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Essential Books These 6 items are available for $90, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCRB120)		  
Caribbean Destination Map  •  National Geographic
2011 •  MAP
A colorful overview map of the entire Caribbean basin from southern Florida to the coast of South America at a scale of 1:2,000,000. Includes inserts of Old Havana, George Town, Nassau, Old San Juan and Charlotte Amalie. One Side. 38x54 inches. (CRB31, $11.95)		   Caribbean Destination Map
Insight Guide Caribbean: The Lesser Antilles  •  Sarah Cameron  •  Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES
This handsome travel guide gives a profusely illustrated overview of the region, featuring concise essays by well regarded authors on natural history, politics and culture, as well as hundreds of photos and maps and some limited practical information. (CRB02, $24.99)		   Insight Guide Caribbean: The Lesser Antilles
Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life  •  Paul Humann
FIELD GUIDE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 80 PAGES
A compact guide illustrating all the fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants you are most likely to encounter in less than 15 feet of water in the Caribbean. Humann's photographs are among the best we've seen for identification -- and its handy size makes it perfect to take along in the boat or to the beach. (DIV02, $14.95)		   Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life
A Continent of Islands, Searching for the Caribbean Destiny  •  Mark Kurlansky
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1992 •  PAPER  • 324 PAGES
An in-depth study of the social history and politics of the Caribbean by a far-ranging journalist, excellent reading for travelers to the region. Organized as a series of independent essays with titles such as "Color-Coded Nations," the book is an insightful and frank look at the culture, music and religion of the Caribbean islands -- and the prospects for the future. (CRB12, $17.95)		   A Continent of Islands, Searching for the Caribbean Destiny
A Small Place  •  Jamaica Kincaid
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2000 •  PAPER  • 81 PAGES • FAVORITE
A stunning achievement, this book by Antigua-born Kincaid meditates on the politics, history and culture of the island. She exposes the poverty, corruption and startling beauty of the Caribbean in this book -- a thought-provoking antidote to the usual fun-in-the-sun approach of the local tourist office. Essential reading for anyone interested in the Caribbean and tourism. (CRB03, $13.00)		   A Small Place
Lesser Antilles Map  •  Nelles
2007 •  MAP
A nice shaded relief map of the Lesser Antilles (the eastern part of the Caribbean), including the Venezuelan coast, at a scale of 1:2,500,000, with more detailed maps of every important island from St. Thomas to Trinidad on the reverse side. Fine for both regional overview and island detail. It includes inset maps of the Virgin Islands, Anegada, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Barbados, Anguilla & St. Martin, St. Barts, Saba, St. Eustatius, the Grenadines, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, Montserrat, St. Vincent, Barbuda, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, La Desirade, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago, Haiti & the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Two Sides. 20x40 inches. (CRB05, $13.95)		   Lesser Antilles Map



Also Recommended

Caribbean Islands Explorer Map  •  Ocean Explorer Maps    •  A double-sided, full-color visitor's map. (CRB175, $11.95)
 		  
Eastern Caribbean Cruise Tour Guide  •  Coastal Cruise Tour Guides    •  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  •  Anne Vipond   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
 		  
Fodor's Caribbean  •  Fodor's Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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)
 		  
The Spice Necklace, My Adventures in Caribbean Cooking, Eating, and Island Life  •  Ann Vanderhoof   • FOOD  •  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  •  Jan Rogozinski   • HISTORY  •  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 Traveller's History of the Caribbean  •  James Ferguson   • HISTORY  •  A concise history of the Caribbean Islands, beginning with a description of their formation and geologic attrib-utes and carrying through to the first civilizations in the region, right the way up to the modern tourism boom. (CRB42, $14.95)
 		  
Rum, A Social and Sociable History  •  Ian Williams   • HISTORY  •  Williams restores rum's rightful place in history in this spirited tale, taking us from its origins in the plantations of Barbados through Puritan and Revolutionary New England, where rum played an important role, to modern production. (CRB294, $16.95)
 		  
Under the Black Flag, The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates  •  David Cordingly   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
Empire of Blue Water  •  Stephan Talty   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  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)
 		  
A Caribbean Mystery  •  Agatha Christie   • MYSTERY  •  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)
 		  
Don't Stop the Carnival  •  Herman Wouk   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Bob Shacochis   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Toni Morrison   • LITERATURE  •  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 Pyrates  •  George MacDonald Fraser   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Nora Roberts   • LITERATURE  •  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  •  Jean Rhys   • LITERATURE  •  This classic 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 riveting prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. (CRB21, $13.95)
 		  
200 Conspicuous, Unusual, or Economically Important Tropical Plants of the Caribbean  •  John Kingsbury   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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  •  Herbert Raffaele   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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  •  Richard Ffrench   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A comprehensive field guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago. (CRB16, $39.95)
 		  
A Photographic Guide to Birds of the West Indies  •  Allan Sander  •  G. Michael Flieg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact shirt-pocket guide. With a map of the islands and 300 color photographs. (CRB127, $15.95)
 		  
Birds of the West Indies  •  Herbert Raffaele   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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  •  James Kavanaugh   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered Caribbean birds. (CRB235, $5.95)
 		  
Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean  •  Idaz Greenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  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  •  Idaz Greenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 61 invertebrates of the Caribbean. (DIV12, $7.50)
 		  
Reefcomber's Guide, Caribbean  •  Idaz Greenberg   • FIELD GUIDE  •  This double-sided laminated card depicts fish, corals and other invertebrates of the Caribbean. (DIV46, $7.50)
 		  
 
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