A Salty Piece of Land118 reviews Jimmy Buffett Little, Brown and Company, 2004 A Wake from the Light + Light ahoy! + Fans: read with "Pirate looks at 40" in the background. Many years ago I was standing on a boardwalk in San Diego adjacent to an open air cantina. Sitting under a thatched umbrella was a party of fun enjoyers. They had multi-colored drinks topped with paper parasols and chunks of fruit. Here's what caught my attention: they were laughing; they were ...             The Three Boxes of Life and How to Get Out of Them: An Introduction to Life/Work Planning7 reviews Richard Nelson Bolles Ten Speed Press, 1978 Still a mind-opener after all these years + Thinking outside the boxes -- a book for a non-linear life + A good guide, a different perspective + This book will allow you to build the best lifestyle for you             The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test132 reviews Tom Wolfe Bantam, 1999 Interesting and well-written + Mind-blowing experience + Very good...not great. Tom Wolfe takes us through part of the acid-movement of the 60's with Ken Kesey (author of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") and company as they embark on their journey across America to popularize acid. Wolfe writes in a way that sort of makes you feel that you are on acid too. His writing ...             Double Lives: Crafting Your Life of Work and Passion for Untold Success Stories of Extraordinary Achievement3 reviews David Heenan Davies-Black Publishing, 2002 Inspiration to get you moving + Explore the many threads you can weave in your life! David Heenan's, Double Lives, profiles 10 individuals who excel in their vocations as well as in their avocations (sometimes more than 1). Sally Ride (NASA), Norio Ohga (Sony), Larry Small (Smithsonian) are a few who's stories are told. Heenan does a nice job of analyzing the "20 Keys" for living ...             Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream415 reviews Hunter S. Thompson Vintage, 1998 A classic + Great book, unfortunatell i've seen the movie + Great Book + A book about the savage journey to the heart of the American Dream! + A Virgin Jewel             On the Road623 reviews Jack Kerouac Penguin (Non-Classics), 1976 The Day After Superman Died + Great book about youth I began this book with weary thoughts, suspecting some Beatles, hippie mumbo jumbo about life, love and drugs. I was right but also dead wrong. After reading it I can fully understand why this is thought of as the definitive read from the beat generation. It's basically a crazed story on life on ...             The Confessions Of A Jilted Superstar, In His Many Conversations With God26 reviews R. Martin Basso AuthorHouse, 2005 things that make ya go Hmmmm? + class act + gotta give basso some kudos here for such a good, but ODD, book. Well, I sat up and took notice with this book. It's raw and edgy and just very very REAL. Jilted Superstar is rough around its edges and intellectual at the same time. A few times I actually heard myself say "Oh God" out loud and a few times I had to read the same sentence or paragraph or page ...             Howl and Other Poems (City Lights Pocket Poets Series)73 reviews Allen Ginsberg City Lights Publishers, 2001 Howl, And Other Pocket Poems + Ginsberg the 'greatest'?.. hmmm + Seeking Jazz or S*x or Soup + Amazing + good book             Blown Sideways Through Life: A Hilarious Tour de Resume6 reviews Claudia Shear Delta, 1996 A must have + Hard Knocks won't stop this Standup Actor! + I think I wrote this book! + I still have a secret crush on her 8 years later... + Why is this Book Impossible to Find?             The Confessions Of A Jilted Superstar, In His Many Conversations With God26 reviews R. Martin Basso AuthorHouse, 2005 things that make ya go Hmmmm? + class act + gotta give basso some kudos here for such a good, but ODD, book. Well, I sat up and took notice with this book. It's raw and edgy and just very very REAL. Jilted Superstar is rough around its edges and intellectual at the same time. A few times I actually heard myself say "Oh God" out loud and a few times I had to read the same sentence or paragraph or page ...             On the Road623 reviews Jack Kerouac Penguin (Non-Classics), 1976 The Day After Superman Died + Great book about youth I began this book with weary thoughts, suspecting some Beatles, hippie mumbo jumbo about life, love and drugs. I was right but also dead wrong. After reading it I can fully understand why this is thought of as the definitive read from the beat generation. It's basically a crazed story on life on ...             Howl and Other Poems (City Lights Pocket Poets Series)73 reviews Allen Ginsberg City Lights Publishers, 2001 Howl, And Other Pocket Poems + Ginsberg the 'greatest'?.. hmmm + Seeking Jazz or S*x or Soup + Amazing + good book             Blown Sideways Through Life: A Hilarious Tour de Resume6 reviews Claudia Shear Delta, 1996 A must have + Hard Knocks won't stop this Standup Actor! + I think I wrote this book! + I still have a secret crush on her 8 years later... + Why is this Book Impossible to Find?             Double Lives: Crafting Your Life of Work and Passion for Untold Success Stories of Extraordinary Achievement3 reviews David Heenan Davies-Black Publishing, 2002 Inspiration to get you moving + Explore the many threads you can weave in your life! David Heenan's, Double Lives, profiles 10 individuals who excel in their vocations as well as in their avocations (sometimes more than 1). Sally Ride (NASA), Norio Ohga (Sony), Larry Small (Smithsonian) are a few who's stories are told. Heenan does a nice job of analyzing the "20 Keys" for living ...             A Salty Piece of Land118 reviews Jimmy Buffett Little, Brown and Company, 2004 A Wake from the Light + Light ahoy! + Fans: read with "Pirate looks at 40" in the background. Many years ago I was standing on a boardwalk in San Diego adjacent to an open air cantina. Sitting under a thatched umbrella was a party of fun enjoyers. They had multi-colored drinks topped with paper parasols and chunks of fruit. Here's what caught my attention: they were laughing; they were ...             The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test132 reviews Tom Wolfe Bantam, 1999 Interesting and well-written + Mind-blowing experience + Very good...not great. Tom Wolfe takes us through part of the acid-movement of the 60's with Ken Kesey (author of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") and company as they embark on their journey across America to popularize acid. Wolfe writes in a way that sort of makes you feel that you are on acid too. His writing ...             The Three Boxes of Life and How to Get Out of Them: An Introduction to Life/Work Planning7 reviews Richard Nelson Bolles Ten Speed Press, 1978 Still a mind-opener after all these years + Thinking outside the boxes -- a book for a non-linear life + A good guide, a different perspective + This book will allow you to build the best lifestyle for you             Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream415 reviews Hunter S. Thompson Vintage, 1998 A classic + Great book, unfortunatell i've seen the movie + Great Book + A book about the savage journey to the heart of the American Dream! + A Virgin Jewel