Life’s Little Surprises: A Memoir

Rubén Blades. Knopf, $30 (352p) ISBN 978-0-593-31805-8

Editor's note: This review has been removed. The original review was based on a review copy that the publisher anticipates may be substantially revised before the book's publication date, which is tentative.

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