{"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 shares new wisdom, humor, and experience in seven extraordinary fly-fishing expeditions--\"an engaging personal journey about finding what you need to find and keeping it in your heart\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Optimist\u003c\/i\u003e, David Coggins tackled the techniques of fly-fishing and meditated on its virtues, recounting his triumphs and failures. 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, and reveling in humanity's undying yearning for a quest, for the rituals and rites of passage that mark transition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Coggins, these journeys--to Norway, Scotland, Spain, Cuba, and Argentina, as well as road trips to Wyoming, Tennessee, and the Catskills--not only showcase his skill as an angler but also signal the end of his fly-fishing youth. But that doesn't mean that Coggins will sell all his rods and hang up his hat; rather, his relationship with his fly-fishing obsession will evolve--especially if he can catch an elusive salmon or a ferociously strong tarpon or the mercurial permit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e is a humble, humorous call for the journey that is as enriching as 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. Wry, entertaining, thoughtful, and relatable, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a wonderful example of how well angling can weave us into the world\" (\u003ci\u003eGray's Sporting Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) and will hook both anglers and non-anglers alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Coggins is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Optimist \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eMen and Style\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes about travel, style, and fishing for numerous publications, including the\u003ci\u003e Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and his newsletter, \u003ci\u003eThe Contender\u003c\/i\u003e. Coggins lives in New York and fishes regularly in the Catskills, Wisconsin, and Montana.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577900765458,"sku":"9781668004715","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f1aba154-dba2-4dfb-9a7f-508306936d7d.jpg?v=1744272557","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-believer-a-year-in-the-fly-fishing-life-9781668004715","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}