Marlor Press

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We like traditional book inspecting best. That's when you can heft a book in your own hands and look at its front cover, turn it over, examine what's said on the back cover, and then flip open the book to browse the inside pages. If you're like me, you can quickly determine if you like the book or not just by reading the first few paragraphs. Use the apple theory: You don't need to eat the whole apple if the first bite is rotten. If the writing seems to be right on target, and you like what the author is doing and the company you are keeping, you can do a flip through the pages to see what you can get inside. In all boating books, you should look for photographs, illustrations, charts and drawings which illuminate and illustrate the contents. I hate books without photos, illustrations and charts. It's an incomplete book. It also means the publisher chintzed on costs. (Hint: All Marlin Bree books have lots of illustrative artwork to help you visualize and follow the action and picture in your mind's eye the locations). Character and poise count, too. A few browses on inside chapters can tell you if you'll be rewarded for spending time with an author.

Those looking for some offbeat reading to bring aboard this summer should look no further than The Dangerous Book for Boaters ($9.95, Marlor Press, 2009), a collection of fortune-cookie sized bits of boating wisdom by award-winning writer Marlin Bree. Not for the faint of heart, this book explores the rough and seedy side of boating, covering the downwind rail's importance in cases of mal de mer, successful navigation of the head, and one-finger salutes -- among other topics. The majority of the book, however, is dedicated to the humorous treatment of marine relationships -- captain and crew, crew and captain, captain and boat, boater and other boaters, spouse and spouse, etc.

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