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The Fly Caster Who Tried to Make Peace with the World New and now available! This philosophical new novel looks at an age-old question -- why are we here? -- through the story of one Ian MacBride, a young man dealing with grief and shock after returning from the killing fields of World War I. Eventually moving to the Beaverkill River, he retreats into the world of fly fishing. Even as he confronts new losses, Ian finds comfort in the practice of his beloved sport of fly casting, where he begins to see the ideal form as a metaphor for the ideals for a higher power. A novel of loss, faith and coming to terms, "Fly Caster" is infused with the history of fly fishing, fly casting and, above all, the beauty and spirituality of both. Fiction. 272 pages, 6"x9" softcover |
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Reading the Water Canadian author Mallory Burton's fine balance of flyfishing observation and philosophical fiction "will take you deeper into the waters of flyfishing than just fish," says Marty Sherman of Flyfishing. Joining the tide of women's interest in flyfishing, Burton's stories explore life's essential questions – work, politics, relationships and, of course, how to fish. She is "a woman who can fish with any [man] and who writes better," says Stephen Bodio of Fly Rod & Reel. Fiction. 256 pages, 5.5"x8.5" softcover |
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Pavlov's Trout: The Incompleat psychology of fishing In this widely acclaimed book – the first ever to probe the psychology of fishing – psychologist and outdoor writer Paul Quinnett, Ph.D., takes an entertaining and illuminating look at just what it is people go fishing for – and it’s not always the fish, he finds. This regional bestseller has won heaps of praise from readers and press alike. Nonfiction. 224 pages |
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Darwin's Bass: The evolutionary psychology of fishing man In this sequel to "Pavlov’s Trout," psychologist and fisherman Paul Quinnett, Ph.D., returns to explore the evolutionary foundations of fishing. Did fishing help us develop our intelligence? Does the successful fisherman have a better chance of contributing to the gene pool? Were we literally "born to fish?" The answers help reveal why so many people devote so much passion to this sport. Nonfiction. 256 pages |
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Hills, Hawgs & Ho Chi Minh At the heart of every run is an adventure, and 1976 Olympic marathoner Don Kardong has had his share of both. Kardong takes readers through the adventure of a wonderfully varied range of running events: from bisecting the Grand Canyon to the first marathon in Vietnam, from the Empire State Building to a 50-miler in Montana. See why Sports Illustrated says, "Don Kardong is the only spiritual descendent of Mark Twain ever to bring his unsparing eye and antic voice to running." Nonfiction. 256 pages, 6"x9" softcover |
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Go East Old Man Even after a record-setting run across the country in 1990 at age 73, Paul Reese wasn't satisfied to stay home and be comfortable. Two years later, he and wife Elaine hit the road again – heading east from their California home – embarking on a mission to run across 14 states west of the Mississippi River where he had yet to tred. Reese, in his 70s, spent five summers running across those remaining states and writing daily in his journal. His notes became the basis for this book ... but the book is not necessarily about running. Rather, it is a wide-ranging muse about travel, aging, experiences and adventure. Nonfiction. 276 pages, 6"x9" softcover |
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The Old Man and the Road In this, his third book and a worthy successor to "Go East Old Man," author and runner Paul Reese pens reflections while completing a crossing of all 50 states on foot at age 80. The third phase of his adventures took him across the remaining 21 states east of the Mississippi, plus Alaska and Hawaii. Nonfiction. 300 pages, 6"x9" softcover |
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