Barklay Butera Living on the Coast
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Great decorating ideas, and a beautiful book for your coffee table!  But make sure you actually read it!  Love this book as does the recipient whom I also bought one for!
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Phillip Parker King was a Lt. in the British Navy. After the end of the Napoleanic wars in 1815, Lt. King was sent to Australia to investigate and document parts of the coast. He was sent with two midshipmen, and the rest of the crew he had to recruit in Australia. In addition to the ships crew, he recruited a naturalist to assist in collecting and documenting the flora and fauna that they found on and around the coast.

They sometimes went a short ways inland, but generally only a few miles due to the small crew, and limited time available.  In that age, the British Navy expected a lot of their ship captains, and commanding the small vessel, acting as the cartographer and getting all of the necessary information for the map making was expected. Australia was sparsely settled, and very little was known about the coast, and the British wanted to understand and document the coast, and the offshore areas, including reefs, water depth, hazards to navigation, rivers, and inlets etc. When he got to Australia he was provided with a newly purchased cutter, costing 2,000 pounds, that drew 9 feet. He made three voyages during this time, exploring and documenting the coast. He lost two of his three anchors on his first voyage, one due to cutting the cable on rocks on the bottom. The writing style is plain and easy to read. If anything, Lt. King downplays to problems and perils faced by the crew during the three years. Dealing with the Australian natives of the different tribes or groups as an adventure. Some tribes were friendly, some were wary, and in some cases scared, and some were hostile. They ran into Malays who came to Australia to exploit the sea life. Lt King treated the Malays very carefully when they were out in force, as he was not sure if they might not be hostile. GIven the issues with getting water and supplies on the sparsely settled coast, at they went north to Dutch settlement were they got supplies. Water was a regular challenge, particularly, given the rats on board the ship, who were won't to gnaw through the bottoms of the wooden water casks. Cockroaches were also a problem on the ship.

Overall, an interesting series of three coastal investigation and documentation voyages. Lt King and his crew did a good and understated job over the years of investigating and documenting the Australian coast.

This book could be of interest to you is you are interest in early Australia explorers
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Dawn does a good job of portraying the Florida West coast and life there. The Forgotten Coast Series is a really good read!
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THIS BOOK IS NOT ABOUT BOB MARLEY BUT ABOUT MY DEAR UNCLE--LEONARD PERCIVAL HOWELL-- THE FIRST RASTA AND THE FOUNDING FATHER OF RASTAFARI.
THE FRENCH WRITER--HELENE LEE IS A PERSONAL FRIEND OF MINE AND OF THE HOWELL FAMILY. THE BOOK IS WELL WRITTEN AND VERY FACTUAL. EVERY RASTAFARIAN, FOLLOWER, BELIEVER AND ESPECIALLY THE HOWELL'S SHOULD READ THIS BOOK AND VISIT PINNACLE IN JAMAICA W. I.
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I had the honor of meeting Kyle in November in Athens, Greece where he and many in our group were running the Athens Marathon. He is a sweet, kind and very caring young man.  Then we all met in Huntington Beach in April, 2014 to do a 200 mile RAGNAR race.  Had my copy of his book which he autographed it for me.  It is a good read.
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The story line is good but I enjoyed his description of the culture of the region. It's almost like being there.
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This is a good depiction of daily life in Galway Bay during the famine of 1845-49.  It is a good story on its own but especially for those of us who have ancestors from Galway.
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Bought as a gift for my father from Bournemouth but living in Florida, and he thought it was top notch!
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Heney Beston's year on the beach provides the reader with a poetic/prose description of the ebb and flow of life on the outer Cape. A must read for anyone interested in the natural world.
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This book is so good that I'm considering moving to the coast! Real detail to the point I felt like I was there!
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I enjoyed reading this book.  I have been to the Russian Far East (Sibera) coast town and two villages, one of which is a Raindeer Village.  This book brought back memories of being in that area.  The courage of the people who live there and their remarkable dogs is a must read. Nome is very isloated also as I found out when visiting ther also.
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Imagine my delight to hear from one of last year's renters who had stayed at "The Lobster Trap," the old Victorian on the harbor I inherited from my parents.  He called to say that the house was in the background of the page (41) on Lupines, our ubiquitous spring wildflower here in Stonington, Maine.  Of course, I ran right down to Dockside Books and ordered the book.  It's just a gem, with short articles on everything from Moxie and Poland Spring Water to Blackflies, Islands, and Windjammers!  Great book, Mayos!
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I have lived in Emerald Isle on the Crystal Coast for 20 years. Have been the Mayor of Emerald Isle for the past 12 years. David's description of the area is very accurate. There are a ton of things to do and when groups visit, everybody can find something of interest. People that live in Emerald Isle or visit Emerald Isle joke about not telling others so that it won't lose it's small town feel. Actually there is plenty of room for more people especially in the spring and fall. Always great to see new faces.
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Having lived in Naples Itlay for five years I know this book is based on truth.  Saviano is a brave man.  Loved his book.
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Robbi McCoy is a Californian who knows how to write about her state.  The Delta area is extremely unique and fragile.  It's a great place to boat and/or fish, and there are many remote places and little towns with in it.  Stillwater Bay is one such town.  Everyone knows everyone else, and there is one of everything...one bait shop, one vet, etc.  Stef Byers, a former Oakland police officer, has bought a house boat which is land docked in Stillwater.  She's left Oakland after a horrible tragedy.  She plans to make the houseboat seaworthy, and then to escape into the waterways of the Delta.  She is accompanied by her former partner's dog, Deuce.

Jackie Townsend is the one vet in town.  She's grown up in Stillwater Bay, and loves her life.  The only problem is that she is the only single lesbian in town.  Stef could be the answer to her dreams, but, Stef is very guarded and sends mixed signals.

What follows is a delightful romance.  Stef and Jackie try to work things out amidst life in a small town.  There is a crawdad festival, shops get robbed, and neighbors argue.  McCoy writes with loving humor, and an obvious delight in the area.  This is a great romance, and a great read!
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I love these mysteries that take place on the Maine coast, especially , I think, because I lived in Maine for a few years. There is something about the locale of a small coastal town that seems to just invite a good mystery.  I will definitely look for more books by this author.  Lots of good recipes included too!
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My son just built a new home in Palm Bay Fl. I sent them to him as a home Dcor. He is very happy with their natural beauty,