Jack Nelson: 10 books

Jack Nelson lives on the shore of Academy Bay in the Galápagos Islands since 1967, and figured he knew the place until he was surprised by the destructive power of the Tsunami of March 2011. This is a short description of why he happened to be there for the event, the excitement of the critical moments,and the aftermath.

Generations before this story starts, migration and travel shaped the author's family history. He is a Boomer, the first generation with brain-patterns shaped by consumer electronics. A California Kid from the legendary 1960s; his only car is an iconic Chevy Nova hot rod. He plans a road trip...

In 1967 with almost no money I traveled from the Galapagos Islands to California, through Ecuador, Colombia,Central America, and Mexico. My recollections of the experience are more about the people I met along the way, rather than a description of places and things. It was a very different world then.

The existing finance/tax code rule set is wrecking our long-term real wealth in favor of evanescent paper profits, and worse yet, stripping the poor to profit the rich. In parallel, a calamitous policy that repeats the error of failed alcohol prohibition, our War on Drugs is a hundred billion dollar...

Living in the Galapagos Islands has never been easy, but 40 years ago it was a real challenge. The author describes perilous travel on near-derelict cattle boats, and the rewards of self-reliance in the midst of natural beauty.

Bullfighting is more than a bloody spectacle. It must be seen in a context going back to pre-history, and extending into our distant future. Biology, ecology, economics, evolution,and more. Our own nature is tied to the picture.

So you want a hot rod. What kind? How will you use it? The author's only car is a hot rod 1962 Chevrolet Nova. This day's action is on a race track, but involves social life, introspection, values, technique, and outright fun.

The author, his friends and family have long experience with the cetaceans in the deep blue sea. We know they are highly intelligent but so different from us that they are as if aliens in the oceans. They are tragically vulnerable to our heedless ways.

The book includes links to original color illustrations by the author. Warren Keck is an ex-mercenary commando, retired after his career of enforcing order for one of the corporate financial hegemons running the planet. Keck’s unplanned involvement with four entirely different gene-spliced mermaids...

My experience fishing from a dinghy in the Galapagos Islands. A giant marlin up close.