Salmon Books

If you want to read a story about how the author thinks he can survive in the wild, this is the book for you. I bought this book many years ago and found it useless at the time. I recently got it out again and thought I would give it another try. Same thing- almost useless. The author talks about a lot of things that would probably be very good to know/learn but the trouble is that most of the things are not explained enough for a regular person to be able to figure out how to actually do them. Your money would be better spent on a real survival book and not this one.

I don't understand why this book gets such high praise. It is not a how to book but more of a show and tell. If you want to learn survival skills look elsewhere. I bought this book thinking I was going to learn something. It just shows you what a shelter is and what this is or that.

This book is still used and recommended by the Boulder Outdoor Survival School, possibly the most reputable school in the business. Larry Dean Olsen, the author, is a guru in the field, and quite an amusing writer as well. This book is a classic, having come out originally in 1967 (my copy is the 30th anniversary edition from 1997). This is not a book for weekend backpackers, it is a text for those who want to explore and preserve true primitive survival skills - living off the land, friction fires, etc. If that is what you are looking for, this book is a great choice.

On reading some of the foregoing reviews, I can't believe we're talking about the same book. I received my first copy of Outdoor Survival Skills in the late 60's and it was the first of the best. There have been many excellent survival/primitive living skill authors since - Tom Brown Jr., John McPherson, Richard Jamison, Kochanski, Mears, Graves, Janowski, more recently, Cody Lundin, and the list goes on. By the way, the reason it was my first copy, was because I lent it to someone, who I guess, appreciated it as much as I did, so I never saw it again.
Even though the first edition came out sometime in the late 60's
the information is just as thorough, valuable, and accurate as it was then. Anybody that does not find this book so, should stick to outdoor writer's like Cliff Jacobson, who it appears, believes the only reason to carry a knife in the outdoors is to spread peanut butter.
Well done, Mr. Olsen, I thank you.

This book is meant for the survival enthusiest. I.e. someone who likes to go out and intentionally spend weeks at a time living off the land. For them, this is a good book.

It is NOT useful for hikers/backpackers/boaters etc. who are worried that if they get lost or stuck they need survival skills to last until rescued.

It has a information on topics such as building a bow and arrow, setting trap lines of 100-200 traps, making stone tools, and tanning hide (all things that require considerable time, energy, and practice). What it does not have is any information on getting rescued - not even a mention of what makes a good distress signal.

I haven't read many survival books, but if you're looking for a "survive until rescued" book check out The Complete Book of Outdoor Survival by J. Wayne Fears.

This book provides plenty of practice in all subtests of the general knowledge test; however; its content and application goes way beyond the scope of the test. if you need extra practice I highly recommend the Xam Online GK test as it is a lot easier and the explanations in it are very thorough. Your primary study guide for the GK should really be the Cliff Test Preparation Guide because it is the closest to the original test.

Again, the REA is horrible and it will make you feel like you can't do it no matter how hard you study. Check the reading section and you will know what I am talking about. If you choose the wrong answer, that's it because the explanation section does not explain why that particular choice is wrong and, mainly, why the correct choice in the book is the right one. I also caught a few worng answers in the math section, and again no explanations of nothing. All three exams in the math section have problems involving standard deviation (which is not on the test as I have taken it 3 times and finally passed today!), which is not fully explained in the book.

In the other hand, this book would be good for students who needs the extra challenge (gift or talented), but if you are looking for something more specific and close to the actual test, pick the Cliff and Xam--They are the best guides in my opinion.

I found this book helpful in providing a review of the types of questions similar to those found on the actual FTCE General Knowledge Exam. The book covers question types and detailed answers for all four areas of the exam; Reading, Math, English Language Skills and the Essay. There are 3 full-length practice exams at the end with detailed answers.

After being out of school for several years, I found the book useful in providing a review of general knowledge questions, especially the entire math section. The book contains a lot of pages and for those who don't have a lot of time to examine the book, you may want to skim through the sections and problems, then concentrate on the areas that you need more help in understanding/remembering; for me, that was the math section. The actual test includes a page listing some of the formulas you might use, but you still need an understanding of general math principles and problem solving to realize which formula/equation to use to answer the questions, not to mention how to solve the equation once you pick a formula to use. I felt that this book provides that understanding.

