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j williams

j williams

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Hey people, I picked up these Tom Brown books at barnes and noble yesterday, and was wondering if anyone had read them.... I like the way the survival guide is written, more like a story then a referance book. The other one just looked like a cool read. Ive started the survival guide, its pretty good so far.

Any opinions on his stuff?:thumbup::thumbdn:

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haven't read them, look forward to hearing what you think of them.

i wonder if my library would have them....?

EDITED to add;
NOPE!! :mad::thumbdn:
they don't have cody lundin's book either...
but i do love that i can look up the catalogue online so i don't have to waste a trip unnecessarily...
 
Dude I came so close to getting that lundin book, it looked like a great read, and well written. Im gonna get it after I finish these 2.

It would be kinda cool to have a book checkout/passaround thing go on, I have lots of great reads, as im sure others have stuff Id love to read. I just cant figure out how to set it up.
 
J you cant beat that Cody Lundin book, its a great read and easy to refer back to, Ive photocopied most of the pages I refer back to on a regular basis, send me your address, Ill send you the book and you can pass it on to siguy.
 
Awesome man, I will do that.:thumbup:

Thanks bro. I will pass one to ya when I finish reading these.:thumbup:
 
Hi J-

I've got the survival skills one and one on tracking from him. The former was pretty rudimentary, and the latter was waay too hippie/religious/fake spirituality type stuff. They have in common that they both exude how much adoration and reverence he has for himself...

But I bought those books same as you, so I'm not trying to poo-poo your new purchase!!

I am vastly more pleased with 'Bushcraft' by Kochanski.

PS- Awfully subtle subtext to the title on the 'Case Files of the Tracker' book, no? :barf: ;)
 
"True Stories From America's Greatest Outdoorsman"

:rolleyes:

I can't get past the cover on this one, let alone open it.

Humility towards nature is one of the outdoormans greatest assets, imho. :)
 
I have the 1983 printing of the Wilderness Survival Guide. I found it good information focusing on forest survival which is what I (and I assume most people here) would be interested in. He is a big proponent on Indian (Native American) philosophy which sometimes gets a little thick in some of his books, but not this one. :thumbup:
 
Oh I know man. He seems to ooze ego right from the pages.:rolleyes: Ive always been curious bout him and his work, and I figure I cant knock him till Ive educated myself on him.

:thumbup:There is some usefull stuff in his guide though....
 
I havent started the case file book, or even skimmed it. I always take something away from "war stories" so I figured it might provide an angle I might have otherwise overlooked.
 
I found all of Tom Brown's Field Guides to be pretty good, but the "Case Files" book wore me out by the end of the first chapter. I'll ditto the positive reviews of "98.6". Lundin's new book "When All Hell Breaks Loose" is quite good as well.
 
There is some good information in some of them. I guess I should add that I have every one of his books except the Case Files one. They do get a bit hard to handle towards the later ones. Having said that, his books had a lot to do with making me the obsessive/compulsive weirdo that I am today. :D

Doc
 
No doc, not you!:eek:;)

I always take what I read with a grain of salt, but for the most part I take something positive from what I read. I think I am a people studier, when I read about interesting people, I always seem to leave with more than what I came in with.

He is quite a cheesball though IMO, but still interests me:confused:
 
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