Blue Cuban Nights (Summersdale Travel) de Ted Ferguson - 2002-06-26

Summersdale, 2002-06-26. Paperback. Good.

Summersdale Publishers. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

US: Summersdale, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Cuba, a country that swings to a rumba beat yet embraces Communism; home to both the Buena Vista Social Club and a repressive totalitarian regime. Cuba is a country of contradictions. Ted Ferguson, in thrall to a love affair with the island since the eighties, breaks out of the tourist bubble and tunes into Cuba's pulsing heart to discover the passions of its people. Opening closed doors, Ferguson uncovers a cornucopia of colourful individuals and their idiosyncrasies. He meets Juan, a collector of pig paraphernalia and Tony, the jazz aficionado of bootleg Dizzy Gillespie tapes. He sees the mausoleums of the rich, equipped with air-conditioning and telephones, and the poor who hunt the city's street cats for a decent meal. Poetry, politics and passion; Cuba encompasses all that is sexy, vibrant and utterly… Leer más

Summersdale Publishers, west Sussex, 2002. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Cuba, a country that swings to a rumba beat yet embraces Communism; home to both the Buena Vista Social Club and a repressive totalitarian regime. Cuba is a country of contradictions. Ted Ferguson, in thrall to a love affair with the island since the eighties, breaks out of the tourist bubble and tunes into Cuba's pulsing heart to discover the passions of its people. Opening closed doors, Ferguson uncovers a cornucopia of colourful individuals and their idiosyncrasies. He meets Juan, a collector of pig paraphernalia and Tony, the jazz aficionado of bootleg Dizzy Gillespie tapes. He sees the mausoleums of the rich, equipped with air-conditioning and telephones, and the poor who hunt the city's street cats for a decent meal. Poetry, politics and passion; Cuba encompasses all that is sexy, vibrant and utterly alluring about the hotbed of the Caribbean. – rear panel blurb the book a… Leer más

Summersdale Publishers, 2002-06-26. Paperback. Good. Book is in good condition. Slight discolouration to the pages.

Chichester : Summersdale, 2002. 1st edition. Softcover. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 256 p.; 20 cm. Subjects: Ferguson, Ted Travel Cuba.Ferguson, Ted Journeys Cuba. Culture. History.Cuba Description and travel. Genre: Autobiography.