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| | | Mysteries | Home » » » A Salty Piece of Land | | | | | | | Description: | | Handle: The #1 bestseller Jimmy Buffett flies back into view with a delectable new collection of tales from his carefree and adventurous world. Description: The beloved traveler/troubadour offers up a plate of stories--some real, some imagined, some where it's impossible to say--from his world of seaplanes, tropical isles, and wayward adventures. A Salty Piece of Land is a rollicking story collection that belongs as much on a bookshelf as it does atop the liquor cabinet. It has been five years since Jimmy's last book, and fans of his previous bestsellers, A Pirate Looks at Fifty, Where's Joe Merchant, and Tales From Margaritaville--not to mention the millions of fans of his songs and concerts--are sure to flock to his newest hit. This fall, as the temperatures drop and the sun gets scarce, A Salty Piece of Land is going to be the book that takes readers away from the snowdrifts and to a warm beach, cold beer, and some of the wildest characters ever to dip their toe in the ocean. This irresistible collection will be the next in an impressive line of bestsellers for the inimitable Jimmy Buffett. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Jimmy Buffett | | Hardcover:
| 480 pages | | Publisher:
| Little, Brown and Company | | Publication Date:
| November 30, 2004 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0316908452 | | Package Length:
| 8.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 151 reviews |
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89 of 100 found the following review helpful:
 A collage of Jimmy Buffett's life and passion.Oct 12, 2004
By J. Sutherland
I was lucky to receive an advance copy of the book. As a serious parrothead I was able to see the true life adventures of Jimmy Buffett played out by various characters in the book (Tully Mars and Willie Singer). The book is a work of "fictional facts" and lightly disguised life experiences of Jimy Buffett and his vivid imagination.
The story is fantabulous as the late Mel Fisher would say. The day Jimmy Buffett was at the discovery of the Atocha's mother load makes it into the story as well as many other true life adventures. For the Buffett fan this book is JB's best work and gives a true view into the passion, fears and the big question of Who is Jimmy Buffett. In this book you will find that JB is not a fisherman, pilot or surfer, those are just the things he does. You will see that the author is a passionate dreamer and romantic that makes a living as a musician.
The work is a great story as well as an education in philosophy, geography, history and life.
The book has 456 pages plus an afterword where Mr. Buffett tells us where the premise for the story came from as well as the fact he lost his parents and very close friends recently.
This book is worth the price and you will learn something as well as having the pleasure of a great adventure. If you are a Buffett fan, this book is a must! If you need a vacation to the Caribbean this book is your ticket.
30 of 33 found the following review helpful:
A good read if you're in the proper frame of mind...Feb 06, 2005
By Thomas Duff
"Duffbert"
I just finished Jimmy Buffett's meandering latest work, A Salty Piece of Land. I liked it, but I can see how others might be somewhat bored by it all.
The main character, Tully Mars, is on an adventure trying to escape from an unfortunate incident in his past (along with bounty hunters and trumped up charges). For a cowboy, he has a strange affinity for the sea, and soon he and his horse end up on a slow boat to a Caribbean island. He starts off working as a fishing guide for a new retreat there, but soon ends up on board a masted sailing ship commanded by a 100+ year old lady. Her life goal is to restore a certain lighthouse to its former glory, and to do so she needs to track down a rare type of lens for the lighting mechanism. This becomes Tully's goal too, and the two set out to meet people, share experiences, and track down the elusive lens. Along the way, Tully has to watch out for the bounty hunters as well as figure out where his life is really going.
The book is 462 pages, and I was being descriptive when I called it meandering. The plot line is extremely loose, and there's not any sense of build-up or pacing. It's one of those stories that could have been told in 200 pages (or less), but then it wouldn't have the flavor that it has. I think you have to be in a laid-back mood to read it, and just enjoy the characters and the twists of life for what they are. If you're looking for a tight, well-crafted story, this isn't it. Conversely, if you're looking to escape into the oceans, islands, and the off-beat characters found there, this could be what you're looking for. There's definitely plenty of Buffett to be found in the book, and I have no doubt that many of the scenes and incidents could be based on things that really happened to him.
So, go in with an open mind and the right attitude, and just let things flow. It's probably the best way to enjoy this one...
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Music To My EyesMar 16, 2005
By Heather
"Houndog"
This book is like one long song by Jimmy . He weaves a tale of Tully Mars, the cowboy who takes his pony to the sea and goes out to find his place in the sun. Quirky characters and escapades throughout the Caribbean and coastal Mexico make this a fun and fast read. Throw in some adventures on a Schooner , the art of Flats Fishing and references to the movie The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and you have a love letter from Buffett to the things he loves and lives. There is nothing heavy or intellectual about this book and that's what makes it so fun. If you love the tales Jimmy weaves in his songs and the freewheeling lifestyle he leads then this book will give you plenty to smile about.
I give this book 5 out of 5 lost shakers of salt.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Write more Jimmy! More!Dec 17, 2004
By charlie schenck
I love this book. I have been waiting for Jimmy Buffet to write another book since "Where is Joe Merchant" and "A Pirate looks at Fifty". I do truly enjoy his writing style. Some peole have downgraded this book because it is written different then pretty much every book you were made to read in school, they down graded this book because the author probablly broke some sacred writting rule that authors and Lit teachers are suppose to always obsereve. Well, I didn't much care for the books we were made to read in high school. This book is different. It just flows along leading you into a different adventure each chapter, it is all the same story about the main character you just learn all about all the other characters. All of Buffets books have made me want to just get a boat and float away to see where the current will take me. Buffet's writing just has a way of getting you there for the adventure and you are sad when it is over. Jimmy, if you ever have to stop singing you certanily could write books full time and I would read every one of them.
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Buffett's worldApr 21, 2005
By Bennet Pomerantz
"Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD"
Jimmy Buffett has been a wonderful storyteller in his songs. He has also been a great author in his words. His latest opus, A Salty Piece of Land (eight CDs, abridged, Time Warner Audiobooks), is a fantasy with a humorous bend.
This quirky audio story is for Buffett's Parrot heads and lovers of the news of the weird. Buffett's text sparkles with only characters that inhabit spring break on the sandy Florida beaches.
You always get a certain island feel in any of Buffeet novels, and this one isnt an exception. When you get into the surreal world that is painted in his novels, you feel warm and comfortable-almost like an adultish Disney Movie with a south sea bend. And dont get me started with the way he describes chracters, all I will say is they are so real, you feel you can touch them.
John David Souther, an actor and a singer in his own right take Buffett Land and makes it his own with his simple vocal inflections. And Buffett himself gets into the narrative act with his writer's notes and afterward which alone is worth the price of the audio book.
its all good man!-Bennet Pomerantz, Audioworld
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