{"product_id":"9781668004692","title":"The Believer: A Year in the Fly Fishing Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe author of the instant fishing classic \u003ci\u003eThe Optimist\u003c\/i\u003e shares new wisdom, humor, and experience in seven extraordinary fly-fishing expeditions-\"an engaging personal journey about finding what you need to find and keeping it in your heart\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Optimist\u003c\/i\u003e, David Coggins tackled the techniques of fly-fishing and meditated on its virtues, recounting his triumphs and failures. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, he deftly mixes travel, local cultures, further fishing challenges (some knee-buckling in their disappointment), and details his own experience as life and love crowd his time to fish. Self-consciously-and self-deprecatingly-Coggins embarks on seven far-flung fishing voyages, away from screens and social media, not answering his phone, and reveling in humanity's undying yearning for a quest, for the rituals and rites of passage that mark transition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFor Coggins, these journeys-to Norway, Scotland, Spain, Cuba, and Argentina, as well as road trips to Wyoming, Tennessee, and the Catskills-not only showcase his skill as an angler but also signal the end of his fly-fishing youth. But that doesn't mean that Coggins will sell all his rods and hang up his hat; rather, his relationship with his fly-fishing obsession will evolve-especially if he can catch an elusive salmon or a ferociously strong tarpon or the mercurial permit.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e is a humble, humorous call for the journey that is as enriching as the destination, where the search for greater self-awareness leads to patience, observation, and endurance. And, since this is fly-fishing, after all, there's always the possibility of abject failure and leaping, glorious reward. Wry, entertaining, thoughtful, and relatable, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a wonderful example of how well angling can weave us into the world\" (\u003ci\u003eGray's Sporting Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) and will hook both anglers and non-anglers alike.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370188050493,"sku":"9781668004692","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781668004692_p0.jpg?v=1775085271","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781668004692","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}