Summary: Explore bustling Havana, the cigar famed Pinar del Rio region, and the musical Santiago de Cuba. Travel onto Haiti through its capital, Port au Prince and end the journey at the spectacular Citadel in Cap Haitien.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pilot Productions 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.291 CUBFrías, Carlos.
Summary: Carlos Frías, award-winning journalist and the US-born son of Cuban exiles, grew up hearing stories about the homeland of his parents. Sent to Cuba by his newspaper when the country began to close to the foreign press in August 2006, Frías embarked on the journey of his life -- a secret twelve day trip to the land of his parents. That experience led to this evocative, dramatic and unforgettable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: C.A. Press, Penguin Group 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SPANISH FRIAriosto, David
Summary: "An exploration of Cuba's Cold War mindset and a people in the throes of transition, with tales of run-ins with spies, secret backrooms, and empty grocery shelves. Fidel Castro is dead. Donald Trump is in the White House. And to most outsiders, the fate of Cuba has never been more uncertain. But those who look close enough realize the blueprints for the island's next revolution may be etched in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B ARIOSTO ARIBaker, Christopher P.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.291 BAKTimerman, Jacobo
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Publisher / Publication Date: A.A. Knopf 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.92 ZIMKurlansky, Mark
Summary: "Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes, historic engravings, photographs, and Kurlansky's own pen-and-ink drawings throughout, Havana celebrates the city's singular music, literature, baseball, and food; its five centuries of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.9 KURSymmes, Patrick
Summary: Draws on interviews with Fidel Castro's former classmates at the Colegio de Dolores, an elite Jesuit school in Santiago, Cuba, to provide a close-up look at a little-known period in Castro's life and the effects of the Cuban Revolution on his classmates, many of whom left Cuba in its wake.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.9106 SYMGuillermoprieto, Alma
Summary: Alma Guillermoprieto--an award-winning journalist and arguably our most clear-eyed observer of Latin America--now turns her keen powers of observation onto her own, younger self. In this richly evocative chronicle, Guillermoprieto describes the remarkable, transforming journey she made as a twenty-year-old, when her love of dance--which had led her from her native Mexico to the New York dance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.91 GUISummary: "Travel with award-winning filmmaker, Marlin Darrah, as he explores present-day Cuba. From the capital city of Havana to the beautiful seaport of Santiago de Cuba, you'll marvel at the forbidden natural beauty of Cuba. Travel to Pina del Rio and visit the lush tobacco fields that produce the most sought-after cigars in the world. See sugar plantations and colorful towns unfold before your eyes,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Questar 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2 CUBDana, Richard Henry
Contents: Two years before the mast -- To Cuba and back: a vacation voyage -- Journal of a voyage round the world 1859-1860.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.45 DANGebler, Carlo
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.291 GEBSummary: Cuba's unspoiled tropical terrain, closed for decades by a U.S. trade embargo, escaped the commercialization of its Caribbean island neighbors. A title wave of hotels, asphalt, and pollution may be just ahead, if tourism experts are right. Look inside the long-closed paradise to see what the future holds for Cuba's unusual species of amphibians, reptiles, and fresh water fish.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CUBSummary: Geoffrey Baer is the viewer's guide on a walking tour of Havana, meeting singers, dancers, chefs, and more, and focusing on people, architecture, culture, and history of the Cuba just re-opened to Americans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2 WEE1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WEE
Hunt, Christopher
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.91 HUNCodrescu, Andrei
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.9106 CODMuir, John
Summary: The American naturalist recounts his 1867 trip from Indiana to Florida and describes the effects of the Civil War on the fields, forests, and people he encountered along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.76 MUIEstrada, Alfredo José.
Summary: Takes readers from the Plaza de Armas, the tree-lined square where Havana was founded by Spanish conquistadors in 1519, to the Malecon, the elegant boulevard along the shore where Fidel Castro rode a Soviet tank in triumph. Estrada reveals the essence of his native city through the events that shaped its fascinating history and the people who left their stamp on its cobblestoned streets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.91 ESTYogerst, Joseph R.
Summary: "This beautifully illustrated guide from National Geographic reveals 500 of the best tent, cabin, glamping, and RV campgrounds-including opening dates, booking information, activity recommendations, and more-in all 50 states and Canada"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.54 YOGCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.54 YOGSummary: Rick Stevens is your perfect travel partner, guiding you through 60 hours of discoveries in his favorite European cities, villages, and off-the-beaten-path destinations. The complete DVD set brings you every one of Rick's half-hour TV shows- plus his highly acclaimed, hour-long TV specials.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914 RICSummary: "Two iconic cities that have rewritten the record books, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are futuristic playgrounds packed with hedonistic pleasures, chic shopping malls and luxury resorts." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Eyewitness Travel 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.357 DUBHam, Anthony
Summary: Lonely Planet's Scandinavia is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Be awed by the aurora borealis, explore waterfalls in Iceland and be inspired by innovative Scandinavian design; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.8 SCASummary: Take a dream cruise around the world's most dramatic coastlines to more than 20 countries. The stunning landscapes of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton; the beauty of the Caribbean; the Mayan ruins; the Panama Canal; Big Sur's coastline; Alaska's wilderness. Norway's fjords; Scotland's lochs and glens; the Rhine's castles and medieval cities; France's rivers; Lisbon's contrasts; Gibraltar's caves;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.2 SCESteves, Rick
Summary: Presents a travel guide to Central Europe, with recommendations for lodging, restaurants, events, tours, and sightseeing highlights, along with travel tips and cultural information. Includes fully updated comprehensive coverage on the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, and Slovakia, plus side trips to Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Romania.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group 2024