Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in HaitiSimon & Schuster, 1992 - 303 pages A kaleidoscopic memoir of a 35-year love affair with mysterious, exotic Haiti. The dialogue the author conducts with this beleaguered island is rich with surprising revelations and startling juxtapositions. "The best all-encompassing explanation of this . . . tragic island country that I have read".--Digby Diehl, Playboy. |
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... looked like blue nylon shirts and horn - rimmed glasses , some kneeling , all piously carrying identical books that looked convincingly like the Good Book . These bears are Haitians , aren't they , Jasmin ? And these rabbits are white ...
... looked like blue nylon shirts and horn - rimmed glasses , some kneeling , all piously carrying identical books that looked convincingly like the Good Book . These bears are Haitians , aren't they , Jasmin ? And these rabbits are white ...
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... looked white all over . Venture capital had found a hidden unspoiled spot that deserved development . As the sign in Dr. François Duvalier Interna- tional Airport said : " My Father made the political revolution . I , I will make the ...
... looked white all over . Venture capital had found a hidden unspoiled spot that deserved development . As the sign in Dr. François Duvalier Interna- tional Airport said : " My Father made the political revolution . I , I will make the ...
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... looked and looked , but found better things to do with his loose cash . He kept the trophies . Despite the eccentric situation of runners in Haiti , Matt Cuc- chiara said he would live and run no place else . He struck out with his ...
... looked and looked , but found better things to do with his loose cash . He kept the trophies . Despite the eccentric situation of runners in Haiti , Matt Cuc- chiara said he would live and run no place else . He struck out with his ...
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Chapter Three LoupgarousWerewolvesHobgoblins | 37 |
Chapter Four The Renaissance of the Fifties | 51 |
Chapter Five Combat de Coqs | 69 |
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