From the award-winning, New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt , To Catch a Fish is an entertaining and beautifully written illustrated collection of essays that explore a lifetime fascination with fishing. For as long as there have been humans, there have been humans trying to catch fish. The two species—fish and man—live in constant tension. One chases the other. One tries to get away. Some of us—author Mark Kurlansky included—are hard-wired for that chase. Guiding readers through the waters and into the mind of the fish, Kurlansky considers who fish are and why they behave the…mehr
From the award-winning, New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt , To Catch a Fish is an entertaining and beautifully written illustrated collection of essays that explore a lifetime fascination with fishing. For as long as there have been humans, there have been humans trying to catch fish. The two species—fish and man—live in constant tension. One chases the other. One tries to get away. Some of us—author Mark Kurlansky included—are hard-wired for that chase. Guiding readers through the waters and into the mind of the fish, Kurlansky considers who fish are and why they behave the way they do, and along the way delves into the many approaches to catching a fish, their ecology, and the ins and outs of cooking and eating your catch. Whether you’re a seasoned angler or a novice, or simply want to explore the world of fish, the forty short essays in this collection and the dazzling illustrations by Bri Dostie, shed new light on these creatures and our relationship to them.
Mark Kurlansky is a former commercial fisherman, journalist, and the New York Times bestselling author of Cod, Salt, The Big Oyster, and dozens of other books of fiction and non-fiction. He’s won numerous awards, including the James A. Beard Award, ALA Notable Book Award, and New York Public Library Best Books of the Year Award, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Audubon Magazine, Food & Wine, The Los Angeles Times, and more. He lives with his wife and daughter in New York City and Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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Introduction: The Intrigue Part One: Catching Fish My First Fish The Secret to Catching Fish Offering Nothing: Fishing Without Bait Fishing for Money Fishing from a Boat How a Fish Fights What a Smart Fish Knows Fish Fighting Styles Face to Face The Original American Fishers Surf Casting Fishing Buddies Going Out for a Spin Wise and Humble The Casting Ballet Fair Play Beautiful Bugs The Mystery of Salmon Fishing by the Seat of Your Pants The Bigger the Fish The Perfect Rod Women Who Fish Part Two: What Do I Do with It Now? Keepers Is It Cruel to Catch a Fish? Bleeding a Fish The Scale of the Task Keeping a Head in the Game Showing Some Guts What Most People Want to Eat How to Cook a Fish Catching a Salt Fish Two Celebrity Fish Dishes The Seam Bream (and My Favorite Recipe) Part Three: Fishing by the Book Believing in Poets It May Be Wisdom The Quiet Fish A Favorite Contemporary: Norman Maclean That Delicious Pull By the Banks of the Trailer Park Big Two-Faced River Appendix: A Guide for Fish Ten Tips to Help Avoid Being Caught Bibliography Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Intrigue Part One: Catching Fish My First Fish The Secret to Catching Fish Offering Nothing: Fishing Without Bait Fishing for Money Fishing from a Boat How a Fish Fights What a Smart Fish Knows Fish Fighting Styles Face to Face The Original American Fishers Surf Casting Fishing Buddies Going Out for a Spin Wise and Humble The Casting Ballet Fair Play Beautiful Bugs The Mystery of Salmon Fishing by the Seat of Your Pants The Bigger the Fish The Perfect Rod Women Who Fish Part Two: What Do I Do with It Now? Keepers Is It Cruel to Catch a Fish? Bleeding a Fish The Scale of the Task Keeping a Head in the Game Showing Some Guts What Most People Want to Eat How to Cook a Fish Catching a Salt Fish Two Celebrity Fish Dishes The Seam Bream (and My Favorite Recipe) Part Three: Fishing by the Book Believing in Poets It May Be Wisdom The Quiet Fish A Favorite Contemporary: Norman Maclean That Delicious Pull By the Banks of the Trailer Park Big Two-Faced River Appendix: A Guide for Fish Ten Tips to Help Avoid Being Caught Bibliography Acknowledgments
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