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Caribbean & West Indies eBooks

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  • Island People

    The Caribbean and the World

    A masterwork of travel literature and of history: voyaging from Cuba to Jamaica, Puerto Rico to Trinidad, Haiti to Barbados, and islands in between, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of each society, its culture and politics, connecting this region’s common heritage to its fierce grip on the world’s imagination.From the moment Columbus gazed out from the Santa María's deck in ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Lonely Planet Puerto Rico

    Series series Travel Guide
    Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet Puerto Ricois your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Follow Old San Juan's labyrinthine laneways, laze on the sand at Playa Flamenco, or kayak into the bioluminescent bay at Vieques -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Puerto ... Read more

    $15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Middle Passage

    by V. S. Naipaul ...
    **From the Nobel Prize-winning author comes a classic of modern travel writing—a deft portrait of Trinidad and the four adjacent Caribbean societies still haunted by the legacies of slavery and colonialism.“Belongs in the same category of travel writing as Lawrence’s books on Italy, Greene’s on West Africa and Pritchett’s on Spain.” —New Statesman**In 1960 the government of Trinidad invited V. S. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Insight Guides Puerto Rico (Travel Guide eBook)

    Series series Insight Guides
    This Insight Guide is a lavishly illustrated inspirational travel guide to Puerto Rico and a beautiful souvenir of your trip. Perfect for travellers looking for a deeper dive into the destination's history and culture, it's ideal to inspire and help you plan your travels. With its great selection of places to see and colourful magazine-style layout, this Puerto Rico guidebook is just the tool you ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Tell My Horse

    Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica

    “Strikingly dramatic, yet simple and unrestrained . . . an unusual and intensely interesting book richly packed with strange information.”—New York Times Book ReviewBased on Zora Neale Hurston’s personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica, where she participated as an initiate rather than just an observer of voodoo practices during her visits in the 1930s, this travelogue into a dark world paints a ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • One Lousy Pirate: Travels in the Caribbean

    by Doug Walsh ...
    Sailing away from it all isn't always what it's cracked up to be.One Lousy Pirate is a toe dipped in the waters of a runaway Caribbean fantasy. Journey alongside the author as he explores the islands of Barbados, St. Vincent, and the Tobago Cays in search of his nonexistent sea legs.This humorous travel memoir takes readers across the azure waters of the southern Caribbean, from a soup kitchen to ... Read more

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  • An Embarrassment of Mangoes

    A Caribbean Interlude

    Under the Tuscan Sun meets the wide-open sea . . . An Embarrassment of Mangoes is a delicious chronicle of leaving the type-A lifestyle behind -- and discovering the seductive secrets of life in the Caribbean.Who hasn’t fantasized about chucking the job, saying goodbye to the rat race, and escaping to some exotic destination in search of sun, sand, and a different way of life? Canadians Ann ... Read more

    $12.99 USD $9.99 USD

  • Havana Red

    Translated by Peter Bush ...
    Series series Mario Conde Investigates
    First of quartet with same hero. Sold well in Spain, Italy , France and Germany (40,000 per title in Germany alone). First time the author is available in English.Award winning novel.High critical acclaim in all countries. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • A Trip to the Beach

    This is the true story of a trip to the beach that never ends. It's about a husband and wife who escape civilization to build a small restaurant on an island paradise -- and discover that even paradise has its pitfalls. It's a story filled with calamities and comedy, culinary disasters and triumphs, and indelible portraits of people who live and work on a sliver of beauty set in the Caribbean Sea. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD $9.99 USD

  • Ay, Cuba!

    A Socio-Erotic Journey

    The NPR reporter offers an “engaging and enlightening” window into late-90s Cuba, “from the cafes in Havana to the mysterious lairs of Santiago de Cuba” (Kirkus Reviews).For NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu, reporting from Cuba on the eve of Pope John Paul II’s 1998 visit was an opportunity to understand the realities of life in a country that has long been the subject of stereotypes and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Haitian Creole Phrasebook: Essential Expressions for Communicating in Haiti

    The essential terms you need to communicate with the nation’s 8-plus million Haitian Creole speakersIf you are travelling to Haiti to help with the relief effort or to aid in its rebuilding, Haitian Creole Phrasebook is your must-have resource. In addition to featuring content specifically related to relief and rebuilding, this book also covers the basic topics such as introducing yourself, asking ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • This Is Cuba

    An American Journalist Under Castro's Shadow

    by David Ariosto ...
    **USA Today "New and Noteworthy" • One of The Washington Post's "10 Books to Read—and Gift—in December""Fascinating." —ForbesFidel Castro is dead. Donald Trump was elected president. And to most outsiders, the fate of Cuba has never seemed more uncertain. Yet those who look close enough may recognize that signs of the next revolution are etched in plain view.**This is Cuba is a true story that ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Dreams of a Sailor

    by Jim Phillips ...
    The wit, the wisdom, and the wanderings of a cruiser. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Puerto Rico

