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Adios Hemingway

Adios Hemingway


by Leonardo Padura Fuentes | John King

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 229 PAGES

Following Padura's popular four-book series, Cuban detective Mario Conde returns in this literary novella to investigate a murder that occurred on Ernest Hemingway's estate over forty years before. (CBA100, $13.00)

Art Cuba, The New Generation


by Holly Block

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 174 PAGES

A collection of contemporary Cuban art. (CBA48, $49.50)

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)

Companero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara

Companero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara


by Jorge G. Castaneda

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

A masterful, scholarly portrait of the willful, passionate leader and his short, intense life. (CBA60, $18.00)

Conversations With Cuba

Conversations With Cuba


by C. Peter Ripley | Bob Shacochis

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

A contemporary profile of Cuba based on the author's interviews and encounters visiting Cuba in the 1990s. (CBA38, $24.95)

Cuba and the Night: A Novel

Cuba and the Night: A Novel


by Pico Iyer

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER

A vivid first novel is about an American in contemporary Cuba who falls in love with a local girl. (CBA21, $14.95)

Cuba in Mind

Cuba in Mind


by Maria Finn

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A wide-ranging collection of satisfyingly long excerpts from travel accounts and eyewitness reports. (CBA94, $16.95)

Cuba Libre

Cuba Libre


by Elmore Leonard

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 405 PAGES

A novel set against the backdrop of the Spanish-American War. (CBA24, $7.99)

Cuba, From Columbus to Castro and Beyond


by Jaime Suchlicki

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 285 PAGES

A concise and highly readable history of the island with a critical discussion of U.S.-Cuban relations. (CBA69, $24.95)

The Cuban Masterworks Collection


by First Run Features

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • DVD

This five-disc set, classics in Cuba, includes Tomas Gutierrez Alea's (Strawberry and Chocolate) Twelve Chairs, two by Humberto Solas (Cecilia and Amada), and Julio Garcia Espinosa's The Adventures of Juan Quin Quin. (CBA120, $99.95)

Cuba, Dilemmas of a Revolution


by Juan M. Del Aguila

  • HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 222 PAGES

A concise introduction to the modern history of the island nation with a focus on the economic impact of the collapse of communism. (CBA122, $42.00)

Cubana, Contemporary Fiction by Cuban Women


by Mirta Yanez

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 213 PAGES

A highly regarded collection of short stories by 16 women writing in Cuba today. (CBA80, $20.00)

The Island That Dared

The Island That Dared


by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

Our favorite Irish grandmother traipses off to Cuba in this latest adventure, now-grown daughter Rachael and granddaughters in tow. (CBA115, $39.95)

Cubanisimo, The Vintage Book of Contemporary Cuban Literature


by Cristina Garcia

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 378 PAGES

An eccentrically organized, inspired collection of stories, poems, essyas and literary excerpts. (CBA76, $14.00)

Debating U.S.-Cuban Relations, Shall We Play Ball?

Debating U.S.-Cuban Relations, Shall We Play Ball?


by Jorge I. Dominguez

  • HISTORY
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 268 PAGES

The authors in this academic anthology argue that U.S.-Cuban relations are in many respects still in poor shape, yet some cooperative elements have begun to take hold and offer promise for future developments. (CBA156, $39.95)

Eyewitness Guide Cuba

Eyewitness Guide Cuba


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

A comprehensive, illustrated guide with excellent neighborhood maps, hundreds of photographs and succinct listings. Features innovative 3-D diagrams of cathedrals, palaces and museums. (CBA67, $25.00)

Footprint Cuba Handbook

Footprint Cuba Handbook


by Sarah Cameron

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 500 PAGES

A detailed, comprehensive guide to travel in Cuba (CBA33, $25.95)

Frommer's Cuba

Frommer's Cuba


by Claire Boobbyer

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (CBA125, $21.99)

Frommer's Cuba Day by Day


by Claire Boobbyer

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 182 PAGES

A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food, hotels and neighborhoods to shopping. With a separate foldout map. (CBA138, $12.99)

Havana Bay

Havana Bay


by Martin Cruz Smith

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

The detective hero of Gorky Park here goes digging for answers with a female colleague in a wildly exotic, crumbling city. (CBA23, $15.00)

Havana Black

Havana Black


by Leonardo Padura | Peter R. Bush

  • MYSTERY
  • 2006
  • PAPER

In the final Inspector Mario Conde book of the quartet series (the second of the books translated into English), Conde -- aka "The Count"-- resigns from office, but not before taking on the case of a brutally murdered Cuban defector in the wake of a torrential hurricane headed for Havana. (CBA104, $14.95)

The Cuban Revolution, Origins, Course, and Legacy

The Cuban Revolution, Origins, Course, and Legacy


by Marifeli Perez-Stable

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 207 PAGES

Perez-Stable offers insights into the triumphs and failures of the revolution, blaming the weakened economy on Cuba's dependence on the Soviet Union and failure to diversify commerce. (CBA124, $39.95)

