This magazine style paperback book was recommended to me long after I knew the basics of flyfishing, so I didn't expect to learn much. I was lured in by its price, but very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the content. The author cuts through the bull normally found in fly fishing instruction books and gets to the meat of the topics. Quick. He includes wonderful, humurous illustrations to enhance the reader's learning. This is one book I can say should be read early on by anyone interested in learning flyfishing.

I got my first copy in approximately 1979 and have gotten copies for my daughters since. Anderson presents essential information in a well though out, logical, and entertaining fashion. A must-read for anyone getting into fly fishing, as well as a good refresher for those with some experience. Contrary to what some would have you believe, fly fishing can be a simple and straight-forward sport; this book makes that clear.

The Curtis Creek Manifesto was the first fly fishing book that I could read and truly understand. It is filled with simple illustrations and descriptions that make getting off the ground with fly fishing a breeze. so many other books that I tried to read were filled with tech talk and jargon that confused and frustrated me. I believe that this book saved my trip to Colorado and my first fly fishing experience two years ago. I have reccomended it to all of my fishing buddies and I continue to use it even now.

This book is about a girl named Nikki who gets pregnant and she has to make some very hard choices, with help from her family. This is a great book, that's definetely worth reading.

It's been a while since I read this book, but I really enjoyed it. It has superb character setup, and a great plot. I recommed it to everyone not just girls who want to read it for support.

Knowing that this book was endorsed by "Focus on the Family," I was apprehensive about reading it, fearing that it would give pat, spiritual, band-aid answers to real problems. But it doesn't. Thios book doesn't say, "Jesus is the answer, I'll pray for you, now go away." It follows the life of a young girl as she struggles with the decision of whether or not to get an abortion. For once, people are honest about the yelling and screaming coming from both sides of this issue. What I mean is, it's not just the "evil pro choice baby killers" who are preaching here, it's also the "backward pro lifers" who preach at Nikki. She's caught in the middle of these two opposing viewpoints, unsure of what to do. Meanwhile, her grandparents and her friend Jeff, some of the kindest, gentlest Christians, pray for Nikki, listen to her, and show her Christ's love through their actions. In the end, it's not yelling or preaching that will convince Nikki (or anyone) that abortion is wrong. It's hearing an unborn baby's heartbeat, and finding that it really is a PERSON, another life, growing inside a woman. Not just "pregnancy tissue" or a "fetus" that can be removed, but a real human being, created in the image of God. And this book shows that without being preachy. Halleleujah! I found myself crying at the end of this book, glad that I'd read it and eager to read the rest of the series! And the other books in the series are just as good. Overall, I highly reccomend these books.

A great read. Two people choose to forsake the mountains of Montana and sail around the Caribbean. Great humor and insight into the two different mindsets of sailing. Tom the authors husband has the wild fearless viking outlook while Rae Ellen takes a more sober (when are we going to die?) outlook on the adventure. Her humor is great -the characters they meet along the way are colorful - even the plastic lizard mascot the author adopts adds humor. Though they never make it any further than the San Juan Islands area, the adventures and training for the paradise trip will amaze you. From hair raising docking experiences to holiday meals onboard - the book will entertain you from first to last page.

I find it is an honor to be related to this author, believe it or not i am a nephew. For those of you who i am sure did not make it to her book signing here in Priest River Id. the other day, missed out on a good presentation, it was 2 hours, but even interested me. I am not interested in sailing, and i think its a book that is worth the time to read.

If the Shoe Fits is an authentic story about a husband and wife who sell all their stuff and take up residency on a sailboat in the Pacific Northwest. Their intention is to actually sail this boat. Trouble is, neither one has ever sailed the blue ocean before; they've barely seen the ocean. And, don't let a little thing like fear hold you back either. The story is told through the eyes of author, Rae Ellen Lee, who will tickle your funny bone with common sense humor; paralize your gizzard with her churning fears and stir your heart with matter-of-fact honesty. Author Lee's husband,Tom,is in hot water from the get-go but survives on hard work and a relentless will and desire to put a bone in the Shoe's mouth. If the Shoe Fits is a quick read, which will captivate your interest from the opener and hold you to the end with its irresistible outspokenness.

One of the great poems in the English language--and certainly a top contender for the greatest narrative poem. A retelling of the Alfred the Great's defeat of Guthrum and the Danes at the Battle of Ethandune (or the victory of the true power of Christianity over the inherent weakness of paganism), written to be read aloud or to oneself (but please do read it aloud). A ranking of ten stars would be more accurate. [This review refers to the first edition.]

The greatest poem ever written! Read it and it will lead you into a high and heroic world and change your life forever!

