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Insight Guide Caribbean: The Lesser Antilles

Insight Guide Caribbean: The Lesser Antilles

by Sarah Cameron | Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

This handsome travel guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of the region, featuring essays on natural history, politics and culture, as well as hundreds of photos and maps and some limited practical information. (CRB02, $24.99)

Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life

Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life

by Paul Humann

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 80 PAGES

Humann's compact guide illustrates Caribbean fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants commonly encountered in shallower water. (DIV02, $14.95)

A Continent of Islands, Searching for the Caribbean Destiny

A Continent of Islands, Searching for the Caribbean Destiny

by Mark Kurlansky

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

A wonderfully observed social history of the Caribbean by a far-ranging journalist and favorite author. Kurlansky has a knack for honing in on the small details that make the Caribbean culturally unique, offering frank insight on music, religion, healthcare and the influence of the United States. (CRB12, $17.95)

A Small Place

A Small Place

by Jamaica Kincaid

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 81 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Antigua-born Kincaid meditates on the politics, history and culture of the islands in these remarkable short essays. A useful antidote to the usual fun-in-the-sun approach of the local tourist office, she exposes the poverty, corruption and startling beauty of the Caribbean. (CRB03, $13.00)

Lesser Antilles Map

Lesser Antilles Map

by Nelles

  • 2007
  • MAP

A map of the Lesser Antilles, with detailed insets of every important island. (CRB05, $13.95)

 
Caribbean Destination Map

Caribbean Destination Map


by National Geographic

  • 2011
  • MAP

A colorful map of the entire Caribbean basin from southern Florida to South America at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (CRB31, $16.95)

Caribbean Islands Explorer Map

Caribbean Islands Explorer Map


by Ocean Explorer Maps

  • 2003
  • MAP

A double-sided, full-color visitor's map. (CRB175, $11.95)

Eastern Caribbean Cruise Tour Guide

Eastern Caribbean Cruise Tour Guide


by Coastal Cruise Tour Guides

  • 2000
  • MAP

A handy guide and booklet that unfolds to a six-foot-long full color map. It features historical background, visitor attractions and maps of all the islands from Puerto Rico to Trinidad. (CRB135, $15.95)

Caribbean by Cruise Ship

Caribbean by Cruise Ship


by Anne Vipond

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

An excellent guide to the region with detailed port maps, suggested excursions, color photographs and a pull-out map of all the Caribbean. (CRB146, $19.95)

Eyewitness Guide Caribbean

Eyewitness Guide Caribbean


by Polly Thomas

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 552 PAGES

Another gem in the Eyewitness series, this superb guide -- packed with photographs, illustrations, and maps -- includes the the best places to dive, snorkel, sail and play golf. (CRB251, $30.00)

Fodor's Caribbean

Fodor's Caribbean


by Fodor's Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 1168 PAGES

Organized by island, this hefty guide to the Caribbean provides the essentials for getaway vacations with great maps, excellent recommendations on where to sleep and eat, and plenty of advice for sightseeing. (CRB185, $24.99)

Moon Handbook Virgin Islands

Moon Handbook Virgin Islands


by Susanna Henighan

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 326 PAGES

A comprehensive travel guide to the islands with an overview of history and culture. It contains 21 maps and plenty of information on snorkeling and diving. (CRB48, $17.95)

The Spice Necklace, My Adventures in Caribbean Cooking, Eating, and Island Life

The Spice Necklace, My Adventures in Caribbean Cooking, Eating, and Island Life


by Ann Vanderhoof

  • FOOD
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Vanderhoof (An Embarrassment of Mangoes) is back aboard her sailboat in the Caribbean in these latest encounters with the characters and cuisine of the islands. She pairs lively accounts with 71 recipes she learned along the way. (CRB260, $14.95)

A Brief History of the Caribbean, From the Arawak and the Carib to the Present

A Brief History of the Caribbean, From the Arawak and the Carib to the Present


by Jan Rogozinski

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

Written for a scholarly audience, this concise history presents the full sweep of Caribbean geography, culture and commerce from aboriginal inhabitants through European colonization and modern developments. (CRB38, $18.00)

