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CARIBBEAN
Jamaica
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 5 items are available
for $71, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCRB87) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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, $18.00) |
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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) |
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Jamaica Map
• ITMB
2006 •
MAP
A travel map of Jamaica at a scale of 1:250,000 with good topographic relief. On waterproof paper. Two Sides. 27x39 inches.
(CRB55, $10.95) |
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Also Recommended
Culture Smart ! Jamaica
• Nick Davis
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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Insight Guide Jamaica
• Insight Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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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)
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A Brief History of the Caribbean, From the Arawak and the Carib to the Present
• Jan Rogozinski
• HISTORY
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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)
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A Continent of Islands, Searching for the Caribbean Destiny
• Mark Kurlansky
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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)
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A Traveller's History of the Caribbean
• James Ferguson
• HISTORY
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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)
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From Columbus to Castro, The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969
• Eric Williams
• HISTORY
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A history of the Caribbean from first European contact to the turbulent 1960s.
(CRB10, $19.00)
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The Dead Yard, A Story of Modern Jamaica
• Ian Thomson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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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)
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Under the Black Flag, The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates
• David Cordingly
• HISTORY
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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)
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A High Wind in Jamaica
• Richard Hughes
• LITERATURE
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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)
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No Telephone to Heaven
• Michelle Cliff
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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)
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The Book of Jamaica
• Russell Banks
• LITERATURE
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A compelling portrait of Jamaica's intricate class structure and culture.
(CRB60, $13.99)
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200 Conspicuous, Unusual, or Economically Important Tropical Plants of the Caribbean
• John Kingsbury
• FIELD GUIDE
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A general purpose plant identification guide to Caribbean shores, also useful for subtropical Florida. Features color photographs and short plant descriptions.
(CRB01, $20.00)
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A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies
• Herbert Raffaele
• FIELD GUIDE
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A magnificently illustrated guide to 563 species of Caribbean birds with 86 color plates, detailed range maps, and island checklists.
(CRB81, $75.00)
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Fishwatcher's Field Guide Caribbean
• Idaz Greenberg
• FIELD GUIDE
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A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 75 reef fish of the Caribbean.
(DIV11, $7.50)
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Marine Invertebrates of Florida, the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean
• Idaz Greenberg
• FIELD GUIDE
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A convenient double-sided plastic card showing 61 invertebrates of the Caribbean.
(DIV12, $7.50)
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Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica
• Audrey Downer
• FIELD GUIDE
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Featuring 650 color photographs, distribution maps and detailed species accounts for 300 bird breeding and vagrant species, including 25 endemics.
(CRB243, $29.95)
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Reef Fish Identification Caribbean
• Paul Humann
• FIELD GUIDE
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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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