{"product_id":"ferris-talkin-john-ostrander-9798218695712","title":"Ferris Talkin': History, Art, and Folly on the Willamette River in Portland","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of short pieces documenting the revitalization of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Includes short stories, poetry, news clippings, and in-person reports from locals. The narrator is Ferris Pontis, the nom de plume of Portland's Steel Bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ferris Talkin' is a good read, highly recommended to accompany days on the shores and in the waters of the Willamette River . . . This short whimsical read uses humor, brevity, human interactions, and music to explore the revived, magnificent river as it flows through history and through Portland.\" (Tad McCall.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What do people find so strange about a bridge talking?\" (Nathan Howard, Senior Advisor to Oregon Measure 109, legalization of psilocybin therapy)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Glad Ferris is finally speaking up. Being just upstream, I know Ferris has a lot to say.\" (Burnie)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Ostrander, Andrea Milano, Tom Vandel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218695712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yellow Bike Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d","brand":"John Ostrander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136658063615,"sku":"9798218695712","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da6165a8-9cd8-47d3-8f78-f2c4a90c9638.jpg?v=1755024003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ferris-talkin-john-ostrander-9798218695712","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}