Description: Thank you for looking at our auction. Satisfaction guaranteed. Format: Hard Cover with clipped dust jacketTitle: Standing in a River Waving a StickAuthor: John GeirachPublisher: Simon and Schuster Year Published: 1999 Page Count: 235Width in inches: 5.75Height in inches: 8.75Additional Information: This is a nice collection of short stories about fishing and fly fishing. An enjoyable read!John Gierach is an American author and freelance writer who formerly resided on the St. Vrain River in Lyons, Colorado and now lives in Larimer County, Colorado. His books are based on his various fly fishing adventures, some of which take place with his friend, A.K. Best. A few of his works include The View from Rat Lake, Even Brook Trout Get the Blues, and the cult classic, Trout Bum, which popularised the term "trout bum".His work has appeared in Gray's Sporting Journal, Field & Stream, where he is a contributing author, and Fly, Rod, and Reel, where he is an editor at large. He also writes columns for the Longmont Daily Times-Call out of Longmont, Colorado, the monthly Redstone Review, and a monthly column for The New York Times.Gierach was the 1994 recipient of the US Federation of Fly Fishers Roderick Haig-Brown Award. The award recognizes a fly fishing author whose work embodies the philosophy and spirit of Roderick Haig-Brown, particularly a respect for the ethics and traditions of fly fishing and an understanding of rivers, the inhabitants and their environments.John Gierach's Archival Collection can be found at Montana State University, as well as an oral history conducted by MSU pertaining to Gierach's life as an angler and an angling writer.Trout BumEven Brook Trout Get the BluesThe View from Rat LakeWhere the Trout Are All as Long as Your LegSex, Death, and Fly-FishingFly-fishing Small StreamsFly-fishing the High CountryStill Life with Brook TroutStanding in a River Waving a StickDances with TroutFishing BambooAnother Lousy Day in ParadiseAt the Grave of the Unknown FishermanGood Flies: Favorite Trout Patterns and How They Got That WaySigns of LifeSex, Death, Taxes, And Leaky Waders: A John Gierach Fly Fishing TreasuryFool's ParadiseThe Fly Fishing Anthology (with Mallory Burton and Ernest Hemingway)No Shortage of Good DaysAll Fishermen are LiarsA Fly Rod of Your Own HOW WE SHIP: Books are mailed via USPS Media Mail in a box. All packing materials plus box are new except foam peanuts (if any). Note to Washington Residents: The State of Washington requires you to pay sales tax unless you have a current, valid Washington State Resale Certificate and provide us the number prior to completing your transaction. Condition Description Guide: Brand New: Without faults or defects. As it came from the publisher. Like New: Book shows no damage, just normal wear due to age, but no defects Very Good: A book showing some signs of wear, but with no tears. Any defects or faults will be noted. Good: The average used book that is totally complete (as issued) and intact. Any defects will be noted. Acceptable: The book is complete but is showing wear to cover, text & dust jacket (if present). Any missing maps or plates will be noted. May be soiled, scuffed, stained, or spotted, and may have loose joints, hinges, pages, etc. Any defects will be noted. We are required by eBay to use these condition categories, which are not the current terminology found in the book industry.
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Author: John Gierach
Book Title: Standing in a River Waving a Stick
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
