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Honey Santana—impassioned, willful, possibly bipolar, self-proclaimed “queen of lost causes”—has a scheme to help rid the world of irresponsibility, indifference, and dinnertime sales calls. She’s taking rude, gullible Relentless, Inc., telemarketer Boyd Shreave and his less-than-enthusiastic mistress, Eugenie—the fifteen-minute-famous girlfriend of a tabloid murderer—into the wilderness of Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands for a gentle lesson in civility. What she doesn’t know is that she’s being followed by her Honey-obsessed former employer, Piejack (whose mismatched fingers are proof that sexual harassment in the workplace is a bad idea). And he doesn’t know he’s being followed by Honey’s still-smitten former drug-running ex-husband, Perry, and their wise-and-protective-way-beyond-his-years twelve-year-old-son, Fry. And when they all pull up on Dismal Key, they don’t know they’re intruding on Sammy Tigertail, a half white–half Seminole failed alligator wrestler, trying like hell to be a hermit despite the Florida State coed who’s dying to be his hostage . . .
Will Honey be able to make a mensch of a “greedhead”? Will Fry be able to protect her from Piejack—and herself? Will Sammy achieve his true Seminole self? Will Eugenie ever get to the beach? Will the Everglades survive the wild humans? All the answers are revealed in the delectably outrageous mayhem that propels this novel to its Hiaasen-of-the-highest-order climax.
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Nature Girl.......2007-09-27
Ahhh, that perfect sizzle of steak done well I sit down, pick up my fork and knife and am ready to cut into a little slice of heaven, and the phone rings. Fish, or cut bait? Answer the phone, or get chastised for screening my calls? My steak will have to wait. I answer and a friendly, professional voice promises me a fast way to get out of debt, sell me magazines, or a great piece of real estate in Florida. Arrrgh, my steak is now cold and congealing upon my plate.
Telemarketers, I have always fantasized about tracking down one of these telemarketing creeps and turning the tables -- phoning his house every night at dinner, interrupting a nice, hot soak in the tub, or having him pick up the phone with hands covered in oven mitts. The main character in Carl Hiaason's new novel Nature Girl does just that.
Honey, the "Nature Girl" of the title, has just started dinner when-you guessed it-a telemarketer and interrupts her meal. Honey is a nice girl with some problems. She hears two songs in her head at once-like Nine Inch Nails, and Nat King Cole-and has decided that there's a decided lack of courtesy in the world. Old fans and newcomers alike will delight in Hiaason's 11th novel, another entertaining Florida romp.
Honey lures the unsuspecting telemarketer to the "Ten Thousand Islands" area of Florida with the promise of an Everglade inspired "eco-tour" trap, to lecture him on ethics and common decency. As with all of Hiaason's fiction there is a cast of extreme and zany characters. There's a sex-starved fishmonger: a half-breed, blue-eyed Seminole: a private investigator in search of the "footage of a lifetime": a co-ed wanna-be-hostage, and more.
This is classic Hiaason, so if you are an avid reader, you've seen this before. Even so, it's an enjoyable read. There's an eclectic cast of characters, witty dialogue and humorous phrasing. A nice addition is his strong character development of a young adult character. Hiaason has forayed into children's books with Hoot, a winner of a Newberry award, and Flush, and has obviously become comfortable with creating strong children characters. Hiaason's next book is rumored to be another children's book. Perhaps, a sequel to the award winning, Hoot-I have a feeling that he wanted Nature Girl to be that book, but his publisher demanded another adult novel.
Hiaason definetly sticks to the adage "write what you know". His fiction mirrors his concerns as a journalist and a native of Florida. His novels have been classified as "environmental thrillers" and are usually found on the crime fiction shelves in bookshops, though they can just as well be read as mainstream reflections of every day life. If you love Hiassen, you may want to check out Christopher Moore, who has been called "the unhinged Hiaason" and a man that Hiasson calls "the sickest man I know- in the best possible way."
Me? I'll be looking forward to both Hiaason's next novel as well as Christopher Moore's new book which is being published just in time for Valentine's Day, You Suck: a Love Story which is a sequal to Blood Sucking Fiends. Well, I have to vamoose. I hear the phone ringing.....
