{"product_id":"9780743291743","title":"Fool's Paradise","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf John Gierach is living in a fool’s paradise, then it’s a paradise that his regular readers will recognize and new fans will delight in discovering. Laced with the inimitable blend of wit and wisdom that have made him fly-fishing’s foremost scribe, \u003ci\u003eFool’s Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the fishing life in all its glory (catching your biggest fish ever) and squalor (being stranded in a tent during a soaking rainstorm). In Gierach’s world, both experiences are valuable, and perhaps inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFishermen everywhere will understand Gierach’s quest to discover and explore new waters (and then not to divulge the best locations to anyone), the unlikely appeal of winter fly-fishing, or his dismay at encroaching development (“You never get to point at a meadow full of browsing mule deer and say, ‘You know, all this was once condos.’”). Braving trips on small prop planes and down “Oh-My-God” roads, Gierach and his fishing buddies pursue bull trout in British Collumbia, steelhead in the Rocky Mountains, and pike so fierce that a wise fisherman wears Kevlar gloves for the obligatory trophy photo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts fishing lore, philosophy, and great fish stories, \u003ci\u003eFool’s Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e may not be a perfect substitute for actually being out on the water, but it’s surely the next best thing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50078679826672,"sku":"9780743291743","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780743291743_p0.jpg?v=1784731248","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780743291743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}