This marvelous collection features stories from some of America's finest and most respected writers about one of the world's most solitary and satisfying sports: fly fishing. For the first time, the stories of thirty-one acclaimed writers including Guy de la Valdène, Jim Harrison, Michael Keaton, Sydney Lea, Ted Leeson, Nick Lyons, Thomas McGuane, Joseph Monninger, Le Anne Schreiber, and many others come together in one collection. Flyfishers and nonflyfishers alike will recognize in these poignant tales the universal aspects of the appreciation of nature, the necessity of conservation, and the joy and knowledge that come from time spent on freshwater and saltwater. This is a delightful, handsome volume that captures the allure and spirit of fly fishing and those who love it. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for fishermen. Our books for anglers include titles that focus on fly fishing, bait fishing, fly-casting, spin casting, deep sea fishing, and surf fishing. Our books offer both practical advice on tackle, techniques, knots, and more, as well as lyrical prose on fishing for bass, trout, salmon, crappie, baitfish, catfish, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Residents of a settlement of poor mountain people living along a rustic stream are mysteriously dying. They look to Ray Quentin, an Environmental Enforcement Officer, who finds a major source of pollution and determines there are grounds for a criminal case. Fearing his arrest, a local businessman hires former prison inmates to put an end to the investigation. A hastily organized state environmental agency fails to adequately protect Quentin and fellow officers. To Drink from a Stream is a novel about the dangers faced by these officers in the early years of environmental enforcement. Xavier Somerfield is also the author of: Coming Through the Wintersweet, 2006, ISBN 1-4241-2511-1; Analemma Days, 2006, ISBN 1-4241-5344-1; Ridges of the Clouds, a Civil War novel, 2008, ISBN 1-4343-6766-2; Finches in the Gloaming, 2008 ISBN 978-1-4389-1375-9; Summer on Shallow Point, 2009 ISBN 978-1-60749-557-4; A Gift of Path, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4489-5695-1; Amoss Fire, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4512-3540-1

New Book Takes a Personal Look at War and Interconnected Lives Memoir reveals an intimate glimpse of the impact of WWII and aerial warfare MCDONOUGH, Ga. – (Release Date TBD) – Within the colossal stage of the Second War, millions of human destinies were inexplicably intertwined and eventually led to the ultimate triumph of good over evil. Author James F. Risher, Jr. gives an inside glimpse of warfare through his book, Particles In A Stream D-Day And After, published posthumously by his sons, James F. Risher III and Joseph K. Risher. This significant and fast moving personal account reveals Risher’s experiences in the United States Strategic bombing campaign as a member of the Eight U.S. Army Air Force in the European theatre of World War II. This book is more than a combat history—it is a story of impressions and feelings about the stresses upon human beings associated with this form of combat, as they become part of a cohesive aerial combat crew. It tells how men depended on each other to survive combat missions. It reveals the response of individuals to the growing, repeated stress of aerial warfare in a high altitude (4 to 6 miles), sub-zero frigid environment; perform precise technical tasks in confined, unheated spaces, with life maintained by an oxygen tube. Interwoven with feelings of creeping anticipation, dread, panic, and often boredom of high altitude warfare, Particles In A Stream D-Day And After also presents the humorous side of combat flying and everyday life on the bomber bases in England. The men often relied on humor as the tonic for stress and fatigue. The “particles in a stream” in the title refers to WWII as the war of “small teams”—men of other military branches who no doubt felt the same way the longer they fought together.

This book by dream expert Leon Nacson is more than just a dream dictionary or a thesaurus. It is a definitive dream decoder. Finally, you can simply and effortlessly discover the true meaning behind the symbols in your dreams. Unlike traditional dream dictionaries, this book presents the meanings behind modern-day symbols such as mobile phones, boom boxes, and DVD players. For example, spiders are becoming more common in dreams because we spend more time on the World Wide Web these days. Traditional dictionaries might simply describe spiders as symbols of danger and entrapment. Ultimately, this book will become the benchmark for accurate dream interpretation.