    What Everyone Needs to Know?

    by Jorge Duany ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To KnowRG
    Acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898, Puerto Rico has a peculiar status among Latin American and Caribbean countries. As a Commonwealth, the island enjoys limited autonomy over local matters, but the U.S. has dominated it militarily, politically, and economically for much of its recent history. Though they are U.S. citizens, Puerto Ricans do not have their own voting representatives in ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Roatan, Honduras (Caribbean) Travel Guide - What To See & Do

    Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Roatán.Roatán is one of the Honduras Bay Islands in the Caribbean Sea. The island is located near the largest barrier reef in the Caribbean Sea (the second largest worldwide after Australia's Great Barrier Reef). It has become an important cruise ship and scuba diving destination.For many years the island was a hidden gem, with some of the most ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Travel St. Martin And St. Maarten: Illustrated Guide And Maps (Mobi Travel)

    This illustrated Travel Guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Down to the Tropical Sun

    Have you ever dreamt of cashing in your chips and escaping to a tropical paradise? Faced with an imminent divorce, this non-fiction novel chronicles how Jimmy Lassiter does just that, taking the reader through liquidating the marital assets, purchasing a yacht, and sailing ‘Down to the Tropical Sun’. Along the way he will experience two hurricanes, fall in love again, and embark on a new career ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cuban Flavor

    Exploring the Island's Unique Places, People, and Cuisine

    by Liza Gershman ...
    A lush journey through Cuba, its paladars, and its flavorful cuisineFor Cubans, food is a complex story—a tapestry of love and loss woven so deeply into their culture that it goes well beyond that of history or sustenance. Gershman, who’s love affair with Cuba began long before her first visit, takes you along on a photojournalistic journey through the streets of Cuba and its paladares through her ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Havana Before Castro

    When Cuba Was a Tropical Playground

    by Peter Moruzzi ...
    Take a trip to the golden age of Havana in this gorgeously illustrated volume of vintage photographs, postcards, brochures, and other ephemera.Featuring hundreds of historic images and cultural artifacts, Havana Before Castro documents how the Cuban capital evolved from a Prohibition Era getaway destination to a heady blend of glittering nightclubs, outrageous cabarets, all-night bars, and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • L'odeur du café

    ODEUR DU CAFE -L' (TYPO) -NE [NUM]

    Dans une prose d'une douce sensualité, Dany Laferrière fait revivre le monde grouillant d'humanité et de chaleur du village de Petit-Goâve, en Haïti, où il a passé son enfance. L'univers un peu magique du garçon de dix ans est dominé par la figure de sa grand-mère, Da, qui aime tant le café. «J'ai écrit ce livre surtout pour cette seule scène qui m'a poursuivi si longtemps : un petit garçon assis ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Cubans

    Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times

    "[DePalma] renders a Cuba few tourists will ever see . . . You won't forget these people soon, and you are bound to emerge from DePalma's bighearted account with a deeper understanding of a storied island . . . A remarkably revealing glimpse into the world of a muzzled yet irrepressibly ebullient neighbor."--The New York TimesModern Cuba comes alive in a vibrant portrait of a group of families's ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Cilin Ii: a Solo Sailing Odyssey

    The Closest Point to Heaven

    In 1986, seventy-one-year-old Edgar Whitcomb faced a crossroads in his life; he needed a new direction. Th at venture became an epic journey, as this retired Indiana governor embarked on what would be a solo, 30,000-mile, six-year sailing trip. With virtually no previous sailing experience, he and his thirty-foot sailboat, the CILIN II, traveled around the world.In this travel memoir, a chronicle ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Top 10 US and British Virgin Islands

    Series series Pocket Travel Guide
    From the Top 10 beaches and spots of stunning scenery to the Top 10 bustling bars and perfect beach resorts—this guide features the insider knowledge that every visitor needs.Discover the most spectacular beaches, dive and snorkel sites, scenic views and pristine spots, liveliest carnivals, sites of historic heritage, most fun places for children, delicious Caribbean cuisine, and best duty-free ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Voyager

    Travel Writings

    by Russell Banks ...
    “Banks’s narrative seductively juxtaposes rambles through lush volcanic mountains, white sand beaches and coral reefs with a barrage of memories of the hash he’s made of his private life.” —The New York Times Book ReviewRussell Banks has indulged his wanderlust for more than half a century. This longing for escape has taken him from the “bright green islands and turquoise seas” of the Caribbean ... Read more

    $7.99 USD