Category Archives: Caribbean
Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump
Just as Donald Trump`s victorious campaign for the US presidency shocked liberal Americans, the seemingly sudden national prominence of white supremacists, xenophobes, militia leaders, and mysterious Alt-Right leaders mystifies many. But the extreme Right has been growing steadily in the US since the 1990s, with the rise of Patriot militias; following 9/11, when conspiracy theorists
Skyscraper
Chicago`s beautiful Reliance Building, sixteen storeys tall, was designed in 1890 by John Root and completed in 1895 by Charles B. Atwood. In its construction – metal frame, large areas of plate glass, fire-proof brick and terracotta cladding – it pioneers all the key elements of twentieth-century high-rise architecture, and many of the tenets of
Free Food for Millionaires
Casey Han`s years at Princeton have given her a refined diction, an enviable golf handicap, wealthy friends, a popular white boyfriend, and a magna cum laude degree in economics. But no job, and a number of bad habits…The elder daughter of working-class Korean immigrants, Casey inhabits a New York a world away from that of
Kahlil Gibran: Beyond Borders
A comprehensive illustrated biography of Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist, poet and author of the best-selling inspirational fiction The Prophet. Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-born artist, poet, writer and polymath who emigrated to America as a young man in the 1890s, where he became a successful artist and prose poet. His book The Prophet (1923), a
Los Angeles Flexi Map
Insight Guides Flexi Map: has a weather-proof fold out map of the country with top attractions listed. Ideal for taking on holiday.This Los Angeles Flexi Map is drawn to a scale of 1:15,000 and shows the entire city complete with a comprehensive index. This is an ideal on-the-move companion when you`re exploring Los AngelesOutlines Top
Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder
With an introduction by Robert Plant Against an unflinching backdrop of 90s reservation life in the western Dakotas, Neither Wolf Nor Dog tells the story of two men, one white and one Native American, connected by their own understandings of life yet struggling to find a common voice. As they journey together through small Indian
Restless Coffins
1969, Bristol. Bajan ex-cop and reluctant private detective, Joseph `JT` Tremaine Ellington is still trading in cash and favours, lending a helping hand to those too scared to go to the police or anyone trying to stay one step ahead of them. Life is tough for JT, who is broke. It is about to get
This is Not America
What has happened to America, and what`s become of the American dream? Behind the self-confident image of world`s most influential country we now see a nation tearing itself apart, its people angry and afraid. The United States may arguably be the world`s only superpower, but its internal tensions are a symptom of suffering and deep
Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the age of Obama, Twitter and Trump
Barack Obama was the breath of fresh air the Democrats didn`t even realise they needed. Running on a platform of hope, change and progress, he won his first term with a decisive landslide, completely rewriting the rules of politics.So how did we go from Obama to Trump – and how can the Democrats turn the
Ella Queen of Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald sang the blues and she sang them good. Ella and her fellas were on the way up! It seemed like nothing could stop her, until the biggest club in town refused to let her play… and all because of her colour. But when all hope seemed lost, little did Ella imagine that a
Our Woman in Havana: Reporting Castro`s Cuba
Graham Greene saw the Castros rise; Sarah Rainsford watched them leave. From the street where Wormold, the hapless hero of Greene`s Our Man in Havana, plied his trade, BBC foreign correspondent Rainsford reports on Fidel`s reshaping of a nation, and what the future holds for ordinary Cubans now that he and his brother Raul are
Panama Papers
11.5 million documents sent through encrypted channels. The secret records of 214,000 offshore companies. The largest data leak in history.In early 2015, an anonymous whistle-blower led investigative journalists Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier into the shadow economy where the super-rich hide billions of dollars in complex financial networks. Thus began the ground-breaking investigation that saw
The White Boy Shuffle
`A thousand-miles-an-hour hoot.` Esquire `Hilarious…and immensely moving.` The New Yorker `A blast of satirical heat from the talented heart of black American life.` New York Times White Boy Shuffle is Man Booker-winner Paul Beatty`s electrifying debut novel about teenage-surf-bum Gunnar Kaufman who is forced to wise up when his mother moves from suburban Santa Monica
The Beautiful Struggle: A Memoir
Powerfully evocative, Coates recalls life of struggle on the edge of chaos, and what is was like to be a young black man in desperate times. Ta Nehisi grew up in 1980s Baltimore when the city was on the verge of chaos: drugs, gangs and the constant threat of violence haunted the young black man`s
Bogota 39: New Voices from Latin America
`This new generation of Latin American writers has exchanged history for memory, dictators for narcos and political engagement for gender and class consciousness.` El PaisTen years on from the first Bogota 39 selection, which brought writers such as Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Alejandro Zambra and Junot Diaz to fame, comes this story collection showcasing thirty-nine exceptional
Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
There is a sequestered glen off the east coast of the Hudson, New York state, which has long continued under the sway of some witching power; the neighbourhood abounds with tales, haunted spots and twilight superstitions. But as hapless schoolmaster Ichabod Crane will discover, the wildest of all stories in this region of shadows relate
Islandborn
A powerful tale about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imaginationEvery kid in Lola`s school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. When Lola`s teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can`t
Rubyfruit Jungle
With An Introduction By Rita Mae Brown. Molly Bolt is a young lady with a big character. Beautiful, funny and bright, Molly figures out at a young age that she will have to be tough to stay true to herself in 1950s America. In her dealings with boyfriends and girlfriends, in the rocky relationship with
Orlando (Vintage Classics Woolf Series)
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HELEN DUNMOREAs his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate young nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colourful delights of Queen Elizabeth`s court. By the close, he will have transformed into a modern, 36-year-old woman and three centuries will have passed. Orlando will not only witness the
Islands in the Stream
This is the last book Hemingway wrote before he died, the story of Thomas Hudson, an artist and adventurer. Living a bacherlor`s life on an island in the Gulf Stream during the thirties, Hudson`s existence is dictated by the waves and tides. But when his sons come to visit, Hudson must grapple with the role
