Running Books

This one is destined to be a trout fisherman's classic! Pithy descriptions, exceptional humor and delicious details make this book both fun to read and a piscatorial adventure to put alongside Walton, Bergman, Gierach, Wulff, Grey, and others of similar stature. Next to fishing, fly fishermen love to read about their sport and this tome provides a great escape into fine writing and fun fishing tales. And be sure to follow up with Mr. Montgomery's "Many Rivers to Cross: Of Good Running Water, Native Trout, and the Remains Of Wilderness."

I have fly fished for over forty years, and although there are many excellent books on the subject, I keep this one on my night table. I've lost count of how many times I've read it! Mr. Montgomery is the real article. I found myself nodding in affirmation page after page. This book is a treat for anyone interested in trout or flyfishing. There has been a lot of hype about flyfishing for trout since "A river runs through it" was made into a movie. This book cuts through all the crap. This man knows trout! an excellent read

This is a book of postcards that are quite lavishly done all featuring famous headlines from the silliest tabloid of them all. This has everything you could possibly want in a postcard book: aliens, a woman killed by her own fur coat, and, of course, the always wacky Bat Boy!

These are so funny you probably won't want to send them, but the price is right, so buy two! Highly recommended for Bigfoot, Elvis, Bat Boy, and any other creatures in need of highly ludicrous postcards!

A fine postcard collections not for the lending library, but for individuals who love zany humor; many of whom will want to keep the cards for their own collections. Weekly World News gathers tabloid 'true stories' - such as space aliens who return for their baby, or a woman killed by her own fur coat.

If you are having problems in your life, then read this book. It covers a wide range of subjects. In fact I'm going to write Tony Evans and let him know what a impact that the book made in my family.

Tony is solid. Here he paints the big picture for all of life. This book draws some information from his other writings. This Kingdom Agenda is deep and a total new way of thinking. It is as usual with Tony, biblically correct.

I wouldn't even limit these stories under the genre or "erotica" myself because they are solid pieces of fantasy, science fiction, contemporary fiction and borderline horror stories. My favorites were: "Rite of Spring," "Halloween," "Bodies of Water," "Just Tell Me the Rules," "Balancing Act," "Storm Rider,"and "Gyndroid". There is no one sexual orientation focused on though maledom and femsub are the most numerous, even those are shown through a fresh lens.

Cecilia Tan is the best! I just loved the book. All the stories where great, but I have to say that I just loved "Dragon's Daughter" the best.

I was lucky enough to find this book on the shelf of a local book store, where I was drawn to it like a comet pulled by the gravity of a planet. I had no idea what the book was about; even upon reading it over again now, I get new meaning from it. White Lines contains biography, story and prose-like writing regarding cocaine. Magnificently it captures the complex facets of the drug from medicinal to maniacle. Aleister Crowley contributes an astounding piece capturing the euphoric richness of the drug. Stephen King and Miles Davis conclusively illustrate the doom imminent cocaine. The book as a whole is a masterfull assembly of writings -- a great job by the editors. I strongly recommend this to anyone who seeks to be moved by story.

The Playboy review was on the money: "Choppy, intense and stings just a bit." I like Zanetti's collections -- they are always supercool and down and dirty, but with a strong literary flavor. This book charts an incredible journey from when coke was perceived to be a 19th century cure all (see Freud) to the dark nose candy it is today. The book covers most bases -- COlumbia, Hollywood, NY in the 80s, crack, Miles Davis --but there's some surprises too: the piece was spooky old Aleister Crowley is new to me and the selections from RObert Louis Stevenson, Conan Doyle and Steve Earle are imaginative. And there are some gold standards from Stephen King, Terry Southern, Burroughs, and Ballard.

A guide to more than just work--this book gives you the key to a happier life. We all know that work envelops us more than just 9 to 5--it's more a 24/7 experience. This book will help you find a profession, not just a job, that allows the work and personal life you dream of.