The greatest poem of the century. The100-page saga of King Alfred the Great's apparently hopeless war against the Vikings is all one dreams poetry might be - stirring the heart and soul, filled with beauty, wisdom and excitement. A timeless message of hope and wonder. A few passages stumble, as is inevitable in a work of this length, but these can be overlooked. Read this wonderful poem and it will lighten and change the world for you. The greatest antidote to depression and despair that I know!

Bottle Cap Sundaes offers delightful insight into the tremendous love of the Sheridan family. By the end of the book, I could so clearly picture Elvis, Whoopie and the never-to-be outdone Mozart as if I was sitting in their living room! Patrick Sheridan should be commended for his first entry into the publishing world, and I hope this is not his last. His imagination, wit, and honesty kept me engaged until the last page, and then anxious for more. I hope there is a second volume of stories on these three extraordinary Canine Americans and their wonderful parents.

This is a warm, terrific story about three happy, heart-warming pets and their parents! The author has the greatest sense of humor and the love for his dogs is an inspiration to every pet owner! I've had an Old English Sheep dog and a mutt and numerous cats. This book makes me want to look in the classifieds for Dachshunds breeders. I've recommeded this book as the Book of the Month for our Reading Group! Several members have commented on what a wonderful movie this would be! We've had movies about Lassie and Rin Tin Tin but never a movie about Dashshunds! This would be the perfect choice. It's a page turner!!

You can't go wrong buying this book. It made me laugh, it made my feel good, and I think for a first book by Mr. Sheridan, this is indeed a wonderful effort. Don't pass it up! If you have animals of any kind, you won't be disappointed with Bottle-Cap Sundaes.

This book got me, by the way it's simply written, yet strongly portrayed. It's a very intelligent piece. It goes to show how imperfect the world would stay because of the scattered attitude of being a dimwit human among us. The twins have grown with power and strength, stripped of emotions, which is the very meaning of life. A war could trigger such fear and defense for two young kids to develop into perfect, rightful robots. I just hope my professor could read this book so he'd stop failing his students, and see how far a capability of a single person could go, if given a chance to face a crisis, killing and destroying are only starting options.

"The Notbook" Is one of the most important books written in the 20th Century, dealing with the aspects of war and post-war values. Kristof's genious writing skill is interesting and unsettling, and it opens a way to new angels of the great war. The twins' story is a very storng criticism about the human society and it's ugliness, it shows the most horrible result of the war's nightmares - the apathy. This epic, original, and beautifol book will surly become, one day, a literature classic, if it has not yet bocome one. And let us not forget the 2 sequels that make this masterpice even a bigger work of art. Kristof's name is to be remembered. This book is hard to read, yet easy, complicated yet simple, and it's importance is highly understood. You won't be able to put this book down, yet you'll hardly be able to continoue reading it. Definetly a masterpiece.

Kristof's book evokes feelings that will intrigue and disturb you. The children's story is a lesson of turmoil and survival,and I could not put the book down and read it in a matter of hours.I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading a book with awe and enthusiasm.

Mamba is a haunting thriller. From the time the Black mambas are sold in
Kenya, people start dying. Loaded on a Boeing 747 at San Francisco
International Airport, the snake becomes an instrument of terror. Strange
sounds are investigated before takeoff and again inflight, but there is no
explanation. The onboard computer fails--sabotaged. The only instrument
still operational is the gps, the radios are dead. Captain Steven Armstrong
Custer must steer his ship full of black mamba terrorized people, through
the night, over Canada, without instruments or radios.

This story will grip you in its coils, slither through your memory for
months, even make you apprehensive about your next flight. Mamba is the
type
of book from which television movies are made. Whatever you do, don't
investigate that strange sound, just leave-fast--if you can.

John Sheridan is an author to watch. The plot of Mamba is so fast paced
and
engrossing, the poor editing served only as speed bumps. Mr. Sheridan is
much better at writing suspense than romance; another indication an editor
may have helped assure this fine novel the five daggers it was destined to
merit. As it is this reviewer awards Mamba four daggers.

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I found this book to be most exciting. It had moments of being a heart thumper. It held my interest throughout the whole novel. I found it hard to put it down.
There was just the right amount of humorous incidents to allow a person a good laugh (descriptions of those scenes were so vivid). The love interest between Ginny & Captain Custer gave the reader a little mystery if this relationship would really develop; answers became pretty clean further on in the book.
The fight scene between Captain Custer & the snake was incredible; it could only happen in the movies. THIS WOULD DEFINITELY MAKE A GOOD MOVIE.....Hope to see this happen.
I would definitely read more books by this author; hope there are more in the works.

