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Soon the fall will give way to the winter in the Northeast. Any
suggestions for good enjoyable 'non technical' books to pass the time? I just picked up Ray Bergman's Trout and I love it. Although there are technical aspects to the book, I just really enjoy the guy's writing style. Any other recommendations? |
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"tmon" wrote in message ... Soon the fall will give way to the winter in the Northeast. Any suggestions for good enjoyable 'non technical' books to pass the time? I just picked up Ray Bergman's Trout and I love it. Although there are technical aspects to the book, I just really enjoy the guy's writing style. Any other recommendations? Oh Lordie,,,,any number of suggestions this should get you into the New Year anyway... 1. River Music - Babb 2. On the Spine of Time - Middleton 3. Early Love and Brook Trout - Prosek 4. Fishermans Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter - Haig Brown 5. Winding Ridge Trilogy - Volk 6. From a Wooden Canoe - Dennis 7. A Place on the Water - Dennis 8. Meanderings of a Fly Fisherman - Norman 9. A River Never Sleeps - Haig Brown (anything by Haig -Brown) 10. any and everything by Nick Lyons 11. Snowfly - Heywood 12. Pocket Water - Tapply 13. Crosscurrents - Babb 14. The Habit of Rivers - Leeson 15. Running Waters - Proper (if into hunting also look at Pheasants of the Mind) 16. The Longest Silence - McGuane Wayne K. (and people think I only collect rods) |
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On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 23:58:18 -0500, "Wayne Knight"
wrote: "tmon" wrote in message ... Soon the fall will give way to the winter in the Northeast. Any suggestions for good enjoyable 'non technical' books to pass the time? I just picked up Ray Bergman's Trout and I love it. Although there are technical aspects to the book, I just really enjoy the guy's writing style. Any other recommendations? Oh Lordie,,,,any number of suggestions this should get you into the New Year anyway... 1. River Music - Babb 2. On the Spine of Time - Middleton 3. Early Love and Brook Trout - Prosek 4. Fishermans Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter - Haig Brown 5. Winding Ridge Trilogy - Volk 6. From a Wooden Canoe - Dennis 7. A Place on the Water - Dennis 8. Meanderings of a Fly Fisherman - Norman 9. A River Never Sleeps - Haig Brown (anything by Haig -Brown) 10. any and everything by Nick Lyons 11. Snowfly - Heywood 12. Pocket Water - Tapply 13. Crosscurrents - Babb 14. The Habit of Rivers - Leeson 15. Running Waters - Proper (if into hunting also look at Pheasants of the Mind) 16. The Longest Silence - McGuane Wayne K. (and people think I only collect rods) Leeson's "Jerusalem Creek" is also very good. As is Middleton's "The Earth is Enough".There are lots more, enough to fill up years of closed seasons. g.c. |
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tmon wrote:
Soon the fall will give way to the winter in the Northeast. Any suggestions for good enjoyable 'non technical' books to pass the time? I just picked up Ray Bergman's Trout and I love it. Although there are technical aspects to the book, I just really enjoy the guy's writing style. Any other recommendations? Wayne's "anything by Haig-Brown" is a good start. "A River Never Sleeps" is far and away my favorite FFing book. I'd to his list Steve Raymond's "Year of the Angler" and "Rivers of the Heart." JR |
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Soon the fall will give way to the winter in the Northeast. Any
suggestions for good enjoyable 'non technical' books to pass the time? I just picked up Ray Bergman's Trout and I love it. Although there are technical aspects to the book, I just really enjoy the guy's writing style. Any other recommendations? I always look forward to curling up with a good book on a chilly night for a few hours, but it will have to wait a while...The temp was back up into the 90's yesterday in Dallas. I always re-read some Gierach,just about anything will do, but one of my favorites is Trout Bum. Just for ****s and grins try one oof the fly-fishing novels. The one that jumps out from the bookshelf at the moment is The Flyfishing Corpse by David Leitz. You might want to wander the aisles at you local Half-Price Books just for the hell of it. Get on the list to receive the Book Mailer from Graycliff Publishing. It is a good read and I challange you to spend less than a hundred bucks when you call them. That was La Fontaine's Publishing Company and I have never been dissapointed by any book they recomended. Contact Waldo at Wilson Creek Outfitters for any out of print books and he should be able to help you with some cool old stuff. There was a bunch in his shop when I was there a few weeks ago. Big Dale |
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"tmon" wrote in message ... Soon the fall will give way to the winter in the Northeast. Any suggestions for good enjoyable 'non technical' books to pass the time? I just picked up Ray Bergman's Trout and I love it. Although there are technical aspects to the book, I just really enjoy the guy's writing style. Any other recommendations? "The Degradation of the Academic Dogma", by Robert A. Nisbet. A classic (if somewhat dated) treatment of the ills that plague the modern American university. "The Story of Corn", by Betty Fussell. Everything you ever wanted to know about corn......and then some. Wolfgang |
