Review:"Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba" was written by longtime NPR reporter Tom Gjelten, and my copy came with a sticker on the cover saying it was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. For better and worse, that tells you most of what you need to know about "Bacardi."

"Bacardi" is well written and well researched, and tells a lively narrative with interesting details about the extended Bacardi family and rum business they founded, as well as the times they lived through in Cuba and ... Read more