Mis Lugares Preferidos en La Habana - Text by Manuel Fernandez Santalices describing his favorite places in Havana. Full color photos show the establishments that have made an epoch. Included are La Bodeguita del Medio, El Castillo de Farnes, La Divina Pastora, El Floridita, Hotel Inglaterra, 1830, El Patio, La Terraza de Cojimar, and the Tropicana, among others. In Spanish. 149 pages. 10 x 13" $37.95

National Geographic Traveler Cuba - National Geographic brings 113 years of incomparable travel expertise to today's sophisticated globe-trotters. The practical and portable National Geographic Traveler features: Detailed background and site descriptions plus fascinating vignettes on history, culture, and contemporary life. Mapped walking and driving tours. A complete directory of visitor information, including notable hotels, restaurants, entertainment, and shopping. Foldout end flaps, printed with maps and quick reference information that serve as handy bookmarks. Top-rated travel writers bring sophisticated, authoritative guidance and a strong, individual voice. Superior photography and artwork. 272 pages. 8.5 x 6.5" $22.95

Fodor's Exploring Cuba - This brand new guide, brimming with full-color photographs, captures the rich culture and enduring heritage of a vibrant and romantic country. Fodor's Exploring Guides are the most up-to- date, full-color guidebooks available. This guide is loaded with photos, essays on culture and history, descriptions of sights, and practical information. Full-color photos make this a great guide to buy if you're still planning your itinerary (let the photos help you choose!). What to see, extraordinary coverage of history and culture, itineraries, walks and excursions on and off the beaten path, architecture and art, where to stay, quick tips in every price range, where to eat, savvy picks for all budgets, getting there and getting around, when to go and what to pack. 208 pages. 9 x 5" Soft cover. $22.00

The Reader's Companion to Cuba - This book offers nearly two dozen captivating eyewitness "reports" from visitors to Cuba's shores, among them Anais Nin's introduction to the "Fairyland" of Havana, Langstron Hughe's surprising rumba party, an excursion around town with Fidel behind the wheel, and Tommy Lasorda's baseball interview with pistol presiding. From Arnold Samuelson's intimate portrait to Frank Ragano's recollections of the Mafia in Havana, the book provides an infinitely more revealing and personal time-lapse "tour" of this complex country than could possibly be offered by any standard guidebook. Soft cover. 392 pages. 8 x 5" $16.00

A Taste of Cuba - Here you will find enticing spiced fish and seafood dishes; sweet, creamy flans; savory paella; warm, hearty black beans and rice; and tropical rum drinks. You'll find almost 200 recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, breads, entrees, vegetables, desserts, and drinks that celebrate the colorful cuisine of Cuba. Cuban cooking melds Spanish, Portuguese, and indigenous Cuban traditions into dishes that have become uniquely Cuban. Included also is an invaluable guide to finding uniquely Cuban ingredients, such as plantain, yucca, malanga, and calabaza. Soft cover. 322 pages. 9 x 6" Soft cover. $17.95

A Taste of Old Cuba - Cuban cuisine, though derived from its mother country, Spain, has been modified and refined by locally available foods like pork, rice, corn, beans and sugar, and the requirements of a tropical climate. The book is organized by the classic Cuban courses of a meal - complete with appetizers, rice entrees, eggs, fritters, and beverages as well as soups, salads, vegetables, meats, and desserts - evoking the gracious gentility for which Cuba was renowned. It offers authoritative recipes, passed down from mother to daughter and friend to friend, for such classics as Garlic Soup, Rice with Black Beans, Mashed Plantains, Picadillo, Roast Suckling Pig, and Cuban Bread Pudding. The stories behind the recipes are as interesting as the dishes themselves. 280 pages. Hard cover. 9½ x 7½". $27.50

Memories of a Cuban Kitchen - More than 200 classic recipes provide an introduction to a rich and varied cuisine. The dishes that appear in each category - appetizers and snacks; soups and stews; meats and poultry; fish and shellfish; rice, beans, and eggs; salads and vegetables; desserts; and drinks - best represent everyday Cuban cooking. A glossary of Cuban ingredients provides a guide to commonly used components. Each chapter begins with insights into the origins of the dishes or evocations of life in days gone by. Soft cover. 334 pages. 9½ x 7½" $16.95

