Non-Fiction Books
Recounts the author's experiences during his career as a fishing guide
Recounts the author's experiences as he travels in search of the landlocked bull sharks of Nicaragua and shares his secrets of successful winter fishing in Minnesota
The author of Batfishing in the Rainforest takes readers on a breathtaking tour of his favorite travel spots, diving into a lake called the Bad Blue Hole and searching for orangutans in Borneo, among other adventures.
In a compilation of his best-selling essays, the author of Sanibel Flats eflects on how travel and adventure enhance human experience as he visits the Mayan ruins, swims with great white sharks in South Africa, and hangs with the Crocodile Hunter, all the while supervising his two sons and confronting the shock of reaching middle age.
Randy Wayne White's thirteen years as a full-time, light-tackle fishing guide at Tarpon Bay Marina, Sanibel Island, on Florida's Gulf Coast, inspired many of the characters and stories in his New York Times best-selling Doc Ford series. The second edition of Randy Wayne White's Gulf Coast Cookbook pairs more than 125 recipes with photos of the real Tarpon Bay and the most appetizing food-related passages from this acclaimed writer's essays and novels. The result is a veritable memoir of food and adventure, true friends and favorite characters, all in an enjoyable presentation promising satisfying food, drink-and reading.
When William Halsey Wood landed the first big tarpon ever caught on rod and reel, news quickly spread. This 1885 event changed the face and fabric of sports fishing and helped make Southwest Florida a mecca for anglers from all parts of the world. Today, the silver king remains one of the most sought-after of all game fish. Randy Wayne White’s Ultimate Tarpon Book offers everything you could ever want to know about the origins of big game fishing, told in the words of those who were there. Zane Grey and Theodore Roosevelt fished for tarpon, so did Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Edison, Frederic Remington, and many others. The stories and narratives they wrote based on their experiences—along with those of more than 100 other contributors, including some of the best outdoor writers of our time—are presented here. The book includes information on the pioneer tarpon guides, the historic tarpon lodges, the innkeepers, the outfitters, the boat builders, and the scientists that made Fort Myers the greatest big game fishing resort in the country. Randy Wayne White spent thirteen years as a professional tarpon guide, and Carlene Fredericka Brennen tournament fished for fifteen years for the silver king. For decades they have been collecting books, research papers, and popular literature on the tarpon. The best of their catch is presented here, complete with stories, commentary, and an introduction by White. The result is a book that no serious angler can be without! With Contributions From: Ernest Hemingway, Zane Grey, W. H. Wood, Randy Wayne White, Billy Pate, A. W. Dimock, Mark Sosin, Theodore Roosevelt, Ted Williams, Lefty Kreh, Thomas Edison, Joan Salvato Wulff , Jimmy Albright, Stu Apte, John N. Cole, Vic Dunaway, Chico Fernandez, Thomas McGuane , Carlene Fredericka Brennen, Van Campen Heilner, Flip Pallot, Nick Lyons, Joe Brooks, Bill Curtis, Louis L. Babcock, Lorian Hemingway, Byron Stout, Norm Zeigler, and more!
New York Times bestselling author, Randy Wayne White, presents a collection of his most prized non-fiction essays on his life as a world traveller, South West Florida fishing guide, and novelist. He takes us with him as he is stabbed in Peru, held at gunpoint by Mexican Federales, shepherding Cuban refugees from Mariel Harbor, and into his home with his "Gator". Randy Wayne White is the author of Twenty Doc Ford novels -- most recently Night Vision, Chasing Midnight, and Night Moves -- and four nonfiction collections -- Batfishing in the Rainforest, The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua, Last Flight Out, and An American Traveler. Many (but not all) of the stories in Doc Ford Country can be found in Batfishing in the Rainforest, with six new Doc Ford themed additions.