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Casting a Spell: The Bamboo Fly Rod and the American Pursuit of Perfection by George Black

by John Holt

April 10th, 2007

Some years ago, back in the days of its relative anonymity, fly fishing was considered an arcane art practiced by mildly addled, eccentric cranks.

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The Caddie Who Knew Ben Hogan by John Coyne

by John Holt

April 10th, 2007

At the risk of being cold-hearted, though after reading this book I don’t seem to care all that much, there are times I wonder why people who are at least reasonably accomplished authors make the effort to write certain books, not to mention why these less-than-stellar titles ever see the light of print.

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