{"product_id":"9780679777571","title":"The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the highly acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNinety-Two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNothing but Blue Skies \u003c\/i\u003ecomes this collection of breathtakingly exquisite essays borne of a lifetime spent fishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thirty-three essays in \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Silence \u003c\/i\u003etake us from the tarpon of Florida to the salmon of Iceland, from the bonefish of Mexico to the trout of Montana. They bring us 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. Infused with a deep experience of wildlife and the outdoors, both reverent and hilarious by turns, \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Silence \u003c\/i\u003esets the heart pounding for a glimpse of moving water and demonstrates what dedication to sport reveals about life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013932597488,"sku":"9780679777571","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780679777571_p0.jpg?v=1763605250","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780679777571","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}