Cuban Home Cooking - This handy cookbook contains some of the best home-style recipes you'll ever find for true Cuban home cooking. It is the complete guide to the most popular recipes from the largest Caribbean Island in the West Indies. Easy-to-prepare recipes include treasures such as Pollo Asado, Picadillo, Hot Oxtail Stew, Paella, Flan, and a fabulous Diplomatic Pudding. Distinctive flavors and easy preparation techniques abound in this practical compilation of home recipes, updated to reflect today's more health-conscious diets. 111 pages. Soft cover. 8½ x 5 ½" $11.95

Old Havana Cookbook - This cookbook recaptures the spirit of Old Havana and its celebrated culinary traditions. Fine Gulf Stream fish, crabs and lobsters, and an almost infinite variety of vegetables and luscious, tropical fruits also have their places on the traditional Cuban table. This cookbook includes over 50 recipes, each in Spanish with side-by-side English translation - all of them classic Cuban fare and old Havana specialties adapted for the North American kitchen. Among the recipes included are ajiaco (famous Cuban stew), boiled pargo with avocado sauce, lobster havanaise, tamal en cazuela (soft tamal), quimbombo (okra), picadillo, roast suckling pg, and boniatillo (sweet potato dulce), along with a whole chapter on famous Cuban cocktails and beverages. Hardback. 123 pages. 7 x 5" $11.95

Cuba Cocina Cookbook - Here is the most complete guide ever to the robust and soul-satisfying flavors of Cuba, both the traditional foods and the exciting nuevo dishes rapidly becoming so popular here and on the island. Caribbean food expert and long- time proponent of Cuban cuisine in America, Joyce LaFray has included hundreds of recipes from home cooks and restaurants that reflect the flavorful cooking of this tropical island. Distinctively delicious recipes include fresh red snapper served with a tangy citantro-lime sauce, a crab dish that incorporates crisp plantains and a mango vinaigrette, and a Creole stewed shrimp prepared in the style of the province of Santiago de Cuba. Alongside the traditional arroz con pollo, ropa vieja, pollo frito and roast suckling pig are recipes for nuevo-style roast turkey with black bean stuffing, ginger-sherried roast pork, and pork medallions with yuca and mojo. On the more indulgent side there are dozens of island cocktails, with and without alcohol, and a sumptuous array of desserts: flan with rum sauce, mango-coconut cake, and a creamy custard called natilla. For those new to Cuban cooking. an exhaustive glossary covers the essential terms and ingredients. a shopping list offers Cuban names for major ingredients. Paperback. 272 pages. 8 x 10" $16.95

Cocina Al Minuto de Nitza Villapol - The Julia Childs of Cuba presents 315 classic Cuban recipes. In Spanish. This is the bible of Cuban cooking. 8½ x 5½" Soft cover. $18.95

Cuban Santeria - Cuban-born Raul Canizares describes the practices and rituals of Santeria - from magical herbal prescription and healing to spiritism and animal sacrifice - and explains how for many years the religion has been maintained under the guise of Catholicism. Most initiates are sworn to a code of silence, but Canizares believes the time has come to relax this code and move Santeria, a religion of beauty and resilience, out of the darkness and into the light so that a more accurate picture of this rich tradition can emerge. Discusses the gods, initiations, rituals, history and legacy as well as anecdotes from the author's own involvement. Eleven color plates and black-and-white illustrations. In English or Spanish. 176 pages. 6 x 9" $14.95

Historia de Cuba - A full color illustrated history of Cuba from the Primitive Inhabitants of the Americas, through the Kings of Spain and Christopher Columbus, the Spanish Colonial Era, the War for Independence, the Maine Explosion, and through the 20th Century. All of the important persons of Cuba's history are highlighted. In Spanish. Soft cover. 10½ x 8" $13.25

Obra Poetica - The famous complete book of poetry by Jose Marti. Contains: Prologue by Lucila Marrero, Versos libres, Ismaelillo, Poesía de La edad de oro, Versos sencillos, Versos de amor, Flores del destierro, Cartas rimadas, Poesias dispersas, Fragmentos y poemas en elaboración, 1983. In Spanish. Hard cover. 382 pages. 9½ x 6" $14.95

La Edad de Oro - This famous book by Jose Marti. Illustrated. For children and adults. In Spanish. Hard cover. 305 pages. 9½ x 6" $14.95

Cuba 2008 Calendar - View the virtually untapped tropical wonderland of Cuba- chock-full of excellent beaches, breathtaking countryside, and lively culture. Whether you want to explore the museums of Camagüey or relax in Varadero, each month will provide you with an intimate glimpse of Cuba's undeniable charm. Includes inset photos and informative text. Photos suitable for framing. 8 1/2 x 11" $12.99

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