Dockside Sailing Press

06/20/2018

Check our our new website, www.dockside Sailing Press.com

03/22/2018

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Fortunately, few of us on shore or in a boat have ever looked out to sea and seen a wave as tall as a 6-story building racing toward us, and in that instant ...

02/27/2018

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House of Miracles is a novel set in the backlands of Brazil in the 1960's. A young American comes to the hinterland and falls in love with a beautiful "mulat...

02/24/2018

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For over four thousand years, the Great Pyramid at Giza has stood as one of the seven wonders of the world. How was it built, how long did it take, and how m...

01/27/2018

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Twenty-Two Ocean View: Terrorists Among Us is the story of Kevin Hunter and his wife Juliana. When Kevin stumbles on a terrorist plot to steal U.S. drone sec...

01/26/2018

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During WWII, the probability of death as a prisoner of the Japanese was ten to twenty times greater than the probability of dying in combat. This book tells ...

03/15/2016

Dockside is pleased to announce the release of the 2nd edition of this amazing book written by a 15-year old Polynesian girl. It is a classic that you won't want to miss!

10/02/2015

NEWPORT BEACH BOOK FAIR

Sunday, October 4th, 2015, 1:30 to 5:30 PM
At
The Newport Beach Tennis Club
2601 East Bluff Dr.
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 644-0050

You are cordially invited to the 2015 Newport Beach Book Fair. The Book Fair features new and established Southern California authors. The Book Fair takes place from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM on Sunday, October 4th. Refreshments provided. A no-host bar will be available to all attendees. ADMISSION IS FREE.
PROGRAM
Meet local authors, discuss their books and buy autographed books. Learn about new books soon to be published. Take advantage of special discounts.
Sixty books representing the work of 35 authors will be featured. Among them are several award-winning children’s books and best sellers. Sixteen authors are bringing their books to the Newport Beach Book Fair for the first time. By special arrangement, Chisme Chick will be present with their specialty line of literature-related handmade goods and gifts. You will delight in their bibliophile related gifts.
Children’s Books – Fiction – Non-Fiction – Poetry – Science and Technology
PLUS SPECIAL GUEST AUTHOR SIGNING HER LATEST BEST SELLER
PARKING/DIRECTIONS
There is ample free parking at the Tennis Club. From the north, take the 405 or 73 freeways south to Jamboree Blvd. Exit south on Jamboree and turn right on East Bluff Road. From the south, take Pacific Coast Highway to Jamboree Blvd. Proceed north on Jamboree and turn left on East Bluff Road.
INFORMATION
Call (949) 673-2549 for general information.

09/20/2015

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09/14/2014

Newport Beach Writer's Workshop and Book Fair Sunday Oct 5th. Special to authors in orange County, CA.
Writing a book, or thinking about it? You may want to attend our writer's Workshop to get advice from experts. Or, if you have recently published a book and want to sell it in our Book Fair, please contact me for information.
Craig Smith, Publisher, Dockside Sailing Press. e-mail [email protected]

05/11/2014

Beyond the Bitter Sea, by J. G. Knott, Dockside Sailing Press, May 2014

Jerry Knott’s new novel has been released in paperback and e-book formats. It should be noted that by trade, Jerry is a plumber. Those who know him in this capacity are always surprised: “What? My plumber wrote a 500 page novel about Babylonia in the sixth century B.C?”

The facts of the matter are that early in his career Jerry owned and operated a plumbing contracting business in Roseburg, Oregon. In 1976 he moved out of the country to work for Saudi Arabian Airlines as a section manager of facilities maintenance at the new international airport in Jeddah. Jerry lived in Saudi Arabia for a decade. While in the Middle East, he traveled extensively in the region and spent a dozen years researching the history of ancient cultures in Persia, Iraq, India, and Sri Lanka. During his travels, the idea for the novel gradually took shape in his mind. Gil, the protagonist in the story, was a merchant seaman who traveled 2,500 years earlier to some of the same places Jerry visited. You’ll like reading about Gil, his family, and the rich collection of rogues, beautiful women, and scoundrels that he encounters in is travels.
Beyond the Bitter Sea is a great read highly recommended “as these readers note:

• J. G. Knott has written an ambitious novel. An epic adventure story with characters we learn to care deeply about.
-Basil and Barbara Pafe

• I've read too many accounts of our "pioneer" ancestors, and when I think of our forefather and mothers, I somehow picture in my mind "the cavemen"….but what about the ones that enabled humanity to still exist despite the difficult conditions of 500 BC!!!! This book will make you feel like you were there tying down masts, fighting with swords, actually growing food or starve, traveling extremely long distances to rescue a loved one, not to mention the intricacies of what a love life was like in those days…so many of the political aspects seem like they are mimicking the ones of today, and even the weather of today (typhoon, tsunami). Characters like the ones in "Beyond the Bitter Sea" are truly the ones we should thank. If it wasn't for their tenacity of mind and spirit, this race as we know it would not exist. You will receive an education while being entertained….but, be forewarned….the food descriptions will make you head to the kitchen for something like a nice bowl of Lentil soup…..and also be warned that if you read this in bed, you will stay up so late that your neck will hurt in the morning. I guess not being able to put a book down is a compliment to the chef, oh I mean author!
-Roberta Carmean
563 BC BEST COPY !!!!

• I enjoyed reading Beyond the Bitter Sea. The author intertwines our moral issues today that started in 563 BC. The love of life and family reverberated throughout the story. This is a book I will pass on to family and friends.
-Julianne Roesner