Caribbean Books

An acknowledge expert in Latin poetry, academician Estelle Haan brings to the attention of modern audiences the work of a largely forgotten 18th century British poet in Vergilus Redivivus: Studies In Joseph Addison's Latin Poetry. Drawing upon the resources of th British Library, London, Magdalen College, Oxford, and the Bodleian Library, Oxford, as well as the Special Collections and Inter-Library Loans divisions of the Queen's University Library, we are treated to an impressively detailed, original, and seminal scholarship that is hallmarked by an informed and informative text enhanced with a profusion of notations and references, as well as an extensive bibliography and detailed index. No personal or academic library's "Latin Poetry Studies" collection can be considered complete or comprehensive without the inclusion of Estelle Haan's Vergilius Redivivus.

An acknowledge expert in Latin poetry, academician Estelle Haan brings to the attention of modern audiences the work of a largely forgotten 18th century British poet in Vergilus Redivivus: Studies In Joseph Addison's Latin Poetry. Drawing upon the resources of th British Library, London, Magdalen College, Oxford, and the Bodleian Library, Oxford, as well as the Special Collections and Inter-Library Loans divisions of the Queen's University Library, we are treated to an impressively detailed, original, and seminal scholarship that is hallmarked by an informed and informative text enhanced with a profusion of notations and references, as well as an extensive bibliography and detailed index. No personal or academic library's "Latin Poetry Studies" collection can be considered complete or comprehensive without the inclusion of Estelle Haan's Vergilius Redivivus.

I love her books. I watched the PBS Series when it was on and if anyone should have a show on the food network it is Ms. Smart-Grosvenor.

In the series and these books she highlights South Carolina low country cooking from her childhood and dishes she discovered on her travels. I would label it African Diaspora cooking; she has recopies from many cultural backgrounds including Caribbean, Portuguese, Spanish; all the cuisines that influenced the New World. She is a food historian and great at painting a picture of the history, culture and folklore of food.

I have made several recopies from both books and never had one turn out badly; she knows how to write a recipe and give you a sense of flavor and a context for the dish you are preparing. There are several dishes in both books that my children love to eat, my mother-in-law is always impressed when I make one of her dishes.

This is a great cookbook and I hope the food network calls her up now.

If you don't have a copy of Vertamae Cooks in the Americas Family Kitchen or Vertamae Cooks Again, order them now!

Vertamae Cooks Again is full of recipes from all over the Americas, with an emphasis on Mexican cuisine. No tacos or enchiladas here folks -- try my favorite - tres leches cake. Or give the ribs called "table cloth stainers" a try.

Besides being a great cook, Vertamae is a food anthropologist. Most of the recipes in both books are accompanied by historical information that gives you a feel for the culture. Her recipes are always clearly written and unique. And her books include listings of stores that carry some of the hard-to-find ingredients.

Check out the PBS series Vertamae Cooks in the Americas Family Kitchen, then buy both books and try the recipes. You'll hope that Vertamae cooks again and again and again...

I have long been a student of the Spanish language, and in my classes time and time again the reading assignments have been all but limited to pieces written by men. Last semester, a group of women at my college undertook an independent study project focusing on short stories written by Latin American women, and we used Voces Femininas as one of our primary texts for the study.

I was very pleased with this book, because it gave a variety of works - poems, short stories, and theatrical pieces. These varied widely in style and content. Further, the authors are not all from the same time period. Perhaps the only common thread is that they are Latin American women authors.

The editor provides historical backgrounds which give some insight into the time frame and life history of the authors, and although these do vary in detail and objectivity, they were useful.

I highly reccomend this book to anyone who is interested in Latin American literature, feminist literature, or both.

This is a great collection of writing by Latin- American women from Spanish-speaking countries. It includes poetry, theater, and one essay (by well-known Chilean writer Isabel Allende), from the earliest colonial period through the most recent outstanding writers. The best-known, to American readers, are doubtless Allende, Angeles Mastretta, and Cristina Peri Rossi. But you will also discover the great 17th-century Mexican nun, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, 19th-cent. Cuban poet Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda; modern Chilean Gabriela Mistral, and stories by Maria Luisa Bom bal, Rosario Castellanos, Luisa Valenzuela, Rosario Ferre (known here for "House on the Lagoon " and "Eccentric Neighborhoods"), and two theater pieces, by Argentine Griselda Gambaro and Lucia Quintero. The editor has prefaced each piece with interesting biographical and literary intros for the author, as well as a bibliography of critical works. >This book is a must for general readers who love Latin American writing, and would also be a good selection for an advanced Spanish lit college class. I'm really enjoying it.

this study is probably one of the easiest to read, and really makes you feel a connection with each person in the book. its a great read for tourism studies or sociological studies

This book was fascinating to read. It was well written and interesting throughout. I would recommend it to anyone who loves to read and wants to learn about something they may know nothing about.

i am currently taking a comparative study course on new world slavery, and this book interested me. i enjoyed this book.

This is a seminal study which compares the development of white supremacy in Southern Africa and North America. It is well researched and provides the reader with an insightful analysis into race relations in these two regions. Although the book was published in 1982, the analysis continues to be current and essential to those readers who wish to understand the historic context of this important subject.

This is the best book that I've read in the last 10 years.
Politics , social commentary , religion , it's all in here.
Set in Trinidad , Wine... follows a church leader , his family
and their surrounding community , as they grapple with a wide
array of social ills. Beyond a good book. This one's a classic.

