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Expert spey caster Simon Gawesworth shares casts adapted from two-handed spey casting that enable you to fish the challenging spots most anglers skip. Whether you're a small-stream angler casting for tough trout or a saltwater fly fisher, Simon has refined spey casts for all one-handed rod needs: the single spey, double spey, snake roll, snap T, side cast, shepherd's crook, reach cast, and aerial mends. Learn ways to cast a fly to cope with obstructions wherever you find them and whatever water you fish, making it possible for you to fish the waters that frustrate other anglers. Covers spey techniques useful for all rods and casting techniques practical for everyday fishing situations.

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Trout eat a large variety of food items and diets, and feeding behaviors change over timeThe more you understand about the fish and their ecosystem, the better skilled you will be at determining what fish are eatingYou can learn to adapt your fishing strategies to trout's routinesSecrets for catching larger trout

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All you need are strips of leather or suede and a few simple materials and you'll be weaving gorgeous purses, pouches, bags, and wallets. No prior leather working experience required! Step-by-step illustrated instructions walk you through how to create each piece. There are 17 projects with endless variations, plus a chapter on how to take what you've learned to create your own designs.. These bags are fun and easy to make, sure to be admired and appreciated wherever you go!

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All you need to know to make exquisite whitework designs! Whether you are new to whitework or just need a refresher, Whitework Embroidery will show you how to make a variety of stitches including drawn work, ajour, hedebo, count work, and Schwalm. Step-by-step instructions make the stitches easy to learn, and two sampler patterns give you the perfect canvas on which to practice the stitches and make a decorative wall hanging at the same time. Full photo-illustrated instructions and all necessary patterns for each of 30 projects are included. Choose from a variety of elegant designs for the home including table linens, pillows, and items for tea time, and designs for baby including an heirloom christening gown, bonnet, bib, and booties. Delicate pouches and a ring bearer pillow will add a personal touch to a special wedding. Each of the handwork pieces you make is sure to become a cherished keepsake.

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The focus is on Martha’s Vineyard but the information, fishing tips, and stories about Island characters—Bob “Hawkeye” Jacobs jumping off Memorial Wharf to unsnag an albie he hooked—will sound familiar to anyone who has spent time in a community of fishermen. This informative and fun read answers the questions asked in local tackle shops, including the best spots to catch a striped bass on a fly rod—Lobsterville Beach—and rigging tackle for blues, fluke, black sea bass, false albacore, and bonito. Spin fishing, bottom fishing, and fly fishing are all covered. This book follows the island fishing seasons: rods appear on island trucks in April, a sign that schoolies have arrived, and they do not begin to disappear until the venerable Bass and Bluefish Derby, five weeks of single-minded pursuit of fish, ends in October. And there are tips on looking and talking the part . . . “handy phrases include any reference to a falling or rising tide and a rock, any rock, as long as you refer to it with a sense of authority so that the other person is unwilling to ask which rock for fear of seeming like a novice.” Martha’s Vineyard Fish Tales is a “how to” book that flows with the character and personality of a fishing-obsessed island off the coast of Massachusetts.

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A master photographer shares his wisdom on the special challenges and possibilities flowers offer.

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This highly popular book offers the separating servicemember the most up-to-date information on planning a smooth transition from the military to well-paying civilian jobs. Includes experience assessment, job market, resume writing, interviewing tips, and benefits and salary negotiations. Also contains new information on converging technologies, such as using the Internet, online job bulletin boards, and military career transition websites to make the most of your job search experience.

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Includes an army dictionary consisting of the working language of the U.S. Army, with more than 3,800 terms and acronyms; a desk reference containing information on awards and decorations, physical fitness scoring standards, English-to-metric conversion tables, and more; and a website directory listing key Army and Department of Defense web addresses.

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This book is filled with 1:72-scale drawings of armored vehicles from Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, and Romania, including: Tiger I and II heavy tanks and their variants (Germany), Jagdpanther tank destroyer (Germany), Maus super-heavy tank (Germany), Toldi IIa medium tank (Hungary), AB 41 armored car (Italy), Ho-Ni III self-propelled gun (Japan), R-1 tankette (Romania), and many more.

