The following books paint a good portrait of Cuba, and we encourage you to pick one or more up. Several are available through Global Exchange; many more will be available at your local library. Think of these titles as a guideline. The more you read about Cuba before you go, the better prepared you will be for your trip!

Cuba Handbook
Baker, Christopher P. (California: Moon Travel Handbooks, 1997)

Havana: Portrait of a City
Barclay, Juliet. (London: Cassell, 1993)

The United States and the Origins of the Cuban Revolution
Benjamin, Jules R. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1990)

The Greening of the Revolution; Cuba's Experiment with Organic Agriculture
Benjamin, Medea and Rosset, Peter. (Australia: Ocean Press, 1994)

No Free Lunch: Food and Revolution in Cuba Today
Benjamin, Medea, Collins, Joseph and Scott, Michael. (California: Food First Books, 1984)

Cuba: Talking About a Revolution
Blanco, Juan Antonio and Benjamin, Medea. (Australia: Ocean Press, 1994)

New Art of Cuba
Camnitzer, Luis. (Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1994)

Che: A Memoir by Fidel Castro
Castro, Fidel. (Melbourne, Australia: Ocean Press, 1983)

Healing the Masses: Cuban Politics at Home and Abroad
Feinsilver, Julie. (California: University of California Press, 1993)

Cuba Looks to the Year 2000
Frank, Marc. (International Publishers Co., 1993)

The Cuban Revolution and the United States: A Chronological History
Franklin, Jane. (Melbourne, Australia: Ocean Press, 1992)

Dreaming in Cuban
Garcia, Christina. (New York: Ballantine Books, 1992)

Cubans: Voices of Change
Geldof, Lynn. (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991)

Cuba in Transition: Crisis and Transformation
Halebsky, Sandor and Kirk, John, eds. (Westview Press, 1992)

United States Economic Measures Against Cuba: Proceedings in the United Nations and International Law Issues
Krinsky, Michael and Golove, David. (Massachusetts: Aletheia Press, 1993)

Cuba
Kufeld, Adam. (New York: W.W. Norton, 1994)

Inside the Monster: Writings on the United States and American Imperialism
Marti, Jose. (New York: Monthly Review Press, 1975)

Getting to Know Cuba: A Travel Guide
McManus, Jane. (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989)

Trading with the Enemy: A Yankee Travels Through Castro's Cuba
Miller, Tom. (New York: Atheneum, 1992)

Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The U.S. Blockade Against Cuba
Murray, Mary. (Melbourne, Australia: Ocean Press, 1992)

The Cuban Revolution: Origins, Course and Legacy
Perez-Stable, Marifeli. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993)

Cuba for Beginners: An Illustrated Guide for Americans
Rius. (New York: Pathfinder Press, 1970)

AfroCuba: An Anthology of Cuban Writing on Race, Politics and Culture
Sarduy, Pedro Perez and Stubbs, Jean. (Australia: Ocean Press, 1993)

The Closest of Enemies
Smith, Wayne. (New York: W.W. Norton, 1987)

Cuba
Stanley, David. (Lonely Planet Publications, 2000)

Cuba: The Test of Time
Stubbs, Jean. (London: Latin American Bureau, 1989)