My name is Alex Ritsema, Dutchman, born 1963, lecturer in economics at a˙university in the town of Deventer in The Netherlands.

Since my youth I have been studying and visiting small islands all over the world; landscapes, geology, people, economies and wildlife. About all these aspects I collect books, articles and websites - and I always get home with a huge number of slides.

I have written six books about islands and maritime history:

The Selvagens, Forgotten Atlantic IslandsThe Selvagens, Forgotten Atlantic Islands, 2010, Lulu-press, for sale at www.lulu.com/content/paperback/the-selvagens-forgotten-atlantic-islands/8628028	Discover the Dutch Wadden Islands, 2008, Lulu-press, for sale at www.lulu.com/content/2992549	Pirates and Privateers from the Low Countries, c.1500-c.1810, 2008, Lulu-press, for sale at www.lulu.com/content/968562
Heligoland, Past and Present, 2007, Lulu-press, for sale at www.lulu.com/content/277831	A Dutch Castaway on Ascension Island in 1725, 2010, Lulu-press, for sale at www.lulu.com/content/paperback/a-dutch-castaway-on-ascension-island-in-1725/9094282	Discover the Islands of Ireland, 1999, The Collins Press, Cork, Ireland, 210 pages
If you wish to contact me, click on "Alex Ritsema" in the bottom line of each page of this site. Ask questions˙and give your comments! Or e-mail me at AlexRitsema@aworldofislands.com.AlexRitsema@aworldofislands.com.