{"product_id":"fool-s-paradise-book-john-gierach-9780743291736","title":"Fool's Paradise","description":"\u003cb\u003eBrilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf John Gierach is living in a fool's paradise, then it's a paradise that his regular readers will recognize and new fans will delight in discovering. Laced with the inimitable blend of wit and wisdom that have made him fly-fishing's foremost scribe, \u003ci\u003eFool's Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the fishing life in all its glory (catching your biggest fish ever) and squalor (being stranded in a tent during a soaking rainstorm). In Gierach's world, both experiences are valuable, and perhaps inevitable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFishermen everywhere will understand Gierach's quest to discover and explore new waters (and then not to divulge the best locations to anyone), the unlikely appeal of winter fly-fishing, or his dismay at encroaching development (You never get to point at a meadow full of browsing mule deer and say, 'You know, all this was once condos.'). Braving trips on small prop planes and down Oh-My-God roads, Gierach and his fishing buddies pursue bull trout in British Collumbia, steelhead in the Rocky Mountains, and pike so fierce that a wise fisherman wears Kevlar gloves for the obligatory trophy photo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEqual parts fishing lore, philosophy, and great fish stories, \u003ci\u003eFool's Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e may not be a perfect substitute for actually being out on the water, but it's surely the next best thing.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49577438150929,"sku":"GOR005119279","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49895690404113,"sku":"CIN0743291735G","price":5.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50080429113617,"sku":"CIN0743291735VG","price":4.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50699764433169,"sku":"CIN0743291735A","price":4.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0743291735.jpg?v=1751137215","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/fool-s-paradise-book-john-gierach-9780743291736","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}