{"product_id":"9780525565307","title":"The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom   the highly acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCloudbursts\u003c\/i\u003e comes a collection of alternately playful and exquisite   essays—including seven collected here for the first time—borne of a lifetime   spent fishing. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Thomas McGuane writes about fishing better than anyone else in the   history of mankind.\" —Jim Harrison, \u003ci\u003eNew York   Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLegends of the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The forty extraordinary pieces in \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Silence\u003c\/i\u003e take the reader   from the tarpon of Florida to the salmon of   Iceland, from the bonefish of Mexico to the trout of Montana. They introduce   characters as varied as a highly literate Canadian frontiersman and a   devoutly Mormon river guide and address issues ranging from the esoteric art   of tying flies to the enduring philosophy of a seventeenth-century angler to   the trials of the aging fisherman. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth reverent and hilarious by turns, and   infused with a deep experience of wildlife and the outdoors, \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Silence\u003c\/i\u003e sets the heart   pounding for a glimpse of moving water and demonstrates what dedication to   sport reveals about life.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370256568381,"sku":"9780525565307","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780525565307_p0.jpg?v=1771565123","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9780525565307","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}