Confessions of a Beachcomber

"The Confessions Of A Beachcomber" is an amazing autobiography of a man who left his career to live the simple live of a beachcomber on Dunk Island off the northern coast of Queensland in Australia. An avowed follower of Thoreau, Banfield sough as simple a life as possible and maintained that life on his tropical island for twenty-five years. He started observing the flora, fauna, and aborigines of the island. "With the aid of a good telescope and a compact pair of field glasses, birds may be st