Fidel Castro
Quotes, Biography, Life, and Death of a Cuban Leader

Fantastic book. I definitely recommend it as an interesting read about one of the most fascinating leaders in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. And shame on the United States government. Even before I heard what Fidel's perspective as Cuba's leader of the Revolution had to say, I was disgust......more

Contents Map of Cuba A Hundred Hours with Fidel 1 The Childhood of a Leader  Childhood in Birán - Don Angel - The batey - Fidel's mother - Living in the teacher's house - Colegio de la Salle - Echoes of the war in Spain - The Jesuits of the Colegio de Dolores 2  The Forging of a Rebel The first rebellion......more

Other than the Paris Review interviews and a few others, I am generally not a fan of interviews in the question and answer format. I would rather read a well-rounded profile or a piece where the quotes are weaved in with other details or insights, which is how I try to write too after interviewing s......more

I read this book at the request of a friend who thought it might be good for a me since, in his opinion, my perspective was too pro-US. Whatever, but I thought it might be interesting. Whatever one thinks about Castro, he certainly was present for some interesting things in history. And I knew very......more