This fine book is essential reading for anyone interested in Trinidad or in religion, particularly indigenous religions, in the Caribbean. It is the story of a congregation of Shouters or Spiritual Baptists, an African Christian religion that was banned and persecuted by British colonial authorities, as they struggle with the conflict between worshipping as they believe they should and conforming to the heavy hand of the law. As such, it also has much to say concerning the cultural and psychological costs of colonization. It is a short, simple, engaging and profound novel, one of the best from the Caribbean. Highly recommended.

The voices in this book are so strong, I never knew there were such powerful women writers in Latin America and the Caribbean. Now that I've gotten a taste, I want to read more! This is great book for anyone wanting to get a first look at what issues are important to women in these regions!

Compiled and edited by Jennifer Browdy De Hernandez (Professor of Literature and Gender Studies, Simon's Rock College of Bard), Women Writing Resistance: Essays On Latin America And The Caribbean features the impressive writings of eighteen female writer-activists who address their essays on art, feminism, and activism. A strongly recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library Women's Studies" reading lists and reference collections, Women Writing Resistance showcases the writings of Marjorie Agosin; Emma Sepulveda; Julia Alvarez; Margaret Randall; Gloria Anzaldua; Elena Poniatowska; Ruth Behar; Raquel Parntoy; Rosario Castellanos; Alica Partnoy; Michelle Cliff; Judith Ortiz Cofer; Edwidge Danticat; Cherrie Moraga; Ruth Irupe Sanabria; Rigoberta Menchu; Jamaica Kincaid; and Aurora Levins Morales.

This was our first BVI Sailing guide and is still one of our most used. It is an excellent resource with maps, great insider's tips, and recomendations. The best part are its maps which cleary show where mooring balls, channel markers, and other navigational aids are lcoated in the most popular anchorages. We highly recommend this book to all who sail the BVI.

We have several copies of this over the years. Our first copy from 1986 we still use as we have annotated it with dive sites, nav info etc...

These books are just about the same as having local knowledge. You can stare at a chart forever, but you won't get the detail that you find in these hand drawn maps and local nav knowledge that you can use.

As with all of these guides, they only show you the anchorages that MOST people go to. There are many others that you have to be a chart wiz to figure out (and I'm not going to tell....).

I have been looking for this book for a very long time, and I so happy that I have finally found it. I Last read this book in my Form 3 year back in 1985. This is a great book for the young and old at heart, and it's a memory of the old Trinidad which I love to remember.

From start to finish this book is a definite gem, I first read this book in 1978, and loved it then, I have since read this book and given it to friends we all need to have experiences like this.

This is truly the best of Mr. Anthony's work.

A definite read for persons wanting to get into the caribbean childhood experience.

May 2, 2008
I'm grateful for this true story of a courageous man who shows us all how one person can make a difference, if we only will wake up to our opportunities. Initially I checked out The Zombie Curse: A Doctor's 25-year Journey into the Heart of the AIDS Epidemic in Haiti from our local library as I was preparing to go on a five-day humanitarian trip to Haiti with some students and a professor to install a water purification system at an orphanage. I liked this true story of Dr. Arthur M. Fournier's work with Haitians so much that I bought six copies, one for each of us who went to Haiti, to inspire us to perhaps one day return to our Haitian friends and do more that we have already done to help them improve their quality of life.
Yes, there is much need in places like Haiti. As we choose to start someplace as Americans who care about helping others, especially children, to get their basic life needs met, we will find that we are awakened from the Zombie Curse that has afflicted too many of us up to now. I've been asleep for the most part, too. By small things are great things brought to pass. If we can but throw back into the nourishing sea but one star fish ... it will matter to at least that one, and to those who come after that one!
Part one of the book, The Curse Descends, covers Dr. Fournier's work in Florida with Haitians back when AIDS was just being recognized. Part two, Secrets Revealed, goes into depth about the work Dr. Fournier has done in Haiti itself over the past 25¬+ years. His compassionate willingness to get involved and to open doors for hard-working Haitians who have vision for their country, and his ongoing mentoring of medical students who want to learn and help, makes this book a must-read if you, too, feel you want to understand how you can make a difference in one corner of this vineyard we call planet earth.
Jackie Ransom, Missouri

The Zombie Curse: A Doctor's Twenty-Five-Year Journey Into The Heart Of The Aids Epidemic In Haiti by Arthur M. Fournier (Physician at the Jackson Memorial Hospital and Professor of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine and Vice-Chairman of Family Medicine and Associate Dean for Community Health in Miami, Florida) is the remarkable story of Dr. Fournier's passionate struggle to understanding the terrifying truths of the AIDS virus. Having first been introduced to an AIDS patient in 1979, Fournier determined to take action in helping to discover the cure for this lethal epidemic as it swiftly unfolded throughout the United States and the world. The Zombie Curse reveals the devastation experienced by the Haitian people as the prescriptions offered had little or no effect on the patients, and the broadening tragedy became increasingly pervasive through Haitian society. Very strongly recommended for all non-specialist general readers seeking a greater understanding of the early years of the AIDS outbreak, The Zombie Curse is an outstanding account of the terrible first years of AIDS epidemic and a first-hand account of the often empty pursuit of helping the Haitian victims AIDS.