{"product_id":"9780982206508","title":"Hard Aground With Eddie Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book carries a 100% \u003cstrong\u003eGUARANTEED RETURN POLICY\u003c\/strong\u003e. We \u003cstrong\u003eGUARANTEE\u003c\/strong\u003e if you \u003cstrong\u003eRETURN\u003c\/strong\u003e this book we will get rid of our \u003cstrong\u003eRETURN POLICY\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll kidding aside, we don't want irate customers posting really nasty reviews of our products, so if you are not 100% satisfied, send a copy of your receipt and maybe a handwritten note explaining why you think this is the worst boating book ever to Slip None, Whittaker Creek, Oriental, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe're not at that address — our boat sank. But they're nice people — or where — and hold our mail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, about this business of boating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you \u003cstrong\u003eDO NOT\u003c\/strong\u003e own a boat, what are you waiting for? A sign? Okay, here's your sign: Salt water covers over 71% of the earth's surface. That means if you had a boat, you could be, at this very minute, wet. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou might also be broke, permanently deformed from living in spaces the size of a Tupperware bread box, and have a dent in your skull from banging your forehead into the companionway hatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may also be divorced. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext let's talk about this book you may or may not return. \u003cem\u003eHard Aground... Again\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of boating columns offering a \"stuck up\" look at the underside of cruising and the frustrations \"land-cuffed\" sailors experience when our plans for coastal exploration and tropical destinations run aground on the shoals of family, finances and failing health.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese columns first appeared in \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarolina Cruising\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoastal Cruising Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, plus a number of other boating publications — all of which went out of business. Hope you enjoy the book. If not, leave it in a marina library or in an airport.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029418295536,"sku":"9780982206508","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780982206508_p0.jpg?v=1763884718","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780982206508","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}