| The Truth About Cruise Ships - A Cruise Ship Officer Survives the Work, Adventure, Alcohol, and Sex of Ship Life
| Author interviewed on TV by ABC News as well as NPR and dozens of radio stations around the country. He's been in the Huffington Post and his hurricane and flooding video aired on national television by ABC’s Nightline to 3.9 million people.A finalist in the Global eBook Awards, this has been described as "American Pie on a cruise ship" and is a behind-the-scenes look at cruise ships in a way that's never been done before. Some of the stories are shocking, some are enlightening, but most are j...More
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| My Next Husband Will Be Normal -- A St. John Adventure
| Lee and her husband, Tom ditch their sailboat on the West Coast and fly to the U.S. Virgin Islands with a down payment for a mom and pop business on St. John. The plan: when they aren’t sewing canvas bags at their little shop, The Canvas Factory, they’ll be beach potatoes. But there are risks to living in paradise one cannot anticipate, especially on an island where residents bask in the mantra: You can do anything you want, as long as the rest of us know about it. For soon after unpacking t...More
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| A Small Place
| A brilliant look at colonialism and its effects in Antigua--by the author of Annie John"If you go to Antigua as a tourist, this is what you will see. If you come by aeroplane, you will land at the V. C. Bird International Airport. Vere Cornwall (V. C.) Bird is the Prime Minister of Antigua. You may be the sort of tourist who would wonder why a Prime Minister would want an airport named after him--why not a school, why not a hospital, why not some great public monument. You are a touris...More
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| How to Schedule, Plan & Enjoy Your Very First Cruise Like You've Been Doing it Forever
| People who have never cruised before often wonder what it is about taking a cruise vacation that attracts so many. There are as many reasons to cruise as there are passengers on a ship. But if you've never cruised before, while it all may sound interesting and attractive, it's hard to know how to get started planning your first cruise.This book takes you through the ins and outs of cruising, including why you would want to consider a cruise vacation, how to select the ship, the itinerary, the st...More
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| Breath, Eyes, Memory (Oprah's Book Club)
| At an astonishingly young age, Edwidge Danticat has become one of our most celebrated new novelists, a writer who evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haiti--and the enduring strength of Haiti's women--with a vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people's suffering and courage. At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished village of Croix-des-Rosets to New York, to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers s...More
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| Lonely Planet Caribbean Islands (Multi Country Travel Guide)
| “With amazing culture, beaches, activities and weather – not to mention the rum – the Caribbean is a joyous riot of islands offering the ultimate escape.” – Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Lonely Planet WriterOur PromiseYou can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us to tell it like we see it.Inside This Book…65 islands covered13 expert a...More
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| Fodor's Caribbean 2012 (Full-color Travel Guide)
| Full-color guide • Make your trip to the Caribbean unforgettable with maps, illustrated features, and color photos.Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Top experiences & attractions • Practical advice for getting around • Easy-to-read color regional mapsDiscerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on Golf, Diving, and Pirates • Best beaches, open-air adventur...More
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| The Motorcycle Diaries
| In January 1952, two young men from Buenos Aires set out to explore South America on an ancient Norton motorbike. The journey lasted six months and took them thousands of miles, all the way from Argentina to Venezuela. En route, there was disasters and discoveries, high drama, low comedy, fights, parties and a lot of serious drinking. They met an extraordinary range of people: native indians and copper miners, lepers, police, wanderers and tourists. They became stowaways, firemen and football co...More
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| Cuba (Country Travel Guide)
| “Cuba is a continuing education. Just when you think you’ve figured it out, it confounds you with another brow-beating riddle. That essentially is its underlying attraction.” – Brendan Sainsbury, Lonely Planet WriterOur PromiseYou can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us to tell it like we see it.Inside This Book…2 authors15...More
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| Frommer's Bahamas 2012 (Frommer's Complete Guides)
| Completely updated every year.Insider advice on avoiding the crowds as you hit all the best beaches, resorts, outdoor activities, restaurants, and nightlife. We'll show you the hot diving spots, from Grand Bahama to Bimini; the most abundant fishing at Treasure Cay or the Exumas; and the best golfing on Paradise Island or New Providence. Plus tips for navigating the less-traveled corners of the Bahamas, from San Salvador in the south to the Abacos in the north.Where to find <...More
