The Sky Fisherman

The Sky Fisherman
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015034443724
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Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis The Sky Fisherman by : Craig Lesley

A boy narrates his life in a lumber mill community in the Pacific Northwest. He is Culver, whose father died shooting rapids after which his mother married his uncle, or is the uncle his real father? The novel features forest fires, rapids, Indians, murder, family drama and the plight of the lumber industry. By the author of River Song.

The Sky Fisherman

The Sky Fisherman
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 0312147384
ISBN-13 : 9780312147389
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis The Sky Fisherman by : Craig Lesley

Love, death, coming of age, and Native American spiritual beliefs flow together with the forces of nature, in this engrossing novel. It is a story of loss and redemption, family and community, the western panorama, and the landscape of the heart. This is a moving family portrait etched in the rugged terrain of a small town in Oregon.

The Fisherman

The Fisherman
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Publisher : Canelo
Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : 9781804366530
ISBN-13 : 1804366536
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Fisherman by : John Langan

‘Illusory, frightening, and deeply moving, The Fisherman is a modern horror epic. And it’s simply a must read’ Paul Tremblay In upstate New York, within the woods, Dutchman’s Creek flows out of the Ashokan Reservoir. Steep-banked and fast-moving, it offers the promise of fine fishing, and of something more, a possibility too fantastic to be true. When Abe and Dan, two widowers who have found solace in each other’s company and a shared passion for fishing, hear rumours of the Creek and what might be found there, the remedy to both their losses, they dismiss them. Soon, though, the men find themselves drawn into a tale as deep and old as the Reservoir. It's a tale of dark pacts, of long-buried secrets, and of a mysterious figure known as the Fisherman. It will bring Abe and Dan face to face with all that they have lost, and with the price they must pay to regain it. ‘An epic, yet intimate, horror novel. Langan channels M. R. James, Robert E. Howard and Norman Maclean. What you get is A River Runs Through It... straight to hell’ Laird Barron More praise for The Fisherman ‘Reading this, your mouth fills with worms. Just let them wriggle and crawl as they will, though—don’t swallow. John Langan is fishing for your sleep, for your soul. I fear he’s already got mine’ Stephen Graham Jones ‘What starts as a slow, melancholy tale gains momentum and drops you head first into a churning nightmare from which you might escape, but you’ll never forget, and the memory of what you saw will change you forever’ Richard Kadrey ‘The Fisherman is a treasure, the kind of book you just want to snuggle up and shiver through. I can’t say enough good things about the confidence, the patience, the satisfying cumulative power of this book. It was a pleasure to read from the first page to the last’ Victor LaValle ‘Stories within stories, folk tales becoming modern legends, all spinning into a fisherman’s tale about the one he wishes had gotten away. Langan’s latest is at turns epic and personal, dense yet compulsively readable, frightening but endearing’ Adam Cesare

Burning Fence

Burning Fence
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 0312426259
ISBN-13 : 9780312426255
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Burning Fence by : Craig Lesley

This memoir is the story of the men in Craig Lesley's family: absent father, Rudell; tough stepfather, Vern; adopted son, Wade; and Craig Lesley himself. Their story is one of hardship, violence, and cautious, heartbreaking attempts toward compassion.

A River Runs through It and Other Stories

A River Runs through It and Other Stories
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9780226472232
ISBN-13 : 022647223X
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis A River Runs through It and Other Stories by : Norman MacLean

The New York Times–bestselling classic set amid the mountains and streams of early twentieth-century Montana, “as beautiful as anything in Thoreau or Hemingway” (Chicago Tribune). When Norman Maclean sent the manuscript of A River Runs Through It and Other Stories to New York publishers, he received a slew of rejections. One editor, so the story goes, replied, “it has trees in it.” Today, the title novella is recognized as one of the great American tales of the twentieth century, and Maclean as one of the most beloved writers of our time. The finely distilled product of a long life of often surprising rapture—for fly-fishing, for the woods, for the interlocked beauty of life and art—A River Runs Through It has established itself as a classic of the American West filled with beautiful prose and understated emotional insights. Based on Maclean’s own experiences as a young man, the book’s two novellas and short story are set in the small towns and mountains of western Montana. It is a world populated with drunks, loggers, card sharks, and whores, but also one rich in the pleasures of fly-fishing, logging, cribbage, and family. By turns raunchy and elegiac, these superb tales express, in Maclean’s own words, “a little of the love I have for the earth as it goes by.” “Maclean’s book—acerbic, laconic, deadpan—rings out of a rich American tradition that includes Mark Twain, Kin Hubbard, Richard Bissell, Jean Shepherd, and Nelson Algren.” —New York Times Book Review Includes a new foreword by Robert Redford, director of the Academy Award–winning film adaptation

Winterkill

Winterkill
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 0685312607
ISBN-13 : 9780685312605
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Winterkill by : Craig Lesley

The story of a Native American man faced with being a father and with making a life for himself and his son from the dreams of yesterday and the ruins of today's Northwest reservations.

