{"product_id":"fire-in-the-straw-nick-lyons-9781951627195","title":"Fire in the Straw: Notes on Inventing a Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e**Named One of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post'\u003c\/i\u003es Best New Books to Read **\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIRE IN THE STRAW is the witty and deeply felt memoir of Nick Lyons, a man with an intrepid desire to reinvent himself--which he does, over and over. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nick Lyons shape shifts from reluctant student and graduate of the Wharton School, to English Professor, to husband of a fiercely committed painter, to ghost writer, to famous fly fisherman and award-winning author, to father and then grandfather, to Executive Editor at a large book publishing company, and finally to founder and publisher of his own successful independent press.. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with the same warm and earthy voice that has enthralled tens of thousands of fly-fishing readers, Nick weaves the disparate chapters of his life: from the moment his widowed mother drops him off at a grim boarding school at the age of five, where he spends three lonely and confusing years; to his love of basketball and pride playing for Penn; to the tumultuous period, in the army and after, when he found and was transformed by literature; to his marriage to Mari, his great love and anchor of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suddenly, with a PhD in hand and four children, Nick embarks on a complex and thrilling ride, juggling family, fishing, teaching, writing, and publishing, the wolf always at his door. Against all odds, The Lyons Press survives, his children prosper, his wife's art flourishes, and his books and articles make him a household name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire in the Straw\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story, a confessional, and a beautiful big-hearted memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Lyons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1951627199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951627195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/2020","brand":"Nick Lyons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44048562847999,"sku":"9781951627195","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f36359d4-4859-49c1-b50b-c6999c326b20.jpg?v=1684996498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fire-in-the-straw-nick-lyons-9781951627195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}