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| Puerto Rico (Regional Travel Guide)
| “Welcome to Puerto Rico: endless sand, swashbuckling history lessons and wildly diverse tropical terrain. The sun-washed backyard of the United States is a place locals fittingly call the Island of Enchantment.” – Nate Cavalieri, Lonely Planet WriterOur PromiseYou can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us to tell it like we see it.In...More
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| Fodor's In Focus Aruba, 3rd Edition (Full-color Travel Guide)
| Intelligent Planning: Discover all of the essential, up-to-date travel insights you expect in a Fodor’s guide, including Fodor’s Choice dining and lodging, and top experiences attractions.Full-Color Photos and Maps: It’s hard not to fall in love with Aruba as you flip through vivid full-color photos. Explore the layout of city centers and popular neighborhoods with easy-to-read full-color maps. What’s Covered? Get to Know Aruba: Aruba’s biggest high-rise hotels are...More
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| Fodor's Puerto Rico, 6th Edition (Full-color Travel Guide)
| Full-color guide • Make your trip to Puerto Rico unforgettable with 40 maps, illustrated features, and 172 color photos.Customize your trip with simple planning tools • Top experiences & attractions • Lodging comparison charts • Easy-to-read color regional mapsExplore San Juan, El Yunque, Vieques and beyond • Discerning Fodor’s Choice picks for hotels, restaurants, sights, and more • “Word of Mouth” tips from fellow Fodor’s travelers • Illustrated features on Bioluminescent...More
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| Frommer's Caribbean Ports of Call (Frommer's Complete Guides)
| Curacao's pastel, Dutch-colonial waterside houses showcase its Dutch heritage. See chapter 5.Detailed maps throughout Exact prices, directions, opening hours,and other practical informationCandid reviews of hotels and restaurants,plus sights, shopping, and nightlifeItineraries, walking tours, and trip-planning ideas Insider tips from local expert authors
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| THE AMERICAN STORYBAG
| THE TALESThe stories in THE AMERICAN STORYBAG are a fleeting yet incisive look at American life, primarily on the road, but sometimes on or in the water, and have been collected by Gerald Hausman since 1965. Some of the tales are very brief and may be called "sudden stories". Many of them deal with human survival - an autistic boy lost in a trackless swamp; a young woman who falls in love with a supernatural creature; a young man who finds himself by finding his horse. Some of the tales are mere...More
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| St John: Feet, Fins and Four Wheel Drive
| A complete, easy-to-use, fun, travel guide to exploring St. John, Virgin Islands. It tells you exactly where to go, how to get there, and what to do and see when you arrive. It contains everything you need to know about the St. John's beaches and hiking trails, as well as its confusing system, of roads, foot-paths and goat-trails. Recommended by Caribbean Travel and Life and by many St. Johnians since locals are NOT on vacation and cant always take time off from work to be a tour guide for their...More
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| An Embarrassment of Mangoes: A Caribbean Interlude
| Who hasn’t fantasized about chucking the job, saying good-bye to the rat race, and escaping to some exotic destination in search of sun, sand, and a different way of life? Ann Vanderhoof and her husband, Steve, did just that. In the mid 1990s, they were driven, forty-something professionals who were desperate for a break from their deadline-dominated, career-defined lives. So they quit their jobs, rented out their house, moved onto a 42-foot sailboat called Receta (“recipe,” in Span...More
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| Frommer's Portable Turks and Caicos
| See the very best of Turks & CaicosWhether you want to relaxon a secluded beach or discover world-class scuba diving, our expert author guides you toyour best Turks & Caicos experience.Detailed maps throughoutExact prices, directions, opening hours, and other practical informationCandid reviews of hotels and restaurants, plus sights, shopping, and nightlifeInsider tips from local expert authors
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| Frommer's Bermuda 2012 (Frommer's Complete Guides)
| Completely updated every year.Insider advice on the best beaches; shopping at luxury boutiques and local markets and scuba diving and adrenaline adventures.Where to find the freshest seafood, the most secluded beaches, the top diving sites, and charming guesthouses that won't bust your budget.Insightful commentary on Bermuda's history, architecture, local artists, and the island's flora and fauna.Opinionated reviews. No bland descriptions and lukewarm recommend...More
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| Haitian Creole Phrasebook: Essential Expressions for Communicating in Haiti
| The essential terms you need to communicate with the nation‘s 8-plus million Haitian Creole speakers If you are travelling to Haiti to help with the relief effort or to aid in its rebuilding, Haitian Creole Phrasebook is your must-have resource. In addition to featuring content specifically related to relief and rebuilding, this book also covers the basic topics such as introducing yourself, asking for directions, giving instructions, or asking for information. A separate section is devoted to...More
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