Best French Caribbean Islands - April 2024

Island Hopping: Amanda Lindroth Design

White duck, boldly colored fabrics in solids, stripes, and jaunty prints, rattan and cane seating, whitewashed or colorfully painted English case furniture, canopied beds, straw matting—these are but some of the signature ingredients of an Amanda Lindroth interior. The Florida-born designer decamped to Nassau some 20 years ago after stints in New York and London. Since she founded her firm in 2010, she has become the go-to designer of island dwellers from Lyford Cay to Antigua, Abaco to Belize, Harbour Island to Palm Beach, and Southampton to Great Cranberry Island in Maine. Her airy, relaxe... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0865653526
• ASIN: 0865653526
• ISBN: 0865653526
• Manufacturer: Vendome Press

French Island Elegance

They are the jewels of the Caribbean, gorgeous prisms through which we see reflected the opulent world of the French Creole aristocracy. The French-speaking islands of Martinique, Guadaloupe, Marie-Galante, and Saint Martin come alive as never before in the pages of French Island Elegance, a lavishly illustrated look at one of the most intriguing and beautiful parts of the world. More than 160 color photographs taken especially for this book give readers a privileged glimpse inside a world rarely seen by most visitors—the palatial, elegantly furnished homes of the islands’ affluent sugar, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0810958414
• ASIN: 0810958414
• ISBN: 0810958414
• Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

The Marriage of Opposites

“A luminous, Marquez-esque tale” (O, The Oprah Magazine) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Museum of Extraordinary Things: a forbidden love story set on a tropical island about the extraordinary woman who gave birth to painter Camille Pissarro—the Father of Impressionism.Growing up on idyllic St. Thomas in the early 1800s, Rachel dreams of life in faraway Paris. Rachel’s mother, a pillar of their small refugee community of Jews who escaped the Inquisition, has never forgiven her daughter for being a difficult girl who refuses to live by the rules. Growing up, Rachel’s... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1451693605
• ASIN: 1451693605
• ISBN: 1451693605
• Brand: Hoffman Alice
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

From Siberia to St. Kitts: A Teacher's Journey

Following the tumultuous and unexpected life of Zenaida Katzen, Simmonds’ biography weaves disparate threads from Russia, China, Chile, France, and St. Kitts-Nevis into a vibrant tapestry revealing a surprising and exceptional woman. Stepping outside of the spinster-teacher archetype, Katzen’s story is one of a complicated, fiercely independent woman whose decades of unwavering dedication and commitment to the education of children across the globe belie an intriguing, unpredictable and, at times, inexplicable personal life.

• ASIN: 0999872400
• ASIN: 0999872400
• ISBN: 0999872400
• Manufacturer: ISS Publishing

The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution

• ASIN: 0679724672
• ASIN: 0679724672
• ISBN: 0679724672
• Brand: Brand: Vintage
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Fodor's Essential France (Full-color Travel Guide)

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. Unforgettable artwork, heavenly villages, and dream cities--there are so many reasons to visit France that deciding where to go and what to do can be a bit overwhelming. Fodor's Essential France takes the guesswork out of choosing the perfect French experiences by compiling the top choices chosen by Fodor's army of France-based writers. This travel guide includes: · Dozens of full-color maps plus a handy pullout map with essential Paris information · Hundreds of ho... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1101880031
• ASIN: 1101880031
• ISBN: 1101880031
• Brand: FODORS
• Manufacturer: Fodor's Travel

Reef Fish Identification: Tropical Pacific

A fish identification guide covering the fish-rich reefs of the Pacific. It contains 2,500 underwater photographs of 2,000 species. It presents 108 fish families in one of 20 Identification groups based on a family's related visual or behavioural characteristics, such as Large Oval / Colourful or Sand/Burrow Dwellers.

