I didn't know this book was coming. It just showed up.
So I read the press information, then the dust cover.
I was hooked. Or quoting that dust cover, "In the end,
White leaves the reader as mesmerized as roadkill by the
potential of undiscovered places and the promise of endless
adventure in unfamiliar territory. . ."
This is not a 'how-to' book. Nor is it a 'one-upsmanship'
litany of how good, great, unique the author is. And marvel
of all, it's not fiction! This guy actually did this stuff.
The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua is more than the so-called
adventure travel stuff. I'm surprised some bright PBS TV station
hasn't offered to do a series from the book. It would sure
be better than a ton of stuff we see on the telly.
A confession may be in order here, I don't do much pleasure
reading (and there isn't that much of it in fly fishing anyway,)
and this isn't much about fly fishing. Except that somehow
the author, Randy Wayne White seems to be the kind of guy I
would like to fish with. That says a lot - I pick my fishing
companions more carefully than business associates.
If you're looking for a break from the rest of the world, pick up
The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua. It's a almost unbelievable
series of essays, some with humor, all with an unusual insight
of what makes the world work, wrapped in exotic places peopled
with real live characters.
There's something for all of us - including an ice-fishing adventure
that could have gone into 'Grumpy Old Men." Treasure hunting, (sort of)
poaching crocks in Panama, the first (and maybe only) Ironman with
Fly competion, traveling with a frog that won't jump, and lots more.
Be prepared, I sat down and read the whole book. Non-stop.
It is that good. ~ DLB
The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua
is hardcover, 221 pages.
The price is $22.95 (U.S.)
ISBN 1-55821-904-8
Scheduled for Release in August.
