New York: Touchstone, February 1992. Trade Paperback. First paperback printing / Full number line. Very Good+. Interior unmarked. Binding square, tight and uncreased. Cover is clean with light rubbing. Foxing to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 193 pages. A kaleidoscopic memoir of a 35-year love affair with mysterious, exotic Haiti. The dialogue the author conducts with this beleaguered island is rich with surprising revelations and startling juxtapositions.

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Bookseller: Books of the World (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: RWARE0000000977
Title: Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in Haiti
Author: Herbert Gold
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First paperback printing
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0671755161
ISBN 13: 9780671755164
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1992
Size: 8vo
Keywords: travelogue, memoir, Haiti
Bookseller catalogs: Latin America; Biographies; Caribbean;

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