{"product_id":"gone-fishing-with-john-and-the-gudgeon-king-reflections-on-fishing-friendship-and-time-9798245394404","title":"Gone Fishing With John and the Gudgeon King: Reflections on Fishing, Friendship, and Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Barton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Friendship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of us spend our lives rushing toward the next thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book moves in the opposite direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet alongside quiet days by the water, it tells the story of a friendship that becomes a form of mentorship - not through advice or instruction, but through shared time, patience, and example. What begins as fishing slowly becomes something else: a way of stepping back from the busyness of life while still learning how to live it well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a memoir in the traditional sense, and it is not a how-to book. There are no rules, frameworks, or tidy conclusions. Instead, it explores how real lessons are often learned sideways - through observation, silence, repetition, and the steady presence of someone who knows when not to speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its heart, this is a book about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe value of slowing down without opting out of life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quiet power of having a friend who guides without controlling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe kind of learning that happens over years, not moments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with restraint and reflection, it offers a pause from the noise of modern life and a reminder that some of the most important education doesn't feel like learning at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for readers who value depth over drama, presence over performance, and the lasting influence of shared experience over easy answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead it slowly. Like the days it describes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47571201130647,"sku":"9798245394404","price":1023.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798245394404.webp?v=1774886481","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/gone-fishing-with-john-and-the-gudgeon-king-reflections-on-fishing-friendship-and-time-9798245394404","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}