New Book by Buffett Due November 2007

trojan_sixtyone · Post by **trojan_sixtyone** » April 4, 2007 12:18 pm

LIPH wrote:I hope it's better than A Salty Piece Of Land.

I hate to say it, but I agree. There was some good stuff in it, but it drug on too long in certain parts. I've definitely read worse than ASPOL, though.

citcat · Post by **citcat** » April 4, 2007 12:22 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
citcat wrote: about a pig ?

in New York ?

Definitely a kid's book. Oh well.
it could be about an unhappy slum lord from the South Bronx who runs away to the Carribbean and buys a hotel...

Ah. Now we're talkin'.

Triathlete-Parakeet2 · Post by **Triathlete-Parakeet2** » April 4, 2007 12:49 pm

Thats too bad. I thought this might be a good book. I was excited whne i saw this.

Tiki Torches · Post by **Tiki Torches** » April 4, 2007 1:09 pm

Triathlete-Parakeet2 wrote:Thats too bad. I thought this might be a good book. I was excited whne i saw this.

Does it being a kid's book automatically mean it'll be bad? I mean, I read Trouble Dolls and Jolly Mon and ain't afraid to admit it.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » April 4, 2007 2:21 pm

citcat wrote: about a pig ?

in New York ?

Definitely a kid's book. Oh well.

You should see some of the people I work with.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » April 4, 2007 2:23 pm

Tiki Torches wrote:
Triathlete-Parakeet2 wrote:Thats too bad. I thought this might be a good book. I was excited whne i saw this.
Does it being a kid's book automatically mean it'll be bad? I mean, I read Trouble Dolls and Jolly Mon and ain't afraid to admit it.

they were considered "too intense" for me...

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » April 4, 2007 2:23 pm

LIPH wrote:
citcat wrote: about a pig ?

in New York ?

Definitely a kid's book. Oh well.
You should see some of the people I work with.

so the idea of a South Bronx slumlord is startin' to look more likely...

tryin' to reason · Post by **tryin' to reason** » April 4, 2007 9:37 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
citcat wrote: about a pig ?

in New York ?

Definitely a kid's book. Oh well.
it could be about an unhappy slum lord from the South Bronx who runs away to the Carribbean and buys a hotel...

Just in time for carnivale....

Bwana Paul · Post by **Bwana Paul** » April 6, 2007 3:49 pm

Tiki Torches wrote:
Triathlete-Parakeet2 wrote:Thats too bad. I thought this might be a good book. I was excited whne i saw this.
Does it being a kid's book automatically mean it'll be bad? I mean, I read Trouble Dolls and Jolly Mon and ain't afraid to admit it.

Both great books!

OystersandBeer · Post by **OystersandBeer** » April 6, 2007 6:43 pm

The title is a play on one of Hemingway's famous quotes, "Wine not?" I've heard Buffett mention plenty of times, "I'm sure I stole this from somewhere." He did. Also it got me excited since I am a big fan of both authors, however, am a little bummed by the summary I read. Really hoping it is not a young reader book. I'm not big into those. Didn't like Hiaasen's, so pretty sure I wouldn't like Buffett's.

tryin' to reason · Post by **tryin' to reason** » April 16, 2007 10:18 pm

Could be awhile before we see it..."due out" has never equalled "finally released" with Buffett books!!!

tjnyc · Post by **tjnyc** » April 17, 2007 4:37 pm

phjim wrote:Amazon.com lists a new hardcover book by Jimmy Buffett called "Swine Not?". The book is authored by Jimmy Buffett and illustrated by Helen Bransford.

Book Details:
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (November 27, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316114022
ISBN-13: 978-0316114028

About the Author: Jimmy Buffett has his own record company, his own radio station, and a chain of restaurants and stores. When not flying his seaplane throughout the Caribbean, he lives on Long Island and in Florida.

