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Moon Handbook Jamaica

by Oliver Hill

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

This compact guide to Jamaica includes information on history, culture and nature, as well as practical travel details. (CRB59, $17.95)

Jamaica in Focus

by Peter Mason

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 100 PAGES

This slim guide focuses on the history of Jamaica, its cultural heritage and current political, environmental and economic challenges. (CRB63, $12.95)

The Rastafarians

by Leonard E. Barrett

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 328 PAGES

The 20th anniversary edition of this classic, comprehensive study of the history and beliefs of the Rastafarians. (CRB61, $18.00)

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)

Jamaica Map

by ITMB

  • 2006
  • MAP

A travel map of Jamaica. (CRB55, $10.95)

 
Culture Smart ! Jamaica

Culture Smart ! Jamaica


by Nick Davis

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 168 PAGES

A concise, no-nonsense guide to local customs, etiquette and culture with a short overview of the land and people along with practical travel advice. (CRB263, $9.95)

Insight Guide Jamaica

Insight Guide Jamaica


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 369 PAGES

This illustrated volume features color photographs, maps (including a handy fold-out map of the island), good descriptions of major points of interest and other practical information. (CRB51, $23.95)

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 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 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)

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)

The Dead Yard, A Story of Modern Jamaica

The Dead Yard, A Story of Modern Jamaica


by Ian Thomson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Thomson brings alive Jamaica's racial and ethnic mix, pervasive influence of the USA, ties to Britain and the increasing disillusionment of its people in the workings of its government in this searing report. (CRB270, $16.99)

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)

A High Wind in Jamaica

A High Wind in Jamaica


by Richard Hughes

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 290 PAGES

The thrilling novel of a group of children who set off to England on a pirate ship after their home in Jamaica is destroyed by a hurricane. (CRB57, $14.00)

No Telephone to Heaven


by Michelle Cliff

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A novel of turbulent self-discovery. A young, black woman returns to Jamaica to seek her roots, after having spent most of her life in Europe and America. (CRB62, $15.00)

The Book of Jamaica


by Russell Banks

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A compelling portrait of Jamaica's intricate class structure and culture. (CRB60, $13.99)

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 the West Indies

A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies


by Herbert Raffaele

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 512 PAGES

A magnificently illustrated guide to 563 species of Caribbean birds with 86 color plates, detailed range maps, and island checklists. (CRB81, $75.00)

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)

Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica

Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica


by Audrey Downer

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Featuring 650 color photographs, distribution maps and detailed species accounts for 300 bird breeding and vagrant species, including 25 endemics. (CRB243, $29.95)

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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