{"product_id":"the-secret-lives-of-fishermen-more-outdoor-essays-9780807872178","title":"The Secret Lives of Fishermen: More Outdoor Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jim Dean\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Outdoor Skills\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47601858642071,"sku":"9780807872178","price":2814.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780807872178.webp?v=1775010821","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-lives-of-fishermen-more-outdoor-essays-9780807872178","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}