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the lovely read

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:30 pm
by aguafria
I began reading this today and found at least a half dozen relevant blurbs or quotes worthy of citing here.

as I delved further into the book ? maybe less. damned interesting reading nonetheless.

one thing I think we all need to bear in mind is that what we're doing is building a fishing pole. regardless of the various nuances we bring to the pole. it's a tool meant to catch fish above and beyond anything else.

I will perhaps supplement this thread w/ some of the quips I fould poignant, assuming there's interest. might be tough since I can't underline or dogear anything, but the ones I liked were in the forward by brackett and the preface by howell ( the author).

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:35 am
by Troutgetter
It's a good book.
Quote away!
You are correct...dog erring, underlining, etc, will result in a horrible fate for you.

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:10 pm
by SnooKen
That's a book that ranks high on my "God I wish I could afford it" list, along with Colorado Cane and the Dickerson book. Any chance you'd be willing to send your copy to my printing connection in China? Can get you a deal on 100 copies for less than $5/each :lol: .

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:19 pm
by Troutgetter
SnooKen wrote:Any chance you'd be willing to send your copy to my printing connection in China?
No, he wouldn't.

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:24 pm
by aguafria
nope it's mine now.
all mine.

I finished it today and it's in safe keeping.
btw the was bamboo and congress dust all over that thing so I dusted it off for ya.

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:39 pm
by Troutgetter
Thanks...now I'll have to dust all the other books off so they match.

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:44 pm
by aguafria
sure you will I'll believe it when I see it.

if you'd read them they wouldn't be so dusty.

and I sure didn't take much from the book but I'll still get around to posting some of those opening statements I liked. by brackett and howells. just too much typing right now. I've been busy.