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Classic.......2007-08-16
Nature Girl is classic Carl Hiaasen. He takes crazy Florida and gives it a little twist and it's hilarious.
More Thrills and Laughs from Carl Hiassen.......2007-08-05
Rollicking adventure with a cast of thousands (mostly mosquitoes and fire ants); this is delightful entertaining from Carl Hiassen in his typical best, poking fun along the way. Thoroughly enjoyable if you like Carl Hiassen's style. Tightly written, quick paced.
Disappointing.......2007-07-26
I wanted to like this book, I really did. I read Skinny Dip and really enjoyed it. I went back and read more books by Carl Hiaasen as a result. This book just didn't do anything for me. In fact, I can't even get through it. Tried for a second time just recently and still couldn't finish. I think my big problem is that I just don't like many of the characters in the book. I found them rather irritating. With that said, I like Carl Hiaasen's work, as a whole, and will still check out anything new he writes. I'd say, if you want to read Carl Hiaasen, start with something else.
Eclectic and border-line cast of Hiassen.......2007-07-25
Hiaasen is absolutely a fabulous author!! His novel brings together a cast of eclectic and "border-line" personalities into the swamps and keys of Florida with an undertone of environmental responsibility. An "off-her-meds" woman decides to teach a lesson to a telemarketer and his mistress by luring them into a lesson teaching get-away. Her ex-husband is trying to keep an eye on her, as is her 12 year old son. They end up crossing paths with a half-white half-Seminole young man who is hiding from the law due to the death of his first client and his voluntary hostage, a young co-ed looking for adventure and possible romance.
This tale is entertaining and intelligent as always in Hiaasen's approach to his anti-development message. Hiaasen delivers his message in an entertaining intricate story. This is not his best novel but when you are talking Hiaasen they are all good, this is just a little less great than his others.
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- Not a real "BOOK"
- A MUST for all Pitcairn and HMS Bounty fans
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Pitcairn Island: Refuge of the Bounty Mutineers
Maurice Allward
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Not a real "BOOK".......2005-12-25
I love Pitcairn folklore as much as the rest of us, but this book is primarily filled with pictures. If you are looking for a historical account of Pitcairn and The Bounty, I would keep looking.
A MUST for all Pitcairn and HMS Bounty fans.......2005-07-28
128 pages of pure JOY.
Mr. Allward has given Pitcairn/Bounty fans something to treasure and refer to again and again. This book is loaded with illustrations and photographs. For me, the photo of beloved Pitcairner Reynold Warren was worth the cost of the book many times over.
Buy one for yourself and another to share with your local library.
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Island of Refuge
Linda Hall
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Margaret's Peace
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On a morning in late summer Peter Glass arrives on the island, tired, sick and fleeing for his life. He meets Naomi, Zoe, and Jo. In a matter of only a few hours he develops a special friendship with Jo. When Jo is found murdered the following day, Peter is devastated. Into this mix Philip returns with promises to Naomi and Zoe that he will stay with them this time. Even though she has heard all of this before, she still hopes. As the police begin their rather extensive investigation, two states over Margot begins her own investigation of Jo, her former houseguest. What she discovers shatters her to her very core and intertwines the lives of the island dwellers as they seek to make peace with themselves, their lives, and God.
Eventually he would find a place where ghosts didn't batter his nights...
Peter Glass arrives one summer morning on a small island off the coast of Maine â tired, sick, and fleeing for his life. He finds refuge in an abandoned church and soon develops a special friendship with a young woman named Jo. But Peter's safe haven is shattered by tragedy when Jo is found murdered. Amidst the turmoil of suspicion, shock, and grief, Peter comes face-to-face with a host of the island's quirky inhabitants â the woman who waits for her rarely seen husband, the boatbuilder who still mourns for his dead wife the former pastor who lives in the church, and the elderly woman who is confidant to the island dwellers. Then Margot Douglas, proprietor of a Vermont fabric shop, begins her own investigation of the murder of Jo, her former housegueast. What Margot discovers shatters her to the core as she and the island's inhabitants seek to make peace with themsleves, their pasts, and God.
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Good read..........2007-05-17
Easy and light reading. Characters were very interesting and the plot unfolded well.
