Although I'm most interested in islands for sale, I am still intrigued by islands in general, from tropical specks to, say, the Isle of Wight, an island south of England which is quite populous but also quite pretty. To this end, I am attempting to gather together some links to island sites I have run across (harder than it might seem, since my records aren't fantastic), and compile them here for you.
And Without Further Ado, My Links:
The International Centre for Island Studies: Tons of [admittedly eclectic] stuff about islands
Energy Links (A Major Concern When Developing an Island)
American Wind Energy Assoc.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
International Network for Sustainable Energy
The Source for Renewable Energy
Windpower Monthly News Magazine
World Renewable Energy Network
Press Releases About Private Islands (Vladi also has a lot of these)
How to Buy a Private Island. I got snookered by this site into buying the guide, and quite honestly, it stinks. Short, B&W, and outdated.
Islands for Sale by Rob Edwards
Private Kingdoms by Edward Kiersh
Rent your own Private Island before you Buy, or just as a great vacation:
Unusual Villa and Island Rentals
Little Deadman's Cay for rent in the Bahamas
Camp on undeveloped Prince Cay, in the Bahamas(Click here to email the owner)
Coming Soon, Island Micronation Links...
I'm thinking that movie Castaway is going to be pretty cool...
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Currently, the list looks like this:
1. Theroux, Paul. The Happy Isles of Oceania : Paddling the Pacific . An excellent non-fiction travel book about a voyage through the South Pacific, by noted travel writer Paul Theroux.
2. Deacon, Richard. How to buy an island .This book, now out of print, is really quite amazing: it covers nearly every aspect of this niche market very well, considering that it is rather old.
3. Hemingway, Ernest. Islands in the Stream
. What can I say? This is a really, really good book. Especially the first third, which, near as I can figure, contains some of the most perfect days ever described.
4. Maugham, Somerset. The Moon and Sixpence. This novel, based on the life of Paul Gauguin, is a fun easy read, and it gets French Polynesia just right. An enjoyable look at a man who ultimately found his artistic fulfillment in the islands.
The Classics:
1. Verne, Jules. The Mysterious Island . By one of my favorite authors, this novel captures much of the mystique (just look at the title) and adventure of islands.
2. Stevenson, Robert Louis.Treasure Island. The famed story of a boy and pirates.
3. Ballantyne, Robert M. The Coral Island. Yet another classic shipwreck story. I know I loved it in my youth.
4. Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. Finally, perhaps the ultimate story of a man and his private island (although he, for some reason, wasn't altogether happy to be there).
Island Movies (I tried not to just repeat movies made out of the above books)
1. Jurassic Park and the Lost World. For those of you who had forgotten, both these movies are supposedly set on private islands, and while the original was actually on Kauai, the ambience is there. Occasionally a dinosaur will obstruct your view of the island, but other than that, two good films.
2. Let me think awhile...