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. I have recently completed and published my Memoir; It’s Been One Hell of a Trip! This project has been produced as an eBook in a limited edition and is available as a two-volume CD-ROM set. It was designed for Windows computers, but I have been told it also opens in the iMac platform. The discs contain over 300,000 words and 300 images, and do not include any audio or video — the discs must be read on a computer monitor. Although this epic was originally intended as a gift for family and very close personal friends there has been some interest and several requests for copies from persons outside that circle. The contents are straightforward and I begin my life story by detailing my family’s history and genealogy. (This includes the fact that my great-great-grandfather was once in the presence of Charles Darwin during his historic voyage aboard HMS Beagle.) That covered, I leap into my childhood, which among a host of juvenile adventures includes my boyhood fascination with turtles. My early work with American alligators and sea turtles and later my long federal wildlife career and collateral work in sea turtle conservation before and after I founded Caretta Research, Inc. on Sanibel Island, in Florida. My story leaves no stone unturned and is best received by open-minded individuals.

— Charles LeBuff

ANOTHER SPECIAL BOOK ON CD-ROM

The Sanibel Island Lighthouse

$17.95

The Sanibel Island Lighthouse became operational on August 20, 1884 and was staffed by light keepers until April 1949.  The author lived on Sanibel for 47 years . . . 22 of them actually at the lighthouse.  A retired 32-year staff member at “Ding” Darling Refuge, a former Sanibel city council member, and until recently a board member of the Florida Lighthouse Association, Charles LeBuff has written several books about Sanibel, including his best-selling historical autobiography Sanybel Light.  This CD is his first title in an electronic, computer-based format.

    The Sanibel Island Lighthouse offers a full discourse on Sanibel Island's discovery, it's name origin, and historical events leading up to construction of the Light Station.  The operation of the lighthouse over the last 124 years, and what has happened to it since it became automated in 1949, are fully discussed.  The author gives thought-provoking suggestions about the future role of the facility.  Each of the images have their own complete descriptive captions and are laid out in an order which tracks the Sanibel Island Light Station's time line. 

    This book is on a self-starting CD designed for Windows computers and it is an exceptional contribution to the early history of Sanibel Island and her historic lighthouse.  The disc operates off any Internet browser.  It does not require an Internet connection, and nothing is downloaded onto your hard drive.  The CD self-starts on Windows computers after it is inserted into the CD-ROM drive — it does not function on the Mac platform.  The disc’s text is in a large font (18 pt.) for ease of on-screen reading, and it’s contents are equal to a 125-page book, and if printed (optional) it produces 90 full 8.5-x11-inch pages. Purchasers are authorized to print one hard copy.  More than fifty historical .jpg images, each with it’s own in-depth caption are distributed through the text. Several photos were taken inside the light tower, which is off-limits to the public.  The architectural floor plan and an elevation of the lighthouse quarters are included, they are published on this CD for the first time.

    The CD comes in its own plastic case.

 

