Fly Fishing and Running
Fishes of the Columbia Basin – 2nd Edition
A guide to their natural history and identification
By Dennis Dauble
Nonfiction, 212 pages, 6″ x 9″
Softcover, 147 illustrations, glossary, list of fish species, index and 16 pages of color plates
ISBN 978-1-879628-50-2
For anyone who has a natural curiosity about the abundant variety of fish species in the Columbia Basin, fisheries biologist and author Dennis Dauble answers familiar questions and delves into a variety of factors related to 60-plus species in the second edition of his guidebook, Fishes of the Columbia Basin. The guide features 147 illustrations plus 16 pages of color plates, information on identifying each species plus information on their biology and behavior, and reference materials. If you’re on a quest for fishes and the places they live, Fishes of the Columbia Basin is an indispensable guide.
Pavlov’s Trout: The Incompleat Psychology of Fishing
By Paul Quinnett
Nonfiction, 224 pages, 5.5″ x 8.5″
In this widely acclaimed book – the first ever to probe the psychology of fishing – Paul Quinnett, Ph.D., takes an entertaining look at just what it is people go fishing for – and it’s not always the fish, he finds.
Darwin’s Bass: The Evolutionary Psychology of Fishing Man
By Paul Quinnett
Nonfiction, 254 pages, 5.5″ x 8.5″
In this sequel to his widely acclaimed Pavlov’s Trout – the first book ever about the psychology of fishing – psychologist and fisherman Paul Quinnett, Ph.D., returns with Darwin’s Bass to explore the evolutionary foundations of fishing, and why so many people devote so much passion to this sport.
Reading the Water
By Mallory Burton
Fiction, 256 pages, 5.5″ x 8.5″
Softcover
ISBN 1-879628-10-4
Joining a handful of angling books written by women, Reading the Water: Stories and Essays of Flyfishing and Life is a collection of short stories featuring men and women who are affected by or swept away in the strong current of fishing’s allure. As Uncommon Waters editor Holly Morris writes in the introduction, “Teeming with new insights, and chock-full of fishing finesse, Mallory Burton’s work has entertained angling devotees for years and added dimension and humor to flyfishing’s trade magazines. Reading the Water is a choice compendium of essays and stories and a wonderful addition to the literature of flyfishing.”
Flying Over Rainbows
By Dwayne Parsons
Nonfiction, 128 pages, 6″ x 9″
Hardcover, photos
ISBN 1-879628-19-8
The memoir Flying Over Rainbows charts the lifetime of a remarkable Northwest personality: Buzz Fiorini, founder of an outdoor sports chain whose adventures in fishing, flying and fly fishing covered the continent and brought him friendships with such luminaries as John Wayne, Bing Crosby and others.
Hills, Hawgs & Ho Chi Minh: More Tales From A Wayward Runner
By Don Kardong
Nonfiction; 254 pages; 6″ x 9″
Softcover
ISBN 1-879628-12-0
At the heart of every run is an adventure, and never has adventure running been given such full voice as in this collection of stories by Don Kardong, a former Olympian and world-class marathoner. Among the tales here, Kardong relates 10 years of “ultra” running adventures, from a race across the Grand Canyon to a run up the Empire State Building to the first marathon in Vietnam.
Whether you’re an armchair athlete or a serious runner looking for inspiration and entertainment, you’ll see why Sports Illustrated called Don Kardong “the only spiritual descendent of Mark Twin ever to bring his unsparing eye and antic voice to running.”
Don Kardong finished third in the 1976 United States Olympic Trials held in Eugene, Oregon with a time of 2:13:54. That summer, in Montreal, Kardong finished a close fourth in the men’s marathon at the 1976 Summer Olympics, just three seconds behind the bronze medal winner. From 1977 to 1986, Kardong owned and operated a retail running store in Spokane. He was also founder and long-time director of the Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Washington, which began in 1977 with about 1,000 participants and has grown into one of the country’s largest civic running events, annually attracting over 50,000 runners, joggers and walkers.
Go East Old Man
By Paul Reese with Joe Henderson
Nonfiction, 276 pages, 6″ x 9″
Softcover
ISBN 1-879628-15-5
In Go East Old Man, marathon runner Paul Reese shares his journeys as he fulfills a quest to run across 14 Western states over five summers while in his 70s.
The Old Man and the Road
By Paul Reese with Joe Henderson
Nonfiction, 300 pages, 6″ x 9″
Softcover
ISBN 1-879628-20-1
In this, his third book, author Paul Reese pens reflections while completing a crossing of all 50 states on foot at age 80. The joy of simply moving through the final states flows through the third book in Reese’s country-crossing trilogy, The Old Man and the Road.
