books about: havana     books:       Havana Bay: A Novel (Mortalis.)123 reviews Martin Cruz Smith Ballantine Books, 2008 John LeCarre move over! Cruz Smith's best since Gorky Park. Protaganist, Arkady Renko, wounded though he is, manages to rise to the occasion in his pursuit of identifying a fellow Russian pulled from the waters of Havana Bay. Set in today's Cuba, with its beauty and crumbling decay wrought by years of communism, our hero teams up with a beautiful Cuban policewoman and becomes embroiled in a world where Russians are ...             Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution39 reviews T. J. English William Morrow, 2008 Caribbean Nights `Havana Nocturne' by T.J. English In his latest installment, `Havana Nocturne', T.J. English, author of `The Westies' brings us the true story of the Havana Mob. This is the tale of the underworlds influence on Cuba, Havana specifically, in the pre-revolutionary days. You're introduced to all the main players: Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro, et al. ...             Havanas in Camelot: Personal Essays3 reviews William Styron Random House, 2008 Less Is More: Occasional Pieces by a Master Although he wrote precious little, compared to some of his contemporaries, surely William Styron was one of the best American writers of his generation and produced fiction that will be read as long as there are any readers left. I would argue that SOPHIE'S CHOICE is one of the ten best twentieth century novels by an American writer even though Shelby Foote didn't care for it. It is a treat then ...             Havana Before Castro4 reviews Peter Moruzzi Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 2008 Nostalgia at its best! My wife and I escaped Cuba during the early sixties. Almost certain that we might be returning within a month or two (50 years ago) we did not bring along photographs, memories, or keepsakes of any kind. "Havana Before Castro" is the best collection of memorabilia ever to touch my hands. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You've made my day! Andrew J. Rodriguez, author of: "Adios, Havana" a ...             Our Man in Havana (Penguin Classics)64 reviews Graham Greene Penguin Classics, 2007 a pleasure Nice to see this classic in print again. Hitchen's insightful forward adds to the pleasure of reading Greene's wonderful "entertainment" again. If you haven't read it yet, do so now!             Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy71 reviews Carlos Eire Free Press, 2006 An Excellent Read This is a beautiful book. I read it about 3 years ago when it first came out and it still haunts me. While it was written by one of the children evacuated from Cuba, that's really not the story. It's a story of Cuba and the people that lived there prior to and during the revolution. Funny, yet sad, heart-warming yet shocking, foreign yet hitting all too close to home. It's story-telling without ...             North of Havana (Doc Ford)10 reviews Randy Wayne White Berkley, 1998 One of my all time favorite writers RWW is always excellent! I have read his 1st five books this last year- normally I get bored with authors and will not read more than 2 a year. Each story is very different from the previous yet is very much part of the series. Each character seems authentic and with a voice unique from the others. Most authors seem to have trouble doing this - their characters talk from the roughly the ...             No Way Home: A Dancer's Journey from the Streets of Havana to the Stages of the World5 reviews Carlos Acosta Scribner, 2008 A thoughtful meditation on ambition and family I'm not interested in dancing or Cuba. To speak plainly, I didn't expect to enjoy this book. But enjoy it I did. From the cover, the book appears to be about the life of a fabulously talented dancer who begins his life is dank poverty in Cuba, and fight his way out of all that. Sounds like a well worn idea, right? But it's far more interesting than that. Carlos Acosta actually didn't want ...             Havana: An Earl Swagger Novel (Earl Swagger Novels)56 reviews Stephen Hunter Pocket, 2005 Earl Swagger Hunts Again! I fell in love with Stephen Hunter's Earl Swagger novels this year. Luckily I discovered the first one at the beginning and listened to them on audiobook in order. There are three of them so far. HOT SPRINGS, PALE HORSE COMING, and HAVANA. The Swagger name may sound familiar to people. Mark Wahlberg just starred in the movie SHOOTER as Earl's son, Bob Lee Swagger. Stephen Hunter has been ...             Havana Then and Now (Then & Now)4 reviews Llilian Llanes Thunder Bay Press, 2004 Another excellent entry in the Then and Now series If you have an interest in the architecture of Havana and want a taste of what might welcome you if you visited there, this book is for you. Archival photos primarily from the early 1900s are matched with modern photos on the opposite page. It's nice to know there is a movement on now to save some of these historic gems and we get to see restorations. If you want to learn about politics, Cuban ...             