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"Wolfgang" wrote... snip "The Story of Corn", by Betty Fussell. Everything you ever wanted to know about corn......and then some. I especially like the passage, "The husky colonel stalked her unmercifully, her silky skin popping with anticipation, as she rowed through water thick as cream." -- TL, Tim ------------------------ http://css.sbcma.com/timj |
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"tmon" wrote in message ... From: (Wolfgang) "The Degradation of the Academic Dogma", by Robert A. Nisbet. A classic (if somewhat dated) treatment of the ills that plague the modern American university. Hmm.... I didn't know there were problems with modern American academia. In that case, I would suggest you read "The Degradation of the Academic Dogma", by Robert A. Nisbet. Do the problems have anything to do with the fact that the professors in the sample know Forty? The professors in which sample? "The Story of Corn", by Betty Fussell. Everything you ever wanted to know about corn......and then some. What's that? A cereal crop. An annual grass also known as maize. Wolfgang |
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"Tim J." wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote... snip "The Story of Corn", by Betty Fussell. Everything you ever wanted to know about corn......and then some. I especially like the passage, "The husky colonel stalked her unmercifully, her silky skin popping with anticipation, as she rowed through water thick as cream." hilarious; and sweet to the ear... yfitons wayno |
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flyfishing through russia by fen montaigne bloody good read! i felt like i was travelling with him "Wayne Knight" wrote in message ... "tmon" wrote in message ... Soon the fall will give way to the winter in the Northeast. Any suggestions for good enjoyable 'non technical' books to pass the time? I just picked up Ray Bergman's Trout and I love it. Although there are technical aspects to the book, I just really enjoy the guy's writing style. Any other recommendations? Oh Lordie,,,,any number of suggestions this should get you into the New Year anyway... 1. River Music - Babb 2. On the Spine of Time - Middleton 3. Early Love and Brook Trout - Prosek 4. Fishermans Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter - Haig Brown 5. Winding Ridge Trilogy - Volk 6. From a Wooden Canoe - Dennis 7. A Place on the Water - Dennis 8. Meanderings of a Fly Fisherman - Norman 9. A River Never Sleeps - Haig Brown (anything by Haig -Brown) 10. any and everything by Nick Lyons 11. Snowfly - Heywood 12. Pocket Water - Tapply 13. Crosscurrents - Babb 14. The Habit of Rivers - Leeson 15. Running Waters - Proper (if into hunting also look at Pheasants of the Mind) 16. The Longest Silence - McGuane Wayne K. (and people think I only collect rods) |
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 12:06:40 GMT, "Wayne Harrison" wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote... snip "The Story of Corn", by Betty Fussell. Everything you ever wanted to know about corn......and then some. I especially like the passage, "The husky colonel stalked her unmercifully, her silky skin popping with anticipation, as she rowed through water thick as cream." hilarious; and sweet to the ear... yfitons wayno Cornography degrades everyone! g.c. Not that there's anything wrong with that. |
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Tim J. wrote:
"Wolfgang" wrote... snip "The Story of Corn", by Betty Fussell. Everything you ever wanted to know about corn......and then some. I especially like the passage, "The husky colonel stalked her unmercifully, her silky skin popping with anticipation, as she rowed through water thick as cream." That's corny. |
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"George Cleveland" wrote in message ... On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 12:06:40 GMT, "Wayne Harrison" wrote: "Tim J." wrote in message ... "Wolfgang" wrote... snip "The Story of Corn", by Betty Fussell. Everything you ever wanted to know about corn......and then some. I especially like the passage, "The husky colonel stalked her unmercifully, her silky skin popping with anticipation, as she rowed through water thick as cream." hilarious; and sweet to the ear... yfitons wayno Cornography degrades everyone! Absolute mealy-mouthed nonsense, without a germ of fact to back it up. The gritty truth is there were cereal killers long before anyone ever published a picture of a naked stamen. People have never been able to live in hominy, and they never will.....bad seed and all that.....ever since cane. Wolfgang |
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"Wolfgang" wrote... George Cleveland wrote.. Wayne Harrison wrote: "Tim J." wrote... "Wolfgang" wrote... snip "The Story of Corn", by Betty Fussell. Everything you ever wanted to know about corn......and then some. I especially like the passage, "The husky colonel stalked her unmercifully, her silky skin popping with anticipation, as she rowed through water thick as cream." hilarious; and sweet to the ear... Cornography degrades everyone! Absolute mealy-mouthed nonsense, without a germ of fact to back it up. The gritty truth is there were cereal killers long before anyone ever published a picture of a naked stamen. People have never been able to live in hominy, and they never will.....bad seed and all that.....ever since cane. Amaizeing. All this corn talk is making my toes hurt. -- TL, Tim ------------------------ http://css.sbcma.com/timj |
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bad seed and all that.....ever since cane.
