Better Off Wet

There are books that redefine a genre. Better Off Wet turns the fishing memoir into a meditation on the absurdity of the importance attributed to enjoyment. The story of a fifteen year quest to catch a trout in a small stream in Pennsylvania that has become hallowed ground among a group of quiet, but obsessed fly anglers. The journey starts in the literary "brat pack" and halcyon days of New York publishing, the era of Wall Street "Masters of the Universe." It continues to the West Coast, San Francisco in the 90's and Silicon Valley in the new millennium. It offers up close observations of media moguls, venture capitalists, media personalities, and regular people too -- all from a safe distance. Critics call it laugh out loud funny - even the serious parts.