{"product":{"product_id":"0813044650","title":"Cuban Revelations: Behind the Scenes in Havana (Contemporary Cuba)","price":"27.58","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51IEtYZleuL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0813044650"},"comments":[{"body":"Which books have you already read and found valuable?\r\n\r\nMy recommendations:\r\n\r\n[\"Cuban Revelations: Behind the Scenes in Havana\"](http://www.amazon.com/Cuban-Revelations-Behind-Scenes-Contemporary/dp/0813044650/ref=pd_sim_14_6?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;dpID=51-%2BA5lUJPL\u0026amp;dpSrc=sims\u0026amp;preST=_AC_UL160_SR111%2C160_\u0026amp;refRID=173DTD2R2XRG7KNEM72T) by Marc Frank\r\n\r\n\r\n[\"Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know\"](http://www.amazon.com/Cuba-Everyone-Needs-Second-Edition/dp/0199896704/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;dpID=51FctchD3FL\u0026amp;dpSrc=sims\u0026amp;preST=_AC_UL160_SR104%2C160_\u0026amp;refRID=04GQBAYYNBQ3BYFXRQ5N) by Julia E. Sweig\r\n\r\n\r\nThis one is kind of dry and academic, but I found the part about agricultural policy particularly illuminating: [\"Cuban Economic and Social Development: Policy Reforms and Challenges in the 21st Century\"](http://www.amazon.com/Cuban-Economic-Social-Development-Challenges/dp/0674062434/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1456815947\u0026amp;sr=8-2-spell\u0026amp;keywords=cuba+economic+solcial+policy). \r\n\r\nI also have[](http://www.amazon.com/Back-Channel-Cuba-Negotiations-Washington/dp/1469617633/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;dpID=512hNfpu8FL\u0026amp;dpSrc=sims\u0026amp;preST=_AC_UL160_SR105%2C160_\u0026amp;refRID=01NK2D3END7E1TAGDJN8) [\"The Revolution Under Raul Castro: A Contemporary Cuba Reader\"](http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Cuba-Reader-Revolution-Castro/dp/1442230991/ref=sr_1_1?s=books\u0026amp;ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1456816388\u0026amp;sr=1-1\u0026amp;keywords=%22a+contemporary+cuba+reader%22) and [\"Back Channel To Havana: The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana\"](http://www.amazon.com/Back-Channel-Cuba-Negotiations-Washington/dp/1469617633/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;dpID=512hNfpu8FL\u0026amp;dpSrc=sims\u0026amp;preST=_AC_UL160_SR105%2C160_\u0026amp;refRID=01NK2D3END7E1TAGDJN8) but haven't started them yet. They look promising.","subreddit_name":"cuba","author":"ArtofRebellion"}]}