The title of this book should really be "Light Tackle Guide" to Chesapeake Bay...and fly fishing...and you'll need a boat.

A great reference for boaters, but if you like to wade, forget it. A good attempt for light tackle, but if you like to throw flies...consider something else.

Daunting task that these guys undertook, the Chesapeake is just so big. You could write a book on each section that these guys merely touch on. Where to start...I mean there is just so much information here and half I don't need. Places to eat? Auto repair...I just want to fish!

Really, this book should be about 4-6 different, smaller, more concentrated guidebooks, focusing more on how to fish each section (more indepth topo maps, descriptions of spots, how to fish them, etc.) And it really needs to speak more to the wader...not every one has a boat!

No color pics...c'mon. For the price of this book, I would like to at least see some color plates of flies/lures. Not enough info on matching baits. No fly patterns for the do it your selfer.

If you boat, buy it. If you wade or fly fish, it definitely will not be your "goto" book on the shelf.

Arguably the most comprehensive, meticulous, and factual book ever written on the vast expanse of the Chesapeake Bay for fishermen. A must have, must read guidebook, no matter what level of fishing expertise.

Mr. Luftglass has been fishing the NJ coastal waterways longer than I've been alive. Found within these pages are many tips that will help you catch fish on various NJ waterways.

However the book was that was written, essentially by his own admission, while Manny had nothing else to do spending a winter down in Florida. There is too much direct transcription from notebooks or from phone calls to tackle shops rather than current research on a particular area. "I tried calling all the shops in the area, but they were closed. So from my notes I see that ....". Some pages are nothing other than ramblings that would be better suited to a Friday column hyping up fisherman for the weekend party boat business.

If you are a collector of random bits of advice on fishing NJ estuaries, this book will in fact provide some information that you probably didn't have before. It will give you a jump start on searching out a new area, and a few ideas on fishing for specific species. Don't expect a comprehensive guide to any particular area. You'll have to get out and explore. Perhaps that's what the author had in mind anyway.

Manny knows Round Valley Reservoir better than most. He includes practical "how-to" information on techniques and presentation. Read this book, and you'll have more than enough insight to get started.

Hey. I started guitar a year ago and have used this book. It is not good at all. I know none of the songs I would like to no and I am not having any fun at all from using this stupid book. Im quitting this book and moving on to a better book because I havent learned a thing. If I keep going with this I will probabl quit.

I used Mel Bay's guitar method series to teach myself the guitar and they helped greatly. By teaching the proper fingering and technique for picking and strumming, it was easier to pick up the instrument.

This is an example of Barth in his "too smart for us readers" mode. Instead of telling a poignant and interesting and perhaps moving story about a complicated family wrapped up in cold-war intrigue and general late-twentieth century angst and insanity, this is a book about books, and about writing. If you go in for that sort of thing you will love it. Far from being straightforward, the plotting is circuitous and completely unsatisfying; the shifting point of view is so consciously experimental that it is almost a joke on the reader. There is no doubt that John Barth is a lot smarter than most of us, and is a really brilliant writer and thinker. But his brilliance keeps this from being a fun or entertaining novel. If you like your reading experimental and self-conscious, by all means, pick it up!

This is a great novel, one which you will enjoy whether or not you like John Barth, whether or not you enjoy postmodern fiction. It is comic, the plot is comprehensible and linear, the characters are human and speak like humans, the tale is succinct, and the story mirrors an old favorite--the Odyssey. This is both an intriguing thriller and a warm comic novel. It's also written with grace and intelligence. I recommend it to everyone.

Don't even remember how or when we acquired this, but one particular recipe has been a knockout that we prepare and serve often: Chicken, Avocado and Mango Salad with creamy curry and macadamia dressing.

Few other spectaculars, and the rest are just so-so.

Have had this book on my cookbook shelf for some time. Recently,picked this book up again and knew instantly it could help us prepare (and eat!) healthier meals. Lots of variety in preparing simple GREEN dishes. The salads are beautiful (photography is good!) and foods taste even better than they look. For novice cooks, be sure to have the ingredients on hand. For the more advanced, you can improvise with various greens, dressings, etc. and not miss anything in flavor or appearance.

This is more about ships being scuttled during wars than anything else. Good book to read when you're trying to get to sleep! Not much in the way of pictures.

Extreamly facinating reading for anyone interested in naval history of the Chesapeak Bay. This is a well written book of events that helped shape our nation. From 1608 to 1978, the author clearly explains the events of maritime disasters on the Chesapeak Bay and it tributaries. The author has taken the best stories of the hundreds of ship wrecks and sinkings on the bay. For the wreck diver researching, this is a must have book. In the back of the book is a listing of several hundred ships lost on the bay. It lists the type of ship, approximate location, date lost and more.

I expected more from this book after reading the reviews in Amazon.com. This book was self-published and quite rightly so - no self-respecting publisher would touch it! Target audience seems to be 8th graders and the author has probably reached them. Anyone older will only groan at the juvenile writing style. If anyone edited this book it is not evident, but the author should acknowledge his limitations and seek help! I think the storyline is interesting, but I'll not be wasting my money on any more of this author's efforts.

A book for surfers. The dialog, surfing passages, and friendships seem right-on. Can be over-descriptive in places.

