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Books by Arthur Thompson
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Diver Down: A Sailing Saga
True life story of our 11 year adventures living aboard and sailing a
Catalina 36 named Diver Down.
Sail with the crew of Diver Down from Desolation Sound, British Columbia
to Cabo San Lucas to Brisbane, Australia.
Experience storms at sea and a real live hurricane.
Meet Roger the Cordon Bleau chef on Palmyra, Kojak, Buzzard Bruce and
Rumb Line Jim.
CAUTION!: This book has destroyed
the dreams of at least one idealist who had visions of tropical islands
and little paper umbrellas. The swaying palm trees and Margaritaville are really there; so are the storms and rocks and
noseeums that must be dealt with in order to get there. This book is
reality with all the warts. It is what really happens to you when you go
to sea. If the book does
nothing else, it will help prepare you for the adventure of a lifetime.
Available in Kindle format on
Amazon.com
Chapter Snippet |
Diver Down: The Diving |
Here is a very rough, unedited draft of the second book
about Diver Down. It came about because of a rather negative comment on
my first effort to convey the adventures of the sailing and diving
vessel, Diver Down. The photo is one of the very first I ever took under
water. The camera was a cheap Kodak that used 110 film. It was housed in
one of the early model Ikelite cases. It worked, after a fashion, but
after many years in storage and scanning on a cheap office scanner you
just can't expect much. If you look carefully and exercise a bit of
imagination, you might see the hand of a diver feeding a piece of fish
to a Spotted Moray Eel. The photo was taken on the Palancar Reef near
the island of Cozumel. |
Stealth Trike |
Stealth Trike High tech thriller
with weight shift trikes made stealthy for
military use. The wing in the graphic is real and owned by the Czech
military and the trike is used for surveillance. Fast, fun read with all
sorts of outrageous technology and flying.
Free Sample:
Ch1
Available in Kindle format on
Amazon.com |
Understanding Microprocessors |
I taught this subject for six years at a vocational technical
institute. Since no text existed that met all the needs of my course, I
wrote this one. It is badly out of date now but a very easy read
considering the highly technical subject material -or- a fast way to
fall asleep at night. Available on
Amazon.com |
Understanding Local Area Networks |
I had to take a lot of networking classes in college so I used all
the course papers I had to turn in to write a book to help pay for
tuition. I actually made enough in royalties to pay a full year of
tuition at a private university. I also got the degree and the job I was
looking for with it. Sadly, the college wouldn't let me use my own book
for any classes citing, "Conflict of interest." In the end, that kind of
PC thinking convinced me to double my salary and start doing the work
instead of teaching it. Available on Amazon.com |
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