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies


by Bartolome de las Casas | Nigel Griffin

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 143 PAGES

A graphic chronicle of human rights abuses and an appeal to the conscience of Spain written in 1542 by a witness. (CRB44, $13.00)

A Traveller's History of the Caribbean

A Traveller's History of the Caribbean


by James Ferguson

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A concise history of the Caribbean Islands, beginning with a description of the islands' formation and geologic attributes and carrying through the first civilizations in the region all the way up to the modern tourism boom. (CRB42, $14.95)

Island Dreams Caribbean


by Joan Tapper

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

Joan Tapper, founder of Islands Magazine, collaborated with photographer Nik Wheeler for this visual celebration of the nature, people and culture of the islands, featuring 200 color photographs. (CRB256, $40.00)

Under the Black Flag, The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates

Under the Black Flag, The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates


by David Cordingly

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 296 PAGES

Meet Blackbeard and Captain Kidd along with lesser-known rogues and brigands in this rip-roaring portrait of pirates of the Caribbean. (CRB35, $16.00)

Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola

Why the Cocks Fight: Dominicans, Haitians, and the Struggle for Hispaniola


by Michele Wucker

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

The story of the historic tensions between two countries which share a single island but are divided by history, language, race and class. (CRB46, $16.00)

The Day is so Long and the Wages so Small, Music on a Summer Island

The Day is so Long and the Wages so Small, Music on a Summer Island


by Samuel Barclay Charters

  • MUSIC
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES

Part travelogue and part enthomusicology, this book tells the story of Charters's discovery of the musical traditions of the Bahamas in 1958. (CRB68, $14.95)

Brother, I'm Dying

Brother, I'm Dying


by Edwidge Danticat

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

The captivating, extraordinary memoir of the Haitian-born New Yorker and the two men, her uncle in Haiti and father in the United States, who raised her. (CRB214, $15.00)

Empire of Blue Water, Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, And the Catastrophe That Ended th

Empire of Blue Water, Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, And the Catastrophe That Ended th


by Stephan Talty

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Awash with bloody battles, political intrigue and an incredible epoch-ending natural disaster, this is the real-life story of Henry Morgan, the legendary pirate of the Caribbean. (CRB204, $14.95)

Seafaring Women: Adventures of Pirate Queens, Female Stowaways, and Sailors' Wives

Seafaring Women: Adventures of Pirate Queens, Female Stowaways, and Sailors' Wives


by David Cordingly

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2007
  • PAPER

A fascinating survey of women who went to sea, as wives, crossdressing cabin boys or even lighthouse keepers, during the age of sail. (OCE94, $17.00)

A Caribbean Mystery

A Caribbean Mystery


by Agatha Christie

  • MYSTERY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

Miss Marple solves a series of mysterious deaths on the Caribbean island where she is vacationing in this classic Agatha Christie, originally published in 1964. (CRB207, $12.00)

At the Bottom of the River

At the Bottom of the River


by Jamaica Kincaid

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 82 PAGES

Ten short stories capturing the essence of Jamaica Kincaid's childhood in Antigua. Originally published in the New Yorker, the collection evokes the rhythms of work and play in the Caribbean. (CRB19, $13.00)

Captain Blood

Captain Blood


by Rafael Sabatini

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 331 PAGES

An original riveting tale of swashbuckling adventure on the Spanish Main. (CRB165, $16.00)

Don't Stop the Carnival

Don't Stop the Carnival


by Herman Wouk

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 395 PAGES

For a sense of life in the Caribbean, we recommend this humorous tale of Norman Paperman, a middle-aged American running a hotel on the fictional island of Amerigo. (CRB18, $15.99)

Easy in the Islands, Stories

Easy in the Islands, Stories


by Bob Shacochis

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 214 PAGES

A collection of short stories and one of the most evocative depictions of daily life on the islands. Shacochis's characters, from islanders and interlopers, all ring true and his writing is a graceful tribute to the music, politics and cultural quirks of the Caribbean. (CRB78, $13.00)

