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DESCRIPTION:Yacht delivery skipper\, captain of a 135' Mississippi River 
 sternwheel cruise ship\, life-long cruiser along the coast of Maine\, au
 thor\, speaker and Marblehead resident&nbsp\;Dave Roper&nbsp\;will share
  some of the true tales from the collection of stories in his book&nbsp\
 ;Watching for Mermaids."As a young boy\, rounding a bend in a remote Mai
 ne cove\, Dave Roper stumbled upon two mermaids. &nbsp\;No one believed 
 him then. No one believes him now. But he kept watching and wondering: w
 hat is imagined and what is real? &nbsp\;And while he watched and wonder
 ed during 50 years of waterborne life\, what he pulled from the sea was 
 not another mermaid\, but the mystery\, possibility\, romance\, joy\, fe
 ar\, and uncertainty that mermaids represent. &nbsp\;Based on real exper
 iences\, these 30 stories take you on that journey. &nbsp\;So fill your 
 favorite mug\, settle into that stuffed reading chair\, poke the stove a
  few times and dive into&nbsp\;Watching for Mermaids."&nbsp\;-(Taken fro
 m the back cover of&nbsp\;Watching for Mermaids)-&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\n&nbsp\;
 David Roper is a professional writer and has been a public&nbsp\;speaker
  for over 30 years. His writing has been published in over 18 languages.
  &nbsp\;Roper is a regular columnist for&nbsp\;Points East Magazine. His
  stories have also appeared in&nbsp\;Cruising&nbsp\;World\, DownEast Gui
 de\, Lakeland Boating\, Sail\, and&nbsp\;Sailing.&nbsp\;He lives in Marb
 lehead\, MA where he directs A-Script\, a r&eacute\;sum&eacute\;&nbsp\;a
 nd career advisory firm. &nbsp\;
URL:http://marblehead.patch.com/events/author-dave-roper-shares-true-tale
 s-from-the-collection-of-stories-in-his-new-bookwatching-for-mermaids
SUMMARY:Local author Dave Roper shares true tales from the collection of 
 stories in his NEW book &quot\;Watching for Mermaids&quot\;
LOCATION:The Spirit of '76 Bookstore &amp\; Card Shop: 107 Pleasant St\, 
 Marblehead\, MA
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