Jimmy Buffett books

[ticruiser12]

I am not a big reader but I am a big fan of Jimmy Buffetts books (Where is Joe Merchant, A Salty Piece of Land, etc...). Unfortunately I have read them all and have a cruise coming up in Feb. 2012. Anybody have any suggestions on similar books?

 

Thanks!

[youngestof9]

This is a fun book to read on a cruise. It was an easy read and fun

 

http://www.amazon.com/Gonna-Live-Jimmy-Buffett-Island/dp/1461008867/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1

[ab0si]

Certainly not the same thing, but also tilted off-center are Kinky Friedman's books:

 

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=kinky+friedman&x=0&y=0

[wwcruisers]

You might find Carl Hiaasen's books interesting. My favorite was "Skinny Dip" - :cool:

[Bookish Angel]

And other titles by J. Maarten Troost.

 

Funny, quirky travel writing.

 

Also, anything by travel writer Doug Lansky.

[Sea42]

You might find Carl Hiaasen's books interesting. My favorite was "Skinny Dip" - :cool:

I would second the Carl Hiaasen books! Very funny, entertaining stories.

[FlaGrl4Evr]

I am currently reading the Doc Ford series by Randy Wayne Wright. Doc Ford is a marine boiologist living in Sanibel Captiva, Fla. He is a retired NSA agent/marine biologist who lives at the local marina. The books are a great read full of lots of interesting characters and lots of Fla flair. Here is link to the series in reading order. http://www.thrillingdetective.com/ford.html

 

 

James Hall is another great author who writes books that take place in the Fla Keys

 

 

 

 

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[FlaGrl4Evr]

You may also like the Max Freeman series by Jonathon King. The books take place in Miami and the Fla Everglades. It too is an excellent series.

http://www.jonathonking.com/blue.php

 

 

 

 

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[05mak05]

I stumble across the best info on this website. I meant to buy the Jimmy Buffet books years ago and never did so. Thanks for the tip.

[Cruisingmanforlife1]

I am not a big reader but I am a big fan of Jimmy Buffetts books (Where is Joe Merchant, A Salty Piece of Land, etc...). Unfortunately I have read them all and have a cruise coming up in Feb. 2012. Anybody have any suggestions on similar books?

 

Thanks!

 

Have you tried

The Kinsman - A novel [Paperback]

 

Gardner McKay (Author)

[ticruiser12]

Thanks for some great recommendations. Looks like a trip to Barnes & Noble might be in order for this weekend!

 

Keep the suggestions coming....

 

Bon Voyage!:cool:

[CSloan]

I would second the Carl Hiaasen books! Very funny, entertaining stories.

 

This gets my vote too!

[DukeFamily]

Did you read Buffett's "A Pirate Looks at Fifty"? That battered paperback is one of the few must pack items whenever I cruise! I just love the stories in that one. (The only other MUST pack? "Remember the Titans"! Don't ask me why; it's just a family favorite DVD and the boys and I fall asleep to it every night on a cruise! Weird, huh?!)

[Peace2U]

Try any of the books by Robert Tacoma. His books are set in Key West and are about the quirky adventures of "Taco Bob."