Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Havana real Havana real Yoani Sánchez "Yoani Sanchez is an unusual dissident: no street protests, no attacks on big politicos, no calls for revolution. Rather, she produces a simple diary about what it means to live under the Castro regi… OL15991253W
Children of Cuba Children of Cuba Frank J. Staub Presents the history and customs of Cuba while following a variety of children in their daily activities. OL18916896W
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
La Americana La Americana Melanie Bowden Simón "'La Americana' is the story of Melanie Bowden Simon, who, at the age of twenty-five, left her job at Tina Brown's 'Talk' magazine following the death of her mother and decided to travel to Havana, C… OL20035345W
Cooking the Cuban way Cooking the Cuban way Alison Behnke An introduction to Cuban cooking featuring traditional recipes for yucca with garlic sauce, creole chicken, mango and papaya milkshake. Also includes information on the history, geography, customs, a… OL5710505W
LIGHT INSIDE LIGHT INSIDE BROWN DH "The Light Inside is a study of an Afro-Cuban secret society, its sacred arts, and their role in modern Cuban cultural history.". "Enslaved Africans and creoles developed the Abakua Society, a syste… OL9892293W