Joshamee Gibbs

A written account of the guidelines alluded to in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
This is a movie tie-in and not much else. There is some good information about piracy that appears to be accurate, but it would make no sense to someone who has not seen the movies. It is beautifully illustrated, though. There is a list in the back crediting at least 15 separate artists who contributed, and nearly every page is lavishly covered with pictures. Some of them may even be concept or storyboard sketches from the movies' pre-production.
This book is pretty flimsy, so it won't hold up long to library use, and it seems out of date now that the movies are out of the theatres. It would be a good book to grab if the library has a number of pirate-obsessed readers, but there may be a non-fiction book that covers the same information.… (más)