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Baja bookshelf
Required reading for any Nomad who desires to understand Baja. Past, present, and future...
1) God and Mr. Gomez
2) Log of the sea of Cortez
3)?????
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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David K
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There are so many... but here are a few suggestions:
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Baja Legends is great.
Also in my bookcase:
by Steinbeck: Sea of Cortez (predates the log), and The Pearl.
The Girl from the Sea of Cortez, by Peter Benchley (Author of Jaws).
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Quote: Originally posted by BigBearRider  | Baja Legends is great.
Also in my bookcase:
by Steinbeck: Sea of Cortez (predates the log), and The Pearl.
The Girl from the Sea of Cortez, by Peter Benchley (Author of Jaws). |
Sea of Cotez I think is the one I meant. Sorta gold colored cover.
My son's mom has a copy from her dad.
He was a baja aficionado back in his day.
I borrowed that book and dreamed...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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I guess I am searching for just the right book or maybe it will take a few. Can anyone suggest a book that demostrates the most inspiring examaple of
the authentic and true "Baja Spirit".h
I know it's is a bit subjective but that is really the point isn"t it...
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Girl from the sea of Cortez is a really good book.
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck | I guess I am searching for just the right book or maybe it will take a few. Can anyone suggest a book that demostrates the most inspiring examaple of
the authentic and true "Baja Spirit".
I know it's is a bit subjective but that is really the isn"t it...
[Edited on 7-4-2016 by fishbuck] |
This one comes pretty darn close!
here's another...
and this one, too:
plus, all the Erle Stanley Gardner books really speak to me about finding adventures in Baja...
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I read Grahm's book. So cool.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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David K
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Yes indeed... he puts a lot of energy and research into his books... I think one should read them in order, as well... tells a story of how Baja
changed his life...
Waiting for his fifth book now!
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Maybe a good place to start. A little Steinbeck, a little Grahm...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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3) The Journey of the Flame
Most inspiring: Into a Desert Place
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David has the BEST list as well as book ownership!
Udo
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David K
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They are my treasure... but I may not have as many books as Neal Johns.... or Rockman, who has the largest Baja book and publication collection known
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God And Mr. Gomez. My lord! Written by the incredible author and LA Times columnist Jack Smith. The book was published in 1974. Smith had become a
Baja trailblazer by buying a property where he lived part time. That was way back when.
Jack Smith was a major reason why the LA Times was considered one of the best newspapers in the nation. Sadly, he died in 1996 at the age of 79.
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"Baja HaHa"....Fred Hoctor
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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Did I ever tell you more than a thousand times, I met Romulo Gomez in his little tienda out at La Bocana?
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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I had not heard that you met him....did he realize how famous he was ?
I have enjoyed all the books previously mentioned and one other that I loved is Enchanted Vagabonds by Dana Lamb and June Cleveland.
and a book that I own, but have not read yet, which came highly recommended by the owners of Allende Books in La Paz is Almost an Island by Bruce
Berger.
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| Quote: Originally posted by BajaBlanca | I had not heard that you met him....did he realize how famous he was ?
I have enjoyed all the books previously mentioned and one other that I loved is Enchanted Vagabonds by Dana Lamb and June Cleveland.
and a book that I own, but have not read yet, which came highly recommended by the owners of Allende Books in La Paz is Almost an Island by Bruce
Berger. |
'Almost an Island' is in this group of my books photographed together:
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