I also purchased a Test Preparation Guide issued by the Florida Department of Education which can be downloaded from the FTCE Testing website for a small fee. It is a smaller guide, but I used this side by side with REA's book.

Overall, I found the REA General Knowledge book helpful. I passed the FTCE General Knowledge Exam after taking it for the first time.

I would never recommend this as your primary study aid, maybe as back-up to help with the harder math questions. But if you use this as your primary aid, if will intimidate and only make your feel like a loser.

BUY THE CLIFF NOTE VERSION!!!! The CN version explains everything step by step whereas I felt this version was way too unorganized and scrambled.

Wish me luck because I take the test Thursday!

I would recommend this. After looking through this text and taking the practice tests, the real test was a breeze. (And you do not want to have to take that test twice.. it is long!)

I will be a transition teacher...I have a BS in Anthropology. So, I didn't have the 4 years of training that would help with this. I thought this looks like a great book. The book really doesn't help. They really don't apply what is in the book to what will be on the test other than in the practice test. I sat there taking the test and shaking my head....thinking that book didn't help me at all. So if you do use it, make sure you use other things to supplement.

This book is an inspiration to anyone who wishes to be more independent and self reliant. Sylvan Hart epitomizes these qualities. It was his inspiration which lead my husband and I to find land in North Idaho and build our own log home far from the power lines and mail run.
The author does a superb job of introducing you to this unique and accomplished character. I have given my copy of the book away too many times and now have some in reserve for the next person who shows more thatn a passing interest in a self-contained life and nearly total off-the-grid independence.

I was thrilled to find this book by accident. I haven't thought about it in years. I first read it in 69 while in the Navy. Being from Idaho, any book on Idaho and the people of the state interrests me. I had actually met Buckskin Bill when I was in 5th grade. An old friend of his took me hunting and we met him and his brother in the mountains. I didn't know that was who I met until I read the book. This book is a fun read even if it isn't entirely about Sylvan Hart.

Awesome to think about life for Buckskin Bill. Makes you feel like you know the man and depressed that you never got the chance to stop by when on a float on the main salmon and say hi.

The other reviewers of this book have been thoroughly unfair. Sylvan Hart lived an amazing life of self sufficiency even to the point of mining and smelting the metals he used to make his flint locks. He was more than well equipped when it came to survival skills and eschewed most of modern technology, accomplishing things remarkably well the old fashioned way. This is a great read for anyone interested in truly living off the land.

harold peterson entitled this book "the last of the mountain men", subtitled "the true story of an idaho solitary"...WRONG. this is the story of the salmon river valley and whatever other prattle peterson decided to toss in to the mix...i bought this book to read about SYLVAN HART, not boring anecdote after boring anecdote about stuff that went on in the area in 1800s...25% of the book, if that, was about sylvan hart, and even that was superficial...you can sum up everything said about sylvan hart with this sentence: "he's a guy who lives near a river in idaho, farms, hunts, fishes and is a good blacksmith"...that's about all you learn about sylvan heart...the rest is history of the area in which he lives...

note to peterson: next time you want to write a book about somebody, consider writing ABOUT that SOMEBODY...god, what a disappointment.

I read the book more than twice and I did not pass the test successfuly. Fortunately, I found another book with more information. I did pass the test.

This book does an excellent job of explaining the competencies and the two tests at the end of the book were right on! I liked the fact that there were explanations of the correct practice exam answers so that the reader could understand why the answer was correct. I also liked that the book applies the behavioral theories to actual classroom scenarios so the reader could see the theories in action. Other teachers who took this same exam without using this study guide failed (a few times) but I passed on the first try and I believe this book was the reason. I would definitely recommend this book!!

This book is a valuable tool for those taking the FTCE.It reviews every competency you'll need to know for this exam, including a neat summary of the basic psychological theories at the beginning of the book. I took this exam in 1998 without any prep book like this available and I did pass the exam.This book tells you the pass score needed. At the outset I was thrown by the questions, but the strategy I adapted apparently payed off.Going in, all I had to prepare me was the skimpy test booklet provided by the State of Florida certification division. But if you're really serious about getting through this exam at the first go, then this book is a must. I am now using this book as a tutoring aid when I coach others for this rather quirky exam.One quick hint for test-takers: this particular exam's questions are best answered by the process of elimination.Good luck!

