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Scrounging the Islands with the Legendary Don the Beachcomber: Host to Diplomat, Beachcomber, Prince and Pirate | 
 enlarge | Author: Arnold Bitner
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 924208
Media: Paperback
Edition: 0
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 156
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0595478840
EAN: 9780595478842
ASIN: 0595478840
Publication Date: November 30, 2007
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Product Description
Scrounging the Islands with the Legendary Don the Beachcomber is the life story of the man who created the Mai Tai and more than ninety other original tropical rum drinks. He started the Tiki culture, and his fame as a restaurateur, entrepreneur and business man eventually grew to international proportions. Often thought of as no more than a fictional character by those who never met him, syndicated columnist Jim Bishop wrote: There was and still is a drawing of Don the Beachcomber on the menu cover. A mustached man wearing a battered woven hat. Staring out at the farthest horizons. I never dreamed there was a real Don the Beachcomber. Just a drawing I thought. Then at Suva, on the far side of Fiji, the drawing came to life. Don stepped off an old prop passenger plane. The hat was the same. So were the mustache and quick black eyes.
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 Discovering the legendary Don the Beachcomber September 30, 2008
I wish I could say this is a great book because I am fascinated by this man's entrepeneureal spirit. It was very informative but unfortunately not well written. There are aspects in his life not covered in the book so its not the definitive bio on him. But it is worth reading and the opening chapter sets the tone. It is fascinating. The man known as "Don the Beachcomber" is an amazing character in 20th century culture and history so this book is a MUST HAVE addition to anyone who wants to know his story. Lots of research done for the book.
Interesting, but... April 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
An interesting and entertaining little book, though it would be nice if, with the alleged statements from Donn himself, the author included some information as to where he gathered them. As it is, I'd have to take a LOT of salt with some of this stuff. The outragous claim that Donn the Beachcomber rather than Trader Vic had invented the Mai Tai, based upon some unsupported hearsay in a gossip column published long after both were long gone, is hardly convincing. Especially after Vic had won a court case on just that same claim against a company trying to cash in on their own brand of "Mai Tai Mix" packaged under Donn's name! While this is a nice book to read, keep an open mind & read the appropriate chapters of "The Book of Tiki" first.
 A wonderful look at the life of the man who invented the 'Tiki Bar' concept March 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well written, in biographical form.
I have read "Sippin' Safari: In Search of the Great "Lost" Tropical Drink Recipes...and the People Behind Them" (another book I highly recommend) by Jeff "Beachbum" Berry...and many of the stories are nearly identical, word for word. I wonder which one is the chicken and which one is the egg? But it's truly an amazing life story of the man who lived the escapist's dream, and deserves all the credit.
Don the Beachcomber, your story lives on!
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