(thanks to Thomas for passing that along to us)

Since this was originally posted April 3rd is there a chance that the original submittion was April 1st....................... Jimmy doing a children's book.......NOOOOOOOOOOO

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » April 17, 2007 5:56 pm

OystersandBeer wrote:The title is a play on one of Hemingway's famous quotes, "Wine not?" I've heard Buffett mention plenty of times, "I'm sure I stole this from somewhere." He did. Also it got me excited since I am a big fan of both authors, however, am a little bummed by the summary I read. Really hoping it is not a young reader book. I'm not big into those. Didn't like Hiaasen's, so pretty sure I wouldn't like Buffett's.

Since it's illustrated, I'm kinda thinking there's a good chance it's a kid's book. Nothing wrong with that; I'm jsut a little jealous that the kids get a JB book and we (alleged) grown ups have to wait for the next one.

trojan_sixtyone · Post by **trojan_sixtyone** » April 17, 2007 9:40 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:
OystersandBeer wrote:The title is a play on one of Hemingway's famous quotes, "Wine not?" I've heard Buffett mention plenty of times, "I'm sure I stole this from somewhere." He did. Also it got me excited since I am a big fan of both authors, however, am a little bummed by the summary I read. Really hoping it is not a young reader book. I'm not big into those. Didn't like Hiaasen's, so pretty sure I wouldn't like Buffett's.
Since it's illustrated, I'm kinda thinking there's a good chance it's a kid's book. Nothing wrong with that; I'm jsut a little jealous that the kids get a JB book and we (alleged) grown ups have to wait for the next one.

True, but it's good to know when I have kids there will be another good book I can let my kids read between 'Jolly Mon' and 'Tales from Margaritaville'.

surfpirate · Post by **surfpirate** » April 18, 2007 1:05 pm

OystersandBeer wrote:The title is a play on one of Hemingway's famous quotes, "Wine not?" I've heard Buffett mention plenty of times, "I'm sure I stole this from somewhere." He did. Also it got me excited since I am a big fan of both authors, however, am a little bummed by the summary I read. Really hoping it is not a young reader book. I'm not big into those. Didn't like Hiaasen's, so pretty sure I wouldn't like Buffett's.

For a supposed "famous Hemingway quote", I sure can't find it anywhere. Even if I could it seems to me to be too obscure, particularly for a probable children's book. It's a dumb title. Certainly doesn't roll off the tongue. My 2 cents.

OystersandBeer · Post by **OystersandBeer** » April 18, 2007 6:39 pm

surfpirate wrote:
OystersandBeer wrote:The title is a play on one of Hemingway's famous quotes, "Wine not?" I've heard Buffett mention plenty of times, "I'm sure I stole this from somewhere." He did. Also it got me excited since I am a big fan of both authors, however, am a little bummed by the summary I read. Really hoping it is not a young reader book. I'm not big into those. Didn't like Hiaasen's, so pretty sure I wouldn't like Buffett's.
For a supposed "famous Hemingway quote", I sure can't find it anywhere. Even if I could it seems to me to be too obscure, particularly for a probable children's book. It's a dumb title. Certainly doesn't roll off the tongue. My 2 cents.

Sorry. Maybe I should have said obscure. Reread For Whom the Bell Tolls and pay particular attention to how many times he uses the phrase "why not?". Then when you get to the passage in Ch. 29, pg. 329-330 (in the book i have) Anselmo asks Robert Jordan if he could have another drink. Robert Jordan responds "Why not?" Hemingway had later joked with Max Perkins that "why not?" had started sounding a lot like "wine not?" with all the drinking that went on in the book. I wish I could find the letter that stated that, but I don't have that much time on my hands. I just happen to remember where the passage was from the novel because I have read it numerous times and have talked with other people about "wine not?"

And Buffett was no doubt a Hemingway fan, so I think it is his clever way of paying homage to the man. (even if it is for a children's book) hopefully, if this book ever comes out he will comment on where he got the idea of the title and I may or may not end up sounding like a complete lunatic.

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New Book by Buffett Due November 2007

YEEP.

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