Bibliograph

The search for the genuine, nonfiction, 1970-2015, Jim Harrison

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The search for the genuine, nonfiction, 1970-2015, Jim Harrison

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The search for the genuine

Oclc number

1336892430

Responsibility statement

Jim Harrison

Sub title

nonfiction, 1970-2015

Summary

"New York Times-bestselling author Jim Harrison (1937-2016) was a writer with a poet's economy of style and a trencherman's appetites. Best known for fiction and poetry, Harrison was also a prolific nonfiction writer, with columns running in Sports Illustrated and Esquire, and work in Outside, Field & Stream, and others. Written with Harrison's trademark ribald humor, compassion, and full-throated zest for life, The Search for the Genuine is a collection of pieces-from the near-classic to the never-published-that muse on everything from grouse hunting and ocean fishing to Zen Buddhism and matters of the spirit, as well as reporting on Yellowstone and shark-tagging in the open Atlantic, commentary on writers from Bukowski to Neruda to Peter Matthiessen, and a heartbreaking essay on life-and, for those attempting to cross in the ever-more-dangerous gaps, death-on the US-Mexico border. Written with Harrison's trademark humor, compassion, and full-throated zest for life, this chronicle of a modern bon vivant is a feast for fans who may think they know Harrison's nonfiction, from a true "American original" (San Francisco Chronicle)"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The man who ate books -- Dogs in the manger : on love, spirit, and literature -- Dog years : on hunting -- Michigan, Montana, and other sacred places -- The beginner : and other journalism -- Floating : on fishing, and on the water

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