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Summary: A Striper with Dazzling Intelligence
Review: I just read "Solomon Starbucks Striper." What a pleasure!
Author Rowan has Orwellian talents. I've fished for
everything from sunnies to sailfish but never before
conceived of a fish with wisdom. In fact, this striper
shows dazzling intelligence as he probes the secret
depths of the Atlantic. From beginning to end this
charming book is a winner!EAH
Chappaqua, NY
Rating:
Summary: A Striper with Dazzling Intelligence
Review: I just read "Solomon Starbucks Striper." What a pleasure!
Author Rowan has Orwellian talents. I've fished for
everything from sunnies to sailfish but never before
conceived of a fish with wisdom. In fact, this striper
shows dazzling intelligence as he probes the secret
depths of the Atlantic. From beginning to end this
charming book is a winner! EAH
Chappaqua, NY
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Summary: You can't swim your way to a better world
Review: If the laws of nature tell us to find food, to avoid being food, and to multiply, then Solomon Starbuck Striper adds that to be truly human one must follow their heart, learn to trust and forgive, rid yourself of inhibiting assumptions, and visualize how you want to be. Author Roy Rowan has written a delightful tale about the life experiences of a young striper fish, named Solomon, who grows up being discriminated against because of his coffee colored strips. On his journey to find "the place where the sky meets the sea," Solomon discovers a world of fresh ideas and unlimited opportunities. He confronts his competitors, and discovers that life is about more than mere survival. "You can't swim your way into a better world, I'm afraid," says a giant octopus in the book. "Only an altered state of mind will lead you there." Rowan, who has traveled the world for Time and Life Magazines, learned thru personal interviews many of the philosophies of some of the most powerful figures of the 20th Century. Rowan relates this fish story to some of life's great lessons. His earlier book, Surfcaster's Quest, lures the reader into the experiences of a fisherman casting temptations to nearby fish. Both of these books are wonderful tales of how the struggle between man and fish is ultimately about survival. Even so, life is filled pains, worries, great ideas and personal ambitions. The ending will surprise you.
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Summary: Much More Than A Fish Story
Review: Roy Rowan's delightful fable about a charming, philosophical denizen of the deep, "Solomon Starbucks Striper," will entrance old salts, fishermen and landlubbers alike. As an unabashed Rowan fan, I especially enjoyed this first sortie by him into the realm of fiction. Drawing on his vast experience observing and writing about the world and its people in his books and for Time, Life and Fortune, he has constructed a marvelous fable that is much more than a fish story.
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Summary: Much More Than A Fish Story
Review: Roy Rowan's delightful fable about a charming, philosophical denizen of the deep, "Solomon Starbucks Striper," will entrance old salts, fishermen and landlubbers alike. As an unabashed Rowan fan, I especially enjoyed this first sortie by him into the realm of fiction. Drawing on his vast experience observing and writing about the world and its people in his books and for Time, Life and Fortune, he has constructed a marvelous fable that is much more than a fish story.
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