Farren takes the reader through a model/process of evaluation and planning. Her premise is that there are basic human needs that are timeless. Once you select the need that drives you (your passion) - you will always be in control of your vocation (serving others). Farren's unique approach is to match these universal human needs to professions. Having arrived at a profession, gaining mastery in that profession will withstand unstable job markets. As markets change, jobs get created or become obsolete, you will always have your mastery. Mastery is key! and "jobs" are very different from mastery. From that grounding - shifts/transitions and new directions can be self-managed and navigated. She helps the reader by adding specific information for 3 types of readers: new workers, in-transition, and experienced workers. She rounds out the book by providing sound information about the future of work: f/t, pt/, contingent and freelance. Additionally, she adds a new perspective on considering your job in terms of its "role." There may be others, but she puts forth: project managers, resource providers, specialists and strategists. Who's Running Your Career?, if you use it, will put you in charge.

In this terrific book, Greg Moore not only shatters lots of wine myths (and exposes the mass-marketed wine industry for what it is), he also offers helpful tips for learning how to appreciate GENUINE wine. No pretense, geekiness, arrogance, snobbery, or hype -- just factual knowledge, intelligently presented and beautifully designed. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in wine!

So, you look at this little book thinking, "Gee, that's a 'nice' little gift for thw wine geek in the family..." - then you start reading the author's take on the world o' wine.

If this ever falls into Jess Jackson's or or Gina Gallo's hands, you can bet that the California wine industry "powers that be" will be lobbying for changes in the label law. This book'll give you the straight dope on how wine is made, and marketed to the American consumer.

Who'da thunk it?

This is an excellent palm sized book that any wine lover - novice or expert - would enjoy having. It makes the `perfect' gift for wine tasting parties or as a stocking stuffer for the holidays. The book includes brief lessons on wine buying, wine storage, wine tasting and food paring, etc. Since they are `brief' lessons some wine experts might be hesitant to buy this book, but the thing I love most about this book was the wine related quotes that are inter-spread throughout the book. I think everyone would enjoy these quotes, and are worth the price of the book itself. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the book:

`In Vino Veritas.' - Pliny

`I feast on wine and bread, and feasts they are' - Michelangelo

`Wine is light held together by moisture.' - Galileo Galilei

This is an absolute must-have if you're having a wine tasting party. These cute palm-size books make excellent thank-you gifts or party bag gifts for those attending your tasting. And, they can easily be carried about as you shop at your favorite store for a wine to go with the evening's meal.

"A Woman's Notebook" is a beautiful blank journal filled with quotes by women. It is a great gift for anyone who likes to journal or collect poetry or quotations.

A Woman's Journal

This was a gift for my daughter who journals everyday. She loved it!! I will be getting one for myself.

G. Jackson, book lover, Stillwater, MN

This book celebrating all women is stunning in its ability to capture the diversity of girls and women across the globe and throughout time. Using life stages as the central organizing theme, the book offers visually rich photographs to expand our knowledge and understanding of what it is to be female in different countries, settings and social classes, and what it is to be young, middle-aged and old. Each stage and nuanced way of living--whether rich, middle-class or poor--is recognized and captured thoroughly by the lenses of a multitude of photographers. It also includes essays, but the photos are what I enjoyed the most. If I had one criticism, it would be that there are not enough photos of women in their 70s-100s; this dearth is common in the media (TV, magazines, movies, advertisements), but I thought that this book would have rectified the all-too-common invisibility of older women. "Woman:" would make a great gift. I bought mine for a friend, but ended up keeping it and buying her one of her own.

In Woman.: A Celebration To Benefit The Ms. Foundation For Woman, Carol Gilligan, Byllye Avery, Wilma Mankiller, and Letty Cottis Pogrebin provide illuminating and thought-provoking essays on the experience of being female in a spectrum of countries and cultures around the world. Profusely illustrated with 200 color and b/w photographs, Woman. is both a testament, a memorial, and a multicultural acknowledgment of women through a diversity of images reflecting the gender that "holds up half the sky". Woman. is an impressive and recommended addition to photography collections, women's studies lists, and would make an ideal gift for a friend, family member, school or community library.