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No Shortage of Good Days
By John Gierach
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In No Shortage of Good Days John Gierach takes readers from the Smokies in Tennessee to his home waters in Colorado, from the Canadian Maritimes to Mexico—saltwater or fresh, it’s all fishing and all irresistible. As always he writes perceptively about a wide range of subjects: the charm of familiar waters, the etiquette of working with new fishing guides, night fishing when the trout and the mosquitoes are both biting, and fishing snobbery, a pitfall he seems to have largely avoided: “A friend and I recently realized that making fly-fishing a way of life instead of a hobby has made us a couple of pretty one-dimensional characters. On the other hand, we agreed we’re two of the happiest people we know, albeit in a simple-minded sort of way.”

Gierach again demonstrates the wit, eloquence, and insight that have become his trademarks. No Shortage of Good Days is the next best thing to a day of fishing.
"John Gierach is a master at spinning tales."
-- The Denver Post
"Even if you can't bait a hook or tie a fly, you may identify with America's best fishing writer, John Gierach, as he details 'the delightful torture known as fly fishing'--and a lot more--in the 20 essays that make up No Shortage of Good Days."
--Steve Bennett, Houston Chronicle
-- Steve Bennett, Houston Chronicle
"If you're a fisherman who also loves to read about fishing, you've probably heard of John Gierach, whose essays on fly fishing and life are full of humor, insight and irreverence. . . . just fun to read, as all of his books are."
--Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune Review
-- Bob Frye, Pittsburgh Tribune Review
"While Gierach offers plenty of fishing how-to advice, the book is most memorable for the wit and insight he brings to more introspective matters, such as the whys of fishing, the places the sport takes you, and the people you meet. There are many technically correct fishing writers and many with a unique voice, but few bring together these two sides of fishing literature quite like Gierach."
-- Booklist (starred review)
"Few writers, if any, have written about the implications of fly-fishing as eloquently as Ernest Hemingway in The Big Two-Hearted River, but Gierach brings detailed insight and a sense of humor to the subject. . . . Gierach's genial campfire manner and woodsy witticisms should hook more than just the average fishing fanatic."
--Kirkus Reviews
-- Kirkus Reviews
Fishing Around: 'Good Days' a good read
Cape Cod Online, May 19, 2011
...John Gierach has a new book called ?No Shortage of Good Days.? Out this month from Simon & Schuster, it?s the 15th book from Gierach, author of ?Death, Taxes and ...
Hitting the Shelves, 5/15/11
Denver Post, May 15, 2011
...foreign minister Jorge Castaeda sheds light on the puzzling paradoxes of his native country." From the publisher No Shortage of Good Days, by John Gierach. With this essay collection, the Colorado author combines the naturalist poetics of ...
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