effort: convincing Cubans to eat veggies...the generals went to Angola to help fight the South African invasion in the 80s, one lost a leg there; one went to Venezuela on the recommendation of the UN to help them develop a food production program like the Cubans'...they all talk about what it was like growing up Chinese under the Batista dictatorship...Who would have guessed that the number of Chinese who moved to Cuba in the mid1800s was roughly the same as the number who moved to the US? An easy read, and you just never know what the next chapter will talk about. (By the way, I have discovered that regardless of the information on availability from Amazon posted with this title, it can always be obtained from the Pathfinder Z store listed at the top of the page under "new and used".)

Si usted está en todo serio sobre cambio social fundamental en este siglo, LEA ESTE LIBRO: Aunque este libro toma la forma de entrevistas con tres generales cubanos de las fuerzas armadas revolucionarias de orígenes chinos - sí, hay chinos en Cuba, propotionatemente la inmigración allí era muchas veces mayor que a los EE.UU.; ellos tres sí, son generales de las fuerzas armadas revolucionarias y líderes de la revolution;no, no es cierto que cada uno de orígenes chinos huyeron de la revolución -- la mejor parte es que usted consigue un vasto, cuadro del amplio-alcance de la revolución cubano desde la guerra contra la dictadura de Batista a través de la invasión imperial de Playa Giron (procurada, de todas formas, vencido de los esfuerzos del pueblo cubano); el crisis octubre de 1962 llamada "crisis de cohetes"; el papel de Cuba en defender Angola desde el entonces-racista-apartheid Suráfrica, avanzada la revolución democrática a través de África del sur; la crisis económica del temprano a los años 90; a la ayuda de la solidaridad de Cuba a Venezuela en los dientes de las amenazas del imperio contra ambos países, y la corriente "revolución en la revolución" actual llamada en Cuba como "la batalla de ideas." ¡Todo el esto contada de nuevo por los combatientes que PARTICIPARON en estos acontecimientos! La revolución cubano "no está sosteniendo fuera de" ni "está sobreviviendo simplemente"; esta en marcha avanzanda incluso si el futuro es uno de lucha en medio de dificultades... el pueblo cubano, su gobierno y revolución ESTÁN GANANDO. Están vencidos al imperio yanquí cada día. ¡Descubra las razones porqué -- lea este libro! . , este titulo no está disponible en amazon ( dice " not available on amazon") pero siempre se puede comprar de booksfrompathfinder"; imprime el frase "new and used" encima de la pagina al lado del titulo del libro.

Queridos Leectores:

Este libro expone el caso sobre la corrupción que existe en el sistema bancario estadounidense, enfocándose en Citibank, y sobre los casos de IBM-Banco Nacion de Argentina, capos de la droga, y depósitos de provenencia dudosa de funcionarios públicos de varios paises. Les recomiendo esta leectura.

Todo intento - tal como este buen trabajo de investigacion - de desenmascarar la corrupcion de grandes corporaciones y la de funcionarios de gobiernos, merece ser bien recibido y difundido.

This is a great book with excellent color photography!!! Nice variety of photos, focusing on architecture, people and natural scenery. Good historical background given.

A fascinating photo essay on the Old City of San Juan, Puerto Rico, this coffee-table view book makes a wonderful addition to anyone's library. The authors and photographers did a wonderful job capturing the essence of the Old City's Spanish-influenced architecture, which were all inspired by the Santa Cruz District of Seville, Spain (Seville was the capital of trade between Spain and her colonies due to it's location). The cobblestone streets, religious buildings, and fascinating faces that bring this treasure to life are all here. Truly it gave me memories of my beloved homeland and a longing in my heart to return soon.

Whether you buy it for yourself or as a gift, the book's great price and format (it's a paperback) are great reasons to purchase it. Once you buy it , I'm sure you will be longing plan a trip to the island and walk through time.

If you want to read great articles, look at some great photos and illustrations and learn about the current state of our understanding of the civilizations that became what we call the Olmec, then this book is for you. It is simply fascinating stuff for anyone seriously interested in understanding these people.

A very beautiful and professional presentation. I am an archaeologist and the imaging and text made it a very enjoyable experience.

REaly enjoy the subject matter. I am Cuban and really related to the story. Very funny and very emotional for me. I WISH THE AUTHOR ALL THE BEST WITH THE SALE OF HIS BOOK.

Con este libro "vivi" una parte de Cuba que habia olvidado. Muy bueno....

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.