Havana Blue

Havana Blue


by Leonardo Padura

  • MYSTERY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 244 PAGES

First of the prize-winning Havana quartet featuring police lieutenant Mario Conde, originally published as Pasado Perfecto in 1991. (CBA119, $14.95)

Havana Fever


by Leonardo Padura

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 286 PAGES

Following Padura's remarkable Havana Quartet, this new biblio-thriller (Ex-cop Mario Conde is now a bookseller) revolves around Conde's investigation of the murder of a sultry bolero singer in Batista's Cuba. (CBA146, $14.95)

Havana Gold

Havana Gold


by Leonardo Padura

  • MYSTERY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 286 PAGES

The second of Padura's prize-winning Havana quartet featuring police lieutenant Mario Conde. (CBA118, $14.95)

The Havana Habit


by Gustavo Perez Firmat

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Through books, advertisements, travel guides, films, and music Perez Fermat illuminates the role of Cuba in the U.S. cultural imagination. (CBA145, $25.00)

Havana Map


by Cognoscenti

  • MAP

A colorful map of the city center of Havana. (CBA64, $10.95)

Havana Nocturne, How the Mob Owned Cuba... and Then Lost It to the Revolution

Havana Nocturne, How the Mob Owned Cuba... and Then Lost It to the Revolution


by T. J. English

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

English draws on historical sources and interviews in this riveting story of corrupt, decadent Havana during the times of Batista and the Mafia. A great read. (CBA139, $15.99)

Havana Red

Havana Red


by Peter R. Bush | Leonardo Padura

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 233 PAGES

The third book in Padura's Inspector Mario Conde series (and the first of the quartet series translated into English) finds a diplomat's son in the Havana Woods, strangled by a red ribbon and wearing a flashy red dress, Inspector Conde must unravel the controversial mystery under the eyes of the 1989 Communist Party. (CBA103, $13.95)

Havana Revisited, An Architectural Heritage


by Cathryn Griffith

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 240 PAGES

Griffith documents the visual history of Havana through reproductions of hundreds of stunning vintage postcards she has collected. (CBA136, $49.95)

Havana Then And Now

Havana Then And Now


by Llilian Llanes

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

This visual tribute to the architecture, parks and streets of Havana pairs modern and archival photographs, showing how the city has, and has not, changed over the last 100 years. (CBA134, $19.95)

In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd


by Ana Menendez

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 229 PAGES

This bright collection of stories focuses on the lives of Cuban immigrants in America. (CBA132, $12.00)

Inside El Barrio, A Bottom-up View of Neighborhood Life in Castros Cuba

Inside El Barrio, A Bottom-up View of Neighborhood Life in Castros Cuba


by Henry Louis, Jr. Taylor

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

Taylor's revealing portrait of neighborhoods and daily life in Cuba shows the impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the U.S. embargo on the people of the island nation. (CBA116, $24.95)

Insight Guide Cuba


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

This lavishly illustrated guide includes excellent color maps and thoughtful short essays on history, culture and attractions. (CBA131, $24.99)

Islands in the Stream

Islands in the Stream


by Ernest Hemingway

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

Hemingway's story of artist and adventurer Thomas Hudson in the Caribbean. (CRB71, $17.00)

Lonely Planet Havana


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

A comprehensive city guide with good full-color maps, a few photographs and excellent information on what to do and where to go. (CBA130, $19.99)

Looking For History, Dispatches From Latin America

Looking For History, Dispatches From Latin America


by Alma Guillermoprieto

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 303 PAGES

A beautifully written, incisive collection of essays on contemporary Argentina, Columbia, Cuba, Peru and Mexico. (SAM60, $16.95)

Loving Che, A Novel


by Ana Menendez

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 240 PAGES

Menendez evokes the excitement and upheaval of Havana in the 1960's in this acclaimed, inventive debut novel. (CBA98, $13.00)

Machos, Maricones and Gays: Cuba and Homosexuality


by Ian Lumsden

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

A history and analysis of homosexuality in Cuba, attitudes and issues. (CBA90, $31.95)

Memories of Underdevelopment and Inconsolable Memories


by Tomas Gutiérrez | Edmundo Desnoes | Michael Chanan

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 258 PAGES

This book incorporates the seminal novel of the revolution and the screenplay for the popular film by Tomas Guttierez. (CBA12, $24.95)

Michelin Must Sees Havana


by Michelin

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER

A pocket guide to sights and activities, organized thematically. With practical advice on what to do for fun, where to stay and eat, and what to do with kids. (CBA149, $12.99)

Murder in Havana

Murder in Havana


by Margaret Truman

  • MYSTERY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 373 PAGES

The 18th in the wildly popular series of crime novels. (CBA70, $7.99)