The Loggerhead Turtle in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico $24.95 Six copies available      THE LOGGERHEAD TURTLE in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, by Charles LeBuff. This semitechnical book is the result of an intimate, long-term investigation into the biology, life history, and conservation of this threatened marine species. This sea turtle's biology, ancestry, taxonomy, physiology, diet, reproductive behavior, embryological development, and survival problems are among the subjects discussed.  An appended section provides, in field guide format, details on the four allied marine turtle species which cohabit the eastern Gulf of Mexico with the loggerhead.         The author provides a good mix of data, a considerable amount of which is being published for the first time, and personal accounts of in-the-field episodes.  Mr. LeBuff chronicles over three decades of field research, conservation efforts, and experiences.  From 1959, until 1991, the author directed a sea turtle conservation program known as Caretta Research on the beaches of Southwest Florida.  He has bundled a lifetime of knowledge and experience between the covers of this book.     Noted sea turtle specialist, Dr. Peter C. H. Pritchard, wrote the book’s Introduction. All aspects of the loggerhead turtle's biology and life history are discussed in detail.  Generously illustrated with thirty-five photographic color plates, 22 original drawings, maps, and graphics by Warren Boutchia and Mary Lou Schadt, and numerous other illustrations, graphs and tables supplement the text, format  6" x 9" — 220 pages.  ISBN 0-9625013-0-1 Published in 1990.   Sanybel Light $24.95     Once known in the English-speaking world as Sanybel, the Sanibel Island of today is a bridge-linked popular resort destination on Florida's lower Gulf Coast. Until 1963, this subtropical island was a remote wildlife refuge, a secret retreat for famous Americans and sportsmen, and its wide white sand beach still has the reputation of being the nation's best beach for collecting seashells. Today, nearly a million people per year visit the wild mangrove forest of the famous J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge.  Charles LeBuff shares intimate tales about a bygone, special lifestyle on this barrier island. He passes on to the reader his expert knowledge pertaining to the island's ecology, wildlife — especially alligators, the dastardly "red tide," sea turtles, and manatees — mosquitoes, horrific hurricanes, and the duties of a light keeper at the Sanibel Lighthouse.  The creation of the J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge and the City of Sanibel are fully covered as is "Ding" Darling, the man.     This book was written for the education and enjoyment of today's residents and those new visitors who will also "discover" their personal paradise on Sanibel Island. Sanybel Light is a book written especially for anyone who has ever experienced the charm of Sanibel and Captiva Islands.      The cover artwork was rendered by the author. Twenty black and white photographs. Format 6" x 9" — 304 pages. ISBN 978-0-9625013-1-9.  First published in 1998, Sanybel Light is now in it's fourth printing.       The Calusan $21.95 A Great  Book About An Older Florida     The Calusan is based on Florida history and features Sanibel Island and Punta Rassa. All dated events are real and the Sanibel Island Lighthouse and the famed "Key Marco Cat" are major themes.  In 1883, the discovery of Calusa Indian artifacts on Sanibel Island brings together three human cultures over a four-century time span. The reader joins tough Florida cowmen on a cattle drive that ends in a Cuban adventure, and relives the exciting 1513 "discovery" of Florida as the Spanish and Calusa cultures collide.      Everglades historian, Laymond Hardy writes, "Charles LeBuff has woven a stirring story about a younger, more primitive Florida. He has retrofitted two historical periods, and two different cultures, into an intriguing, adventure-filled historical novel. The Calusan is destined to become a Florida classic."     Format 6" x 9" — 352 pages. ISBN 0-9625013-2-8 Published 2004.  DVDs* (See important note below)  $15.95 each   Our prices include SHIPPING of books & videos.     These DVDs provide unique glimpses of, and factual stories about, Sanibel Island that are available nowhere else.  This set is ideal for both visiting newcomers or longtime residents.  You'll learn why Sanibel is Sanibel and how the lecturer and others helped keep it that way.     The lecturer is Charles LeBuff.  He lived on Sanibel and championed the island's environment and wildlife for 47 years.  For 32 of those years he worked at what today is the J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, he pioneered sea turtle conservation efforts on the island, and served on the original Sanibel City Council. *   *   *   *   * Sanibel Island BEFORE THE CAUSEWAY           Sanibel, Before the Causeway is a 100-minute color video of a January 2004 program presented by Charles LeBuff before a live audience at J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge.  With the aid of old slides the speaker captures what life was like on the barrier island before the completion of the original causeway and bridges, in 1963.  He presents a fascinating, fact-filled lecture about the ecology and life on the island, when Sanibel was really Sanibel and not the crowded resort Mecca it has become.  The speaker's life at, and operation of the historic Sanibel Lighthouse, and his expertise about Sanibel Island make this video a unique treat for anyone who wants to learn more about this special barrier island. Sanibel Island BEACH WALK                This 80-minute color video — SANIBEL ISLAND BEACH WALK — has been called a companion to the best-selling book about Sanibel Island, Sanybel Light.  This is an actual group beach walk led by the renowned sea turtle conservationist and former lighthouse resident, Charles LeBuff, before Hurricane Charley on Sanibel's historic Lighthouse Point.  He shares his experiences (he and his family lived at the Sanibel Lighthouse for 22 years) and information that few who live on, or visit Sanibel, ever learn about and can no longer experience. This video is a unique introduction to Sanibel, and you'll hear all about the island from one of the island's foremost naturalists and living historical figures, who just happens to also be a great storyteller.  His discussions of sea turtle conservation and the Island's water supply are intriguing.  See the photo for some, but not all,  of the other subjects discussed.  * NOTE: Our videos are not professionally-produced.  They were transferred to DVD from our unedited master VHS videotapes.  They will play properly on DVD players that are compatible with DVD-R discs, or on Personal Computers. Author-autographed copies of our books may be ordered by credit card using the Shopping Cart or with a check by direct mail order from: Amber Publishing 14040 Eagle Ridge Lakes Drive  Apartment 101 Fort Myers, FL 33912 239.561.9161                 *   *   *   *   *                THE FOLLOWING NEW AND USED BOOKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE — $24.95 Multiple copies available Captain Bob Sabatino was the premier fishing and shelling guide on the waters around Sanibel and Captiva Islands for fifty years.  He has written this interesting autobiography to share the adventures of his career on the water and to capture the once near-primitive lifestyle he experienced on the barrier islands and has since lost.  Every Day is Saturday is a great read, or a superb gift, for anyone who likes to fish, or ever visits, or ever wished they lived on Sanibel or Captiva Islands in Florida. Every Day is Saturday is autographed by the author.  It contains 160 pages, and measures 5.5" x 8.5." This book is  illustrated with old photos and has maps that are tied to the text. Don't forget, our price includes postage. $52.00 One new signed copy available   Sanibel's Story: VOICES AND IMAGES from Calusa to Incorporation, by Betty Anholt.  This is a brand new hardcover, with dustjacket, first edition, from 1998, and it is autographed by the author.  192 pages, 8.5" x 11.25." This book is wonderfully illustrated with old photos. Don't forget, our price includes postage. $26.95 One good used copy available   The Nature of Things on Sanibel, by George R. Campbell.  This is a softcover, first printing of the First revised edition, 1988.  176 pages, 8.5" x 11" format, and wonderfully illustrated by Molly Eckler Brown.  Appears to have a simulated autograph (printed) on the title page.  This is a good copy of this classic out of print collection of essays pertaining to the wildlife on Sanibel Island.  Our price includes postage. $19.95 Seven new copies available  The Other Side of the Bridge, by Ted Levering is a delightful novel about Sanibel and Captiva Islands. This book is a brand-new softcover and has 388-pages and comes shrink-wrapped. Levering was a long-time Captiva resident and wrote this book in an accurate historical context, only the names of personalities were changed to protect the innocent and his friends. Our price includes postage. Our price includes postage. *   *   *   *   *

 

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