{"product_id":"9781469621432","title":"The Secret Lives of Fishermen: More Outdoor Essays","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Fishermen\u003c\/i\u003e is Jim Dean's second book of essays celebrating wild places, rural traditions, and the pleasures and often humorous frustrations of fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping--or, as Dean might put it, \"messing around\" outdoors. It combines essays originally published in his monthly \"Our Natural Heritage\" column in \u003ci\u003eWildlife in North Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e with longer pieces that appeared in other magazines. These forty-six engaging essays are arranged in a loose chronicle of the sporting year, but they seldom follow predictable routes. From a whimsical story about discovering live wood ducks in a cabin stove to a poignant memoir of summers spent in a remote riverside shack, all of the pieces are bound by a conviction that our resources and time are limited and our finest memories are shared. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe title notwithstanding, not all of the essays in \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Lives of Fishermen\u003c\/i\u003e are about fishing, nor are readers likely to discover any shocking secrets--unless they are surprised to learn that fishermen and hunters have myriad interests and seldom measure success by the number of fish caught or game bagged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169749254384,"sku":"9781469621432","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469621432_p0.jpg?v=1763699272","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469621432","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}