Looking for the best Cuba books? Browse our list to find excellent book recommendations on the subject.
- Lonely Planet Cuba (Travel Guide) (2017)
- When We Left Cuba (2019)
- DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Cuba (2019)
- Cuba: A Captivating Guide to the History of Cuba and Havana, The Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro (2019)
- Cuba’s Intervention in Venezuela: A Strategic Occupation with Global Implications (2019)
- Moon Cuba (Travel Guide) (2018)
- Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know® (2016)
- The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers) (2019)
- Cuba – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (2016)
- The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers) (2004)
- Lonely Planet Pocket Havana (Travel Guide) (2017)
- Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution (2009)
- Lonely Planet Cuba (Travel Guide) (2015)
- Cuba 15 (Readers Circle) (2005)
- Cuba, Adios: A Young Man’s Journey to Freedom (2014)
Lonely Planet Cuba (Travel Guide) (2017)
#1 best-selling guide to Cuba* is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you.
When We Left Cuba (2019)
Beautiful. Daring. Deadly. The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez—her family, her people, her country. Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro’s inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge and her desire to reclaim the life she lost.
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Cuba (2019)
Explore Cuba, the famous Caribbean island, and stop by Old Havana, visit museums, and eat authentic moros y cristianos.From top restaurants, bars, and clubs to standout scenic sites and walks, our insider tips are sure to make your trip outstanding.
Cuba: A Captivating Guide to the History of Cuba and Havana, The Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro (2019)
The themes of the history of Cuba are as vast as they are inspiring. Cuba has stared death in the face throughout its rocky history, and most of the time it has gazed into the eyes of death and smiled.Over and over, oppressors have attempted to seize this island and its riches for their own selfish purposes.
Cuba’s Intervention in Venezuela: A Strategic Occupation with Global Implications (2019)
This in-depth and comprehensive investigation describes how “revolutionary” Cuba essentially occupied Venezuela not through a large military force in-situ but asymmetrically, by placing assets strategically to command Venezuela’ security forces, economy, information, communications, and society in general. It explores the evolution of a long-held plan that led to a radical political alliance and regional integration project and the establishment of an international criminal network.
Moon Cuba (Travel Guide) (2018)
Island-hopping around the Caribbean? Try Moon Aruba or Moon Jamaica.
Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know® (2016)
Ever since Fidel Castro assumed power in Cuba in 1959, Americans have obsessed about the nation ninety miles south of the Florida Keys. America’s fixation on the tropical socialist republic has only grown over the years, fueled in part by successive waves of Cuban immigration and Castro’s larger-than-life persona.
The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers) (2019)
Tracking Cuban history from 1492 to the present, The Cuba Reader includes more than one hundred selections that present myriad perspectives on Cuba's history, culture, and politics. The volume foregrounds the experience of Cubans from all walks of life, including slaves, prostitutes, doctors, activists, and historians.
Cuba – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (2016)
Cuba is a land of contradictions that is easy to enjoy but difficult for first-time visitors to decipher. The largest island in the Caribbean, it is a tropical paradise that Christopher Columbus called “the most beautiful land that human eyes have ever seen.” It is famous for the romantic charm of its crumbling colonial cities, the beauty of its white sand beaches, and its irresistible Afro-Cuban dance beats.
The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers) (2004)
Cuba is often perceived in starkly black and white terms—either as the site of one of Latin America’s most successful revolutions or as the bastion of the world’s last communist regime. The Cuba Reader multiplies perspectives on the nation many times over, presenting more than one hundred selections about Cuba’s history, culture, and politics.
Lonely Planet Pocket Havana (Travel Guide) (2017)
Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Take in the dramatic sweep of the Malecon, observe Havana’s mosaic of art deco and colonial baroque architecture, and explore the rehabilitated Habana Vieja; all with your trusted travel companion.
Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution (2009)
To underworld kingpins Meyer Lansky and Charles “Lucky” Luciano, Cuba was the greatest hope for the future of American organized crime in the post-Prohibition years.
Lonely Planet Cuba (Travel Guide) (2015)
#1 best-selling guide to Cuba * is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Take a drive along Havana’s Malecon, soak up the live music scene, make yourself at home in a casa particular all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Cuba and begin your journey now!
Cuba 15 (Readers Circle) (2005)
learns about her Cuban heritage. Violet Paz has just turned fifteen, a pivotal birthday in the eyes of her Cuban grandmother. Fifteen is the age when a girl enters womanhood, traditionally celebrating the occasion with a quinceañero. But while Violet is half Cuban, she’s also half Polish, and more importantly, she feels 100% American.
Cuba, Adios: A Young Man’s Journey to Freedom (2014)
DEFINING FREEDOM IN EXILE Between 1960 and 1962 more than 14,000 Cuban children escaped Fidel Castro’s communist regime as part of an airlift known as Operación Pedro Pan. LORENZO PABLO MARTÍNEZ was one of these children. In CUBA, ADIÓS: A Young Man’s Journey to Freedom, Martínez vividly recounts his participation in a program that bridged two different cultures and achieved great political significance over the years.
Best Cuba Books You Should Read
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North of Havana: The Untold Story of Dirty Politics, Secret Diplomacy, and the Trial of the Cuban Five
Author(s): Martin Garbus
ID: 2446291, Publisher: The New Press, Year: 4 Jun 2019, Size: 7 Mb, Format: epub
Social Struggle and Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Cuba
Author(s): Richard E. Morris
ID: 3606928, Publisher: Routledge, Year: 2023, Size: 12 Mb, Format: pdf
Human-Computer Interaction: 8th Iberoamerican Workshop, HCI-COLLAB 2022, Havana, Cuba, October 13–15, 2022, Revised Selected Papers
Author(s): Vanessa Agredo-Delgado, Pablo H. Ruiz, Omar Correa-Madrigal
ID: 3624867, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2023, Size: 15 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not errorless. Some books are truly record-breakers according to USA Today, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.