Tag Archives: Jamaica

Book Review: The Dead Yard

The Dead Yard:  A Story Of Modern Jamaica, by Ian Thomson Although I must admit that this story was deeply interesting, if more than a little bit troubling, concerning the fate of contemporary Jamaica and its discontent, the author’s belief … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Bolt Supremacy

The Bolt Supremacy:  Inside Jamaica’s Sprint Factory, by Richard Moore This is a book that straddles the ambiguous space between being a celebration of Jamaican supremacy in sprint races and a skeptical view of the likelihood that some sort of … Continue reading

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Book Review: A High Wind In Jamaica

A High Wind In Jamaica, by Richard Hughes This book is marketed as a story with no sympathetic point of view, but it’s not hard to see the complexity that is involved in the author’s perspective when it comes to … Continue reading

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Book Review: Jamaica (Country Explorers)

Jamaica (Country Explorers), by Michael Capek This particular book was perhaps the most superficial of the ones I read about Jamaica, but that is not necessarily a bad thing.  It covers what other books do, but with less detail and … Continue reading

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Book Review: Jamaica (Enchantment Of The World)

Jamaica (Enchantment Of The World), by Ruth Bjorklund Of the various books I have read directed towards younger readers, this is by far the most entertaining and engaging and complete of the books I have read so far.  If you … Continue reading

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Book Review: Jamaica (A True Book)

Jamaica (A True Book), by Ann Heinrichs One of the fascinating thing that results from reading a few books on the same subject is just how often the same few subjects are covered over and over again.  Sometimes one even … Continue reading

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