{"product_id":"9780525565307","title":"The Longest Silence","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom   the highly acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCloudbursts\u003c\/i\u003e comes a collection of alternately playful and exquisite   essays—including seven collected here for the first time—borne of a lifetime   spent fishing. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Thomas McGuane writes about fishing better than anyone else in the   history of mankind.\" —Jim Harrison, \u003ci\u003eNew York   Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLegends of the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The forty extraordinary pieces in \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Silence\u003c\/i\u003e take the reader   from the tarpon of Florida to the salmon of   Iceland, from the bonefish of Mexico to the trout of Montana. They introduce   characters as varied as a highly literate Canadian frontiersman and a   devoutly Mormon river guide and address issues ranging from the esoteric art   of tying flies to the enduring philosophy of a seventeenth-century angler to   the trials of the aging fisherman. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth reverent and hilarious by turns, and   infused with a deep experience of wildlife and the outdoors, \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Silence\u003c\/i\u003e sets the heart   pounding for a glimpse of moving water and demonstrates what dedication to   sport reveals about life.","brand":"Thomas McGuane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45893120295124,"sku":"9780525565307","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_6971ffce-f6b7-4d95-87c4-9c6b3b2c7153.jpg?v=1732395874","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780525565307","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}