Introduces the land, climate, people, and culture of Jamaica.
Jamaica hates wearing hand-me-down boots when her friend Brianna has pink fuzzy ones.
When her older brother refuses to let her tag along with him, Jamaica goes off by herself and allows a younger child to play with her. 'Jamaica's feelings are hurt when her older brother Ossie won't let her tag along to his basketball game.
This story, with its many facets: the Buccaneers, the Maroons, the National Heroes and others, is told by the Government Archivist in a flowing narrative which is backed by a knowledge based on the closest contact with original documants.
Jamaica thinks her classmate Russell is a pest who is always getting into trouble, but then she discovers he is moving away.
Jamaica, Queens, has long occupied a commanding position in the political, social, and industrial life of Queens County.
Lively essays by food writers John DeMers and Norma Benghiat on the island's culture and history, explanations of particular ingredients and easy-to-follow recipes make this the most complete guide to Jamaican cuisine you'll find.
First published in 1961, Jamaica Talk is a thorough study of the English spoken in Jamaica and, although intended for the general educated reader rather than the linguistic specialist, has...
Includes a novella: Until Fountain Bridge.
Brand Jamaica is an empirical look at the postindependence national image and branding project of Jamaica within the context of nation-branding practices at large.
AMONG FLOWERS: A WALK IN THE HIMALAYA Alford, Henry. “Travel,” New York Times Book Review (5 June 2005): 10. Armstrong, David. “Super-sized, If Filtered, View of the Whole World,” San Francisco Chronicle (14 November 2004).