If Fishing Is A Religion,

The Response To 'the Greatest Generation' And The Books That Followed Has Been One Of The Most Satisfying Experiences Of My Life.

When You Run In Places You Visit, You Encounter Things You'd Never See Otherwise.

It Will Do Us Little Good To Wire The World If We Short Circut Our Souls. There Is No Delete Button For Racism, Poverty, Or Sectarian Violence. No Key Stroke Can Ever Clean The Air, Save A River, Preserve A Forest. This Transformational New Technology Must Be An Extension Of Our Hearts As Well As Of Our Mind.

If Fishing Is A Religion, Fly Fishing Is The High Church.

There Has Never Been A Military Operation Remotely Approaching The Scale And The Complexity Of D-day. It Involved 176,000 Troops, More Than 12,000 Airplanes, Almost 10,000 Ships, Boats, Landing Craft, Frigates, Sloops, And Other Special Combat Vessels--all Involved In A Surprise Attack On The Heavily Fortified North Coast Of France, To Secure A Beachhead In The Heart Of Enemy-held Territory So That The March To Germany And Victory Could Begin. It Was Daring, Risky, Confusing, Bloody, And Ultimately Glorious [p.25]