Havana: Autobiography of a City

I'm amazed that I'm only the second person to review this title -- it deserves much more attention than this. "Cuba: Autobiography of a City" is a great history of a fascinating city. Part travelogue, part history, part cultural analysis, Estrada does a great job giving one a feel for Havana. I have no connections to Cuba and no great knowledge or opinions of the regime that has ruled the country these past 50 years. I know that the politics of the place will inevitably color many readers views of this book, but from a Cuba novice, I can only report that Estrada's approach seemed pretty even-handed. And besides, politics is only a part of this book -- there is a lot of color and art and history to be found in these pages. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Cuba, the Caribbean, or great world cities.