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Books to read if you're planning a vacation in "Island", sorted by average review score:
Misty Islands
Published in Hardcover by David McKay Co (June, 1969)
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A sword is returned to a vanquished warrior
Molokai Island in Time
Published in Hardcover by Beyond Words Publishing (December, 1987)
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Essence of Molokai and Aloha spiritHaving had the opportunity to live on Molokai and experience its beauty and power first hand, this book is the only work that I've seen that captures so much of Molokai's essence. Rik's aloha and connectedness to this land and her people shines through each and every picture. And the words accompanying the pictures are genuine and heartfelt.
So many Molokai people and special places are immortalized in his pictures including slack key guitarist Kelii Mawae, fisherman extraordinaire and noni farmer. I read and gaze at this book over and over and never tire of it. It reconnects me with Molokai.
Enjoy! And if you are interested in ancient history of this powerful place, I suggest 'Tales from the Night Rainbow' by Pali Jae Lee and Koko Willis.
Moments Rightly Placed: An Aleutian Memoir
Published in Paperback by Epicenter Press (April, 1998)
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A lyrical tribute to the Aleutian IslandsRay Hudson's memories of Unalaska and its people form a beautiful portrait of a time and place. As a former resident of Unalaska, I highly recommend the book. Although the community can no longer be called a village, the Aleut roots described in Hudson's tale are still there. And his deeply evocative descriptions of the land--one of the most remote and beautiful in the world, I'm convinced--are wonderful. The descriptions of everything from fog to wildflowers to stormy nights are moving and accurate. A definite must to anyone traveling to the Aleutian Islands--and a terrific travelogue for the armchair traveler..
Monhegan, the Artists' Island
Published in Hardcover by Down East Books (August, 1995)
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Beautiful illustrations and narrative.Informative, poetic, and visually pleasing story of the island and why it captivated so many outstanding artists and inspired such an incredible variety of wonderful expression.
Truly a model for the art of special places: how the place inspires art, and how art gives insight into the place.
Moon Handbooks San Juan Islands: Including Victoria and the Gulf Islands
Published in Paperback by Avalon Travel Publishing (November, 2002)
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An excellent travel planning and guidebook resourceThe latest addition to the "Moon Handbooks" travel guide series, San Juan Islands: Including Victoria And The Gulf Islands is a travel guide precisely written by Don Pitcher for vacationers looking to make their own travel and entertainment choices by create a unique and personalized travel plan suited entirely and specifically to their own personal tastes. With key information on accommodations, activities, points of interest, transportation, history, climate, and more of each island, San Juan Islands is an excellent travel planning and guidebook resource which is especially recommended as a quick and easy reference.
Mountain Biking the Hawaiian Islands
Published in Paperback by Booklines Hawaii, Ltd. (31 October, 2000)
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Excellent... Your one-stop guide to biking Hawaii.This book really helped me on all my rides in Hawaii. Best of all, the book had sections on all 6 visitable main islands. The maps and trail descriptions were always right on... don't ride in the islands without this!
Mr. Rockefeller's Roads: The Untold Story of Acadia's Carriage Roads and Their Creator
Published in Hardcover by Down East Books (December, 1990)
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Registered Landscape ArchitectA beautiful book evoking imagery of a time past that had been very instrumental in inspiring and providing access to America's love and appeciation of nature. In this book we are shown how these roads led us to our collective love of natural beauty in America - literally and metaphorically - in an historically accurate and academic work by the author whose love of these roads in Acadia and of nature's wonders in general are delightfully evident. Exquisite photographs!
MudråAs: The Ritual Hand-Poses of the Buddha Priests and the Shiva Priests of Bali,
Published in Hardcover by Pergamon Press (June, 1972)
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agama tantra : my hands and yoursThis is the most helpful tool I have encounterd for use in prayer.The illustrations are very exact and obviously extremely well studied. Kleen's texts are invaluable to the western practitioner of agama hindu bali(Agama Tirtha).
Music in Bali: A Study in Form and Instrumental Organization in Balinese Orchestral Music
Published in Hardcover by DaCapo Press (June, 1976)
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Music in BaliAn invaluable resource! "Music in Bali" is an exhaustive study of both major and minor Balinese gamelan traditions. Though written more than forty years ago, no recent books on the subject even come close to the amount of information presented here. McPhee, frequently marginalized and maligned as a composer and ethnomusicologist, succeeded in crafting one of the most complete studies of the music of a non-western culture ever published.
Music of Death and New Creation: Experiences in the World of Balinese Gamelan Beleganjur (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
Published in Paperback by University of Chicago Press (February, 2000)
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A true literary Gesamtkunstwerk"Music of Death and New Creation" takes the musical world one step closer to an understanding of the truly fascinating world of Balinese music. Ethnomusicologist Michael Bakan obtains a unique perspective of Balinese Beleganjur. He is able to present this style of music both as a scholar and as a performer. His scholarly documentation of the music combined with the humanstic insight required when writing about such a traditional and musical culture have produced a work which is invaluable to the ethnomusicologist as well as those interested in simply broadening their musical horizons. It is an ethnomusicological Gesamtkunstwerk.
British Brigadier Miles Smeeton, retired, of British Columbia, and his wife, Beryl, have a yacht, Tzu Hang, in which they have cruised the world.
These are real people, and a real boat, and they have real adventures. I first met them in their book, 'Once is Enough,' wherein they were pitchpoled, rolled over, dismasted and very nearly swamped by a following rogue wave in the 'roaring forties' between Australia and the South American coast, to which they went on a jury rig for repairs.
In this book, the Smeeton's describe how they sailed to Japan to return the Samurai sword of a Japanese officer from whom Smeeton had accepted surrender during the Second World War.
A Samurai sword is an object of almost spiritual reverence to the Japanese, held for generations in a family, and of inestimable value. So, General Smeeton wanted to return it--a matter of honor.
Which he did, successfully, to an overwhelmed and very grateful Japanese gentleman.
The book describes their stay in Japan, and especially a place called Mori, where they wintered their boat, hauling her out, stripping her of her rigging, unstepping her masts, and refinishing her bottom.
The book is replete with details of Japan and its people, the friendships that the Smeetons made, and some misunderstandings resulting from cultural differences, some of which are quite amusing.
This is a book primarily of interest, perhaps, to other cruising sailors, but I think it will also please those with an enduring curiosity about other cultures and places.
If you can get hold of a copy, I think you will enjoy it. I certainly did.
Joseph Pierre,
Author of THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS: Our Journey Through Eternity