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Catch and Release : Trout Fishing and the Meaning of Life by Mark Kingwell (Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUnknown Publisher
ISBN-100670044334
ISBN-139780670044337
eBay Product ID (ePID)45104279
Product Key Features
Book TitleCatch and Release : Trout Fishing and the Meaning of Life
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicParenting / Fatherhood, General, Fishing
IllustratorYes
GenreFamily & Relationships, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMark Kingwell
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length7.5 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2004-484709
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal799.17/57
SynopsisThis vibrant blend of memoir, travelogue, and reflection on the deep truths of angling is framed around an annual fishing trip that Mark Kingwell and his father and two brothers take each year to British Columbia. Between the drinking, the cigars, and the piloting of a small dingy, Kingwell, previously of the belief that "fishing is stupid," finds that the sport does allow for one important thing -- quite a bit of time just to think, to allow thoughts to wander and new vistas to open up. This realization leads Kingwell, who makes his living as a professor of philosophy, to ponder everything from masculinity and procrastination to golf and the value of work -- not to mention the relative benefits of wet versus dry flies, the cast, and how best to fool a fish. As this book engagingly shows, fishing is worth thinking about because of the thinking that fishing allows. Especially when the trout aren't biting. Book jacket., In Catch and Release , philosopher Mark Kingwell has written a book about fishing, or more accurately, about thinking about fishing that is unlike any book ever penned about this most unique and challenging of sports. This vibrant blend of memoir, travelogue, reflection, and discussion of the finer points of the art is framed around an annual fishing trip that he and his father and two brothers take each year to British Columbia. Between the drinking, cigars, and the piloting of a small dingy, Kingwell, previously of the belief that fishing is stupid,” finds that the sport does allow for one important thing—quite a bit of time to just think, allowing thoughts to wander and new vistas to open up. This realization—a kind of felicitous meandering and suspension in the delights of the moment—leads Kingwell through everything from falconry, male bonding, and procrastination to golf, cooking, and the relationship between reflection and action—not to mention the relative benefits of wet versus dry flies, the cast, and the ethics of fishing. Ultimately, and as this book engagingly shows, fishing is worth thinking about because of the thinking that fishing allows. Especially when the trout aren’t biting.
LC Classification NumberSH688.C2K55 2003
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