''A Pirate Looks at Fifty'' is the autobiography of the singer and songwriter

Jimmy Buffett James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffet ...

, revolving around the singer's fiftieth birthday. The book was released on June 3, 1998. The title alludes to Buffett's 1975 song "

A Pirate Looks at Forty "A Pirate Looks at Forty" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was first released on his 1974 album ''A1A'' and "Presents to Send You" is the B-side of the single. Buffett wrote the song about Phillip C ...

". Buffett chronicles important happenings up to his fiftieth (the beginnings of his career, his plane crash, etc.) and his birthday celebrations - plane hopping in South America and the

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. The book headed the ''

New York Times Bestseller List ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. John Bear, ''The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times ...

'' for non-fiction in June 1998,''New York Times'' Best Seller Non-Fiction
/ref> making him the sixth author in that list's history to have reached No. 1 on both the fiction and non-fiction lists.

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1998 non-fiction books American autobiographies Music autobiographies Books by Jimmy Buffett {{music-bio-book-stub