{"product_id":"running-to-the-mountain-a-midlife-adventure-9780767904988","title":"Running to the Mountain: A Midlife Adventure","description":"Jon Katz, a respected journalist, father, and husband, was turning fifty. His writing career had taken a dubious turn, his wife had a demanding career of her own, his daughter was preparing to leave home for college, and he had become used to a sedentary lifestyle. Wonderfully witty and insightful, \u003cb\u003eRunning to the Mountain\u003c\/b\u003e chronicles Katz's hunger for change and his search for renewed purpose and meaning in his familiar world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArmed with the writings of Thomas Merton and his two faithful Labradors, Katz trades in his suburban carpool-driving and escapes to the mountains of upstate New York. There, as he restores a dilapidated cabin, learns self-reliance in a lightning storm, shares a bottle of Glenlivet with unexpected ghosts, and helps a friend prepare for fatherhood, he confronts his lifelong questions about spirituality, mortality, and his own self-worth. He ultimately rediscovers a profound appreciation for his work, his family, and the beauty of everyday life--and provides a glorious lesson for us all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Katz\u003c\/b\u003e has published six novels and two nonfiction books, including Virtuous Reality. He has written for \u003ci\u003eWired, New York, GQ, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and was twice nominated for the National Magazine Award. Katz is a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and Slashdot.org and is media critic and technology columnist for Free! (www. freedomforum.org), the Freedom Forum's news and information web site. He lives in northern New Jersey with his wife and daughter, and spends a lot of time in Washington County, New York, with his two dogs, Julius and Stanley. He can be e-mailed at jonkatz@bellatlantic.net.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328189174034,"sku":"9780767904988","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3619e03a-eee5-4f9a-9498-4af4a519404f.jpg?v=1727730257","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/running-to-the-mountain-a-midlife-adventure-9780767904988","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}