Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strange..., John Gierach
Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strange..., John Gierach
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Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers

Author: John Gierach

Narrator: David Colacci

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/02/2020


Synopsis

In his latest fresh and original collection, Gierach shows us why fly-fishing is the perfect antidote to everything that is wrong with the world.

In Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers, Gierach looks back to the long-ago day when he bought his first resident fishing license in Colorado, where the fishing season never ends, and just knew he was in the right place. And he succinctly sums up part of the appeal of his sport when he writes that it is "an acquired taste that reintroduces the chaos of uncertainty back into our well-regulated lives."

Lifelong fisherman though he is, Gierach can write with self-deprecating humor about his own fishing misadventures, confessing that despite all his experience, he is still capable of blowing a strike by a fish "in the usual amateur way." He offers witty, trenchant observations not just about fly-fishing itself but also about how one's love of fly-fishing shapes the world that we choose to make for ourselves.

About John Gierach

John Gierach is the author of numerous books on fly-fishing, including At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman, Standing in a River Waving a Stick, and Dances with Trout. His work has appeared in Gray's Sporting Journal, Field & Stream, where he is a contributing writer, and Fly Rod & Reel, where he is a columnist. He also writes columns for the Longmont Daily Times-Call and the monthly Redstone Review. He lives in Lyons, Colorado.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Randal

You just have to love John Gierach! After reading a dozen of his books, I still look forward to his next one.. Be it on the stream, in the truck on the way to the stream, or just listening to him describe a setting or unique personality; I always feel like I am standing next to him as I read the sto......more

Goodreads review by Trevor

So I feel it's good to get out of your comfort zone as a reader from time to time, and pick up something that you may not otherwise try to read because it's not something that you usually care about or try to get into. In this case, I know nothing about fishing. Never been fishing, never made it thr......more

Goodreads review by Gerald

Good writer. One of the first chapters gives the reader more details of the author's development and why he has settled in Colorado. He certainly travels to fishing destinations all over North America and takes us along for the ride. I really enjoy the cover of this book. When he writes about all the......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Life, ageing, McGuane, Muskellunge.......more