Wolfgang Leaf it alone. It's a flakey topic to begin with. You're likely to get sorghums talking about it. Such goings on have been known to take the starch out of men. Someone could tassle your hair and get no response. ---- Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69 Drowning flies to Darkstar http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm |
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Get yourself onto groups.google.com and search for Wolfgang's annotated
bibliography that he posted in several parts, what, about a year or so ago. Oh never mind, I'll do it for you: http://tinyurl.com/ryzq That's part one, I'll leave it to the reader to find the other parts. And since no one else has mentioned Robert Traver, I'll put in a vote for Trout Madness. Excellent fire side reading. I like Michael Checcio's writing too. I'm halfway through his recent Being Nothingness and Fly Fishing. In chapter four he waxes rhapsodic about Stanley, Idaho of all places... Bill |
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"The Degradation of the Academic Dogma", by Robert A. Nisbet.
There was a physicist here at Penn State by that name. Same one? Thanks. vince |
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If you want a laugh -- Fly Fishing through the Midlife Crisis by Howell
Raines I really enjoyed this one, too. ---- Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69 Drowning flies to Darkstar http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm |
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"vincent p. norris" wrote in message ... "The Degradation of the Academic Dogma", by Robert A. Nisbet. There was a physicist here at Penn State by that name. Same one? Thanks. vince From the rear cover of the book: Robert A. Nisbet (1913-1996) was Albert Schweitzer Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University... Nope, doesn't sound like the same guy. Wolfgang twins, maybe? :) |
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In Brimbum wrote:
Get on the list to receive the Book Mailer from Greycliff Publishing. It is a good read and I challange you to spend less than a hundred bucks when you call them. That was La Fontaine's Publishing Company and I have never been dissapointed by any book they recomended. Indeed. :-) I've spent a goodly sum with Greycliff, and barely scratched the surface of the books, etc. they offer. Highly recommended! Point your web browser here for instant gratification: http://www.greycliff.com Todd (remove hook to reply) |
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In Wolfgang wrote:
[All manner of corny germinations snipped] All y'all been smokin' dat corn silk again, eh? ;-) Todd (remove hook to reply) |
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Awe yes, all these wonderful books for Winter reading. For you Floridians,
Awnoldistanians and other orange juice suckers, there's always: http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com -- Frank Reid Reverse email to reply |
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http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com
Frank Reid Thank, Frank. I'll turn the AC down real low, pull my down vest from the back of the closet, and look at this again. Yesterday it was 85 and I spent some very pleasant hours catching speckled sea trout (weakfish) on the Skyway Flats. -- ---- Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69 Drowning flies to Darkstar http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm |
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Greg:
I enjoyed, especially his early days, but I couldn't figure out what his midlife crisis was, beyond the divorce, which seemed like it was going to happen regardless. Sometimes a midlife crisis, and a divorce, can be quite marvelous occurences. Are they, then, really crisis? But it was a fun read. ---- Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69 Drowning flies to Darkstar http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm |
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Greg Pavlov wrote in message ... On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 20:32:10 -0400, Peter Charles wrote: If you want a laugh -- Fly Fishing through the Midlife Crisis by Howell Raines I enjoyed, especially his early days, but I couldn't figure out what his midlife crisis was, Well his most recent crisis was mismanaging the NY Times and favoring staff who faked stories. For which I think he paid with his job. But I could be wrong. Dave |
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David Snedeker wrote:
Well his most recent crisis was mismanaging the NY Times and favoring staff who faked stories. For which I think he paid with his job. But I could be wrong. It's a twist of the facts to say he favored staff who faked stories. A so-called "favored" reporter faked stories, but that's not the same thing. Raines did lose his job though, he was perceived as an arrogant and inaccessible tyrant by his newsroom staff. -- Ken Fortenberry |
