An all-encompassing guide to smoking food at home shares tips for making jerky, sausage, ham, and other products using basic equipment that can be purchased or made using the author's instructions. Or
This guide describes methods for catching gamefish on the East, West, and South coasts, using two types of saltwater lures: diamond jigs and bucktails. It explains what tackle to use and how to rig an
This will be the only guide available on the way many saltwater fishermen now fish—using soft-plastic lures. These lures must be rigged and fished in ways different from traditional wooden or metal lu
Presents a guide to trolling, a fishing method in which fishing lines with a bait or lure at the end are moved across water, and offers tips on using the technique to catch bluefish and striped bass.
The Salmon River in upstate New York ranks as one of the world's great fisheries. FISHING THE SALMON RIVER is the first book to detail the where and how of fishing this outstanding length of water, wi
There are more waterfalls in central and western New York State than anywhere in the East. Some are well known, like Niagara and Taughannock Falls, others await your discovery around the bend of a tr
With a new Introduction by the Author A finalist for the National Book Award, Battlefield chronicles the author's experiences building a farmhouse on a forty-acre site near Harrisonburg, Virginia, wh
Western New York State is home to some of the finest trout fishing in the United States, from major rivers with massive brown trout to the most intimate streams home to wild brookies. This book about
TAKE A PADDLE –FINGER LAKES is a map-filled guide for beginning and intermediate paddlers and anyone who enjoys the unique pleasures of flat-water paddling. The book covers 64 specific locations thro
From Rochester to Hornell, west to Chautauqua and north to the Buffalo region, western New York State is home to a wealth of quiet-water paddling locations for canoers and kayakers at all levels. TAK
Some of the best surfcasting in the world happens not on a beach, but along the banks of the uniquely positioned Cape Cod Canal. Seven miles long and 480 feet wide, the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Bu
A full guide to the grapes, wines, and wineries of New York's Finger Lakes, which has rapidly become one of the most dynamic and interesting wine regions in the United States. Includes a history of wi
Fishing Long Island Sound is currently the only publication of its type that describes all shore-based and boat-accessed fishing hotspots on Long Island Sound, including Connecticut, the north shore o
A complete where-to-fish guide for the saltwater striped bass fisherman, covering prime locations from the Outer Banks to Stonington CT. Includes savvy angling tips on tackle, technique, and strategie
Legendary account of the author's voyage around Cape Horn in a 32-foot sailboat, sailing east-to-west (thus the Horn is to starboard, or on the right). This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous pa
By focusing on “wind awareness,” Plain Sailing will help all sailors better understand the principles and practice of sail trim—how to adjust sails so they interact most efficiently with the wind. The
Here is a handy on-course golf reference, combining quick-fix tips for errant swings, golf betting games, rules, etiquette, jokes, trivia and much more. If you're wondering something about golf on the
An inspiring first-hand account by military aviation pioneer Richard Kirkland recounts how he and a handful of daring helicopter pilots revolutionized battlefield medical evacuation and blazed the tra
Like Hogan's classic best-seller Five Lessons, this is a detailed look at the fundamental platform in golf: grip, alignment, stance, ball position, body turn, and footwork. Shows how not just to learn
Here is a straightforward guide to spin-fishing techniques for the absolute beginner, the soon-to-be fisherman who has never fished before. Spin Fishing Basics will show the reader:how to select a rod
In saltwater and fresh, kayaks are the hottest craft for fishermen. Inexpensive and versatile, they enable fishermen to reach waters and fish that cannot be reached otherwise. This book delivers all t
Citing the benefits of elastic resistance tubing in exercise regimes, athletic training, and rehabilitation programs, a guide for everyday readers details more than one hundred exercises for every mus
Three of New Jersey's best-known charter captains reveal the secrets that make them successful, revealing hard-earned techniques to help any angler catch more fish.
This book details everything the surfcaster needs to know about plugs, metal, live bait and other rigs, with clear advice about when and how to use them.
By turns and anecdotal and practical, this book tells the tales of the jungle and most of its dark secrets. Armchair travelers and true Indiana Joneses will benefit equally from Coningham's unique exp
Here is a riveting chronicle of the nine final days of the Civil War, and anecdotal and intimate portrait of Grant, Lee, Lincoln, and the war's other notable personalities as they play out the end-gam
This book, the first collection of Barkow's best, features profiles of Woods, Watson, Trevino and more, candid looks at Augusta and other championship venues.
This is a fascinating primary document of the Civil War, the diary of English Col. James Fremantle, who kept an engaging account of his tour of the Confederacy in 1863.
Rudner (a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal and author of Partings ) analyzes the controversy over a disease, brucellosis, a bovine bacterial disease transmitted during reproduction. Y
A powerful novel of the North Atlantic in World War II, telling the story of two British ships and their desparate cat-and-mouse game with Nazi U-boats.
This long out-of-print classic describes the skills and techniques honed by master golfers, going beyond basic swing elements to cover strategy, foul-weather play, tournament tactics, stopping the bal
