I had a gift certificate to LL Bean and decided to use it on their ultimate book of fly fishing. It was $40 (couldn't really find anything else I needed/wanted in that price range) and I've been happy with it. It's a combination Dave Whitlock's fly fishing handbook, Macauley Lord's casting book and Dick Talleurs fly tying handbook. It's a nice combination and I've found it useful. I also like the flytier's benchside reference and AK Best's Production Fly tying. I like AK's book because it tells you how to make a lot of your own stuff without having to go buy "specialty tools".
Here's a link to the ll bean one if you're interested. http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?category Id=34065&parentCategory=4392&cat4=1113&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&f eat=ssdpa1113 Ken