Please note that the changes to the FTCE made in the summer of 2003 are not reflected in book. It is also available as an e-book.

Absolutely gorgeous photography mixed with great fishing stories. Which is what fishing is all about- what you see, or say you saw while you were there. An excellent coffee table book that you want to keep picking up time and time again to see the great images.

Partial redux of previous book...an obvious attempt to capitalize of fly-fishing mania, as we have seen in the Northwest. Pictures are fair.

Atkinson's latest book joins "Distant Waters" as a must have for the angler that travels to the remote corners of the world to fish, or dreams of doing so.

In this series of journeys, world-class authors' tales accompany Valentine's sublime photographs. So few of us get to travel to these locations, at least in person. Knowing that Zane Grey or Ernie Schwiebert traveled the same footpaths to the same pools and shared the same elation creates a bond only furthered by the fact that you may have just caught and released the same fish, or its offspring several generations removed.

If this book has a failing, it is that one won't want to travel with it. It would also be a great offering in a fieldguide-size format, though that of course, would not do the photographs justice. But, for streamside reading while waiting for that afternoon hatch to start, or resting a great salmon that has followed, but not yet taken your last full dress salmon fly on an exclusive river beat, it would be a welcome friend.

If fishing has a greatest reward, it is in the hunt, and Atkinson has here shared a collection of locales and adventures that will have you ready to go. Then, his details on logistics, including the right flies and rod to use and the right time of year to go, will bring the trip together. Even if you never leave your favorite armchair.

Obviously this is a very quick follow on from 'Distant Waters', and you cant help feeling they are cashing in somewhat on the current penchant for flyfishing in exotic places. The photographs are excellent, but much of the text is disappointing. Much of it is just reprinted extracts from old books, even by authors now dead, and the photos and text do not always match up. In short I would say if you want to dream of exotic (and mainly exclusive and expensive) fishing destinations, then this gives great photos, but if you want to read interesting new text to accompany it, you'll be disappointed. Finding old chapters (however well written they were) that I have already got (from David Street,JW Hills, Zane Grey, David Street, Nick Lyons etc) was - I thought - a bit of a con.

This is a very well-done book on great salmon rivers of the world. Many of the profiles of the rivers are written by famous individuals with a connection to one of the rivers. While the pieces are well-written, they are hardly information packed or even... It's not a guidebook, but a book that "celebrates" Atlantic Salmon Rivers. Worth adding to you Salmon Foshing Collection.......

Although I do not profit from the sale of this historic book, I had one incredible adventure after another while working on this project. It's crazy for me to think that I have been to more Atlantic Salmon Rivers than anyone else in the world. Each river was absolutely stunning! I hope I have done justice to the many beautiful areas of the world I was so fortunate to visit and photograph.
The writing in the book is spectacular. A number of famous authors contributed pieces such as Thomas McGuane, Paul Volker, Pelle Klippinge and the list goes on.
A Celebration of Salmon Rivers is about the famous Atlantic salmon fish and the even more famous rivers they inhabit.
I photographed over 60 rivers during a two-year span. It was a dream come true and I thank Orri Vigfusson, Chairman of the NASF for another incredible opportunity to show my work. Please help Orri and the NASF save wild Atlantic salmon with the purchase of this incredible collection of work.
Ketchum, ID 2008 - R. Randolph Ashton

I gave this book as a gift to a friend who has fished the rivers in Russia. While I didn't have time to read the copy, I did look through all the photographs. Frankly, they were a little disappointing. Many seemed like little more than snapshots, underexposed or muddy. That being said, my friend was delighted to find his own river in the book, although he laughed that all the descriptions said that all the rivers were "the best fishing in the world."

Very well written with beautiful photographs and helpful illustrations. This nonfiction book is the perfect length for younger elementary students. My 3rd grade class enjoyed the book and became interested in the project. We wrote the school and they were very good about answering emails.

I used this book as part of a unit when I was student teaching and the children were enraptured with the theme of preservation. Perfect for the classroom setting, but don't underestimate the joy it'll bring the frog-lover in your family.

I first researched this project after reading newspaper accounts and was glad to see this story come into book form. It well illustrates the efforts of these determined students and even made the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children list in 1992. It's a good example of a community service project for students and and teachers.