Bravo!.......2001-12-07
Island of Refuge is a subtly drawn together story of a rag-tag group of down-and-outers coming together in an abandoned church on Lamb's Island, a rocky, wind-blown patch off the coast of Maine. Lamb's Island is very much off the beaten path with only one way on and off the island. You have to really want to be there to get there. The living is plain and hard, close to the land and the ocean.
The aimlessly wandering, searching souls arrive one at a time and find shelter and peace until the death of a young mother shakes the island refuge and reawakens the pain of the loss of another young woman twenty years earlier. With the stoicism inherent in the islanders, life continues as normal, but with suspicion towards the group of church-dwellers who have wounds enough that need to heal.
With delicate intricacy, Hall has interwoven the lives of the characters from the island, the mainland and Canada. Very well done. I had a hard time laying aside this well-plotted mystery, so full of expression.
You won't be able to put it down.......2000-09-08
This was one of the best books I have read in quite some time. I enjoy christian fiction, but get tired of some of the sugary- sweet dialog and how everything is just a little too perfect in the end. Linda's books are really true-to-life and they have a good message too. I have read Margret's Peace and Katheryn's Secret (both excellent books), but Island of Refuge is my favorite. It keeps you guessing right up until the end.
another suspenseful masterpiece from Hall.......2000-07-09
Lamb's Island, Maine is a small community of close-knit people who watch out for one another. In the abandoned church on the island lives an unusual mix of people who are escaping from society for one reason or another. When one of them turns up murdered, they all fall suspect. Is it Jeremiah, running from his old life as a minister, or Peter, escaping a murder charge? Colin seems to have a dark secret in his past as well, and Philip does not appear honest to anyone, except the wife and daughter that he has abandoned in the old church. As Hall weaves this tale of suspense, you will be enthralled with the twists and turns that it takes. Every time I thought that I had it figured out, something new would crop up, like a nosy ferryman, an upscale dress designer, or a strange rowboat parked on the sand. Hall has once again shown that she is a master of the suspense novel. You will not be able to put it down.
A Thrilling Suspense Novel!.......2000-01-31
Linda Hall is a master story teller. She skillfully weaves the plot of this book creating a story filled with intrigue and suspense that only intensifies with each chapter. The characters are tragic figures who eventually triumph over their painful life experiences by finding ultimate truth and love through a relationship with God. Linda Hall speaks to the problems that not only exist in society today, but also ones that infiltrate the Christian community. The theme of this book is poignant and clear. It is a must read for all fans of mystery and suspense!
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- Great genealogy book of families history from P.E.I.
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An Island refuge: Loyalists and disbanded troops on the Island of Saint John
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Great genealogy book of families history from P.E.I........1998-07-20
The history was written by individuals who were asked to provide information about their Loyalist ancestors. Lots of Family Histories.
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Eat your heart out -- you cannot visit these islands.......2006-11-21
Few people venture into the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands chain and fewer still get to land on these scraps of rock, coral or sand, which are protected by federal law. And since the first edition of this book was published, the chances of doing so have been further reduced by the declaration of a national marine refuge there.
But as a biogeographer, bird counter and habitat restorer, Mark Rauzon has been working in this bird (and now coral reef) refuge since the 1970s. So he has seen the green sea turtles sleeping on the sand, something they do nowhere else in the world. And the gooney birds courting. The waves and winds raising blistering sandstorms. The Laysan ducks teaching their ducklings how to stir up the brine flies to eat.
For places like French Frigate Shoals or Laysan or Kure (the northernmost atoll of living coral) we will have to rely on reporters like Rauzon.
The NWHI have a great deal of wildlife now and a surprising amount of history, considering how far away from anyplace they are and how few people ever went there, even when anybody who wanted to could go.
The old Hawaiians certainly went to the nearer rocks like Nihoa, where they left altars. Whether they reached the remoter islets is not certain.
After them came Russian explorers, Yankee sealers, whalers from several countries, representatives of the Hawaiian kings, guano diggers, Japanese feather poachers, naturalists, fishermen, pioneering aviators, sailors and Marines, Coast Guardmen and a few tourists.
These brought with them rats, dogs, cats, weeds, mosquitoes, oil, pesticides, ironwood trees, concrete, explosives, ants etc.
