Trading With The Enemy: A Yankee Travels Through Castro's Cuba (Paperback)

by Tom Miller (Author) "Havana knew me by my shoes..." (more)
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From Publishers Weekly
Journalist Miller's account of over eight months spent traveling through Cuba details the daily life of the people from Havana to Guantanamo.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
The author of On the Border provides an entertaining, firsthand tour of Cuba, describing his experiences drinking with bartenders who knew Hemingway, traveling with a baseball team, touring Guantanamo Bay, and visiting with Cubans of all kinds. Reprint. LJ.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Basic Books (May 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0465086780
• ISBN-13: 978-0465086788
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #910,110 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed the book. Gives insight into like in Cuba., December 26, 1997

By	[e-mail] (New Orleans, La. USA) - See all my reviews

The author gives a great panoramic view to the reader of what life is actually like in Cuba through his travels around Cuba and select stratas of Cuban society such as a Cuban TV cook, a Cuban baseball team, Cuban Jews, government employees, street huslers for American dollars, hitchhikers, drinking companions met along the way,and women in lines at 5:00 am awaiting to buy goods. A well written book that doesn't lecture with no political agenda, but just tells what was found-good and bad--straight from the hip.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good if dated introduction, March 27, 2002

By	J.A.C. (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

I'm surprised at the dislike some reviewers have expressed towards this book. True, its dated picture of 1992-era Cuba does not ring entirely true compared to the country one sees today: more and more marked by tourism everyday. But Miller's funny, flowing writing style and encounters with everyone from literati to farmers to hustlers are rendered in an intelligent and observant way. His 'digressive' style of writing actually serves the material quite well, and preserves a chatty familiarity that does justice to what this is: a travel diary. It's a lot more astute than most of them.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essentially a travelogue & diary, April 12, 2002

By	J. Charne "charne" (Santa Monica, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Miller concentrates on the people he meets and keeps away from politics.

The result is an entertaining account of his extended visit to Cuba including the time he spent in Havana and travelling throughout the country.

I found the book puts a more humanizing face on the country that is always dominated by coverage of Castro and his policies.

For me, this book is a good companion to Buena Vista Social Club in providing a non-political view of Cuba and Cubans.