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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Slope

Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Slope


by Craig Guyer | Maureen A. Donnelly

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 420 PAGES

This comprehensive guide covers the reptiles and amphibians of the Caribbean slope. (CRB177, $29.95)

Caribbean Art

Caribbean Art


by Veerle Poupeye

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A survey of art found throughout the Caribbean and created by artists of Caribbean descent, highlighting the multitude of influences from Africa, Europe, Asia and South America. (CRB76, $19.95)

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, $11.95)

The Complete Guide to Caribbean Cruises

The Complete Guide to Caribbean Cruises


by Linda Coffman

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 704 PAGES

Subtitled "A Cruise Lover's Guide to Selecting the Right Trip, With All the Best Ports of Call", this guidebook covers topics such as what's really included in your cruise fare and what cabins are the best and the worst. (CRB186, $23.99)

Coral Reef Fishes

Coral Reef Fishes


by Ewald Lieske | Robert Myers

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

This compact handbook features 2,500 illustrations of shallow-water fishes around the world. (DIV05, $24.95)

Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life

Divided Soul, A Journey Through the Secular and Religious in Hispanic Life


by David Alan Harvey

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

A culmination of a photographer's two decade quest to capture the global Hispanic spirit on film. (SPN191, $49.95)

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)

Down Time, Great Writers on Diving

Down Time, Great Writers on Diving


by Ed Kittrell | Casey Kittrell | Jim Kittrell

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 262 PAGES

A diverse anthology on the experience, pleasures and peril of diving by great writers, including Diane Ackerman and William Beebe. A thoughtful collection that communicates the rewards of being underwater. (DIV40, $15.95)

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)

Eastern Caribbean in Focus, A Guide to People, Politics and Culture

Eastern Caribbean in Focus, A Guide to People, Politics and Culture


by James Ferguson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 88 PAGES

A guide to the eastern Caribbean from an unabashedly political perspective. (CRB37, $12.95)

Eyewitness Top 10 Puerto Rico

Eyewitness Top 10 Puerto Rico


by Inc. Dorling Kindersley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions. (CRB252, $14.00)

Fodor's Puerto Rico

Fodor's Puerto Rico


by Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, filled with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (CRB234, $19.99)

From Columbus to Castro, The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969

From Columbus to Castro, The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969


by Eric Williams

  • HISTORY
  • 1984
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

A history of the Caribbean from first European contact to the turbulent 1960s. (CRB10, $19.00)

Frommer's Puerto Rico


by Frommer's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

A comprehensive travel guide with excellent hotel listings and short essays on outdoor activities in addition to a detailed overview of attractions. (CRB58, $16.99)

Frommer's Puerto Rico Day by Day


by John Marino

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 182 PAGES

A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food to hotels, neighborhoods and shopping. (CRB265, $12.99)

A Guide to the Coral Reefs of the Caribbean

A Guide to the Coral Reefs of the Caribbean


by Mark D. Spalding | Sylvia Earle

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2004
  • PAPER

A diver's guide and atlas of coral reefs of the Caribbean (CRB176, $28.95)

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)

Moon Handbooks Puerto Rico

Moon Handbooks Puerto Rico


by Suzanne Van Atten

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 276 PAGES

A no-nonsense practical guide in the Moon series, jam-packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history, flora and fauna and geology. (CRB250, $17.95)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes


by C. Lavett Smith

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1997
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 720 PAGES

A photographic guide to coral reef fishes found in the Caribbean, Florida, the Bahamas and Bermuda. (FG24, $19.95)

Peterson Guide Coral Reefs, Caribbean and Florida

Peterson Guide Coral Reefs, Caribbean and Florida


by Susan Kaplan | Eugene Kaplan

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 289 PAGES

A compact field guide to coral reef fish, sponges, coral, mollusks, shrimps, with line drawings and a section of color plates. (CRB54, $21.00)

Puerto Rico Then & Now

Puerto Rico Then & Now


by Jorge Rigau

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 144 PAGES

This visual tribute to Puerto Rico pairs modern and archival photographs, showing how the island has, and has not, changed over the last 100 years. (CRB258, $19.95)

Rough Guide Salsa Gold

Rough Guide Salsa Gold


by Various Artists

  • MUSIC
  • 2008
  • AUDIO CD

A carefully chosen sampling of Puerto Rican salsa music. (MEX241, $14.95)

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)

Sunken Cities, Sacred Cenotes and Golden Sharks: Travels of a Water-Bound Adventurer


by Bill Belleville

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 248 PAGES

Belleville, an environmental journalist, recounts the natural and man-made wonders he encountered on his travels in Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America. (CRB184, $29.95)

This Land, A Guide to Eastern National Forests


by Robert H. Mohlenbrock

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Part travelogue, part guidebook, this series introduces readers to the wildernesses, scenic drives, campgrounds and hiking trails of the United States. (USE379, $25.95)

Where Dwarfs Reign, A Tropical Rain Forest in Puerto Rico


by Kathryn Robinson

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • HARD COVER
  • 241 PAGES

Robinson pieces together the remarkable story of El Yunque, the only tropical forest in the U.S. national forest system. Includes photos. (CRB287, $29.95)

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)

 

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