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The mysteries of handmade bamboo fly rods revealed. In Constructing Cane Rods, world-renowned rodbuilder Ray Gould shares a lifetime¿s worth of wisdom about bamboo fly rods. Clear, concise, and to-the-point, Gould¿s writing is packed with detailed, instructive information on every facet of rod building, repair, and appraisal. Beginning with an overview of commercial rod production and antique rod appraisal, Gould moves on to describe how to properly repair any old rods that might be collecting dust in your basement. He walks you through every component of bamboo fly rods, with photos, diagrams, and charts to clear up any confusion. You¿ll even learn to make your very own cane rod from scratch, with ample time dedicated to sourcing and utilizing the tools and materials required by this precise and rewarding craft. This is a wonderful book for committed rod builders, collectors, restorers, or anyone who appreciates the humble beauty of a hand-crafted bamboo fly rod.About the AuthorA native of Milwaukee, Ray Gould has been a fly fisherman since 1958. After a 35-year career as a mechanical engineer, Gould but his technical background to use designing and building bamboo fly rods. Gould has built over 100 cane rods and repaired countless others. His numerous fishing-related accomplishments include serving as president of the Northwest Fly Anglers club; teaching classes on fly tying at Shoreline Community College; exhibiting and presenting seminars in Montana, Washington, and British Columbia; providing programs at numerous fly clubs; and co-chairing the 1992 and 1994 West Coast Bamboo Rodbuilders¿ Workshop in British Colombia.

James Doyle was a most unlikely spy.Orphaned in 1916 at he age of six he went to live with his schoolteacher aunt in Paris. In1939 he returned to his hometown Waterford in neutral Ireland to avoid the war in Europe. An enigmatic stranger entered his life in 1941, a meting that was to have a profound effect on him. He was intimidated into joining the German Secret Service ( Abwehr) for a top secret mission into occupied France. The British Secret Service ( S.O.E.) became aware of Doyle''s unusual recruitment, they persuaded him to join them as a double agent. On the successful completion of hie mission the Germans transferred him to Prague and Reinhard Heydrich''s department where he became involved in the assassination attempt on Heydrich in may 1942. He escaped Prague following the shooting of Heydrich running the gauntlet through Germany, Switzerland and France.on his return to England he was retrained and dropped back into France as a member of a Jedburgh team to assist the resistance in the run-up to Operation Overlord, the liberation of occupied Europe.

An Uncensored Look Inside the Mind of Mental Illness for Individuals, Families and Friends

Constable Philo has a new murder case on his hands, one that bears a striking resemblance to the only other murder he has ever investigated, an unsolved homicide that occurred 50 years ago. Despite the passage of time, it appears that the territory''s only practicing serial killer has struck once more on Philo''s watch. What complicates both cases for the veteran constable, however, is not that the murders were committed a half century apart, but rather that both victims were already dead; then again, so is Philo. Welcome to Rue, an extraordinary next world inhabited by ordinary people who have kicked the bucket before their appointed time, people like Constable Philo and the pair of dead-again victims for whom he seeks justice. When the unseen killer fixates on some newcomers to Rue, Philo exploits that fixation in an attempt to lure the fiend out into the open. And while the constable makes every effort to safeguard those newcomers, his quest to ferret out the DEADLY DEPARTED unearths a toxic mystery that is rooted in Rue''s enigmatic past. As a direct result, Philo''s new murder case burgeons into an über whodunit, one that, if left unsolved, imperils every being in Rue, a place where no one ever dies--normally.

With this second edition of Field Tests, the Ryan Brothers share their experiences with over a dozen new cartridges, lots of new equipment, and the tales that go along with them. Since the first edition, they''ve been spending a lot of time in the field, at the range, and in the reloading room. The second edition of Field Tests includes all the cartridges from the first edition with plenty more added, along with tips on packing out game, suggestions on becoming more active in shooting and hunting, and advice on how to avoid breaking expensive stuff. If you''ve ever had a question regarding guns, bullets, hunting, or reloading, the answer is probably lurking somewhere in this book. Anyone going out in the field still needs a copy of Field Tests.

A carefully planned secret mission accidentally goes too far. Toby Kiemun, Ph.D. physicist and published poet, time-travels to a future U.S. ruled by tyrannical Supreme Liberator Macor Phonesavanh. Toby discovers that he can remove the tyrant from power, but only if he returns to "the present," where he has the potential to prevent Phonesavanh from being born. His imprecise return strands him in the past-where Kiemun also exists as a 15-year old. Dr. Kiemun can succeed if he kills the boy. But he can also enlist the boy''s aid in the quest. Will persuasion prevail, or will there be murder?

An account of the politics and passion of the Russian revolution. It is a stand-alone textbook combining accessible narrative, rigorous analysis and hands-on activities to illuminate one of the twentieth century''s most tumultuous periods.

On an ordinary Sunday afternoon Miguel Cavanaugh is suddenly not himself. If this is a bad dream he cannot seem to awaken from it. Life is not fair, but it is usually rather predictable. Miguel doesn''t know where he will be next. Or who. His concern is always for his identical twin brother, Hanson. His older fraternal twin brothers, Carlos and Jeremiah. And his oldest brother, Wilson. Some of them may not still be around. And it may be Miguel''s fault. Or perhaps they were never there. Miguel has to unravel what''s going on because you can''t live life and not know! Help arrives in the form of the mysterious Attendant whose ability to change the world is uncanny, but imperfect. Perhaps Miguel himself is not real. Michael Coble and his children figure into this somehow. And to add to the confusion, the Attendant keeps insisting that none of this is a dream.

At the end of World War 11 the covert operations organisation, The Secret Operations Executive (S.O.E.) was shut down. Captain James Doyle was seconded to MI6.In 1951 a wartime colleague working within N.A.T.O. Paris was found dead, an apparent suicide. Doyle was instructed to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.It was suspected that sensitive information was being passed to the East Germans and the Soviets and the inference was that his colleague was implicated. The immediate scenario was that he was exposed and took his own life.Doyle would not accept that friend was a traitor. He replaced him at N.A.T.O. as a liaison officer, his brief was to determine the truth. A story of international intrigue