I thought all of the REA study guides for FTCE were great. I read this book over a short period of time time used the cd-rom and passed with no problems. Good Luck!

Do not think that this book will help you pass the FTCE. Use your common sense and have a positive attitude. The only reason I would recommend this book is because of the CD rom. It showed me how the real test looks like and I how to navigate using the tool bar. I recommend the computer test, it's worth the extra cash. Not one of the 240 questions were on my test. The book has a lot of information (15 chapters) and it's pretty unrealsitic to think that you will memorize the whole thing. Again buy it if you plan to take teh computer version otherwise don't waste your time and money.

I agree with the other reviewer that the major benefit this book offers is the CD-ROM if you plan to take the computer version of this test (which I highly recommend, it is really simple to take the FTCE tests on the computer, you work individually at your testing center, and you can find out if you passed immediately). I am currently studying for the Professional Ed and am using the book as a bare bones guide of which I will fill in from my knowledge and research. Additionally, the CD-ROM tests, as well as the practice tests in the book, offer questions that, although are not necessarily on the test, help you realize what you need to work on, such as if you don't know much about Piaget, you can pinpoint that, and if you don't know much about ESOL strategies, you can focus on that. This does not have all the answers and is really a starting point for creating your own study guide.

The authors have identified 10 habits required to succeed in today's changing workplace.
1. Do what your company is paying you to do: Prioritize your work by determining how you and your department fit into the overall goals of your company. Align your goals with the goals of your company.
2. Balance demands on your times and resources: Make sure you are spending time on high-priority tasks. Avoid time wasters like poor communication, interruptions, unorganized meetings and clutter.
3. Sharpen your communication skills: Be specific and clear, ask questions to make sure others understand, seek agreement on what actions should be taken.
4. Develop productive relationships: Develop closer relationships with clients; identify the 10 people with whom you need to have a productive relationship; be a team player.
5. Resolve conflicts rationally: In a collaborative effort, conflicts are inevitable. Take a rational, problem centered approach. Decide whether you will take an assertive, cooperative or collaborative approach to dealing with the problem.
6. Fix your own problems: Don't wait for someone at a higher level to tell you what to do. Be aware of developing problems and list your options for solving them.
7. Be creative and flexible: Be curious about the underlying processes of a situation. Use your imagination and knowledge to inform your solution. Remove mental blocks. Try techniques like Reverse Thinking, playing with words, or Visual Aids.
8. Learn to accept uncertainty: Take personal responsibility for anticipating and preparing for change. Be professional and positive.
9. Take responsibility for your job performance: Focus on specific goals. Keep track of your own performance. Learn new skills. Set high performance standards for yourself.
10. Manage your own professional development: Ask yourself where you want to be in the future. Outline the skills you will need to achieve your goals. Create an action plan to address your needs.

Having reached what feels like a rut in my career - with the accompanying lack of motivation - I noticed this book on a sale-stand and decided to give it a go. The back-cover promises to give your career a tune-up and keep it in prime running condition. I need that.

There are two ways of reading this book. It is organised as a workbook, so the intentions of the authors were probably for readers to diligently work through the exercises. The second option is to skim through the book, and come back to some of the exercises as needed. I decided to take the second approach.

Sub-titled "10 new habits for keeping your edge in today's fast-paced workplace", the book certainly covers relevant topics. Issues covered include focussing on the job, prioritisation, communication skills, networking, problem solving, innovation, and adapting to change. It then prompts the reader to fix their own problems, and to take responsibility for their own performance, and to stay current with their skills.

Reading the book cover to cover is probably not the best approach - no one can have problems with all of the above. I focussed more on a couple of chapters, which I found more relevant. In other chapters I felt that I was being told things I already knew, so I skimmed. But I can see how working through the exercises can help you mentally prepare for the real thing. It should give you a few extra tools in your toolkit.

Will this book change my working habits? I don't know that for sure. But I'll keep it on my shelf for ideas for when I get stuck in a particular area. It may just help me over a hump or two.

If you're looking for someone to tell you to quit that hum-drum job and go find your true self, look elsewhere. William and Rosemary Salmon have written a book for the moderately alienated masses who have lost their enthusiasm for a job that once sparked their imaginations. Like a tune-up for your car, routine career maintenance can improve your performance. The tools the authors use are communication, relationships and continuous self-improvement. While these habits certainly are worthy, they are not particularly groundbreaking. Readers hoping for a complete career-engine overhaul won't find it here. But if what you need is some routine servicing to get the cylinders firing again, we at ... recommend this book to you.

