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The Basics
Buy an Island: A Primer
101 Reasons to Buy an Island
Profile of a Private Island Owner
Starting Your Own Country
Become a Private Island Caretaker
Celebrity Island Owners

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The Decision
Are You Suited to Island Ownership
How to Find a Private Island
Try Before You Buy
Your Private Island Budget

The Logistics
Private Island Water Supply
Electricity on your Private Island
Boats and Private Islands
Building a Private Island Dock
Communication on a Private Island
Keeping Busy Island Style

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The Upkeep
Private Island Maintenance
Private Island Climate & Hurricanes Private Island Security
Private Island Health
Private Island Pests

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"Manhattan is a narrow island off the coast of New Jersey devoted to the pursuit of lunch." Raymond Sokolov

"Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep." Dave Barry

"Let me tell you something: if you're on an island for three and a half months and you're four and a half hours by boat from the nearest store, and there's nobody but 30 crew members on the island, I guarantee that you'd be running around without your clothes on." Christopher Atkins

"This island is almost made of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish in Great Britain at the same time." Aneurin Bevan

"I'd rather have a search engine or a compiler on a deserted island than a game." John Carmack

"Growing up on an island is a little different than most people's childhood experiences, but I really enjoyed it." Steve Case

"If a man were living in isolation his income would be literally his product. Make him the monarch and owner of an island, and the fruits that he raises and the clothing that he makes constitute, in themselves, his income. This ceases to be true when trading begins." John Bates Clark

"Gilligan's Island is wherever you want it to be in your mind." Bob Denver

"I knew I couldn't live in America and I wasn't ready to move to Europe so I moved to an island off the coast of America - New York City." Spalding Gray

"That's what I loved about Temptation Island. I don't even know why they did it." Kathy Griffin

"The truth is that a lost empire, lost power and lost wealth provide perfect circumstances for living happily and contentedly in our enchanted island." Malcolm Muggeridge

"It's a tough life being a pop star. You know, at the end of the day when you've paid all the bills and put the kids through college and that, you know, there's only enough left for a small island off the South Pacific." Larry Mullen

"How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of goodwill! In such a place even I would be an ardent patriot." Albert Einstein