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Moon Handbook Jamaica
Oliver Hill
GUIDEBOOK 2007 PAPER 324 PAGES
A compact guide to Jamaica, and especially its outdoor appeal, in the Moon series. The book is divided neatly in half, providing both a good overview of the history, culture and nature of the island, and detailed travel information.
(CRB59, $17.95)
Jamaica in Focus
Peter Mason
GUIDEBOOK 2000 PAPER 100 PAGES
Authoritative and up-to-date, this slim guide focuses on the history of Jamaica, its cultural heritage and current political, environmental and economic challenges. With maps, photographs and some travel information. It's an excellent synopsis from an unabashedly left-leaning perspective, strong on facts.
(CRB63, $12.95)
The Rastafarians
Leonard E. Barrett
HISTORY 1997 PAPER 328 PAGES
The 20th anniversary edition of a comprehensive study of the history and beliefs of the Rastafarians. Barrett covers the protests, symbols and rituals of the Rastafarians, and discusses how they are a major force in shaping what we know as modern Jamaica.
(CRB61, $16.00)
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)
Jamaica Map
ITMB
2006 MAP
A travel map of Jamaica at a scale of 1:250,000 with good topographic relief. On waterproof paper.
(CRB55, $10.95)
Insight Guide Jamaica
Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK
COMING IN SEPTEMBER
A a handy, illustrated guide.
(CRB51, $23.95)
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, $17.00)
A Continent of Islands, Searching for the Caribbean Destiny
Mark Kurlansky
CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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
James Ferguson
HISTORY
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
Eric Williams
HISTORY
A history of the Caribbean from first European contact to the turbulent 1960s.
(CRB10, $17.95)
Montpelier, Jamaica: A Plantation Community in Slavery and Freedom 1739-1912
B.W. Higman
HISTORY
A scholarly reconstruction of the material culture and society of the great Montpelier Estate.
(CRB156, $80.00)
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, $15.00)
A High Wind in Jamaica
Richard Hughes
LITERATURE
The thrilling novel of a group of children who set off to England on a ship after their home in Jamaica is destroyed by a hurricane.
(CRB57, $14.00)
No Telephone to Heaven
Michelle Cliff
LITERATURE
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, $14.00)
The Book of Jamaica
Russell Banks
LITERATURE
A compelling portrait of Jamaica's intricate class structure and culture.
(CRB60, $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 the West Indies
Herbert Raffaele
FIELD GUIDE
A magnificently illustrated guide to 563 species of Caribbean birds with 86 color plates, detailed range maps, and island checklists.
(CRB81, $62.50)
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)
Reef Fish Identification
Paul Humann
FIELD GUIDE
This definitive guide for underwater enthusiasts features 670 stunning color photographs.
(DIV03, $39.95)
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