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"Ken Fortenberry" wrote... David Snedeker wrote: Well his most recent crisis was mismanaging the NY Times and favoring staff who faked stories. For which I think he paid with his job. But I could be wrong. It's a twist of the facts to say he favored staff who faked stories. A so-called "favored" reporter faked stories, but that's not the same thing. Raines did lose his job though, he was perceived as an arrogant and inaccessible tyrant by his newsroom staff. Ooooooooh, a *dry* fly fisherman! ;-) -- TL, Tim ------------------------ http://css.sbcma.com/timj |
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Greg:
Sometimes going over Niagara Falls can be a marvelous occurrence. But all things considered, I'd just as soon not have to partake of such enjoyments. I'm not planning any such trip. However, the quality of my life, the amount of pleasure in my life, increased 1000 fold after my divorce from my first wife. It occurred in midlife. But actually there are far fewer crisis in my life subsequently. Perhaps it was a midlife crisis reduction. I'm not recommending divorce as a fun experience. But I think in the end it added to my lifespan. ---- Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69 Drowning flies to Darkstar http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm |
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On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:04:13 GMT, "slenon"
wrote: Greg: I enjoyed, especially his early days, but I couldn't figure out what his midlife crisis was, beyond the divorce, which seemed like it was going to happen regardless. Sometimes a midlife crisis, and a divorce, can be quite marvelous occurences. Are they, then, really crisis? But it was a fun read. ---- Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69 Drowning flies to Darkstar http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm I liked the book, even though he's an elitist, snob of a dry fly fisherman. :) But, "Fumbling" is much funnier than "Midlife". If you want a laugh . . . If you want a crisis, then go with "Lines on the Water". Peter turn mailhot into hotmail to reply Visit The Streamer Page at http://www.mountaincable.net/~pcharl...ers/index.html |
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 19:39:15 -0400, William Claspy
wrote: And since no one else has mentioned Robert Traver, I'll put in a vote for Trout Madness. Excellent fire side reading. I am surprised that yours was the first....and only. Trout Madness or Trout Magic for those days when listlessly gazing out a window over a snow covered landscape. Fishless Days, Angling Nights - anytime. Kiyu |
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Robert A. Nisbet (1913-1996) was Albert Schweitzer Professor of the
Humanities at Columbia University... Nope, doesn't sound like the same guy. Wolfgang twins, maybe? :) Maybe. Thanks, Wolfgang vince |
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Ken Fortenberry wrote in message ... David Snedeker wrote: It's a twist of the facts to say he favored staff who faked stories. A so-called "favored" reporter faked stories, but that's not the same thing. Kind of a stretch for me to buy that Raines was completely clueless that 2 of his major reporters were faking quotes and plagiarizing stories until outsiders broke the story, but hey, maybe my Jersey boyhood makes me more skeptical than is normal. Dave |
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Recommend . . .
O. Pavel, How I Came to Know Fish (1991) (Trans. from the Czech, paper, out of print but still available used via Amazon and Powells(?). A personal memoir of Pavel's father, "best vacuums cleaner salesman in Bohemia", " An account of paradise lost, set in the Bohemian countryside before and after the arrival of the Nazis." Father outwits Nazis who confiscate his carp ponds. Father poaches deer under noses of Nazis to fortify family before being sent to concentration camps. They survive. Its mostly a happy book, of strength, father/son companionship, and survival. Pavel's only novel, a sports writer in communist Czech., Pavel dies in a "mental" hospital. Its a beautiful book and makes a great holiday gift for men and more thoughtful boys. Dave |
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In article , Tim J.
writes bsolute mealy-mouthed nonsense, without a germ of fact to back it up. The gritty truth is there were cereal killers long before anyone ever published a picture of a naked stamen. People have never been able to live in hominy, and they never will.....bad seed and all that.....ever since cane. Amaizeing. All this corn talk is making my toes hurt. -- Barley a decent pun to be heard on this group -- Bill Grey http://www.billboy.co.uk |
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"W. D. Grey" wrote in message ... In article , Tim J. writes bsolute mealy-mouthed nonsense, without a germ of fact to back it up. The gritty truth is there were cereal killers long before anyone ever published a picture of a naked stamen. People have never been able to live in hominy, and they never will.....bad seed and all that.....ever since cane. Amaizeing. All this corn talk is making my toes hurt. -- Barley a decent pun to be heard on this group -- Hay, what's all this stalk about puns? --riverman |
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Hay, what's all this stalk about puns?
--riverman Just a bit of wry humor stuck in the rumor mill. -- Stev Lenon 91B20 '68-'69 Drowning flies to Darkstar http://web.tampabay.rr.com/stevglo/i...age92kword.htm |
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