<DIV><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“Fascinating.”—<B><I>Chicago Tribune</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“Unprecedented. . . . Astonishing.”—<B><I>Miami Herald</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“Fascinating, sometimes hilarious, often heart-wrenching.”—<B><I>Philadelphia Inquirer</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“Price describes a lovely, proud, impoverished people caught in [a] repressive system that destroys thousands as it celebrates a handful.”—<B><I>Kirkus </i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“Takes the wider view, poking its nose into the politics and culture of Cuba every few pages. Price has an easy, lyrical style that elevates his work beyond the usual sports fare.”—<B><I>Business Week</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“A rarity: a balanced, compassionate, intimate journal of Cuba’s slow, agonizing decay.”—<B><I>Sports Illustrated</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“Easily the most engaging book on Cuban sports—if not Cuba—published in many years.”—<B><I>Baseball America</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“Offers a rare and provocative tour of the world’s most remarkable sports culture. It’s an unforgettable story of supremely gifted athletes, the utter madness of politics, and the scent of big money across the sea.”—<B>Carl Hiaasen </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“A timeless book less about sports and more about hot desire.”—<B>Edie Meidav</b>, author of <I>Dogs of Cuba</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><u> </u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“A marvelous portrait.”—<B><I>Weekly Standard</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“Highly recommended.”—<B><I>Library Journal</i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">“Price is one of the finest writers on sports anywhere.”—<B><I>USA Today</i></b></p></div>