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Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"The author of the instant fishing classic The Optimist wades into deeper waters and shares new wisdom, humor, and experience in seven extraordinary fly-fishing expeditions that mark one year in his journey through the middle part of life when worldly demands increase even as fishing continues to beckon--and must be pursued. In David Coggins's previous book, The Optimist, he tackles the techniques of fly fishing and meditates on its virtues, recounting...
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
This ample selection of articles and essays by one of America's most popular writers about fly-fishing begins with a moment on Michigan's Au Sable River-the exact moment when the author lost his heart to fly-fishing. This collection chronicles a fishing life punctuated by a revealing trip with one of his grown sons and mellow reflections from a hospital bed.
This is the broadest of Nick Lyons's books, with sections on tarpon and pike fishing in the...
67) Fishermen
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the work of those who catch, process, and preserve fish before delivering them to market.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
For years, Kelly Andrews has waited for her big brother's best friend to notice her. As the physical therapist assigned to his recovery, she is finally getting the chance. But navy SEAL Michael Devaney is broken in body and spirit, all he sees is himself--as half a man. He is sure he will never be enough for the beautiful and vibrant Kelly. Devastated by the discovery of a terrible family secret, Patrick Devaney has shut out the world. But enchanting...
70) Eric in Alaska
Author
Pub. Date
1967.
Language
English
Description
Eric keeps getting in the way before and during the fishing trip, but at last he proves he can be helpful.
71) Into the trap
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Eddie Atwell accidentally learns who has been stealing lobsters from Fog Island lobstermen and enlists thirteen-year-old Briggs Fairfield, a summer visitor, to help foil their plans.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Washington Square Press trade paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
"Joe, Miles, and Harry are growing up on the remote southern coast of Tasmania--a stark, untamed landscape swathed by crystal blue waters. The rhythm of their days is dictated by the natural world, and by their father's moods. Like the ocean he battles daily to make a living as a fisherman, he is wild and volatile--a hard drinker warped by a devastating secret. Unlike Joe, Harry and Miles are too young to move out, and so they attempt to stay as invisible...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Erin is fascinated by the legend of Black Rock. A huge, dark and spiky mass that is said to destroy any boats that come near it! But are the tales really true? One day Erin sneaks on board her mother's fishing boat to find out..."--Back cover.
77) Truthfully, something smelled fishy!: the story of the fisherman and his wife as told by the wife
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A humorous retelling of the fairy tale, told from the point of view of the fisherman's wife, who dreams of having plenty of food (she did not have enough to eat as a child), and is very puzzled about how her poor fisherman husband suddenly seems able to provide her with everything she ever dreamed of.
80) South
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"When a lonely fisherman finds an injured bird on his boat, he nurtures it back to health, and--since the bird can no longer migrate with its family--charts a course heading south for the winter. Together, the two form a special friendship and enjoy life at sea until both the healing process and the journey come to an end"--
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