Tar Baby


by Toni Morrison

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 305 PAGES

Morrison departs from her usual stateside setting and sets this fury of a novel on a rich American couple's island refuge in the Caribbean. This unflinching novel is menacing, beautiful and richly developed. (CRB150, $14.00)

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao


by Junot Diaz

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

The Dominican-born New Yorker's long-awaited multi-layered tale of the hopes and dreams and tumult of the hugely overweight, hopelessly confused young New Jerseyite of the title. Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. (CRB213, $16.00)

The Pyrates

The Pyrates


by George MacDonald Fraser

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

A master storyteller, Fraser shows his usual high-voltage mix of research and verve in this swashbuckling tale including a cast of thousands, a deliciously absurd plot and absolute historical accuracy. (CRB39, $16.95)

The Reef

The Reef


by Nora Roberts

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 371 PAGES

Roberts takes readers to the depths of the Caribbean -- and the heights of passion and suspense -- in this tale of a marine archaeologist and a salvager in search for a legendary treasure. (CRB257, $15.00)

Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea


by Jean Rhys

  • LITERATURE
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 189 PAGES

This short novel by Dominican-born Jean Rhys is steamy -- both in its lush, tropical setting and in its plot. The book imagines the encounter between Edward Rochester and his mad wife -- a sort of prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. (CRB21, $13.95)

Wild Caribbean, The Hidden Wonders of the World's Most Famous Islands

Wild Caribbean, The Hidden Wonders of the World's Most Famous Islands


by Michael Bright

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Nicely illustrated, this companion book to the BBC series on the natural history of the Caribbean includes an overview of the plants, animals and underwater life of the islands from Cuba to Trinidad and Tobago. (CRB206, $25.00)

200 Conspicuous, Unusual, or Economically Important Tropical Plants of the Caribbean

200 Conspicuous, Unusual, or Economically Important Tropical Plants of the Caribbean


by John Kingsbury

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 220 PAGES

A general purpose plant identification guide to Caribbean shores, also useful for subtropical Florida. Features color photographs and short plant descriptions. (CRB01, $20.00)

A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

A Guide to the Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands


by Herbert Raffaele

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 220 PAGES

A thorough, compact field guide and introduction to the natural history of the birds of the region, including winter visitors and featuring 25 color plates. (CRB17, $35.00)

A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago

A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago


by Richard Ffrench

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 426 PAGES

A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago. (CRB16, $39.95)

A Photographic Guide to Birds of the West Indies

A Photographic Guide to Birds of the West Indies


by Allan Sander | G. Michael Flieg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A compact shirt-pocket guide. With a map of the islands and 300 color photographs. (CRB127, $15.95)

Birds of the West Indies

Birds of the West Indies


by Herbert Raffaele

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A magnificently illustrated guide, featuring 86 color plates, range maps, and island checklists. Includes the endemic species of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica and other islands. (CRB161, $24.95)

Caribbean Birds

Caribbean Birds


by James Kavanaugh

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2003
  • PLASTIC CARD

A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered Caribbean birds. (CRB235, $5.95)

Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean

Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean


by Idaz Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • PLASTIC CARD

A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 75 reef fish of the Caribbean. (DIV11, $7.50)

Marine Invertebrates of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean

Marine Invertebrates of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean


by Idaz Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • PLASTIC CARD

A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 61 invertebrates of the Caribbean. (DIV12, $7.50)

Reef Fish Identification Caribbean

Reef Fish Identification Caribbean


by Paul Humann

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 400 PAGES

This definitive guide for underwater enthusiasts features 670 stunning color photographs of all the fishes of the tropical Atlantic. We also recommend Gulf of California (BJA39), Galapagos (DIV04) and Tropical Pacific (DIV49) in the same series, $39.95 each. (DIV03, $39.95)

Reefcomber's Guide, Caribbean

Reefcomber's Guide, Caribbean


by Idaz Greenberg

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1982
  • PLASTIC CARD

This double-sided laminated card depicts fish, corals and other invertebrates of the Caribbean. (DIV46, $7.50)

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