| The Dominica Story |
|
 Lennox Honychurch |
Macmillan Caribbean 1995 ISBN 0-333-62776-8 |
The definitive history of the island by the
definitive local historian. The recent revision brings it
right up to date.
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The Dominica Story from Amazon Books |
| Snake King of the Kalinago |
|
 Atkinson School |
Papillote Press
2010
ISBN 978-0-9532224-6-9 |
This charming book was written by the Grade 6 children of Atkinson School in Bataka, Dominica. It is a mythical story from the legends of the Kalinago people (Carib Indians).
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Dominica (Bradt Travel Guide) (Paperback)
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|
Paul Crask |
January 1, 2008
Bradt Travel Guides; First Edition
ISBN-10: 1841622176
ISBN-13: 978-1841622170 |
This travel guide is the first guide book written
completely about Dominica. Full of detailed information about Dominica. A must-have
for anyone plannng a visit to the Nature Isle!
Click
here to buy "Dominica (Bradt Travel Guide)" from
Amazon.com
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| Harken's
Caribbean See |
|
Pete Brand |
ISBN:
1425947514 |
| David
Harken, a young ex Florida Prosecutor goes to the Eastern
Caribbean island of Dominica BWI with his side kick, Colonel
Ralph Rankin, to temporarily run Island House, the small
resort hotel his friends are buying. During his stay on
the island he falls for a Dominican girl, Lolly Pacer. He
gets shot and loses her in a local coup d'é·tat
attempt and then meets and romances an expatriate British
girl, Liene Starling, who is returning from New York to
the island to live. At this time an American shipping magnate,
Alfred Bruner of Bruner Lines, works out a clever scheme
to literally take over the island country. During this time
Liene is sought out and pursued by Jason Dans, an ex-employer
from New York who, believing Liene will likely alert the
authorities to his illegal activities, comes to the island
with a hired assassin to kill her, which ultimately involves
the real life threat to Liene, David, and their friends
at Island House.
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Harken's Caribbean See
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| Unburnable |
 |
Marie-Elena John |
April
2006
Amistad
ISBN: 0060837578 |
| This
compelling first novel traces the fortunes of three generations
of women from the small Caribbean Island of Dominica. Matilda,
descended from African slaves, was a famous healer and possible
murderer. The story of her hanging was handed down in songs.
Her daughter, Iris, was famous as the jilted lover of a
rich man and the victim of a horrific rape. Her subsequent
insanity and death also became legendary. Iris' daughter,
Lillian, was raised by her devoutly Catholic stepmother.
Until the age of 15 she remains unaware that the infamous
women of song are her legacy. Now living in Washington,
D.C., the fragile, adult Lillian returns to Dominica to
try to unravel the history of her family. The richly told
narrative alternates between time periods, building suspense
and compassion for all of the characters...
Marta Segal
Copyright © American Library Association
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from Amazon - Unburnable: A Novel
Watch an Interview
with Marei-Elena John on YouTube.com.
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|
Dominica:
Land of Water |
|
 Jonathan
Bird |
September
2004
Jonathan Bird Photography
ISBN: 0972863419 |
Editorial
Review from Amazon.com
"From the rainforests, waterfalls and hundreds of rivers
and streams, to the blue Caribbean Sea, Dominica is truly
a land of water. In this amazing photographic exploration
of Dominica, author Jonathan Bird takes readers on a journey
from the cloudy mountain peaks at almost 5,000 feet to the
depths of the blue ocean just offshore."
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Dominica: Land of Water from Amazon Books
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| Wide Sargasso Sea |
|
 Jean
Rhys |
June
1996 (Reissue edition)
W.W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393308804
|
Editorial
Review from Amazon.com
Wide Sargasso Sea is the story of Antoinette Cosway, a Creole
heiress who grew up in the West Indies on a decaying plantation...The
novel is Rhys's answer to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.
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Wide Sargasso Sea |
| The Islandman Sings His Song |
|
Giftus R. John |
June,
2001
iUniverse.com; ISBN:0595180906
|
Editorial
Review from Amazon.com
A collection of poems expressing the author's perspective
on
life in Dominica and the rest of the world.
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The Islandman Sings His Song from Amazon Books
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| Lonely
Planet Dominica |
Michael Lawrence |
August
1999
Pisces; ISBN: 0864427646 |
Editorial
Review from Amazon.com
"The Caribbean's "Nature Island," Dominica
offers an enticing variety of underwater environments and
topside activities. Look for evidence of the island's volcanic
origins in the submerged crater and gas vents of Soufriere
Bay."
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Lonely Planet Dominica from Amazon Books
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| The
Autobiography of My Mother |
|
Jamaica Kincaid |
January
1997
Plume; ISBN: 0452274664 |
Editorial
Review from Amazon.com
"My mother died at the moment I was born, and so for
my whole life there was nothing standing between myself and
eternity," writes Jamaica Kincaid in this disturbing,
compelling novel set on the island of Dominica.
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The Autobiography of My Mother from Amazon Books
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| The
Complete Diving Guide |
|
Colleen Ryan and Brian Savage |
1997
Complete Dive Guide Publications; ISBN: 0944428428 |
PADI
Undersea Journal, First Quarter 1998
"At last, the Eastern Caribbean has the dive guide it
deserves."
Volume I covers the Caribbean Islands from Dominica to Tobago.
The first book of its kind for the area, The Complete Diving
Guide - The Caribbean Volume 1 by Colleen Ryan and Brian Savage
is meticulously researched and packed with useful information.