• ASIN: 1878348604
• ASIN: 1878348604
• ISBN: 1878348604
• Brand: INGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC
• Manufacturer: New World Publications

Don't Stop the Carnival: A Novel

It's every parrothead's dream: to leave behind the rat race of the workaday world and start life all over again amidst the cool breezes, sun-drenched colors, and rum-laced drinks of a tropical paradise.It's the story of Norman Paperman, a New York City press agent who, facing the onset of middle age, runs away to a Caribbean island to reinvent himself as a hotel keeper. (Hilarity and disaster -- of a sort peculiar to the tropics -- ensue.)It's the novel in which the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of such acclaimed and bestselling novels as The Caine Mutiny and War and Remembrance draws on his o... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316955124
• ASIN: 0316955124
• ISBN: 0316955124
• Brand: Back Bay Books
• Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

The World (Lonely Planet)

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Every country in the world, in one guidebook: Lonely Planet's The World. A Traveller's Guide to the Planet. We've taken the highlights from the world's best guidebooks and put them together into one 900+ page whopper to create the ultimate guide to Earth. This user-friendly A-Z gives a flavour of each country in the world, including a map, travel highlights, info on where to go and how to get around, as well as some quirkier details to bring each place to life. In Lonely Planet's trademark bluespine format, this is the ultimate planning... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1786576538
• ASIN: 1786576538
• ISBN: 1786576538
• Brand: LONELY PLANET
• Manufacturer: Lonely Planet

Island Beneath the Sea: A Novel (P.S.)

• ASIN: B003GFIW3S
• ASIN: B003GFIW3S
• Brand: HarperCollins e-books
• Manufacturer: HarperCollins e-books

Poetics of Relation

Édouard Glissant, long recognized in the French and francophone world as one of the greatest writers and thinkers of our times, is increasingly attracting attention from English-speaking readers. Born in Martinique in 1928, Glissant earned a doctorate from the Sorbonne. When he returned to his native land in the mid-sixties, his writing began to focus on the idea of a "relational poetics," which laid the groundwork for the "créolité" movement, fueled by the understanding that Caribbean culture and identity are the positive products of a complex and multiple set of local historical circumsta... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0472066293
• ASIN: 0472066293
• ISBN: 0472066293
• Brand: University of Michigan Press
• Manufacturer: University of Michigan Press

Pigs of Paradise: The Story of the World-Famous Swimming Pigs

“The Bahamas are famous for sun, sand—and swimming pigs.” —National GeographicIn the middle of paradise, with billionaires and celebrities for neighbors, is an island populated only by swimming pigs. For decades, this archipelago of 365 islands would remain largely unknown to the world. It would not be a ruthless pirate, pioneering loyalists, a notorious drug kingpin, or the infamous Fyre Festival that would unveil Exuma to the world, but rather the most unlikely of creatures. Appearing in magazines, videos, newspapers, commercials, TV shows, and countless selfies, the Swimming Pigs of... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1510738851
• ASIN: 1510738851
• ISBN: 1510738851
• Brand: Skyhorse
• Manufacturer: Skyhorse

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo

WINNER OF THE 2013 PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHYGeneral Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.But, hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: he was the son of a black slave—who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas made his way to Paris, where ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0307382478
• ASIN: 0307382478
• ISBN: 0307382478
• Brand: Broadway Books
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

Malama Honua: Hokule'a -- A Voyage of Hope

From the launch in Hawai'i in May 2014, around the world 60,000 miles, to 23 different countries, this beautiful hardcover book chronicles Hokule'a's epic mission to raise awareness of and nurture worldwide sustainability. Interwoven with descriptions of Hokule'a's experiences in port are the voices of the master navigators and crew members, who guide the ship along the ocean's trackless path using only stars, birds, wind, and seas -- non-instrumental wayfinding techniques-- and the local pioneers -- scientists, teachers, and children touched by Hokule'a' -- who work tirelessly to weather the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1938340698
• ASIN: 1938340698
• ISBN: 1938340698
• Manufacturer: Patagonia