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This work features a collection of over 300 venison recipes. It includes a summary of how to process deer to produce quality venison. It comes in a convenient spiral-bound format. It includes recipes such as: crossbow venison; corn casserole; deer camp sloppy joes; spicy venison steak and onions; venison rigatoni bake; Hawaiian marinated venison kabobs; grilled venison rose; hunter-style stew; and, Appalachian mountain sauce. An average-sized deer can yield up to 70 pounds of venison - and there's only so many venison steaks and burgers a person can swallow. Enter the Loders' venison cookbook, with options for creating a different delicious venison meal every night of the week. Home-made recipes complemented by fresh vegetables and seasonings await the chef: from pot-roasted venison in red wine to tasty venison corn chowder, there is a recipe to suit every palate. The only cookbook deer hunters need to satisfy their culinary whims.

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In these firsthand accounts--never before published in English--German soldiers describe the horrors of combat on the Eastern Front during World War II. A panzer crewman holds out to the bitter end at Stalingrad, fighting the Soviets as well as cold and hunger. An assault gun commander seeks out and destroys enemy tanks in Poland. Along the Oder River, a ragtag antiaircraft battery turns its guns against Russian infantry. And in Berlin a paratrooper makes a last, desperate stand in the war's closing days.

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"Hunter's Guide to Shotguns for Upland Game" is a valuable reference that educates hunters about how to choose the perfect shotgun to match their needs. The book takes a pragmatic approach for the average hunter looking to get the most bang for his buck and shows that hunters don't have to break the bank to buy a versatile shotgun. It discusses the best guns to use for various species of upland game in different types of cover and examines the all-important criteria for selecting a shotgun: the hunter's physique, preferred action type and gauge, gun features, price range, whether or not he's hunting with dogs, and other possible uses for the gun such as deer hunting or clay target games. Profiles of major manufacturers and models analyse a wide variety of shotguns to give readers a good idea of the relative strengths and weaknesses of available products. Once a hunter has selected the right shotgun, he will discover how to use custom loads and make modifications to personalise his gun and improve its performance.

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The twenty-one profiles of Confederate generals in this volume chronicle the South's war effort. Familiar leaders such as Lee, Jackson, and Stuart are each covered, as are the notorious Nathan Bedford Forrest, Episcopalian bishop Leonidas Polk, and John C. Breckinridge, who ran against Lincoln in 1860 and briefly served in the US Senate. With the same accessible style of the first volume, Jones shows how the outcome of battles, campaigns, and even entire theatres often depended on individual commanders.

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Few American prisoners of war during World War II suffered more than those captured when the Philippines fell to the Japanese in April 1942. In a horrifying captivity that lasted until the war's end, US troops endured the notorious Bataan Death March, overcrowded prison camps, and the stinking hell ships that transported them to Japan and Korea. With gut-wrenching detail, survivor Col. Irvin Alexander recounts the physical and emotional struggle of his confinement.

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Beautiful waterfalls grace Pennsylvania's natural landscape. This full-colour guide takes hikers to 66 of the most picturesque falls in the state, offering detailed descriptions of each hike, colour maps, and features to look for on the trail. Photographers will find hints on when to be at the falls for the best light and how to get the best views. In addition to the beautiful colour photographs of waterfalls, the book includes directions to sites, distance, difficulty, elevation change, and highlights along the way. It also includes tips for photographers on composition, exposures, unique perspectives and gear.

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This increasingly popular guide contains the newest CSS policies, procedures, organizations, and methods for use in Army of Excellence divisions, Force XXI divisions, and interim brigade combat teams. Information and data are provided for planning and executing CSS in the attack, defense, retrograde, and during unconventional warfare and military operations other than war. Contains complete examples of orders, forms, and formats, and methods to establish, defend, and operate from a base support area.

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In May 1862 the battle of Williamsburg was fought just outside of the quiet town. Union troops now occupied the city, and throughout the rest of the war, Williamsburg residents, who had enthusiastically supported the Confederacy, were forced to endure the indignities of living under the military government. This book recounts the tragic, comic, and mundane events that made up life in Williamsburg during occupation.

