{"product_id":"the-next-valley-over-an-anglers-progress-paperback","title":"The Next Valley Over: An Angler's Progress - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Gaines\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTerry McDonell\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed sporting and adventure writer Charles Gaines has spent much of his life on the water, around the world, fishing rod in hand, angling for trout, redfish, salmon, bonefish, bass, marlin, tuna, and practically everything else that swims. Just about any place where there's water to fish and eccentrics to keep him company, Gaines has been. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Next Valley Over\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of his best writing on fishing from his long and storied career, is culled from the pages of \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSports Afield\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications, and ultimately is about the heart of the sport. While his stories are lined with the accoutrement of angling--the art of technique, the equipment, the lodges, the fish themselves--they're really about why we love to fish and what it means to our culture. As Thoreau once said: \"Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.\" What \"they are after\" is what Charles is curious about, and he has devoted the better part of his life and sanity to coming up with answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting and ending at the majestic Lake Tadpole in St. Clair County, Alabama, where Gaines's love of fishing was initially sparked, \u003ci\u003ethe Next Valley Over\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles exploits in exotic locations with eccentric characters. In the process of his quest of nearly every species known to man, Gaines explores what we are really searching for when we fish.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Gaines\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eStay Hungry\u003c\/i\u003e and the international nonfiction bestseller \u003ci\u003ePumping Iron\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as being a lifelong sportsman and outdoor adventurer. He serves as US director of the Atlantic Salmon Federation and is a founder and lifetime board member of the US Fly Fishing Team. He lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, and Birmingham, Alabama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Terry McDonell has won numerous awards for his editorial work at various magazines and websites. He is also a novelist and poet, and has written and produced for film and television. In 2012 he was inducted into the American Society of Magazine Editors' Hall of Fame. He is the president of the board of the Paris Review Foundation and serves on the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Journalism Review. He lives in New York City.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760588587296,"sku":"9781510717893","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9adafe09f6c670058ba2d7b68276af08.webp?v=1780184115","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-next-valley-over-an-anglers-progress-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}