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Tom made a comment in the group Nature Calls—The best nature writing --where you started topic:
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Hardwired (Paperback) by Walter Jon Williams |
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recommended for: science fiction fanatics
read in January, 1999 
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"Though it involves a somewhat dark vision of earth's future, this is a fun, fast-moving thriller featuring flawed heroes.
In some instances, it borders on space opera, but Williams' prose is lively and rich, and the book is just plain fun to read...more " |
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This Immortal (Paperback) by Roger Zelazny bookshelves: science-fiction |
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The Doors of His Face, The Lamp of His Mouth (Paperback) by Roger Zelazny bookshelves: science-fiction |
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recommended for: Short story, science fiction fans
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"I've been a fan of Zelazny's short stories for decades. His taught prose and spare, whittled-down dialog seemingly defy the laws of physics; he brings full-throated characters to life in the space of paragraphs, and never bogs his stories with unnece...more
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Pattern Recognition (Paperback) by William Gibson bookshelves: science-fiction |
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Kerplunk (Hardcover) by Patrick F. McManus |
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recommended for: hunters, fishermen, outdoorsmen
read in February, 2008
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"McManus' early humor essays were priceless reminders that the outdoors -- and the people who inhabit them -- are random, interesting, potentially hilarious.
His latest -- Kerplunk -- isn't his best work, but McManus fans will no doubt find plenty...more " |
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Tom made a comment on Into the Wild:
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Upstream: Fly-Fishing in the American West (Hardcover) by Thomas McGuane bookshelves: fly-fishing |
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recommended for: Fly Fishermen, outdoor photographers
read in January, 2007
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"I largely avoid fly fishing coffee table books. The problem? Fly fishing picture books typically attain a kind of artificial beauty, and do so at the expense of spontaneity, realism or soul.
Images are carefully arranged, styled and colored - to t...more " |
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Tight Lines: Ten Years of the Yale Anglers' Journal (Hardcover) by Wyatt Golding bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Nature Calls
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A place for people who love to read about and/or are compelled to write out the natural world. Share and discuss books that move you, anger you, chang...more
Outdoors and Nature
— 12 members
— last activity 03/27/2008 12:27PM
For people who write or read about outdoor pursuits and nature. Fishermen, paddlers, bird watchers, and others who enjoy life outdoors, please join th...more
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