John Sheridan has crafted this thriller for those who can enjoy being frightened and thrilled at the same time. The African native mamba, is as deadly as any, and more aggressive than most,of the poisonous snakes. Aboard a transatlantic flight Captain Steve Custer is challenged to the max by the reptile, which was placed on the aircraft by terrorists. If you have a fear of snakes, this book will require you to keep the light on and continue reading through the night.

In New Orleans 1797, Alain Devereaux watches as his bride is struck by a wagon as she lovingly approaches him on their wedding day. She perishes in his arms and he knows he must find some way to be with her again....so he willingly consumes a sorceress's magic potion which puts him in a deathlike sleep. Of which he will only awake when his beloved is reborn in another life.

In New Orleans 2000, Danielle Curtis is the current female descendant of the sorceress and the tradition has been handed down through the generations to protect the 'sleeping' male at all cost. Even if the cost is happiness in her own life. Dani's fiancee dumps her and she feels unloved and unwanted and lays the blame on the lifeless male body in her attic. As she kneels before his prone state, in despair, he awakes from his 'sleep' and Dani must now help him find his true love in thirty days or he will cease to exist.

From page one, I was intrigued and totally into this fantastic story. The hero is to die for....gorgeous and so endearing, my heart went out to him. The heroine is spunky and dedicated, regardless of her own feelings....she deserves her heart's content. Together, this couple entranced me! This story is why paranormal fans love this genre!! A highly recommended book!

A little magic, a little romance-why do they always seem to fit hand in hand? Danielle Cutis has spent her whole life caring for Alain Deveraux. Her career as an Olympic swimmer was sacrificed to care for him, her fiancé left her because she was unable to travel on assignment with him; her needs have constantly been subjected to his. Oh he has his good points: he is sexy as sin, handsome as all get-out, and a quiet houseguest. Maybe what really gets under Danielle's skin is the fact that her tenant is over two hundred years old and fated to sleep naked in her attic until such time as his long-lost love is reborn and of age to return to him. If anyone is to blame, it should be Danielle's long ago ancestor, Odette, who gave Alain the sleeping potion and promised her family would protect him in his sleep. It has been a legacy passed down from generation to generation of women and it is fate it seems that intervenes to awaken Alain on the day after Danielle's fiancé walks out. Now Danielle finds herself dealing with a very sexy Frenchman who knows nothing of the modern world, yet must find the reincarnated form of his love within the next thirty days or he will fade into nothingness. A thoroughly engaging tale of romance with a twist of modern day magic. I must confess that I figured out what the ending would be early on in the book, but found the ride to get there was well worth the trip. I liked the spin on your typical romance novel and enjoyed the play between characters. The author added two cats with more personality than half the real people I know and it just added icing to the cake. I can't say enough about this book and how much I enjoyed it, excuse me while I go surf amazon.com for her previous works...

Aimee McLeod Reviewer

Highly Recommended

A little magic, a little romance-why do they always seem to fit hand in hand? Danielle Cutis has spent her whole life caring for Alain Deveraux. Her career as an Olympic swimmer was sacrificed to care for him, her fiancé left her because she was unable to travel on assignment with him; her needs have constantly been subjected to his. Oh he has his good points: he is sexy as sin, handsome as all get-out, and a quiet houseguest. Maybe what really gets under Danielle's skin is the fact that her tenant is over two hundred years old and fated to sleep naked in her attic until such time as his long-lost love is reborn and of age to return to him. If anyone is to blame, it should be Danielle's long ago ancestor, Odette, who gave Alain the sleeping potion and promised her family would protect him in his sleep. It has been a legacy passed down from generation to generation of women and it is fate it seems that intervenes to awaken Alain on the day after Danielle's fiancé walks out. Now Danielle finds herself dealing with a very sexy Frenchman who knows nothing of the modern world, yet must find the reincarnated form of his love within the next thirty days or he will fade into nothingness. A thoroughly engaging tale of romance with a twist of modern day magic. I must confess that I figured out what the ending would be early on in the book, but found the ride to get there was well worth the trip. I liked the spin on your typical romance novel and enjoyed the play between characters. The author added two cats with more personality than half the real people I know and it just added icing to the cake. I can't say enough about this book and how much I enjoyed it, excuse me while I go surf amazon.com for her previous works...

Aimee E. McLeod, Reviewer

It was about time I read "Tom Jones." Fielding's 1749 novel gives us a panoramic view of 18th century British life. Its titular hero journeys among the low- and high-born trying to find his way in a world in which he occupies a precarious position. Fielding uses the sprawl of 800 pages to explore a multitude of social, political, and literary issues, gluing them together with an exquisitely outlandish, fully embodied sense of humour.