Rauzon says, "These small islands endured the worst we could dish out: war, murder, exploitation and pollution."
That may be an exaggeration -- we could have done more -- but man's footprint has not been light there. Yet animals that are scarce or missing now from the main Hawaiian islands either hang on or thrive in the NWHI.
Hawaiian monk seals, now seriously declining. Millions of seabirds. Hundreds of land birds. Turtles. Sharks. A few mostly humble but tough plants.
Considering that all these eroded islets started out much alike -- high, green remnants of volcanoes -- it is striking how different each one is from the other. Laysan has a saline lake, for example, the only lake out there. The ecological consequences of these minor differences have been considerable for the wildlife.
Rauzon describes the differences with a graceful touch. He loves these islands, though his memories of getting to them seem to linger on seasickness, perilous leaps onto wave-swept rocks, encounters with angry mother seals, fevers and other exciting but more or less unpleasant events.
This is a pretty book, with nice wildlife photographs by Rauzon (including one, on page 126, that is worth the price of the book all by itself), a number of historical photos, a few delicate line drawings of birds by Rauzon and a pleasant design.
The first edition had a number of errors which have been corrected in the second edition, which is preferable.
This Book is For the Birds!!.......2003-10-04
Isles of Refuge is indeed a wonderful book that covers the history, ecology, and most important, the BIOLOGY of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands that stretch from Nihoa in the Southeast (approx. 150 miles northwest of Kauai) to Kure Atoll in the northwest (about 1000 miles northwest of Hawaii). Isles deals with an important topic, one never before covered so extensively in print: how these islands came to be, how they were first inhabited by humans, their role in armed conflicts (particularly Midway atoll), and their current status. This book is a lovely read, no question about it. But, let's get one thing straight: The primary focus of Isles of Refuge is BIOLOGY, pure and simple. The vast majority of the text deals with the area's status as a fragile ecosystem, and attempts (largely successful) to clean up debris and maintain ecological balance. Yes, the history and native folklore are dealt with (in fact, one of the best chapters concerns reinternment of ancestral remains on Nihoa), but the primary focus is biology in general and wildlife in particular. In fact, several of the more prominent species, such as Hawaiian monk seals, are covered in their own little sections. Most importantly, this is a BIRD book. There are more photos and printed text dealing with the native birds than any other subject of the book BY FAR. Whether terns or albatrosses or "goony birds" (as they are called on Midway, the only inhabited island), the reader had best be very, very interested in our feathered friends before deciding to read this text. Not that the book is dull, far from it. Rauzon's prose is easy to read, very untextbook-like, and his adventures, whether scaling peaks on Nihoa or trying to time a dangerous landing on Necker, are always fascinating. There are excellent photos; most readers would like to see more of them (although I think the reason there are so few photos is that the author has been allowed to make only a few trips to the refuge). Better and more specific maps would also be helpful. Finally, so much has happened in the last few years (in 2000, the Northwest Hawaiian Islands Refuge was officially established by executive order.) that an update is sorely needed. In sum, an excellent book, well written and documented, and one you will no doubt enjoy, particularly if you are a lover of birds and wildlife.
Discover the other side of Hawaii.......2001-03-20
This is an amazing book on Hawaii, focusing on the less-well-known and less-traveled islands. Most of us only know Hawaii as a wonderful tourist destination, composed of a handful of islands fulfilling all of our vacation needs. In fact, Hawaii is much much more. The Hawaiian islands actually extend for many miles to the northwest, where the visitors are mostly only the native wildlife. These Northwestern Hawaiian islands comprise the "real" Hawaii: the Hawaii that is untouched by tourism; the Hawaii that gives us a glimpse back in time, allowing us to view the untarnished natural and cultural history of this unique archipelago. This is the Hawaii that the author focuses on, and he does it with great success.
Although the author is a biologist by trade -- and one might think from the title that this is basically a biology book -- it would be a big mistake to think that this book is limited to the biology of these islands. In fact, this book is much broader than that. What Mr. Rauzon does is integrate many aspects of the islands' life and history into an eminently readable story.
