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Buffett brings us along on the remarkable journey which he took through the Southern hemisphere to celebrate this landmark birthday
For the millions of fans of Jimmy Buffett's music as well as his
bestselling books, Tales From Margaritaville and Where Is Joe Merchant?,
here is the ultimate Jimmy Buffett philosophy on life and how to live it. As hard as it is
to believe, the irrepressible Jimmy Buffett has hit the half-century mark and, in A
Pirate Looks At 50, he brings us along on the remarkable journey which he took through
the Southern hemisphere to celebrate this landmark birthday.
Jimmy takes us from the legendary pirate coves of the Florida Keys to the ruins of ancient
Cartegena. Along the way, we hear a tale or two of how he got his start in New Orleans,
how he discovered his passion for flying planes, and how he almost died in a watery crash
in Nantucket harbor. We follow Jimmy to jungle outposts in Costa Rica and on a meandering
trip down the Amazon, through hair-raising negotiations with gun-toting customs officials
and a 3-year-old aspiring co-pilot. And he is the inimitable Jimmy Buffett through it all.
For Parrotheads, for armchair adventurers, and for anyone who appreciates a good yarn and
a hearty laugh, here is the ultimate backstage pass -- you'll read the kind of stories
Jimmy usually reserves for his closest friends and you'll see a wonderful, wacky life
through eyes of the man who's lived it. A Pirate Looks At 50 is a breath of fresh
air and a ingenious manual for getting to 50 . . . and beyond.
Time on the Water
My Life
(In Four Hundred Words or Less)
When I was growing up in Alabama, the beginning of the new school year was a bad time. It
meant the end of summer, which is my season. I packed away my shorts and T-shirts, put on
socks, shoes, and my parochial--school uniform, and dragged my ass to class. To make
matters worse, the first thing the nuns would make us all do on the first day back was to
write about what we had done that summer. Having to recall it all while sitting in the
antiseptic atmosphere of a classroom was like staring at the goodies in a bakery window
with no money in your pocket. However, the bright side to the ordeal was that it reminded
me of what lay ahead the next summer, and I carried those longings through the winter and
spring until the last bell of the school year rang and I charged back to the beach. I
don't know why the idea of trying to put fifty ...
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