Dancing Fish

Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers. With the wry humor and wit that have become his trademark, John Gierach writes about his travels in search of good fishing and even better fish stories. In this new collection of essays on fishing - and hunting - Gierach discusses fishing for trout in Alaska, for salmon in Scotland, and for almost anything in Texas.

Memory and history have been Penelope Lively’s terrain in fiction over a career that has spanned five decades. But she has only rarely given listeners a glimpse into her influences and formative years. Dancing Fish and Ammonites traces the arc of Lively’s life, stretching from her early childhood in Cairo to boarding school in England to the sweeping social changes of Britain’s 20th century. She reflects on her early love of archeology, the fragments of the ancients that have accompanied her journey - including a sherd of Egyptian ceramic depicting dancing fish and ammonites found years ago on a Dorset beach.

Tuesday Reynolds’s dreamy life in Manhattan has gone belly-up. Ditched by her college sweetheart and with her Wall Street banking job at risk, she’s off to London to prove herself to a new CEO. Plans change when Tuesday meets Ben Kelley, a wealthy, scowly, and movie-star-handsome stranger. He’s just missing one thing to make his professional dreams come true. What does Ben need? Oh, just a fake fiancée to impress a duke and duchess.

With his inimitable combination of wit and wisdom, John Gierach once again celebrates the fly-fishing life in Standing in a River Waving a Stick and notes its benefits as a sport, philosophical pursuit, even therapy: "The solution to any problem-work, love, money, whatever-is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be." After all, fly-fishing does teach important life lessons, says Gierach-about solitude, patience, perspective, humor, and the sublime coffee break.

Dive into the mesmerizing world of 'The Dance of Koi,' a comprehensive guide that reveals the enchanting universe of koi keeping, a practice that combines the elegance of nature with the serenity of mindful living. This all-encompassing eBook takes you on a poignant journey into the silent ripples of koi ponds where each splash resonates with history, art, and the heartbeat of aquatic elegance. Embark on a captivating exploration starting with the seductive 'Call of the Koi.' Traverse through centuries as you unveil the reflective tapestry of culture woven with the threads of koi lore. The ...

It's Mulching Season, when everyone is taking delivery of mulch to dress their flowerbeds. Huge piles can be found on nearly every suburban driveway -- including Lydia's. But while the other piles are shrinking as the mulch is taken and installed, Lydia finds her pile is growing! How did she offend the Mulch Fairies, and what can she do to appease them?

This photo-based tour of Hawaii includes over 60 pictures from the following sites: Sea Life Park (Oahu), USS Arizona Memorial (Pearl Harbor), Hanauma Bay (Oahu), the Polynesian Cultural Center (Laie), and a nature hike (Oahu.)

Young Christopher’s family goes on vacation to a remote cabin on a lake, but Christopher is unhappy to be away from his friends until he makes a new friend, Dancer, a Great Blue Heron. Dancer convinces Christopher to get in his little inflatable boat and go fishing together. What happens next is an adventure Christopher will never forget.

The two adorable crabs had a big problem. After a long academic year, the exam day had finally arrived. Both had prepared thoroughly, but when the teacher decided to hold an oral exam instead of a written one, their plans went completely off track.

Blue Crab searches for a place to molt safely, then makes her way to the salty waters at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution for accuracy, Dancing on the Sand is a fun and informative story. Appropriate for ages: 3-9.

When Polly the Penguin realizes that her home is melting away because of climate change, she recruits her friends to help solve the problem. This book introduces young listeners to her dilemma and addresses ways they, too, can combat this threat. The Folly of Polly the Penguin is told in rhyme. It's easy and fun for children and parents.

Isla, a Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, resting on the beach at Waikiki, notices a dance couple practicing a partner dance routine for a dance competition. Intrigued, she decides she, too, wants to dance, and more so, partner dance. But how to do it?

Brandi Yeats wants gold—Olympic gold, but she needs a new ice dancing partner. One man is available, but he's totally wrong for her, and he's the wrong nationality. Marriage is the only way they can compete for the same team. So what's a girl to do when her dreams are on the line? What she won't do is have an affair with the broody, but far too attractive, Russian, even if he is her husband. Nikolai Petronof is willing to do anything to skate with a strong competitor like Brandi—even trap himself in a lie he can't get out of. Everyone warns him not to mix fire and ice, but he can't help...