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Standing in a River Waving a Stick Paperback - 2000
by John Gierach
"Gierach's tenth in an unbroken stream of fly-fishing epics . . . flows across the page at the same graceful tempo as a well-cast fly line."--Jessica Mazwell, "The Register Guardian." Illustrations.
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- Title Standing in a River Waving a Stick
- Author John Gierach
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2000-04-05
- ISBN 9780684863290 / 0684863294
- Weight 0.51 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 8.45 x 5.5 x 0.6 in (21.46 x 13.97 x 1.52 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 799.124
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- New York Times, 04/02/2000, Page 32
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Simon & Schuster, 2000. Trade paperback. Very Good. The Book is in Very Good+ condition. With his inimitable combination of wit and wisdom, John Gierach once again celebrates the fly-fishing life in Standing in a River Waving a Stick and notes its benefits as a sport, philosophical pursuit, even therapy: The solution to any problem, work, love, money, whatever is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. After all, fly-fishing does teach important life lessons, says Gierach about solitude, patience, perspective, humor, and the sublime coffee break. Recounting both memorable fishing spots and memorable fish, Gierach discusses what makes a good fly pattern, the ethics of writing about undiscovered trout waters, the dread of getting skunked, and the camaraderie of fellow fishermen who can end almost any conversation with Well, its sort of like fishing, isnt it?. Reflecting on a lifetime of lessons learned at the end of a fly rod, Gierach concludes, The one inscription…
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Simon & Schuster, 2000. Trade paperback. Very Good. Previous owner signature; else in Very Good+ condition. With his inimitable combination of wit and wisdom, John Gierach once again celebrates the fly-fishing life in Standing in a River Waving a Stick and notes its benefits as a sport, philosophical pursuit, even therapy: The solution to any problem, work, love, money, whatever is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. After all, fly-fishing does teach important life lessons, says Gierach about solitude, patience, perspective, humor, and the sublime coffee break. Recounting both memorable fishing spots and memorable fish, Gierach discusses what makes a good fly pattern, the ethics of writing about undiscovered trout waters, the dread of getting skunked, and the camaraderie of fellow fishermen who can end almost any conversation with Well, its sort of like fishing, isnt it?. Reflecting on a lifetime of lessons learned at the end of a fly rod, Gierach concludes,…
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