It goes without saying that this man is a pioneer of his craft, however there are throngs of contemporary chefs who are doing things with food that show that they know their ingredients better than Peterson does- good cooking is a result of knowing your ingredients and knowing them well. Peterson claims that there is little, if any, difference between Wild, farm-raised, and Atlantic salmon. This is preposterous! The difference is oceanic. Perhaps Peterson has never eaten Wild King Alaskan salmon or Copper River Sockeye salmon or anything from the Yukon River, which is a real pity, because one of our lifetime's greatest foodies is missing out on the greatest culinary experience of all time! Save you money and spend it on Peterson's Fish & Shellfish. Even the salmon recipes are better.

Salmon is my favorite fish, so I borrowed this book from the library, but I'm buying it now! Mouthwatering recipies with lots of good pictures, lots of information about different kinds of salmon and different ways to cook it, how can you go wrong? The recipes are so interesting I read them out loud to my sister, a chef! He covers the basics like grilling and and sauteing, but also gets into smoking, curing, roasting, making lox & even making salmon ravioli. Each recipe is described in detail by an author who obviously has made each dish and loves every one! Try sauteed salmon with Thai-style coconut broth, salmon "saltimbocca" (wrapping the salmon in prosciutto), or one of the many salsas he includes to go with grilled salmon.
The author teaches at the French Culinary Institute, after running a restaurant in New York City, and he obviously knows and loves this fish! Altogether an excellent introduction with lots of scope for more experienced cooks too!

This is one of the easiest types of cookbooks to review, as it is largely a matter of determining whether the author has covered all the bases you can think of and whether the quality of the information on a quite limited range of information is up to snuff. As people who write these one-topic books are usually experts on that particular field, the likelihood that the book will be of a high quality is very good.

James Peterson does not disappoint us in this book all about the various methods for cooking salmon. Peterson is a culinary writer of the first water to begin with, having written many award-winning books already, including a book on fish and shellfish.

Since Peterson has already covered salmon in his seafood book, one can wonder what else there is to say. It turns out there is very much else to say.

One of the most valuable parts of the book appears before we even start thinking about cooking. Peterson describes all of the commercially available species of salmon you may find in your fish market, the relative price of these species, depending on whether they are farm raised or caught from the wild. This is important because there is a very big difference in price between the least and most expensive, and the difference in price is not fully returned in difference in value.

Another chapter in the book gives detailed instructions on how to both cold and hot smoke salmon. This is a doubly section in that I suspect the same techniques could be used for most types of finfish. Be warned, however, that unless, like Alton Brown in his popular Good Eats episode `Junkyard Chef', you are exceptionally handy, cold smoking can be rather expensive and messy.

Peterson is always an engaging writer, as his opinions and personal tastes often come through in his writing. One may object to this if these opinions are unfair or needlessly critical of other writers, but they are not. They simply leaven the discussion and make his work more fun to read. One example is that while he claims to have covered virtually every method of cooking salmon, he does leave out steaming, as this is simply too boring to deal with. I will not miss this discussion.

The presentation of techniques he does cover is very, very thorough. In dealing with poaching, he covers techniques and special equipment needed for poaching a complete fish as well as salmon steaks and salmon fillets. He is especially careful to warn the reader about overcooking while poaching. The anomaly with poaching is that if the poaching liquid is heated to a boil, the fish will actually be too dry when removed from the liquid for service. The treatment of sautéing, grilling, curing, roasting and baking, broiling, and other methods, including serving raw as with sushi and carpaccio are equally thorough.

The book includes sources for special materials required for smoking, as well as good sources for spices and the like.

This book is doubly important with the recent findings on the food value of salmon. The book was published before the recent concerns with farm raised salmon, but it does give intelligent information on what kinds of salmon are available farm raised and what species are available caught wild.

My only complaint about the book may be that Peterson describes how to create a medallion from a steak, but provides no pictures of the technique, even though he has published pictures of this technique in other books. He does not even refer one to these other volumes.

Highly recommended. Better than his book on duck cooking.