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Fishermans Guide to Life: Nine Timeless Priciples Based on the Lessons of Fishing (Book of Wisdom)

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This book was one of the key resources for writing my book (about the connection between fishing and love). I've read some of Mr. Freeman's other books and I think this one is the best. While it is only a quotation book, it can really be a delight for the thoughtful person who likes to go fishing. The quotations from Emerson, Thoreau, Shakespeare, Disraeli, Keller and the like are indicative of the value of fishing as a metaphor for life. I think this book especially with its low price would make a great gift for any fisherman out there. "Men go fishing their whole lives without knowing it is not the fish they are after." Thoreau

I was very disappointed when I received this book. I knew it was out of print and the one I was ordering was used, but by the description I certainly could not tell that the book was written in....big blue inscription to someone's dad inside the front cover. I ordered this as a gift for someone who had seen a copy in a cabin and loved it. Buyer beware. To me, sellers should note a book in written. A little shelf wear is to be expected but very good condition or the like shouldn't be written in in bold blue pen in my opinion. Guess I should have asked. The book itself is a delight.

I bought this book while on vacation for a long time friend. This friend was like a brother to me. I read it and it was as if it was written with him in mind. Sadly, he was a New York City firefighter, and was killed on 9/11/01 at the WTC. I never got a chance to give it to him. I ended up giving it to his brother at his funeral. If you know a serious fisherman, get them this book.

Read this delightful short book of quaotations and sayings about the joy of fishing and the meaning of life in under an hour. A perfect gift for a friend who fishes, or yourself, whether young, middle aged, or elderly.