Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life But Amy was running from

But Amy was running from something--a secret she was keeping not only from her family and friends

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- Locating the North Star and understanding the night sky

From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road comes a "profoundly disturbing and gorgeously rendered" novel (The Washington Post) that returns to the Texas-Mexico border

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Optimist: A Case for the Fly Fishing Life But Amy was running fromAn "excellent" (The New York Times) modern tribute to an ageless pastime, and a practical guide to the art, philosophy, and rituals of fly fishing, by an expert, lifelong angler. In The Optimist, David Coggins makes a case for the skills and sensibility of an enduring sport and shares the secrets, frustrations, and triumphs of the great tradition of fly fishing, which has captivated anglers worldwide. Written in wry, wise, and keenly observed prose,