Island Books

conched · Post by **conched** » December 14, 2003 1:43 am

Along the line of Island Movies...Island Books.
I know a lot of you were involved with the cookbook and would probably enjoy a book called

A TRIP TO THE BEACH by Robert and Melinda Blanchard

<<<On a vacation with the family in Barbados, Mel and Bob Blanchard (of the Vermont-based Blanchard & Blanchard specialty foods company) stumble upon a tiny restaurant/shack on a Caribbean beach:

I marveled at the ingenuity of the set-up. A secluded spot, sand like flour, customers arriving in bathing suits. The guy barely lifted a finger, cleared at least $35.00, and gave us a lunch we'd remember forever.... The man had sold us a frame of mind.
So begins the Blanchards' 10-year pursuit of the illusory notion of "island time." In a literary heartbeat, they abandon the "concrete jungle" that was Vermont and open a restaurant on a little-known island in the British West Indies called Anguilla ("rhymes with vanilla").>>>

daddymention · Post by **daddymention** » December 14, 2003 6:09 am

TYPEE by Herman Melville.....

One of the greatest books I have ever read.

Summervillian · Post by **Summervillian** » December 14, 2003 9:21 am

I really liked Don't Stop The Carnival

PirateJeff · Post by **PirateJeff** » December 14, 2003 10:13 am

Wher is Joe Merchant? has always been a re-readable favorite. Following the Equator I've also read a few times. To Have and Have Not

ParrotHead PI · Post by **ParrotHead PI** » December 15, 2003 1:47 pm

Sunfun Calpyso - Julian Putley - Kind of an updated version of Don't Stop the Carnival.

Hotel Honolulu - Paul Theroux

Key West Detective series by Tom Corcoran

Key West Author's Co-op series

The Mysterious Island - Jules Verne

tahoeparrothead · Post by **tahoeparrothead** » December 15, 2003 5:16 pm

Islomania by Thurston Clarke is a great non-fiction work. It delves into the mysterious obsessions certain people have with islands as well as detailing some excellent information on the current status of some islands and cultures that are being negatively affected by the outside world.

cmpete · Post by **cmpete** » December 16, 2003 1:45 pm

The locale isn't right, but you can't beat "The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove" by Christopher Moore. This guy is definitely a kindred spirit!!

and the title HAS to be one of the top ten book titles of all time...

sd parrot head · Post by **sd parrot head** » December 16, 2003 2:37 pm

Don't Stop The Carnival is great. When you are done you can listen to Buffett's disc with greater appreciation.

CAPTAIN FLINT · Post by **CAPTAIN FLINT** » December 16, 2003 9:00 pm

My favorite is Treasure Island- hence my screen name

PHat Matt · Post by **PHat Matt** » December 16, 2003 10:19 pm

Treasure Island...
Old Man And The Sea...
Dont Stop The Carnival...
Following The Equator(reading it now)...

and of course,
A Pirate Looks At 50...
Where Is Joe Merchant...
Tales From Margaritaville...
The Jolly Mon...
Trouble Dolls...

fins26 · Post by **fins26** » December 17, 2003 7:34 am

along the same line of island books i read recently was "desiring paradise" (i think that was the name) story of a new england couple packing it all up and moving to St. John in USVI, good book although i might be wrong on the title...

BinghamtonPH · Post by **BinghamtonPH** » December 18, 2003 4:51 pm

if you like murder mysteries and such.

Tom Corcoron's Alex Rutledge mysteries
James Hall's South Florida mysteries featuring reoccuring character Thorn
Randy Wayne White's Doc Ford series (more florida mysteries)