Rum Socialism: A Travel Diary of Communist Cuba

Rum Socialism follows author Kris Romaniuk off the resort and onto the streets of Trinidad, Cuba where he encounters street hustlers, witch doctors, corrupt cops, foreign operatives, and host of colorful characters. The result is a week-long bender of booze, satire and insight into Cuban Communism -- a system that is trying desperately to reinvent itself in the face of harsh economic realities of the modern world.

The book also features a recipe for mojitos that is worth the price tag all on...