I Ve Never Met An Idiot On The River

Author : Henry Winkler
Publisher : Insight Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1608870960

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I've Never Met An Idiot On The River by Henry Winkler Pdf

Now in paperback, this New York Times best-selling collection of humorous anecdotes and heartfelt observations from Henry Winkler shares the joy and wisdom he’s accumulated while honing his skills as a fly-fisherman. An accomplished sportsman who meticulously records the measurements of every fish he hooks, Winkler has learned that his yearly trips to the river are not just about catching trout. More importantly, they’re about adopting the proper perspective on life. Or, as Winkler puts it, when he’s fly-fishing, the river acts like a “washing machine for my brain,” recharging him and reminding him that anything is possible. Winkler makes a habit of sharing his angling adventures with his wife, Stacey, and their three children, Jed, Zoe, and Max. The Winklers’ annual trip, where they can escape the busy-ness of everyday life, has brought them together as a family. On the river, Henry has grown to appreciate the support his wife and children give him, learned to listen, and developed the confidence to publish his outdoor photography in his first non-fiction book. An expression of the inherent optimism that stems from the simplicity of the outdoors, I’ve Never Met an Idiot on the River is an invitation to share in the realizations and achievements Winkler has found while fishing. Hopefully it will help you catch a few of your own.

Author : Dave Strege
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781613212004

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Celebrity Fish Talk by Dave Strege Pdf

“Will delight those who have and those who have not baited a hook in their lifetime . . . Refreshingly different sports book." —Tucson Citizen

Author : Henry Winkler,Lin Oliver
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1599611082

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Niagara Falls, Or Does It? by Henry Winkler,Lin Oliver Pdf

Fourth-graders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are excitedly preparing for a magic show at the Rock 'N Bowl when Hank's creative alternative to an English essay lands him in detention and grounded the week of the show.

Author : Keith McCafferty
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101606070

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The Gray Ghost Murders by Keith McCafferty Pdf

Montana’s favorite fly fisherman detective is back on the case in the second installment of the Sean Stranahan Mystery Series When the graves of two men are discovered on Sphinx Mountain, Sheriff Martha Ettinger suspects murder. But with the only evidence a hole in a skull that might or might not have been caused by a bullet, she once more finds herself turning to private investigator Sean Stranahan for help. Stranahan already has a case, having been hired by a group of eccentric fly fishermen called The Madison River Liars and Fly Tiers Club to find a valuable fly that they suspect has been stolen. Could the disappearance of a vintage Gray Ghost from a riverside cabin in the Madison Valley be connected to the gray ghosts who haunt Sphinx Mountain? Stranahan will cross paths, and arms, with some of the most powerful people in the valley to find out, in a novel that is sure to capture new fans for one of the mystery genre’s rising stars.

Author : Keith McCafferty
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101614525

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Dead Man's Fancy by Keith McCafferty Pdf

The third novel starring Montana's fly fisherman-cum-detective Sean Stranahan, for fans of C. J. Box and Craig Johnson Wolves howl as a riderless horse returns at sunset to the Culpepper Dude Ranch in the Madison Valley. The missing woman, Nanika Martinelli, is better known as the Fly Fishing Venus, a red-haired river guide who lures clients the way dry flies draw trout. As Sheriff Martha Ettinger follows hoof tracks in the snow, she finds one of the men who has fallen under the temptress’s spell impaled on the antler tine of a giant bull elk, a kill that’s been claimed by a wolf pack. An accident? If not, is the killer human or animal? With painter, fly fisherman, and sometimes private detective Sean Stranahan’s help, Ettinger will follow clues that point to an animal rights group called the Clan of the Three-Clawed Wolf and to their svengali master, whose eyes blaze with pagan fire. In their most dangerous adventure yet, Stranahan and Ettinger find themselves in the crossfire of wolf lovers, wolf haters, and a sister bent on revenge, and on the trail of an alpha male gone terribly wrong.

Author : Leif Enger
Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 087113795X

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Peace Like a River by Leif Enger Pdf

Davy kills two men and leaves home. His father packs up the family in a search for Davy.

Author : A. J. Lape
Publisher : A.J. Lape
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Grade A Stupid by A. J. Lape Pdf

A murderer thinks it was the perfect kill. A teenage sleuth vows to have the last word. Meet Darcy Walker: Practical joker. Adrenaline junkie. With an allergic reaction to schoolwork. In Darcy’s world, the best parts of the day are lunch, staring at good butts, and when the final bell rings. But everything changes when she discovers a dead body near Valley High. It jumpstarts her inner-sleuth and she vows to catch the murderer. Teaming up with an out of shape jock and the school bad boy to unravel the clues, Darcy soon realizes chasing the sins of a killer can come with a price. Danger spikes the deeper she digs as she uncovers a startling connection between the corpse, a fellow nerd, and a gang infiltrating the school. When a stalker begins to shadow her every move, threatening torture and death if she doesn’t stand down, Darcy has a decision to make: concede defeat or go Mach-1 at the truth and pray she comes out alive. GRADE A STUPID is the first novel in the action-packed Darcy Walker Teenage Sleuth Thrillers. If you enjoy humorous dialogue, twisty plots, and gritty heroines who are verbs in a world full of nouns, then you’ll love this novel where the underdog saves the day. Dive into this bestselling teen mystery readers call Stephanie Plum meets Veronica Mars meets Pretty Little Liars today!

