{"product_id":"flyfishing-the-41st-around-the-world-on-the-41st-parallel-isbn-9780060193799","title":"Fly-Fishing the 41st: Around the World on the 41st Parallel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“James Prosek has\u003cbr\u003eeloquently demonstrated that angling is a kind of universal language. . . . he\u003cbr\u003ehas taken us on an unforgettable journey.” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cbr\u003eThomas McGuane, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Cadence of Grass\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Longest Silence: A Life\u003cbr\u003ein Fishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e has called\u003cbr\u003eJames Prosek \"the Audubon of the fishing world,\" and in \u003cem\u003eFly-Fishing\u003cbr\u003ethe 41st\u003c\/em\u003e, he uses his\u003cbr\u003etalent for descriptive writing to illuminate an astonishing adventure.\u003cbr\u003eBeginning in his hometown of Easton, Connecticut, Prosek circumnavigates the\u003cbr\u003eglobe along the 41st parallel, traveling through Spain, Greece, Turkey,\u003cbr\u003eArmenia, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Japan. Along the way he shares some of the best\u003cbr\u003efishing in the world with a host of wonderfully eccentric and memorable\u003cbr\u003echaracters.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\"One day, I left in a straight line from home at 41 Kachele Street, east along the 41st parallel, following my passion for fish. It was a journey not only away from home, but toward it; which is the beauty of traveling in a circle, and theirony of adventure. This suited me, for in the event that I strayed -- as I would likely take some latitude with the latitude -- as long as I could find my way back to the 41st parallel I would not get lost.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e -- James Prosek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e has called James Prosek \"the Audubon of the fishing world\" and in \u003cem\u003eFly-Fishing the 41st\u003c\/em\u003e, he uses words and color to bring to life an astonishing adventure around the world. Beginning in his hometown of Easton, Connecticut, Prosek circumnavigated the globe along the 41st parallel. Home of Spain, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, China, and Japan; marched over and fought for by Marco Polo, Genghis Khan, and Alexander the Great -- it contains some of the great cities and great fishing of the world. As he traveled the globe along the latitude of his hometown, he was surprised to find, through his love of fishing, a connection with the people and cultures he encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProsek finds fish in country streams and city rivers -- even the Seine in cosmopolitan Paris, once severely polluted, is now teeming with life. Several of the streams he fishes in Turkey and the Balkans bring him through areas of turmoil, and in countries where fishing is done for food instead of enjoyment, he is often greeted with puzzlement, but throughout, he is at home on the water. From the meadows of Connecticut to the minefields of the Balkans, to the fringe of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, and small mountain streams in the Shiritoko Peninsula of Hokkaido, Japan, \u003cem\u003eFly-Fishing the 41st\u003c\/em\u003e, the journey of a fisherman, captures with words and colors the humanity and shared love of fishing. Prosek's beautiful watercolors are the perfect complement to this amazing work of discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“James Prosek has eloquently demonstrated that angling is a kind of universal language: he has taken us on an unforgettable journey.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas McGuane, author of The Cadence of Grass and The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Avid fisherman and an evocative writer, Prosek effectively combines the memoir and travelogue forms. [James Prosek] recounts his explorations in passages notable for stunning slices of imagery that linger in the mind; it’s not hard to close your eyes and see these faraway places in all their Old World beauty. Resonant and lyrical.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fresh, engaging, and intensely interesting.  A joy to read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnie Proulx\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The travelogue format of Fly-Fishing the 41st keeps things jumping.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen's Health\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Prosek’s enthusiasm for fish by no means blinds him to the charms and eccentricities of the places he goes and the people he meets, so his account reads at least as much like a travelougue as a fishing journal, and as such it will interest readers who don’t know a caddis from a coat-rack, as well as those who do.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Prosek’s enthusiasm for fish by no means blinds him to the charms and eccentricities of the places he goes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Resonant and lyrical..stunning slices of imagery that linger in the mind.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The famed fishing writer loops the planet along one of its most interesting latitudinal lines...a hit not only with sport fishermen but with anyone who likes to read a well-written adventure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Refreshing...Prosek’s passion and earnest investigation more than make up for any absence of tall fish tales.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Refreshing...Prosek’s passion and earnest investigation more than make up for any absence of tall fish tales.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889068306661,"sku":"NP9780060193799","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060193799.jpg?v=1730230439","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/flyfishing-the-41st-around-the-world-on-the-41st-parallel-isbn-9780060193799","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}