{"product_id":"home-waters-isbn-9780767905152","title":"Home Waters","description":"Joseph Monninger thought the worst when Nellie, his loyal golden retriever, became ill.  \u003cb\u003eHome Waters\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of the road trip that Monninger decided to embark on with Nellie, traveling out West to revisit their favorite mountain haunts and trout streams.  Expecting this to be their final excursion together, Monninger maps a course that includes the Wind River Range in Wyoming, the Bighorn River in Montana, and Henry Ford's River in Idaho.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePainting a loving portrait of his canine companion and the joys of fishing, Monninger recalls the life events that Nellie has seen him through and describes how, oblivious to her presumed health problems, Nellie contentedly watches bison at Yellowstone, chases a coyote, and falls head over heels for a Chesapeake retriever named Chunky.  Combining the charm of John Steinbeck's \u003cb\u003eTravels with Charley\u003c\/b\u003e with the unsentimental storytelling of \u003cb\u003eA River Runs Through It\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHome Waters\u003c\/b\u003e is a delightful story of a beautiful friendship--one that is, in the end, renewed rather than ended.\"If you love fly-fishing or dogs or both, this book is a must.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eField \u0026amp; Stream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Engaging...a wonderfully affecting probe of the human-pet bond.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A heartwarming memoir.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Touching.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Monninger\u003c\/b\u003e has published nine novels and three nonfiction books, including the memoir \u003ci\u003eHome Waters,\u003c\/i\u003e and has been awarded two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. He lives and teaches in New Hampshire, where his family runs a sled-dog team.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303233212645,"sku":"NP9780767905152","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780767905152.jpg?v=1767729167","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/home-waters-isbn-9780767905152","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}