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BEST NIGHTMARE ON EARTH: A Life in Haiti
de Gold, Herbert
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0133723275
- ISBN 13
- 9780133723274
- Librería
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall Press, 1991. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page. Introduction by Jan Morris. Beautiful.bizarre.dangerous.exotic, a Garden of Eden fallen into disrepair, a tiny nation of unimaginable misery and unpredictable grace, an island where life is a kind of literature, a world of 'unlimited possibility'. This is Herbert Gold's Haiti as seen over four decades, a country of extraordinary paradox and remarkable extremes--of gingerbread dream houses and wretched slums, of brutal repression and explosive creative energy. In his many Haitian travels, Gold has dined with Graham Greene and chatted with hated Duvalier oppressors. He has traded stories with CIA saboteurs, former Nazis, rum-soaked diplomats, and voodoo priests. He has taken in cockfights and hunted for pirate treasure. He has nearly died of malaria; he has faced machete-wielding gangs of ton-ton macoutes. He has listened to the steady beat of drums rolling down mist-shrouded mountains, and shared in the flirting, drinking, and laughter in the streets. He has captured the essence of this land where tragedy is the music people dance to. Gold reflects on the country's history and politics, culture and folklore, seeing Haiti through the eyes of a lover: impassioned, jealous, probing, ever alert, and alive. Fine, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. NF31
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- Librería
- Joe Staats, Bookseller
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 3928
- Título
- BEST NIGHTMARE ON EARTH: A Life in Haiti
- Autor
- Gold, Herbert
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0133723275
- ISBN 13
- 9780133723274
- Editorial
- Prentice Hall Press
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1991
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Palabras clave
- HAITI DESCRIPTION TRAVEL SOCIAL CONDITIONS SCIENCE SOCIOLOGY GENERAL CARIBBEAN WEST INDIES General, General, General
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Signed/Inscribed Books;
- Product_type
- 2
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We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
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