{"product_id":"river-songs-moments-of-wild-wonder-in-fly-fishing-9781680517019","title":"River Songs: Moments of Wild Wonder in Fly Fishing","description":"\u003ci\u003eRiver Songs\u003c\/i\u003e is rich with bracing, authentic, generous stories--writing that revels in language and spirit. Avoiding most of fly fishing's clichés--the romantic elegies, the Moby-Dick-like conquests, the play-by-play detailing a \"victory\" over a fish-- Steve Duda instead offers pieces that breathe lived experience, reveal vulnerabilities, and convey a broad perspective of what it means to have \"a long run with a tight crew.\" Duda is interested in what has been learned out there on the river: what is it about this \"ridiculous activity\" that connects us to this planet, makes us human, gives us hope? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiver Songs\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the in-between moments and the unexpected revelations--awe, fear, frustration, doubt, joy--that are as much a part of fishing as tying knots and chucking flies. Readers ride along with Duda in battered pickup trucks, fish \"between jobs,\" look longingly at unfished famous rivers while touring with a country-punk band, and wonder how a fishing trip led to getting a tooth pulled while being surrounded by trash-talking friends. They will find beauty, discovery, heartbreak, good dogs, and the wonder of nature within the expanse of Northwest landscapes and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mountaineers Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781680517019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192","brand":"Steve Duda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44241149952181,"sku":"9781680517019","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ea76aa8f-bcb0-4d40-b5c8-7952130a75df.jpg?v=1717471389","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/river-songs-moments-of-wild-wonder-in-fly-fishing-9781680517019","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}