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From fishing through different seasons to making use of safety pins, PVC pipe, and nail clippers, Gene Kugach serves up a new collection of useful fishing hints. He also includes instructions for filleting and dressing various kinds of fish and provides recipes such as Perch with Cheese Sauce, Baked Bullhead, and New England Fish Chowder. Includes detailed information on 31 species of fish, including sturgeon, walleye, perch, and bluegill.

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Critical lessons from a stillwater fly-fishing junkie for catching more trout in lakes, ponds, and reservoirs including timing, strategy, patterns, and more * Covers trout behavior, feeding, and patterns to match common foods * Essential equipment and how to use it efficiently * Tips on troubleshooting, casting, and playing fish safely and effectively

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Using a specially made, inexpensive and rugged heat- and motion-detecting camera, you can view wildlife up close. Camera Trapping Guide gives you the techniques and knowledge of animal behaviors so you can get the best possible photos and videos. Includes 41 species common to the eastern U.S. Large and small mammals, squirrels to bears, deer, and moose, plus birds and even the American Alligator - are covered. With photos and range maps each entry gives details on physical characteristics, tracks and sign, diet, habitat, and breeding. Also included are specific camera trapping techniques pertinent to each animal. You'll learn the characteristics of various cameras, where and when to place the camera to capture specific behaviors, and how to minimize impact on the animals.

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A gorgeous color or texture pattern beckons to a designer to try it out in different ways. Should it be used for a hat, a sweater, a cape? In this book, designer Toby Roxane Barna allowed her imagination to explore the variations and came up with pairs of designs—a sweater and a shawl—sharing at least one similar design element. For example, a lace pattern from a shawl may be used to form the yoke of a sweater or a button band and hem on a cardigan. An expert in using color to maximize the “wow” factor, Toby has outdone herself with this exquisite pattern collection.

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Vivid retelling of military history’s most epic armored campaigns The German panzer armies that stormed the Soviet Union in 1941 were an undefeated force that had honed its tactics to a fine edge. The panzers defeated the Red Army's tanks again and again and combined with German infantry and aircraft to envelop millions of Soviet soldiers. But the Red Army's armored forces regrouped and turned the tables in 1942. • Compelling reading about the greatest tank war in history • Fresh insights into the mechanized operations of both sides during Barbarossa, the drive on Moscow, Kiev, Rzhev, Kharkov, and Stalingrad

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Combine 3-D needle felting and tapestry felting to create a menagerie to liven up your table. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions for felting both the 3-D head and the flat part of each table mat are included. Fill your table with 21 different beastly and beautiful creatures: exotic animals such as the zebra, giraffe, elephant, and tiger; barnyarn animals like the sheep and goat; insects like a bumble bee and ladybug; forest creatures, fantasy animals like the unicorn, and more!

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This guide to traditional bowhunting with a longbow or recurve combines the best of both worlds for beginners and veteran bowhunters. How-to chapters share hard-earned wisdom that will help you perfect your skills and get close to your game, while engaging stories tell of the author’s experiences hunting white-tailed deer in the east, chasing big game in the American West, and trekking to South Africa in search of Greater Kudu and other plains game. Throughout, the author highlights archery’s traditional spirit by exploring the history and craft of bowhunting and chronicles the challenges faced by today’s bowhunters in continuing their important role as hunter-conservationists. As a professional wildlife biologist, Ron Rohrbaugh Jr. also provides valuable information on wildlife ecology and behavior that is instructive for all those interested in increasing their success with archery tackle. ·Specific shooting techniques for hunting situations, ways to set up effective ambush sites for big game, and dealing with the stresses of “buck fever” ·The latest information on equipment and arrows, including the pros and cons of various bow styles and arrow shaft materials ·Advice on using the wind, hunting bedding areas, creating effective scent trails, and understanding why and how deer move ·Discussion of controversial topics, such as baiting and trophy hunting

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Pete Dunne, one of the foremost birding writers in the country, shares 33 funny, poignant, whimsical, and informative tales about birders and birding in his first collection of birding essays in more than ten years. Dunne is an expert birder, sought-after teacher, and popular author Includes wonderful illustrations by David Gothard"

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230 sausage-making recipes from around the world, including tips on equipment and techniques.

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