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Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders : A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury
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Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders : A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury Paperback - 2001

by Gierach, John

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  • Title Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders : A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury
  • Author Gierach, John
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, New York
  • Date 2001-06-05
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 3393035-6
  • ISBN 9780684868592 / 0684868598
  • Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.48 x 5.56 x 0.99 in (21.54 x 14.12 x 2.51 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Fly fishing
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00027650
  • Dewey Decimal Code 799.124

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Summary

Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders collects forty of John Gierach's finest essays on fishing from six of his books. Like all his writing, these essays are seasoned by a keen sense of observation and a deep knowledge and love of fishing lore, leavened by a wonderfully wry sense of humor. Gierach often begins with an observation that soon leads to something below the surface, which he finds and successfully lands. As Gierach says, writing is a lot like fishing.
This is the first anthology of John Gierach's work, a collection that is sure to delight both die-hard fans and new readers alike. To enter Gierach's world is to experience the daily wonder, challenge, and occasional absurdity of the fishing life -- from such rituals as the preparation of camp coffee (for best results, serve in a tin cup) to the random, revelatory surprises, such as the flashing beauty of a grayling leaping out of the water. Whether he's catching fish or musing on the ones that got away, Gierach is always entertaining and enlightening, writing with his own inimitable blend of grace and style, passion and wit.

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I use a common American brand of coffee that you can get in big, three pound cans.

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Publishers Weekly (starred) Perhaps the most original, entertaining, and keen outdoors writer working today...A finer collection of the author's work could scarcely be found.

About the author

John Gierach is the author of more than twenty books about fly-fishing. His writing has appeared in Field & Stream, Gray's Sporting Journal, and Fly Rod & Reel. He writes a column for Trout magazine and the monthly Redstone Review. John Gierach lives in Lyons, Colorado, with his wife Susan.