This book works on so many levels: a cultural narrative, a historical account, a description of the flora and fauna, a memoir of the author's experiences, a photographic essay. Take any one of these aspects alone, and the author succeeds admirably. But the real beauty of this book is the way that the author weaves all of these elements together into a rich and fascinating story of these enchanting islands. (Personally, I'm partial to the exceptional collection of high-quality photographs which add life to the text. But they could also easily stand alone as a coffee-table photography book in their own right.) One more bonus is the inclusion of artwork by the highly-skilled author -- beautiful watercolors and pen-and-ink drawings.
The author has an easy personal style which makes this book read like an unfolding story. It is not a text book. Sure you'll learn some interesting facts, but that's not the point of this book. Mr. Rauzon allows us to experience the joy and wonder of these islands just as he has in his explorations and adventures over years.
Isles of Refuge: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern..........2001-03-13
This book has it all; it's educational, entertaining and thought provoking. Mark Rauzon has written a book that provides an understandable look at the natural history of the sea birds, mammals and sea turtles that thrive throughout the leeward islands. This is fascinating stuff and interesting in its own right--but wait there's more! He also has meticulously researched and reported on the human history of the area, including early Polynesian times, discovery and exploitation in the 1800's and early 1900's, world war drama, and recent attempts to recover the natural beauty of the area. This history documents the folly of man's attempt to intervene in natrual systems and the often catastrophic results.....but wait there's more! He also shares some of his personal journey as he spent much of his time over the past twenty years working in this remote area (he has visited all but one of the leeward islands). These personal stories are sometimes humorous, but always interesting. I've never been to these remote islands and probably never will be able to visit them. Rauzon took me there and I'm gald for the visit. Read this book, you won't regret it--it's wonderful!
Terrific.......2001-03-13
Who would have thought that a book about a series of tiny islands in the middle of the ocean could be so fascinating? Somehow, the author, Mark Rauzon, has crafted an extremely compelling book about these Northwestern Hawaiian islands. This book took me places I didn't expect, but surely enjoyed. Rauzon, with his expert story-telling and beautiful photography brings these islands to life. The reader comes to see each of these small islands - some hardly larger than a rock outcropping - as a unique entity with its own story to tell. And Rauzon, through his beautiful prose and eloquent style, speaks passionately for these islands, which he so clearly loves. The author, with his rich experience to draw from, as well as his obvious joy of discovery, has created a book filled with spirit and emotion. I learned so much from this book; but that's not the half of it. What's so special about this book is that I now feel as though I "know" these islands
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Audubon Guide to the National Wildlife Refuges: California&HI: California, Hawaii, and Midway Island (Audubon Guides to the National Wildlife Refuges)
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The state of California, which comprises more ecosystems than most nations of the world, contains nearly three dozen national wildlife refuges, from the seal-dotted Farallon Islands to the sidewinder-friendly Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge in the heart of the Mojave Desert. Of these refuges, 19 are open to the public. Hawaii, which has suffered so much ecological devastation in the last century, has a vast complex of public and closed reserves taking in the tropical rainforest of Mauna Kea and far-flung, remote coral atolls. Naturalist Loren MacArthur guides his readers through these all-too-uncommon places, providing notes on the reserves' histories and rosters of inhabitants, from the rare Hawaiian duck to the abundant bald eagles of the Klamath Basin. Nature aficionados planning a journey to the Far West will want to have this eminently useful guidebook close at hand--and you could do far worse than to plan a vacation around the places about which MacArthur writes. --Gregory McNamee
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It would no doubt give the late conservationist and writer Rachel Carson great pleasure to know that a 7,435-acre parcel of coastal Maine, sheltering more than 250 species of shorebirds and waterfowl (and the raptors that feed on them), honors her memory as a national wildlife refuge. There are 22 other such refuges in the New England states, 18 of them open to visitors. Most are on or near bodies of water and were established to protect resident or migratory bird populations; given rapid development in much of the region, many of these critical habitats are now altogether too rare. One refuge, New Hampshire's Wapack, comprises a mountain summit and several little-seen but once-common denizens, including the black bear. Massachusetts Audubon Society director René Laubach provides a thorough guide to enjoying these refuges and the animals and plants they safeguard. --Gregory McNamee
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