The book describes over 240 dives sites and covers 50 extensively,
and includes full-color underwater site plans.
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The Complete Diving Guide from Amazon Books
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The
Reef Set: Reef Fish, Reef Creature and Reef Coral
(3 Volumes Boxed) |
|
Paul Humann and Ned Deloach |
New
World Publications
ISBN: 1878348337
2nd edition, February 2002
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|
The
Complete Set for identifying Caribbean reef fish, creatures
and coral. These books provide a wealth of information about
fish behaviour by Paul Human. Beautiful photography by Ned
Loach makes your attempts at identifying the fish you see
very easy. A must-have for Caribbean Divers.
Order
Paul
Humann's Complete Reef Set
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|
Or order any
one of the three books individually from Amazon:
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| Martinique,
Guadeloupe and St. Lucia |
|
Lynne M. Sullivan |
December
1999
Hunter Publishing, Inc.; ISBN: 1556508573 |
'Martinique'
Overview
"The earliest inhabitants called it the island of flowers
and Christopher Columbus was so awed by it that he wrote "it
is the best, most fertile, the softest... the most charming
place in the world." You'll understand these accolades
when you see Martinique for the first time. The volcanic mass
is covered in luxuriant greenery, outlined in soft sand and
sprinkled with colorful blooms."
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Martinique, Guadeloupe, Dominica & St. Lucia from Amazon
Books |
| RAIN
ON A TIN ROOF |
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| Gabriel
J. Christian |
1998
ISBN 0966845412 |
'Rain
On A Tin Roof' is a sparkling collection of Caribbean short
stories which present sharp, vivid portraits of life on the
island of Dominica. From the extremely funny to the thoughtfully
serious, this passionate work takes the reader on a fascinating
tour of recent events in Caribbean history, while providing
a rich texture of the culture and romance of the renown Nature
Island of the Caribbean. In the words of noted Caribbean author
Irving W. Andre, Christian's style of short story writing
brings forth: "...an evocation of landscape and visual
imagery, along with a powerful appeal to the senses which
virtually transport the reader to the event he is describing.
This effort represents a fresh new voice in modern Caribbean
literature".
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Rain on A Tin Roof from Amazon Books
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| Rum
Punch and Prejudice |
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| Raglan
Riviere |
1998 |
| Rum
Punch and Prejudice has a profound message for everyone genuinely
interested in the improvement of relations between the races:
'The final responsibility for overcoming racial bigotry lies
not with government or society but with each one of us, as
individuals'.
The
message is wrapped in a beautiful, gentle, romantic story
in the equally beautiful and romantic island of Dominica,
often referred to as the Nature Island of the Caribbean.
The author takes you on a journey to Exotica which you will
not only enjoy but also wish to visit.
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from Amazon Books (UK)
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| A
Passage To Anywhere |
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| Irving
Andre |
1997
ISBN 0-9699857-1-1 |
A
Passage To Anywhere is a fictional account of a young man's
passage from adolescence to adulthood in a small Caribbean
Island. He is beset by the stoicism of his father, the limited
opportunities in the island and by the conflicts which almost
destroy it. He is also torn between a desire to remain on
the island and a compulsion to migrate in search of greater
opportunities. He ultimately chooses the latter, but never
quite frees himself from the ties which bind him to the island.
Order
this book from author |
| The Dominica Story |
|
|
Lennox Honychurch |
Macmillan Caribbean 1995 ISBN 0-333-62776-8 |
The definitive history of the island by the
definitive local historian. The recent revision brings it
right up to date.
Order
The Dominica Story from Amazon Books |
| Touch The Happy Isles |
| Quentin Crewe |
| Caribbean Islands Handbook: 7th Edition |
| Trade & Travel Publications Ltd. (0 900751
61 4) Published in the U.S. by Passport Books, ISBN 0844288837 |
| Caribbean Sunseekers Dominica |
| Passport Books 1996, ISBN #0 8442 4925-4 |
| The Realm of the Elusive Sperm Whale |
| National Geographic Magazine, November 1995 |
| Travels with my Trombone - a Caribbean Journey |
|
| Henry Shukman |
Harper Collins 1992 ISBN 0 00215740 3 |
| To quote the book cover, "Music is just
the thread on which the beads of Shukman's journey are strung". |
| After Leaving Mr Mackenzie |
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| Jean Rhys |
Penguin 1971 (ISBN 0 881 84585) |
| Jean Rhys is not necessarily the ideal holiday
companion, as her life and tales are somewhat depressing.
Nevertheless, if you want to read a sample of one of the many
books and short stories published by a novelist born in Dominica,
this is a great example. |
| Caribbean Cooking |
|
| Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz |
Penguin 1977 |
| Creole Caribbean Cookery |
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| Kenneth Gardner |
Grafton Books 1986 |
Thanks
to Karen Crucefix for these last four titles.
| Phyllis Shand Allfrey: A Caribbean Life |
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| Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert |
Rutgers University Press, 1996 |
| A biography of Phyllis Shand Allfrey |
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| In Search Of Eden. The Travails Of A Caribbean
Mini State |
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| Irving Andre and Gabriel Christian |
1992 |
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| Distant Voices |
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| Irving Andre |
1995 |
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| Come
Ye Forward Sons and Daughters |
|
Aurlius Gorgon |
2002
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| An
eight year project as well as a personal journey of reflection
on and study of the Dominican Socio-economic, political and
psychological landscape with a view to making some sense of
who we are as a people, culture and society and how best to
come together putting the very best ideas forward to make
a success of this paradise, the Nature Isle. |
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|
Phyllis Shand Allfrey