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Second Fly-Tyers Almanac
Published in Textbook Binding by Lippincott (May, 1979)
Author: Robert H. and Whitlock Dave Boyle
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THE SECOND FLY-TYER'S ALMANAC BY BOYLE & WHITLOCK
THE SECOND FLY-TYER'S ALMANAC BY BOYLE & WHITLOCK I AM LOOKING FOR THIS BOOK.


The Hudson River: A Natural and Unnatural History (The Norton Library ; N 844)
Published in Paperback by W.W. Norton & Company (April, 1979)
Author: Robert H. Boyle
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Influential milestone in raising awareness of HV ecology.
In the early chapters Boyle paints an idyllic picture of aprimeval forest paradise with sparse native population that livedmainly off the land and needed to engage in limited amount of agriculture. The arrival of the Europeans spelled immediate eruption of violence. Not that there was none among the native tribes.... Boyle continues with a twenty page historical sketch of the HV during the 400 years and the Valley's ecology was affected. After these two chapters he proceeds to describe each stretch of the Hudson starting with the Adirondack region along with the beauty and problems each area. At this point it becomes apparent that Boyle's main interest is fish because of good half of the book is devoted to angling and description of fish. This is somewhat puzzling in this edition in view of the preface that he wrote in 1979, ten years after the first publication of the book that (he) does not "eat any waterfowls taken from the Hudson River south of Hudson Falls because of likely contamination by PCB's or other chemicals." That part is explained in the Epilogue, 1968-1978. The amount of attention devoted to fishing and the warning in the end makes the book seem irrelevant or else a historical curiosity. In addition to the fishing lore which is at times interesting and informative--there are pages devoted to a single species, sturgeon, for example, including a recipe for making caviar, or bass, there is wrangling with industrial polluters, Con Edison, governments, State, Federal, Local who are always in cohoots with those they were to watch. There is the Storm King Mountain fiasco though the first edition of the book came out before that blew over.

This book gives a deep history of the Hudson River struggle.
Boyle's The Hudson River gives the amazing story of the Hudson River. Just about every species of animal life (fish, insects, and birds) from the rivers' origin to its mouth are disgussed. The Storm King plant and ConEd struggle surfaces. A chapter is devoted to a local fisherman who knows more about the river than anyone else. It is too bad that this classic is out of print, for I suggest that any ecologist at heart should own a copy. (My copy was "borrowed" from my teacher, and shall return home come the end of school.) Even if you do not live in New York State, or have no plans to ever go there, this book is an ecologist's dream. Not to put any other rivers down, but the Hudson River has the most incredible history around. If you can actually find this now-rare book I strongly urge you to buy it.


Acid Rain
Published in Paperback by Schocken Books (April, 1983)
Authors: Robert H. Boyle and R. Alexander Boyle
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At the Top of Their Game: Profiles from Sports Illustrated
Published in Paperback by New Win Publishing (February, 1983)
Author: Robert H. Boyle
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Bass
Published in Hardcover by W.W. Norton & Company (November, 1980)
Author: Robert H. Boyle
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Bass Boss: The Inspiring Story of Ray Scott and the Sport Fishing Industry He Created
Published in Hardcover by Ray Scott Enterprises (August, 1999)
Author: Robert H. Boyle
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Dead Heat: The Race Against the Greenhouse Effect
Published in Paperback by Basic Books (August, 1991)
Authors: Michael Oppenheimer and Robert H. Boyle
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The Fly-Tyer's Almanac
Published in Paperback by New Win Publishing (May, 1983)
Authors: Robert H. Boyle and Dave Whitlock
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The Sports Injury Handbook
Published in Paperback by The Lyons Press (May, 1987)
Authors: Hans, M.D. Kraus, Hans Krauss, and Robert H. Boyle
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Stoneflies for the Angler
Published in Paperback by Stackpole Books (August, 1990)
Authors: Eric Leiser and Robert H. Boyle
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