A Fisherman in the Saddle

A Fisherman in the Saddle
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Publisher : Jacana Media
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1919931244
ISBN-13 : 9781919931241
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis A Fisherman in the Saddle by : Julian Roup

Follows the journey of the author as he reflects back on his life-long quest to find "a place of his own" through the two sources of renewal in his life: horseback riding and fishing.

Stanley Goes Fishing

Stanley Goes Fishing
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Publisher : Chronicle Books
Total Pages : 44
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ISBN-10 : 081185244X
ISBN-13 : 9780811852449
Rating : 4/5 (4X Downloads)

Synopsis Stanley Goes Fishing by : Craig Frazier

Stanley, a fellow who looks at life differently, goes on a fishing trip and discovers that the fish are not where they should be.

The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies

The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies
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Publisher : Dark Regions Press
Total Pages : 474
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ISBN-10 : 1626412839
ISBN-13 : 9781626412835
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies by : John Langan

John Langan's second collection of horror and weird fiction has some of the author's most renowned short fiction and was celebrated by critics and readers alike. Previously only offered in ebook and paperback formats, Dark Regions Press is bringing the first signed limited edition of the book to Langan fans with a brand new story entitled "A Partial List of Monsters, Scenes, and Adverbs That Will Not Appear in My Next Story" by the author exclusive to this edition, the original wraparound painting by artist Santiago Caruso, a new afterword and much more.The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies by John Langan Deluxe Special Edition is limited to just 52 signed and lettered copies worldwide, printed in an oversized 7"x10" format, bound in leather and housed in a premium slipcase. Featuring a high quality dust jacket, satin book ribbon and the original wraparound color artwork by Santiago Caruso as illustrated end sheets, the book is signed by author John Langan, afterword writer Laird Barron, introduction writer Jeffrey Ford, cover artist Santiago Caruso and interior artist Ian Hinley.

Glory of the Silver King

Glory of the Silver King
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Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages : 179
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ISBN-10 : 9781603442671
ISBN-13 : 1603442677
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Glory of the Silver King by : Hart Stilwell

A tribute to a fish, a sport, and a time now past . . . Through a series of chance encounters over several years, fishing guide and journalist Brandon Shuler unearthed multiple drafts of a nearly finished manuscript by an almost forgotten Texas sports writer, Hart Stilwell. Titled “Glory of the Silver King,”the manuscript vividly captured the history of tarpon and snook fishing on the Texas and Mexico Gulf Coast from the 1930s to the end of Stilwell’s life in the early 1970s. Stilwell was a seasoned outdoors journalist with a passion for salt-water fishing. Now, with Shuler’s careful research, editing, and annotation, this lost manuscript has found new life as both an entertaining “fish tale” and a historical snapshot of a region’s natural heritage. It successfully conveys the thrill of fishing for these once abundant species at the same time it tracks—and laments—the rise, decline, and eventual fall of their fisheries in Texas (which Shuler is able to report are now experiencing a rebound). In a personal and informative introduction, Shuler paints a portrait of Stilwell and tells the story of the discovery and evolution of the manuscript. He also provides a look into his own life as an angler and writer, creating a connection with Stilwell that gives the work authenticity and relevance. Anglers will delight in Stilwell’s rollicking prose. Environmentalists will appreciate the book’s lesson in ocean conservation. For all who live on or near the Gulf Coast, Glory of the Silver King reintroduces a forgotten literary treasure and a magnificent fish that once filled the waters at our favorite coastal retreats. "Hart Stilwell was a world-class raconteur and storyteller. His unpublished manuscript on the glory days of coastal fishing became an underground legend, passed around like a sacred totem for decades. Editor Brandon Shuler has revived Stilwell’s folksy charm and penetrating insights, and the result is this engaging and important book."--Steven L. Davis, curator, The Wittliff Collections