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A Pirate Looks at Fifty

by Jimmy Buffett · 1998

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This is the ultimate Jimmy Buffett philosophy on life and how to live it, “like sitting with Buffett at a beachside bar, listening to him spin tales” ( Time ). “Buffett took his family on a… more

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One of the inescapable encumbrances of leading an interesting life is that there have to be moments when you almost lose it.
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later down the road of life, i made the discovery that salt water was also good for the mental abrasions one inevitably acquires on land.
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Songwriters write songs, but they really belong to the listener.
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You know Death will get you in the end, but if you are smart and have a sense of humor, you can thumb your nose at it for awhile
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The only thing that is still free in this world is religion, which is why a lot of people "find it.
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Life is a journey that's measured not in miles or years but in experiences, and the route your life takes is built not of roads but of songs.
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You are your own best teacher. ~Jimmy Buffett
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As a pilot I know, that if you are flying from point a to point b and a big storm blocks your way, you don’t just barrel on through. You either land or do a 180 and go back to point a.

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This is the ultimate Jimmy Buffett philosophy on life and how to live it, “like sitting with Buffett at a beachside bar, listening to him spin tales” ( Time ).

“Buffett took his family on a three-week trek around the Caribbean. . . . His colorful travelogue is interspersed with memoirs of his youth and music career—both of which revolve around his continuing search for the perfect fishing spot.”— USA Today

For Parrotheads, armchair adventurers, and anyone who appreciates a good yarn and a hearty laugh, here is the ultimate backstage pass. You’ll read the kind of stories Jimmy usually reserves for his closest friends and you'll see a wonderful, wacky life through the eyes of the man who's lived it.

Jimmy takes us from the legendary pirate coves of the Florida Keys to the ruins of ancient Cartegena. Along the way, we hear a tale or two of how he got his s

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1998
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