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Lonely Planet Puerto Rico

Lonely Planet Puerto Rico

by Ginger Otis

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 308 PAGES

A practical guide to Puerto Rico featuring detailed information on history, culture and attractions. (CRB84, $18.99)

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)

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)

Puerto Rico Adventure Map

Puerto Rico Adventure Map

by National Geographic

  • 2011
  • MAP

Doubdled-sided, this detailed map (1:125,000), includes Culebra and Vieques. (CRB56, $11.95)

 
Insight Guide Puerto Rico

Insight Guide Puerto Rico


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

An illustrated introduction to Puerto Rico. (CRB85, $23.99)

Rough Guide Puerto Rico

Rough Guide Puerto Rico


by Stephen Keeling

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 344 PAGES

A comprehensive guide in the hip, literate and infomative Rough Guide style. (CRB228, $18.99)

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 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)

Puerto Rico, The Trials of the Oldest Colony in the World


by Jose Trias Monge

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

An account of Puerto Rico's troubled 500-year history and relationship with the United States. (CRB64, $23.00)

The Puerto Ricans, A Documentary History


by Kal Wagenheim | Olga Jimenez De Wagenheim

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 355 PAGES

An informed ethnography of Puerto Rico and its peoples, covering from Spanish arrival on the island to the late 20th century. (CRB138, $24.95)

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)

Boricuas: Influential Puerto Rican Writings, An Anthology

Boricuas: Influential Puerto Rican Writings, An Anthology


by Roberto Santiago

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 355 PAGES

A diverse selection of writings by Puerto Ricans, ranging from fiction and poetry to speeches and essays. With more than 30 writers represented, it's an eclectic and informative mix of voices on the island and in Puerto Rican communities elsewhere. (CRB139, $15.95)

Conquistadora

Conquistadora


by Esmeralda Santiago

  • LITERATURE
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 418 PAGES

Santiago sets this big, bold historical novel (think Gone with the Wind) on a sugar plantation in Puerto Rico during the Civil War, tracing the fate of a young Spanish woman, Gloriosa Ana Maria de los Angeles Larragoity Cubillas Nieves de Donostia (or, more simply, Ana). (CRB291, $27.50)

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 Rum Diary

The Rum Diary


by Hunter S. Thompson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 2004 PAGES

Johnny Depp stars in an adaptation of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson's only novel, set in swinging Puerto Rico in the late 1950s. The movie, like the book, is rated R. (CRB290, $15.00)

When I Was Puerto Rican

When I Was Puerto Rican


by Esmeralda Santiago

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Set in the 1950s, this is a lyrical memoir of the author's childhood in Puerto Rico and her family's move to New York City. (CRB66, $14.95)

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)

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)

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