Batfishing in the Rainforest: Strange Tales of Travel and Fishing - Paperback

by Randy Wayne White (Author)

Readers familiar with Randy Wayne White's "Out There" column in Outside magazine will relish this first collection of his best work; those new to White's delectable blend of adventure, hilarity, and spirit can only be envied for the satisfaction of that first encounter.

Whether it's 'This Dog Is Legend," in which he tells of his cinder-block-retrieving Chesapeake Bay retriever named Gator, or "Coming To America," about the stirring--and sometimes terrifying--Mariel boat lift, White never fails to engross us in a life of sun, boats, work, and sport.

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Readers familiar with Randy Wayne White's 'Out There' column in Outside magazine will relish this first collection of his best work: those new to White's delectable blend of adventure, hilarity, and spirit can only be envied for the satisfaction of that first encounter. Whether it's 'This Dog Is Legend, ' in which he tells of his cinder-block-retrieving Chesapeake Bay retriever named Gator, or 'Coming to America, ' about the stirring - and sometimes terrifying - Mariel boat lift, White never fails to engross us in a life of sun, boats, work, and sport. (6 X 9, 256 page

Author Biography

Randy Wayne White, a former fly-fishing guide whose "Out There" column ran for many years in Outside magazine, currently writes a monthly column for Men's Health magazine. Among the many books he's written are The Sharks of Lake Nicaragua, Batfishing in the Rainforest, Last Flight Out, and the "Doc Ford" mystery series. His novel Sanibel Flats was chosen as one of the 100 Best Mysteries of the 20th Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. White is the winner of the Conch Republic Prize for Literature and the John D. MacDonald Award for Excellence in Florida Fiction. He also served on the Florida Judicial Nominating Commission for four years, and currently serves on the Florida Bar Association Grievance Committee. He lives on Pine Island, on Florida's southwest coast.