NATURAL RESOURCES BOOK REVIEW.

``Outside 25: Classic Tales and New Voices from the Frontiers of Adventure''

Edited by Hal Espen

(W.W. Norton & Company, 2002, $25.95)

Outside Magazine is the country's best magazine, period. No attitude. No elitism. I like to think of it as literary excellence with a soul.

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the magazine released this must-own anthology from 36 writers described perfectly and simply by its editor. ``Outside,'' he writes, ``has always been a magazine of audacious storytellers and brace iconoclasts.''

In other words, it is the work of the greatest adventure writers of our era. And it is, I think, the work of men and women with a depth of soul we are fortunate to witness.

- Michael A. Anastasi

INTERNET

How could anyone not trust a fisherman named Bubba? Or Chuck? Or Jimmy? These are fishing experts. Or at least they have their own bass fishing guide services throughout the country. Here's a quick look at their Web sites:

--Bubba's Guide Service: This one isn't too far away. Bubba's (http://bubbasguide.com) is on Arizona's Lake Powell. The real names of the guides are Jim and Chris Cliburn, but we were intrigued by the Bubba reference. And there is a history: The organization's founder was a fellow named Jerry ``Bubba'' Puckett.

Now it's the father-and-son team of the Cliburns, who do full- and half-day trips for trophy largemouth, smallmouth and striped bass.

--Chuck's Guide Service: On Florida's famed bass fisheries, captain Chuck Pippin Jr. (www.chucksguideservice.com) is one of the best. He promises guests to have fun, noting that, ``Everyone wants to catch that once-in-a-lifetime trophy fish.''

And Pippin takes pride in getting his customers some action. ``My policy is NO FISH, NO PAY! If we don't catch any fish, fishing the way I suggest. ... You don't pay!''

- Chris Cocoles

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