From the 1960s to the 1980s, Sweden was an affluent, egalitarian country envied around the world. Refugees were welcomed, even misfit young Englishmen could find a place there. Andrew Brown spent part of his childhood in Sweden during the 1960s. In…
'Who would ever think that a book on cod would make a compulsive read? In a story that brings world history and human passions into captivating focus, he shows how the most profitable fish in history is today faced with extinction.
This title is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife Pauline journeyed in December 1933. It is an examination of the lure of the hunt and an impassioned portrait of the…
Matt ans Susan, two rival palaeontologists and former lovers, are summoned by a secret US goverment agency to help locate their college mentor, who has disappeared without trace in the remote mountains of Tajikstan.
The Wild Duck Chase takes readers into the peculiar world of competitive duck painting as it played out during one year's Federal Duck Stamp Contest-the only juried art competition run by the U.S. government. Since 1934, the duck stamp, which is bou…
North American salmonids are a family of fish revered as some of the most popular and sought-after sport and food fish in the world. The beauty and diversity of the species, and the settings in which they occur, attract anglers, naturalists, photogr…
Bruce Tilbrook hooks you with his unique brand of humor and observations about fly-fishing and reels you in with this collection of entertaining stories about the men of the river: -One fly-tying expert believes tasting his flies helps him understan…
Ovington teaches how to catch more fish and have more fun doing it by de-emphasizing the "science" of fly fishing and relying on plain common sense.
"In the Congo your worst fears are never realized. Something that you didn't fear happens instead." --Mary Hastings BradleyMary Hastings Bradley records the events of a 1921 safari with her husband, Herbert Bradley, five-year-old daughter, and her f…
Practical and expert advice on how to fly fish for America's greatest inshore game fish -- from Maine to North Carolina.
The All-New, Completely Updated 2010 Edition! This all-new, completely updated 2010 edition of The Official Gun Digest(R) Book of Guns & Prices contains everything you need to identify and price thousands of commercial cartridge firearms from around…
Explores the thrill of catching big fish on a lightweight rod and six-pound test line, and discusses the tackle and technique necessary
Thomas McGuane's obsession with fish has taken him from the river in his backyard to the holiest waters of the fly-fisher's world.
