{"product_id":"the-believer-a-year-in-the-fly-fishing-life-hardcover","title":"The Believer: A Year in the Fly Fishing Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Coggins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979107139885,"sku":"9781668004715","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/WQwxEV63ev9781668004715.webp?v=1775819024","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-believer-a-year-in-the-fly-fishing-life-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}