Adios, Havana: A Memoir8 reviews Andrew J. Rodriguez Outskirts Press, 2005 Interested in Cuba and its people? . . . read this book. Adios, Havana Andrew J. Rodriguez Outskirts Press 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Denver, CO USA www.outskirtspress.com ISBN: 1598000489, $14.95, 262 pp. 2005 I specialize in reviewing Print-On-Demand (POD) published books, primarily because many reviewers in the "traditional book reviewing community" are not interested in them-regardless of how well-written or engaging. There is a strong ...             Dirty Havana Trilogy: A Novel in Stories29 reviews Pedro Juan Gutierrez Harper Perennial, 2002 Read a wee bit deeper than the booze and sex ... There's some truth to the reviews submitted by readers prior to mine. The book is lewd & full of debauchery, but there's more to it. The stories are about the destitute and hopeless at the edge at risk of slipping outside civilized society. It's commentary about 1990s Cuba, but it's also about meaning and purpose. Pedro Juan's character has nothing, no one - he escapes the banality of poverty ...             Havana Gold: The Havana Quartet3 reviews Leonardo Padura Bitter Lemon Press, 2008 Excellent Havana police procedural In 1989 Cuban police detective Mario Conde hates being a cop as he would have preferred to be a writer. However, no matter how he tries to romanticize his existence, he must eat and so cop he is. Drinking helps him when state sponsored corruption interferes with his investigation. His current case makes him want to quit in order to turn into a 24/7 alcoholic. Someone murdered pretty ...             Jansen Furniture (20th Century Decorators) (20th Century Decorators) (20th Century Decorators) (20th Century ...5 reviews James Archer Abbot Acanthus Press, 2007 JANSEN FURNITURE, A Great Reference As a companion to Mr Abbott's previous book JANSEN which gives a wonderful overview of what is probably the most influential design firm of the 20th century, this book JANSEN FURNITURE provides an extensive catalog of the custom furniture produced by the company from about 1905 through the 1980s. Along with exact reproductions of 18th and 19th century antiques, there are extraordinary inventive ...             Havana Deco2 reviews Alejandro G. Alonso, Pedro Contreras, ... W. W. Norton, 2007 Stunning. And this is just a sample. While Miami Beach is the world capitol of Art Deco, it really doesn't compare to Havana. Here are 175 pages of everything from world class, French inspired Deco to modest streamlined structures. But wait, there's more. In fact, there is so much Art Deco in neighborhoods like Vedado, that this is but a sample. And that's just Havana! Take the Autopista in either direction and you will find ...             Robert Polidori: Havana10 reviews Steidl, 2001 Robert Polidori: Havana Visceral images of a unique city, in which splendor and squalor are juxtaposed, and the past is suspended within the present, decaying yet enduring. Robert Polidori has captured the beauty and melancholy of Havana, gazing unflinchingly at the ruins and the people who inhabit them. When the boycott is finally lifted, all this will be swept away by a tide of new development, so try to see it now ...             Havana Red7 reviews Leonardo Padura Bitter Lemon Press, 2005 A warning 'Havana Red' is NOT "The first of the Havana quartet featuring Inspector Mario Conde... ", nor is it "... a fantastic first tale." A fantastic tale, no problem, but not the first. It is the first one translated into English, but it's actually the third volume of the quartet (Spanish title 'Mascaras'), and the forthcoming 'Havana Black' (*'Paisaje de otono') was the final volume, not the second. ...             Jansen (20th Century Decorators)9 reviews James Archer Abbott Acanthus Press, 2006 A much needed volume This is a beautifully presented book that provides a fascinating insight into the history of the legendary design firm, Maison Jansen. The most prestigious firm of its time, and one of the longest running (over a century), and most international, Maison Jansen completed some of the most celebrated interiors for the most influential people. Clients included royalty, statesmen, the rich and the ...             Havana USA: Cuban Exiles and Cuban Americans in South Florida, 1959-19943 reviews Maria Cristina Garcia University of California Press, 1997 A fascinating and very well-researched book. Havana USA is a very thorough account of post-revolutionary Cuban migration to America. One of the interesting aspects of Cuban emigration since Castro has been the perspectives given to us by the media and the government - many of them misleading. Garcia dispels these myths with facts backed up my extensive research and personal interviews. A very interesting read.             The Declarations of Havana (Revolutions) Fidel Castro Verso, 2008 In response to the American administration's attempt to isolate Cuba, Fidel Castro delivered a series of speeches designed to radicalize Latin American society. As Latin America experiences more revolutions in Venezuela and Bolivia, and continues to upset America's plans for neo-liberal imperialism, renowned radical writer and activist Tariq Ali provides a searing analysis of the relevance of Castro's message for today. 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