''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, Buffe ...

, 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 Caribbean. 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