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The River Why
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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780871563217
 
from Sierra Club Books (February 1, 1983)
9780871563217 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Flyfishing genius Gus Orviston, seeking refuge from his stuffy, world-famous father and ripsnorting cowgirl mother, embarks on a reluctant quest for meaning that carries him to an astonishing task
Paperback
Book cover for 9780316261227 Book cover for 9780553344868 Book cover for 9781578050840
 
New edition from Back Bay Books (March 29, 2016)
9780316261227 | details & prices | 419 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.50 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $15.99
20 anv edition from Sierra Club Books (October 1, 2002)
9781578050840 | details & prices | 304 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Flyfishing genius Gus Orviston, seeking refuge from his stuffy, world-famous father and ripsnorting cowgirl mother, embarks on a reluctant quest for meaning that carries him to an astonishing task
Reissue edition from Bantam Dell Pub Group (February 1, 1988)
9780553344868 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Flyfishing genius Gus Orviston, seeking refuge from his stuffy, world-famous father and ripsnorting cowgirl mother, embarks on a reluctant quest for meaning that leads him to an astonishing task
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780786168804
 
With Dick Hill (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (August 1, 2006)
9780786168804 | details & prices | 6.25 × 5.25 × 3.00 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $34.95
About: Flyfishing genius Gus Orviston, seeking refuge from his stuffy, world-famous father and ripsnorting cowgirl mother, embarks on a reluctant quest for meaning that carries him to an astonishing task.
Prebinding
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Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 5, 2008)
9781435297296 | details & prices | 304 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Since its publication by Sierra Club Books more than two decades ago, The River Why has become a classic, standing with Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It as our era’s most widely read fiction about fly-fishing.