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  <title><![CDATA[Sex, Death and Fly Fishing]]></title>
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  <default_description>From the irrepressible author of &lt;I&gt;Trout Bum&lt;/I&gt; and &lt;I&gt;The View from Rat Lake&lt;/I&gt; comes an engaging, humorous, often profound examination of life's greatest mysteries: sex, death, and fly-fishing.&lt;P&gt;John Gierach's quest takes us from his quiet home water (an ordinary, run-of-the-mill trout stream where fly-fishing can be a casual affair) to Utah's famous Green River, and to unknown creeks throughout the Western states and Canada. We're introduced to a lively group of fishing buddies, some local &quot;experts&quot; and even an ex-girlfriend, along the way&lt;P&gt;Contemplative, evocative, and wry, he shares insights on mayflies and men, fishing and sport, life and love, and the meaning (or meaninglessness) of it all.&lt;P&gt;</default_description>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[ I can't decide whether this man is a better writer than he is fisherman. How can I know? Fisherman are known to lie--nay, exaggerate, perhaps--but it sounds as though his catch-and-release has allowed him years of fishing pleasure, pain, and travail as is only right for one who writes of it. I ador...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67943397">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well written, entertaining stories about fly-fishing.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[from KRJs personal library...boyfriend research...lol]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 15 04:51:52 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gierach is my favorite author.  I've read all of his books multiple times and his writing style never grows old.  I'll probably read this book another dozen times before the cover falls off.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[humorous anecdotes from a hippie turned fly fisherman.  fly fishing isn't a must to enjoy, but it really helps.   ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good book if you enjoy fishing. Gierach is amazing! His words definitely paint a picture in your mind!]]></body>
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