The action of the novel begins with a view of the Allworthy family, a landed gentleman, Thomas Allworthy and his sister, Bridget. Into this family is dropped an orphan, a foundling - a child, if you will, of questionable parentage. This child, Tom Jones, is raised alongside Bridget's child, Blifil, as relative equals. Both are tutored by two ideologues, the philosopher Square and the theologian Thwackum. Jones is a precocious, free-spirited youngster, spoiled by Allworthy while Blifil, the heir apparent to the estate, becomes the favourite pupil and spoiled accordingly by his mother. As the two youths age, Tom develops a fondness for the neighbour's daughter, Sophia Western.

Tom's sexual development begins to get him in trouble, as it tends to throughout the novel, and as a result of one such incident, coupled with the goading jealousy of Blifil, Tom is driven out of the Allworthy home, left to seek his fortunes in the world. Meeting his supposed father, Partridge, on the road, the two begin a quixotic ramble across England. Sophia, meanwhile, pressured into marrying Blifil, runs away from home, beginning her own voyage of discovery.

"Tom Jones" begins with the narrator likening literature to a meal, in which the paying customer comes expecting to be entertained and satisfied. All 18 books of "Tom Jones" start out with such authorial intrusions, each cluing us into the writer's craft, his interactions with his public, and various other topics. This voice is actually sustained throughout the novel, providing a supposedly impartial centre of moral value judgments - each of which seems to tend toward enforce Fielding's project of a realistic, and yet, didactic portrayal of a world full of flawed characters.

Some of the issues the novel deals most extensively with are modes of exchange, anxieties over female agency, and the power of rumour and reputation. Exchange and the ways in which value is figured include a wide range of goods - money, bodies, food, and stories - and are integral to the story. The treatment of women is a great concern in "Tom Jones": from Partridge's perpetual fear of witchcraft to the raging arguments between Squire Western and his sister over how Sophia should be treated, to general concerns about sexuality and virtue. A novel that can be in turns hilarious, disturbing, and provoking, "Tom Jones" is never dull. Despite its size, the pace of the novel is extremely fast and lively. So, get thee to a superstore and obtain thyself a copy of this excellent and highly entertaining novel.

Journey with a guy with much testosterone, but a HUGE heart. I was not looking forward to reading this book for my 18th Century British novel class, but upon starting to read I found it to be a pleasurable story. This piqaresque novel has a humor that I have seldom encountered in other narratives. What is ironic is that Fielding wrote this piece during one of the most traumatic periods of his life. His wife just passed away, his daughter was dying, and he was inflicted with the gout. One would never think it from the clever way the book is written. The point of view gives us an in so that we feel as if we ourselves have roles in the storyline. Rooting all the way for Tom despite his flaws, we find out more about human nature along the way. A good read, light a candle and sit down with some wine like they would've and enjoy this classic comical delight.

Tom Jones is probably one of the greatest novels in all of English literature. I imagine some might be put off by the length and by its designation as a classic (something which Mark Twain said was frequently praised and rarely read). Tom Jones does not deserve to be ignored since it is a riotous rollercoster of a book filled with comic vignettes and blows against the self-satisfied and pompous. It is a book that not only is instructional, but is considerate enough to give the reader a good time while doing so.

Though frequently termed an immoral book, Tom Jones holds up rather well in the early 21st century. Even Fielding's comic characters seem to have a dimension often lacking in 18th and 19th century novels. Fielding is a genius.

Get this book if you can find it! A real twister of a plot, an atrocity committed 20 years before, a member of the next generation planning total revenge...every time you think you know what's going to happen, you're taken down another road. A plot skilfully woven with everything gradually revealed, up to a gut punch of a horrifying ending. The ramifications of this story are still occurring to me the next day. It's one of the few books I will keep to reread. The setting of the scene is also wonderful--if your idea of Provence is Peter Mayle's Hotel Pastis or Chasing Cezanne, try a taste of Japrisot for different point of view. If you like contemporary French authors, dont miss it.

This has instantly become one of my favorite reads. I love to happen upon authors who are new to me. This is the first book of Japrisot's that I've read. I was expecting a murder mystery, and ended up with a classic tragic love story and a heart-wrenching ending. Japrisot demonstrates superior story-telling skills in his revelation of the main characters thoughts and intentions as they speak and act. The dialogue is so well presented even the occasional humorous comment is so natural in its presentation and well-timed that you only realize later that of course even a mentally tortured person has the capacity for comic insight.

While one cannot deny the absolute superiority of A Very Long Engagement, I found One Deadly Summer to be the most enjoyable among the rest of Japrisot's oeuvre. This is one instance where his powers come through with a distinctive flair, upon the themes that echo through all of his work: droplets of truth gathering through a confusion of voices, the sheer blindness of love, the eternal mystery that is woman, the infinite sadness of human error, and the surprises and tragedies that is life itself. How much of the world, and others, do we really "understand"?