Robert F. Burgess je autorem, jehož dílo pokrývá široké spektrum témat a událostí, což mu vyneslo přezdívku renesanční muž. Píše skutečné dobrodružné příběhy o vrakoch, žralocích, potápění za poklady a podvodní archeologii. Jeho styl psaní je tak poutavý, že čtenář je vtažen přímo do popisovaného dobrodružství a stává se jeho součástí. Burgessova práce zkoumá jak vzrušující podmořský svět, tak i méně známé aspekty historie a lidských zkušeností.
Man has co-existed with sharks for the last two thousand years but only recently have scientists discovered some for the secrets that make this marine animal so unique.Diver Robert F. Burgess describes many of his own experiences with sharks and then interviews some of the worlds leading scientific shark authorities to learn more unusual fact about this remarkable animal some believe may provide the cure for human cancer.
The underwater world is a complex network of communications between the many unusual creatures that exist there. In this fascinating book, Burgess combines his knowledge of animals of the sea with recent scientific research to provide readers with a look at an intriguing world of submarine communication."To say that I was 'immersed' in Secret Languages of the Sea is not enough; it opens up new vistas in the area of species communicationand assures that its readers will never again take lightly the miracles of underwater communication."The Midwest Book Review
Moving to Majorca is the true, humorous story of an American couple who motor scooter 700 miles across Europe one winter in search of the sun. Fighting roller coaster roads, high winds and higher mountains, their quest takes them halfway to Africa to the island of Majorca. Moving into a coastal villa with no running water they learn how to survive paradise one day at a time. What makes their adventure such a moveable feast are the humorously helpful characters met along the way. They range from the helpful pension lady in Italy who put warm wine bottles in the foot of their bed and stuffed newspapers down their coat fronts for warmth, to houseguests who have to be tricked to leave, and the incomparable Pap on Majorca who with his faithful dog Fugly try to land the islands largest, most uncatchable fish, and almost lose their lives doing it. This book is Provence on wheels. A total delight!
How does a professional treasure hunter get started? How and where does he or she find treasure? Burgess reveals the tricks of the trade through a series of interviews with some of the world's most successful treasure hunters. Enhanced by illustration by Burgess himself, They Found Treasure provides a wealth of information for the curious reader lured by the idea of hunting for and discovering treasure.
12,000 Years Under the Sea is the dramatic story of underwater archaeology. The work looks back at Greek divers' discovery of ancient statues in the sea, and covers the history of marine archaeology to the present, including the recovery of Ice Age Man's 12,000-year-old remains from the bottom of Florida springs. Burgess writes from his experience for an assured exciting read."In 12,000 Years Under the Sea Robert Burgess gives us a peak at . . . the work done by sponge divers, treasure hunters and underwater archaeologists. The excitement and hazard of underwater exploration is so clearly described that I was tempted to get a diving suit to join them." The Sacramento Bee"[This book] is more than intriguing, it is a necessity."Mensa Bulletin
What was it like to have been aboard a doomed treasure ship destroyed by hurricane on the Florida coast. . . and then, 255 years later, to be the first to find the treasure?!? Or to walk the sunken streets of Port Royal and hear the bell toll in the tower? It all lives again as Robert Burgess puts you into these exciting true sea tales. Fully illustrated.
Robert F. Burgess, who met Ernest Hemingway at his last Pamplona fiesta, describes that meeting and how close friends related to Hemingway there. Through recently published letters and memoirs we learn new facts about Hemingways early years in Paris and Pamplona with an intimate look at the real life characters of The Sun Also Rises. Then the author returns to Hemingways favorite haunts in Paris and Spain today in search of Papas literary legacy. Following descriptions in The Sun Also Rises, he buses and backpacks into the Spanish Pyrenees, where he uncovers evidence that the Nobel Prize winning Hemingway wrote more fact than fiction into his novels. These facts and those individuals who are carrying on his legacy reveal why Hemingway will always be with us.