Havana Dreams, A Story of a Cuban Family

Havana Dreams, A Story of a Cuban Family


by Wendy Gimbel

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

The story of Fidel Castro's illegitimate family, this chronicle -- by a journalist who logged hours of interviews with her subjects and had access to many personal documents -- is in many ways a tale of Cuba's multiple transformations during the 20th century. (CBA26, $15.00)

The Reader's Companion to Cuba

The Reader's Companion to Cuba


by Alan Ryan

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 392 PAGES

Full of surprising gems about baseball, the mob, rumba and Revolution, don't miss Frank Mankiewicz's jeep tour with Fidel at the wheel or Martha Gellhorn's rousing account of trip to Oriente province in this excellent anthology. (CBA06, $29.95)

New Art of Cuba


by Luis Camnitzer

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

A survey of work by 40 Contemporary Cuban artists. (CBA79, $29.95)

Waiting for Snow in Havana

Waiting for Snow in Havana


by Carlos Eire

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 383 PAGES

A lyrical memoir of a privileged, eccentric boyhood in 1950s Havana. Eire, a historian at Yale, fled with his brother to the United States in the wake of the revolution. (CBA78, $16.00)

Paradiso

Paradiso


by Jose Lezama Lima | Gregory Rabassa

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 478 PAGES

A baroque masterpiece by Cuba's greatest poet. (CRB128, $14.50)

The Pride of Havana


by Roberto G Echevarria

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

Professor Gonzalez Echevarria expertly traces the arc of baseball in Cuba, intertwining its heroes and their stories with the politics, music, dance, and literature of the Cuban people. (CBA161, $48.95)

Reyita: The Life of a Black Cuban Woman in the Twentieth Century


by María de los Reyes Castillo Bueno

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

The story of a warm, dignified and frank woman in Cuba (1902-1997) as told to her daughter. (CBA86, $21.95)

Rough Guide Cuba Map

Rough Guide Cuba Map


by Rough Guides

  • 2011
  • MAP

A laminated, folded map of Cuba. (CBA66, $9.99)

Santeria Enthroned: Art, Ritual, and Innovation in an Afro-Cuban Religion


by David H. Brown

  • RELIGION
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

A scholarly overview of the symbols, rituals, and institutions of religious practice in Cuba. (CBA85, $40.00)

A Simple Habana Melody, From When the World Was Good


by Oscar Hijuelos

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

An unlikely love story and lyrical tribute to Latin music by the author of Mambo Kings. (CBA72, $13.95)

Singing from the Well


by Reinaldo Arenas

  • LITERATURE
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A poignant novel of coming of age in rural Cuba. (CBA51, $16.00)

Socialism and Man in Cuba


by Ernesto Guevara

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 66 PAGES

Guevara, a figure of the Cuban revolution, explains the transformation of social relations. (CBA166, $7.00)

Strawberry and Chocolate


by Juan Carlos Tabio | Tomas Gutiérrez

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • NTSC VIDEO

The heartwarming story of three neighbors, daily life and intellectual seduction in contemporary Havana. (CBA68, $19.99)

Three Trapped Tigers


by Guillermo Cabrera Infante

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 487 PAGES

Cabrera Infante sets this mind-bening classic in Havana's pre-Castro cabaret society. (CBA144, $14.95)

Time Out Havana, And The Best Of Cuba

Time Out Havana, And The Best Of Cuba


by Ismay Atkins

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 252 PAGES

An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine. (CBA101, $19.95)

To and from Utopia in the New Cuban Art

To and from Utopia in the New Cuban Art


by Rachel Weiss

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 322 PAGES

Weiss (Art Institute of Chicago), who has been traveling to and writing about Cuba since 1986, presents an in-depth critical history of the new Cuban art, with a focus on its role in public debate. Includes dozens of color photographs. (CBA154, $34.95)

To Cuba and Back

To Cuba and Back


by Richard H. Dana

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 300 PAGES

Dana's astute account of the injustices of 19th-century Cuba became a rallying cry for change. (CBA114, $18.95)

Top 10 Cuba

Top 10 Cuba


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions. (CBA110, $12.00)

Weekend in Havana

Weekend in Havana


by Robert A. McCabe

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

The American photographer turns a random, last-minute trip to Cuba in 1998 (when he had to use his daughter's camera since he didn't bring his own) into a stunning, intimate portrait of the people and daily life in Cuba. (CBA148, $18.95)

The Whole Island, Six Decades of Cuban Poetry

The Whole Island, Six Decades of Cuban Poetry


by Mark Weiss

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 602 PAGES

The translations in this landmark anthology, almost all of them new, convey the intensity and beauty of the accompanying Spanish originals -- an essential source for understanding the literature and culture of Cuba, its diaspora, and the Caribbean at large. (CBA152, $31.95)

Dancing to Almendra


by Mayra Montero

  • MYSTERY
  • 2007
  • PAPER

Montero weaves real people and events with invention in this compelling tale marvelously set in 1957 Havana of the advantures of Yolanda a beautiful, one-armed former circus performer. (CBA107, $25.00)

 

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