Ronald Stevens' book is right up there on my list as well. Packed full of good stuff. I learned the "proper" hooding technique from his book. I'm still trying to master the art of hooding, but that book, and the few paragraphs in it that deal with hooding, sure made a difference for me!

NAF&HH played a big part in my falconry as well. When I was 8, I was introduced to falconry by Tim Kimmel when my dad and I went quail hunting. I immediately went to the library, and that was the only book they had on the shelves that dealt with falconry. From that time on, till I graduated from high school, I was the only one that ever checked that book out. Couldn't even begin to tell ya how many times I read that book cover to cover. It was the 5th edition I believe. Wonder if they still have it there.....