Monte Burkes extraordinarily detailed portraits and nice, clean prose turn his stories into literature. Im a big fan. * Thomas McGuane, author of The Longest Silence * "If there's a finer writer in flyfishing not named McGuane, I don't know who it would be. This collection of essays and profiles is sure to be a hit." -- The Drake Praise for Lords of the Fly
"Funny, wistful, and wonderful. * Carl Hiaasen * "I cannot recommend this book enoughthe writing is breathtaking. Monte Burke has written a masterpiece." * Wright Thompson, ESPN senior writer and author of Pappyland and The Barn * "What Susan Orlean accomplished for the strange, hermetic world of orchid hunting in her 1998 classic, 'The Orchid Thief,' Monte Burke does for another strange, hermetic world in his wonderful Lords of the Fly. A lush, panoramic book." * The Wall Street Journal * "The bestand juiciestfishing book I've ever read." * Tom Rosenbauer, author of The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide * "The most compelling non-fiction book I've read in years." * Randy Wayne White * Praise for Saban
Definitive. * The New York Times Book Review * Insidery, detailed, and absorbing. * Sports Illustrated * In this well-reported, engrossing tale, Monte Burke has captured the imperfect brilliance of Nick Saban. Read it, and you will emerge with a deeper understanding of the man, his zeal, his achievement, and the costs that have come with it all." -- Gay Talese