Cocina Tropical: The Classic & Contemporary Flavors of Puerto Rico

Explore the tropical flavors and rich culinary traditions of America's island paradise. Puerto Rico, a land of gorgeous beaches and luxurious resorts, also boasts a rich culinary culture with a mix of influences: Spanish, African, Taíno (Native American), and French. For adventurous mainland cooks in pursuit of exotic flavors, this book offers exciting new territory, and for Puerto Rican descendants everywhere, it pays tribute to the beloved homeland. Jose Santaella presents foods that only a local would know: the tradition of lechón--spit-roasted suckling pig--in the mountains near the rain... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0789327430
• ASIN: 0789327430
• ISBN: 0789327430
• Manufacturer: Rizzoli

Beach at Grand-Case on the French Side, St. Martin, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean Framed Print Wall Art By Gavin Hellier

Photographic PrintThis photographic print is digitally printed on archival photographic paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display. Using the finest materials, our framing craftsmen will

• UPC: 540448645
• Color: BrownPecan
• Size: 12 x 912" x 9"

Aerial View of Small Island in Caribbean Sea, Guadalupe, French Antilles Framed Print Wall Art By Vittorio Sciosia

Photographic PrintThis photographic print is digitally printed on archival photographic paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display. Using the finest materials, our framing craftsmen will

• UPC: 425980864
• Color: BrownPecan
• Size: 36 x 2436" x 24"

Skyline of Fort De France, Island of Martinique, Lesser Antilles, French West Indies, Caribbean Stretched Canvas Print Wall Art By Yadid Levy

This stretched canvas print is the result of sophisticated digital printing technology in which the image is printed directly onto an artist-grade, 100% cotton canvas. The canvas is then expertly stretched around 1.5" wooden bars

• UPC: 487281618
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 24 x 1824" x 18"

Aerial View of Small Island in Caribbean Sea, Guadalupe, French Antilles Stretched Canvas Print Wall Art By Vittorio Sciosia

This stretched canvas print is the result of sophisticated digital printing technology in which the image is printed directly onto an artist-grade, 100% cotton canvas. The canvas is then expertly stretched around 1.5" wooden bars

• UPC: 550815784
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 36 x 2436" x 24"

St. Barth Island (St. Barthelemy), West Indies, Caribbean, France, Central America Stretched Canvas Print Wall Art By Godong

This stretched canvas print is the result of sophisticated digital printing technology in which the image is printed directly onto an artist-grade, 100% cotton canvas. The canvas is then expertly stretched around 1.5" wooden bars

• UPC: 668599321
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 24 x 1824" x 18"

Bougainvillea Blooming, Island of Martinique, Lesser Antilles, French West Indies, Caribbean Stretched Canvas Print Wall Art By Yadid Levy

This stretched canvas print is the result of sophisticated digital printing technology in which the image is printed directly onto an artist-grade, 100% cotton canvas. The canvas is then expertly stretched around 1.5" wooden bars

• UPC: 911770420
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 18" x 24"18 x 24

Beach at Grand-Case on the French Side, St. Martin, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean Print Wall Art By Gavin Hellier

Photographic PrintThis photographic print is digitally printed on archival photographic paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery

• UPC: 213824664
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 12 x 912" x 9"

Skyline of Fort De France, Island of Martinique, Lesser Antilles, French West Indies, Caribbean Framed Print Wall Art By Yadid Levy

Photographic PrintThis photographic print is digitally printed on archival photographic paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display. Using the finest materials, our framing craftsmen will

• UPC: 179990383
• Color: BrownEspresso
• Size: 24 x 1824" x 18"

Guadeloupe, a French department, is a tropical island in the Caribbean Framed Print Wall Art By Richard Lawrence

Photographic PrintThis photographic print is digitally printed on archival photographic paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display. Using the finest materials, our framing craftsmen will

• UPC: 458342271
• Color: White
• Size: 16" x 24"16 x 24

Bougainvillea Blooming, Island of Martinique, Lesser Antilles, French West Indies, Caribbean Framed Print Wall Art By Yadid Levy

Photographic PrintThis photographic print is digitally printed on archival photographic paper resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display. Using the finest materials, our framing craftsmen will

• UPC: 686690318
• Color: BrownEspresso
• Size: 18" x 24"18 x 24