Cuba

When Fidel Castro died on November 25, 2016, the images of loyal Cubans in Havana openly crying in the streets stood in stark contrast to the Cuban Americans celebrating 90 miles away. It seems Fidel Castro was just as polarizing in death as he was in life....

Hidden behind a cloak of exotic mystery, Cuba is virtually unknown to American citizens. G. Cabrera Infante allows listeners to peek behind the curtain surrounding this island....

A lyrical biography of a Cuban slave who escaped to become a celebrated poet....

In 1898, one of Spain's last possessions in the New World, Cuba, was waging a war for independence, and many Americans believed that the United States should side with Cuba against Spain....

In the spring of 1956, a young American photographer falls in love with a Cuban line cook in New York. They have a 10-week affair that ends when Immigration arrests and deports him, and by then Clare Miller is pregnant. Few Americans know the name Camilo Cienfuegos. All Cubans do....

Neil and Gauri have made it big and are enjoying life with their doting daughter, Neilakshi. Holidaying in Cuba, little do they know that the selfie they send back to their daughter in India will be their last, as they are attacked by mysterious men....

There are few international relationships as intimate, as passionate - and as dysfunctional - as that of the United States and Cuba....

A trip to Havana, Cuba, otherwise known as the “City of Columns”, tops many bucket lists for good reason. The mere mention of this once-hidden gem of a city, situated on the western part of the largest Caribbean island nation, evokes the breathtaking imagery....

When the ruler of Cuba stepped down in 2018, the Cuban people led by Javier Hernandez started a revolution to prevent an oppressive ruler from taking power....

Reina Castillo is an alluring young woman whose beloved brother is serving a death sentence for a crime that shocked the community: throwing a baby off a bridge....

This captivating life story begins in communist Cuba with a frail and sickly child, whose father was a Castro's political prisoner, and a family struggling to survive in a totalitarian communist regime....

Mosquito Warrior tells the engrossing story of General William C. Gorgas (1854-1920), the once-renowned pioneer in tropical disease research and public health. His fascinating life illuminates vast transformations in the United States.

Kennedy was president throughout the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his time in office was spent handling the Soviet Union and Cuba. Prior to his presidency, Kennedy acted as a Democrat in both houses of Congress, representing Massachusetts....

Opening a powerful cache of business strategy and in-the-trenches wisdom, de la Vega illustrates that within each obstacle we encounter, there's an opportunity that carries the potential to transform our thinking, our organizations, our communities, and our world....

Since Joel Camacho was a child, he knew he didn’t want to stay in Cuba. Becoming a medical doctor turns into his ticket out. But it also propels him into an elaborate labyrinth of modern-day slavery, gangs, corruption, and international human trafficking from which he must escape....

Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy offers a nuanced assessment of the thirty-fifth president, whose legacy and impact people continue to debate to this day....

So what if you can't visit Cuba? You have this book that will help you visit through your imaginations. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean Sea beside the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean....

Piedra Negra is an isolated village that is home to many soldiers who were injured in the revolution and now pass their time drinking firewater so intense that they all hallucinate and most never recover. The firewater distiller's daughter, Elena, longs to be a poet....

There are lots of different places to visit in the world! Have you ever been on an island? What would it be like to live on one? Take a trip to tropical Cuba and learn about the history and culture of this Caribbean country....

Praised by the Washington Post for his "subtle and effective voice", award-winning storyteller Pablo Medina has written a new novel....