Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Marita Marita Marita Lorenz 343 pages (large print) : 23 cm OL13602947W
Castro's secrets Castro's secrets Brian Latell "In this riveting Cold War history, highly acclaimed author Brian Latell offers us a new and surprising look at Fidel Castro. Latell draws his narrative on personal interviews with high level defecto… OL16215962W
Fidel Castro Fidel Castro Petra Press A biography of the president of Cuba, Fidel Castro, discussing his childhood, family, revolutionary activities, and role as leader of his country since 1959. OL18285815W
The other side of paradise The other side of paradise Julia Cooke "Over a period of five years, beginning when Fidel Castro stepped down from his presidency after almost a half-century of reign, journalist Julia Cooke embedded herself in Cuba, gaining access to a d… OL19733634W
Fidel Castro Fidel Castro Nick Caistor This is a non-partisan biography of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, which gives readers the opportunity to judge for themselves his character and views. The book presents the events of his life and… OL19964761W
Live by the sword Live by the sword Gus Russo Humiliated at the Bay of Pigs, John and Robert Kennedy sought desperately to eliminate Castro. Their strategies for overthrowing the Cuban leader were so elaborate and bizarre, they could only engend… OL2025874W
Covering Castro Covering Castro Jay Mallin "A good account of the vicissitudes, fascination, and dangers of covering Fidel Castro; author says, in the end, 'it has been highly satisfying.' Book contains good material on Cuba's foreign adventu… OL2043676W
Fidel! Fidel! Sheldon B. Liss "Little more than a hagiography from a prominent scholar, written from a less-than-critical perspective. Book emphasizes Castro's 'political and social thoughts,' and author states that 'fundamentall… OL3942585W
Deadly secrets Deadly secrets Warren Hinckle The fantastic story of the U.S.'s undeclared war against Cuba, including an expanded section on the CIA's role in the assassination of JFK. "Deadly Secrets is a warning as well as terribly exciting r… OL4133456W
Without Fidel Without Fidel Ann Louise Bardach An eye-opening account of the last chapter in the life of Fidel Castro: his near death, his enemies and their fifty-year failed battle to eliminate him, and the carefully planned succession and early… OL7986387W
The Boys from Dolores The Boys from Dolores Patrick Symmes,Patrick Symmes From the author of Chasing Che, the remarkable tale of a group of boys at the heart of Cuba's political and social history. The Boys from Dolores illuminates the elite island society from which Fidel… OL8036288W