There is never a dull second in this book. After I started this book I HAD to finish it. I recommend everyone read this book! It is excellently written, very detailed and vivid. You feel like you are really there. It's SPECTACULAR! ------Serena Hanson

I liked Lillian and Gabe well enough, but their romance seemed to lack the edge and fire that Hannah's and Rafe's had. I also wish JAK would stop with the "Madison are this...Hartes are that..." It really got on my nerves. We know that these two families have their trademark personalities, but I felt that the author was trying to beat it into our heads (there was enough of that in Eclipse Bay)! I used to read a lot of JAK, but the last several books have not been as entertaining. I hope the final book in this trilogy has more spunk and LESS FAMILY COMPARISONS.

I am having bad luck with audio books; in particular romance mysteries. The women just cant do a man's voice convincingly enough for me. This time she made Lillian sound like such a priss. Finally, got the book from the library, forgot the audio and had a great time with it. The first chapter is a howl. Gabe & Lillian are a tough couple to rate, so I just went along with the book. The premise was weak but, it's summer and I have decided to just read and enjoy. Not much time is invested and it is a nice addition to the trilogy. I would recommend the 'Naked in Death" unabridged audio; now there's a woman who can do all voices and make it work!

I think I liked this one as much as I did the first stoyr. This is the story of Gabe and Lillian. As usual a Harte and a Madison don't usually mix well. But, in this case Lillian has been hired by Gabe due to her dating service. But, after more than the guaranteed dates and reupping Gabe still has not found his match. He has one data left and he is going to insist Lillian fufill her contract, much to her dismay as she has decided to close her business. They both wind up back in Eclipse Bay and the showdown starts. There are alot of the characters you have come to enjoy in this one such as Virgil and AZ...

I've been listening to the book on tape, and am giving up. The characters are totally self-absorbed, shallow and uninteresting. A story may develop as time goes on, and Zoe may find some gumption and energy by the end of the book, but Brookner takes too many pages for me to persevere. Sorry.

I am perhaps one of the most rabid of the countless readers who eagerly await each year's new Anita Brookner novel, but, I have to admit, I was fairly disappointed in this one. I can't help feeling I must have missed something, because I am stunned by how utterly uninvolving the characters and the plot were to me. Brookner's prose, as always, is breathtaking, so I would recommend this to any fan, with the caveat: "Wait for the paperback". New Brookner readers would do better to start with Look at Me and Hotel du Lac or my more recent favorites, Falling Slowly and Undue Influence

This writer has got to be the best wordsmith around. In each novel the sentences stand alone, dynamic, fresh and gleaming in intensity. The story is important, the characters are profound but these are often upstaged by the absolute pleasure of reading such sharp writing. I can't be the only person buying the latest novel of Anita Brookner every year as soon as it hits the shelf.

Much has been said about Brookner's lonely women and feminist approach and I will leave that to others who are better informed than me to remark upon. What I look for in every novel is the dramatic turn which never fails to be exciting. In THE BAY OF ANGELS, there are several but the most outstanding is the moment when Zoe returns to reclaim her stepfather's house in Nice and finds it already occupied, cocktails in hand, by his greedy relatives. The attitudes and survival tactics of the women who share the clinique with Zoe's sick mother are searing. Best of all is the moment by the sea when Zoe's reflects on the angels flying up from the bay and inward to land where they will reinforce the already celestial commercialism of earth.

A friend of mine in London once remarked to me that he sometimes sees Anita Brookner early in the morning on the Kings Road heading towards Waitrose supermarket. I was astounded, "doesn't anyone stop her," I asked imagining that she would be beset with fans. "No," said my friend, "nobody knows who she is." I would prefer to think that London is so vast that it renders one anonymous and invisible which is often the very dilemma ensnaring her characters.

Kelsey didn't have two brain cells to rub together evidenced by the fact that she intentionally involved herself in dangerous situations. She also acted like she was above everyone else and refused to believe that a friend she'd had little contact with for years could have "changed". There was virtually no character development and the romance was not at all convincing. What was the whole story behind St. Augustine and what happened between Kelsey and Dane after her brother's death? There were also pages of useless dialogue, who cares about an involved discussion of where to go to dinner. Again, boring!!

The Florida Keys is an idyllic paradise that harbors a murderer in this latest romantic suspense from Ms. Graham. When Kelsey Cunningham takes a vacation from her busy job in Miami, she agrees to spend the week at the Florida Keys duplex of old chum Sheila Warren. But Sheila is missing, and none of Kelsey's old friends seem concerned, as Sheila is somewhat of a free spirit. And Kelsey must, once again, confront Dane Whitelaw, an old flame and the last person to see Sheila alive.

As Kelsey and Dane attempt to discover Sheila's whereabouts, each is unwilling to trust the other, and Dane appears even more evasive, because his secrets would have disastrous effects if they became known. Their attraction becomes more volatile, and they are unwilling partners as their search for a possible serial killer leads them to Miami's strip clubs and the home of Sheila's sleazy stepfather.

The cast of supporting characters adds depth to the read as it increases the number of suspects implicated in Sheila's disappearance. There is Cindy, the enterprising fitness dynamo who owns a t-shirt business. Nate, Kelsey's ex, runs a local bar, and admits to having once had a relationship with Sheila. Larry, Sheila's ex, never really got over the divorce. Izzy may be Sheila's supplier, but no one knows for sure. And Jorge makes mysterious boat runs as he dumps cargo overboard.

The suspense is superb: it builds slowly and begins to spin out of control as the killer gets frightened that someone is getting too close to the truth. Readers won't be disappointed when this page-turning read packs one wallop of a conclusion.

She has become one of my favorite authers in the thriller category. This is a great summer read. It has the mystery and romance that kept me turning the pages. I actually didn't want the book to end because it has everything I like to find in a book for summer.