Author : Julian Barnes
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307957337

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The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes Pdf

BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

Author : Amy Timberlake
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375989346

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One Came Home by Amy Timberlake Pdf

A Newbery Honor Book An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel “An adventure, a mystery, and a love song to the natural world. . . . Run out and read it. Right now.”—Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly. But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body—wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown—everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fishing
ISBN : MINN:31951P01121977C

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Montana Outdoors by Anonim Pdf

Author : David James Duncan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1578050839

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My Story as Told by Water by David James Duncan Pdf

Offers a loving tribute to the landscape, plants, and animals of his native Montana.

Author : Joel Stratte-McClure
Publisher : The Idiot and the Odyssey
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780977586653

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The Idiot and the Odyssey by Joel Stratte-McClure Pdf

When inquisitive American journalist Joel Stratte-McClure decides to walk around the Mediterranean Sea, we're in for an exhilarating adventure. As a 30 year expatriate in France, he explores the coast, countryside and regional cultures - as well as his own mind - with compulsive vigour. Armed with a copy of Homer's Odyssey, he re-opens this great book for us as he ponders life, divorce, Buddhism, alcoholism, the art of trekking and a vast collection of weird, wicked, wonderful people along the way. This is a trip to get into!

Author : Mark Kurlansky
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781635573084

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The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing by Mark Kurlansky Pdf

National Outdoor Book Award Winner for Outdoor Literature From the award-winning, bestselling author of Cod-the irresistible story of the science, history, art, and culture of the least efficient way to catch a fish. Fly fishing, historian Mark Kurlansky has found, is a battle of wits, fly fisher vs. fish-and the fly fisher does not always (or often) win. The targets-salmon, trout, and char; and for some, bass, tarpon, tuna, bonefish, and even marlin-are highly intelligent, athletic animals. The allure, Kurlansky learns, is that fly fishing makes catching a fish as difficult as possible. The flies can be beautiful and intricate, some made with over two dozen pieces of feather and fur; the cast is a matter of grace and rhythm, with different casts and rods yielding varying results. Kurlansky is known for his deep dives into specific subjects, from cod to oysters to salt. But he spent his boyhood days on the shore of a shallow pond. Here, where tiny fish weaved under a rocky waterfall, he first tied string to a branch, dangled a worm into the water, and unleashed his passion for fishing. Since then, his love of the sport has led him around the world's countries, coasts, and rivers-from the wilds of Alaska to Basque country, from Ireland and Norway to Russia and Japan. And, in true Kurlansky fashion, he absorbed every fact, detail, and anecdote along the way. The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing marries Kurlansky's signature wide-ranging reach with a subject that has captivated him for a lifetime-combining history, craft, and personal memoir to show readers, devotees of the sport or not, the necessity of experiencing nature's balm first-hand.

Author : Bill Calfee
Publisher : Author House
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781456797751

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The Art of Rimfire Accuracy by Bill Calfee Pdf

Bill Calfee has been working with guns since the 1970s and decided to focus on the 22 rimfire beginning in the 1980s. Since the 1980s Bill has had many ideas on how to improve the accuracy of the 22 rimfire, some ideas have increased the accuracy potential tremendously and some ideas proved out to be learning experiences for future ideas. Since about 2001 Bill has tried to capture his ideas, experiments, testing, and conclusions by writing about them. He has written about the successes that increased accuracy as well as the ideas that didnt improve accuracy. Although Bill is not a writer, he felt compelled to pass along the knowledge that he has obtained in the spirit of improving the accuracy of the 22 rimfire benchrest guns for everyone that has like goals. He has shared his writings previously with the benchrest community through different avenues. In this book, all of Bills writings are assembled in a chronological order to show the evolution of the accuracy of the 22rf as he has experienced it. He goes into detail about each aspect of rimfire accuracy discussing all of the components and their contribution to the improved accuracy. This book is a must have for everyone that is serious about increasing the accuracy in their 22 rimfire guns.

Author : Jillian Cantor
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781408846650

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Searching for Sky by Jillian Cantor Pdf

River means everything to Sky. They have lived alone together on Island for as long as they can remember. The two of them hunt for food, wash in Falls and curl up together in Shelter. Their life is simple and safe. Until River sees a boat . . . Across Ocean is California, a place where nothing makes sense to Sky. She is separated from River and taken to live with a grandmother she doesn't know. Lost and heartbroken, Sky searches for him so they can return to Island, only to find out that their paradise wasn't as perfect as she thought, and everything she's ever known and loved may have been a lie. A gripping and beautifully told story of love and survival in a hostile world ? ours.