{"product_id":"the-believer-a-year-in-the-fly-fishing-life-9781668004715","title":"The Believer: A Year in the Fly Fishing Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe author of the instant fishing classic \u003ci\u003eThe Optimist\u003c\/i\u003e wades into deeper waters and shares new wisdom, humor, and experience in seven extraordinary fly-fishing expeditions that mark one year in his journey through the middle part of life when worldly demands increase even as fishing continues to beckon--and must be pursued.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn David Coggins's previous book, \u003ci\u003eThe Optimist\u003c\/i\u003e, he tackles the techniques of fly fishing and meditates on its virtues, recounting his triumphs and frustrations. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, he deftly mixes travel, local cultures, further fishing challenges (some knee-buckling in their disappointment), and details his own experience as life and love crowd his time to fish. Self-consciously--and self-deprecatingly--Coggins embarks on seven far-flung fishing voyages, away from screens and social media, not answering his phone, reveling in humanity's undying yearning for a quest, for the rituals and rites of passage that mark transition. For David, these journeys not only showcase his skill as an angler--including to Norway, Scotland, Spain, Cuba, and Argentina, as well as road trips to Wyoming, Tennessee, and the Catskills--they also signal the end of his fly-fishing youth. But that doesn't mean that David will sell all his rods and hang up his hat; rather, that his relationship with his fly-fishing obsession will evolve. And he's okay with that--\u003ci\u003emostly\u003c\/i\u003e, especially if he can catch an elusive salmon or a ferociously strong tarpon or the mysterious and almost invisible bonefish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e is a humble, humorous call for the journey that is part of the destination, where the search for greater self-awareness leads to patience, observation, and endurance. And, since this is fly fishing, after all--there's always the possibility of abject failure and leaping, glorious reward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWry, entertaining, thoughtful, and relatable, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e will hook both anglers and non-anglers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668004715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Coggins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43624101773493,"sku":"9781668004715","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_49f4fb01-b413-440c-a12e-3aedbd85d9fc.jpg?v=1707800369","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-believer-a-year-in-the-fly-fishing-life-9781668004715","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}