'The lilies blossom o'er the land In aromatic rolling stream Reflecting every golden strand of light Within their silken sheen. The Queen of Sheba journeyed far To gaze upon a glory rare; But Solomon in all his might With lily bright could not compare.' A poem is a picture, a story that plumbs the depths of human perception and experience. A poem is a living entity, emerging from the wellspring of the soul. Defined, it defies definition. A droplet, it glistens in the sun before losing itself in the stream. A reflection of life, it conveys the essence of being. Like the lily, fading, a poem is born anew, speaking peace. While contemporary in style, Lilies in a Stream belongs to the category of Romantic literature. Like the poems in this special edition, the selected prints are strong and classic, rich in archetypal imagery. And, while the poems are not based on the art itself, a meaningful aesthetic relationship is evident throughout. A treasure of verse and art!

The illusory nature of time haunts the eccentric and troubled characters in these twelve unconventional short stories. In “The Tooth of Buddha” an American businessman on his first trip to Asia meets a mysterious woman who inspires him to confront the possibility of his own re-incarnation. A desperate youth, adrift in the Florida Everglades, redeems himself through an ancient legend, “Lost Man’s Hummock.” An Air Force veteran overcomes his amnesia to recall his bittersweet affair with a married servicewoman during the Vietnam war in “Remembering Terry.” The “Untidy Places” are more mental than physical for a tourist who awakes at a campsite to find his wife missing. An American ex-patriate in “Fugitive Dreams” flees to a Costa Rican jungle only to discover why it is called green hell. A farmer besieged by “Dust Devils” resorts to a grisly ritual in the hope of making his land productive again. A boy whose dying grandmother teaches him how to find “Wild Onions” can’t forgive his father for wrong doings real and imagined. A lovesick fisherman challenges the forces of nature on “The Islet.” The nostalgia has a comic edge in “The Nitroglycerin Club,” three teenaged misfits who shake up their dull hometown with harmless explosions; the sardonic “Mother Maui, Sister Blue”; and the surprises awaiting a playboy when he has a “Rendezvous With A Former Lover.” The harried owner of the “Hotel Gringo” is going loco trying to cope with strange guests, suicidal frogs, a gangster who wants to kill him, and the argumentative ghost of his dead wife. In each compelling story the offbeat characters learn the hard way that time has more than one meaning.

Judith Early came to Balsam Ridge, as a privileged only child of affluent Boston parents to locate the love of her life. A decade has passed transforming her from a pampered young woman to that of a loving wife, a loyal friend, and a competent nurse with her husband Dr. Jim Bradley. The journey from seeing herself as a short-term visitor to putting down deep roots of contentment in this isolated, mountain community was not without struggle. Now, facing one of those defining moments, without warning Judiths contented life is tragically uprooted overnight. Like the mountain streams when encountering those unmovable boulders, she must now find a new course in moving forward. Where will she go? What will she do? There is nothing left. It would seem even God has abandoned her.

When WWII ends, Bruce Duncan, a battlefront surgeon, returns home to a small town in Pennsylvania with plans of opening a general practice, fly fishing in his spare time, and forgetting the past. But the ravages of his war aren’t over. Haunted by images of soldiers he tried to save, his own near-death experiences, and the love he lost, Bruce has little respite before new battles grip him. His brother, a decorated fighter pilot, is sinking fast and rebels against Bruce’s attempts to help him. A former friend begins waging a vicious campaign to stop Bruce from uncovering the dangers that could shutter a local industry. And amid all this turmoil, he must decide between the slim prospect of reuniting with his former love—an Englishwoman who chose her family over him—and an ill-fated attraction to a trail-blazing woman doctor. A riveting narrative that moves from post-WWII America to battle-sieged England to the killing fields of Alsace, A Stream to Follow plunges deep into the crucible of trauma and gives fresh vision for paths to redemption—ultimately weaving an uplifting tale of valor, resilience, and enduring love.

Wright's Unitarian thought from 1805 to 1961 is essentials to any UU history library.