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Happy Island Miracles in Pictures and Words

ent countries. This is a book fort and a lighthouse. And
that tells the stories of immi- you will come across the
grants who make up for the islands characteristic cu-
multicultural society that nucu houses wherever you
Aruba is. A world within an go. This guide will lead you
island, a cocktail of people. through this wonderful cul-
The book is visibly enriched tural heritage along three
with a picture of each in- routes: one driving route
terviewed immigrant and around the entire island,
an image of her/his country and two walking routes
as well as a map with the in the cities of Oranjestad
country’s location. In the and San Nicolas. You will
back you will find a list with discover places known only
all nationalities living in the to insiders. And of course
island and their numbers. this guide also provides his-
torical backgrounds and
‘Aruba Monuments Guide’ practical information.
by Michel Bakker and ‘Modern Caribbean Fla-
Olga van der Klooster vors’ by HelmiSmeulders
Aruba! Everyone knows this This is “the” book about
tropical island in the sun the contemporary Carib-
with pearly white beaches bean kitchen with healthy
and palm trees swaying in recipes made with fresh
the trade winds. But there’s and local ingredients. With
more to Aruba than this. It recipes for Tropical Qui-
ORANJESTAD - Books, they island, at California Light- (common, fairly common, has a fascinating history, a noa Salad with Mango
can shake your world up- house, I travel south along uncommon, scarce, and
side down. A good book pristine beaches of white rare) of the particular bird diverse culture and a rich & Pomegranate Seeds,
architecture. Traces can still Sweet Potato Salad, Goat
can change your mood like sand and calm, translucent species will be added to
that perfect vacation spot seas, passing hotels, sail- the checklist. be found of the original in- Merguez, Watermelon San-
digenous inhabitants, and gria or Plantain Soup, the
that energizes your spirit. boats and shipwrecks as
Take these two together I go. At the southern tip, it ‘Island Life, Aruba’s Best- of the gold industry and Caribbean vibe enters your
aloe plantations. The islands kitchen, and you feel for
and what you get is a va- is hard not to wish that the Kept Diary’ by Rona Coster
cation book, a memory of island would never end. The book is a selection of architectural heritage in- a bit you are back in the
that wonderful, heavenly Then back up the rocky columns written by Rona cludes historic churches, a tropics again….q
place where you spent East coast, where time and Coster between 1992 and
your valuable leisure time. the eternal embrace of the 2004. The column ap-
Aruba Today dived into a waves have opened secret peared for the first time
local book store and won- bays and stunning beaches under the title Island Life in
dered which Aruba books in the shelter of rock walls. 1992 in The News, a local
thrill the visitor’s mind. Sylvia From beach to beach, English-language newspa-
Wouters, store manager at point to point, cave to cliff per. The Island Life columns
Bruna Book Store, gladly to boat to bird, Aruba truly were very factual and had
helped us out and informed is... One Happy Island.” a very strong educational
us about a small selection undertone. Marking its 25th
of Happy Island miracles in ‘Bird Wildlife of Aruba’ anniversary the column
pictures and words. Hardcover by Greg Peter- has become part of Aru-
son ba’s history and collective
‘Aruba Point to Point’ by Popular book that gives an memory. “For those who
Federico Cabello overview of Aruba’s birds were part of history to re-
“Beautiful pictures of Aru- together with descriptions. member those days and
ba, this is a perfect cof- The book contains full page for the next generations
fee table book to dream photographs of over two and Aruba’s visitors to learn
away with”, explains Sylvia. hundred species of birds about our islands valuable
The book has 192 full color taken in Aruba’s wildlife. A traditions, movements and
pages and more than 400 checklist, for scientific and contributors”, quoted by
photos in a landscape for- educational purposes, is at Karin Swiers, the book’s edi-
mat of 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inch- the end of the book con- tor and publisher, at Visita-
es. In the words of the au- taining the names of all ruba.com.
thor: “Slipping beyond a bird species that can be
dynamic tourist industry to found in Aruba. Where pos- ‘We Are Aruba’ by Linda
discover its wild and unde- sible, the status (resident, Reijnders
veloped beauty. Starting migrant, vagrant, intro- Worldly life tales of islanders
at the extreme north of the duced) and abundance that come from 76 differ-