{"product_id":"popcorn-for-breakfast-furney-gerry-furney-9781426924361","title":"Popcorn for Breakfast","description":"Providing a fresh perspective on an array of topics, this collection of poetry by Gerry Furney reflects the eclectic experiences of his life well lived-from his early years in Cork, Ireland, to his work in an isolated logging camp, to his tenure as mayor.\u003cp\u003e Employing the rhyming technique, Popcorn for Breakfast speaks of everyday topics such as sports, pets, nature, and love, and not-so-everyday happenings such as logging and mining. It also includes odes and tributes to family and friends. Many of Furney's ponderings provide fodder for this varied volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the selection \"I Wonder,\" Furney ruminates about the awe of nature. \/ Let's face it, we are in the dark \/ About who taught a dog to bark. \/ And have you heard a cat meow, \/ Or listened to a mooing cow. \/ And how about a horse's neigh \/ Or growling grizzly bears at play. \/ And then there is the eagle's screech \/ Or squawking herons on the beach. \/ There's many more surprising things, \/ How does an egg develop wings?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Painting verbal pictures, the works in this collection speak of simple, yet important topics that display Furney's love of poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Furney Gerry Furney,Gerry Furney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1426924364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426924361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trafford Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.51d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Furney Gerry Furney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458216308991,"sku":"9781426924361","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8853a65c-1fb6-488a-a91c-b1b45205174e.jpg?v=1777403045","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/popcorn-for-breakfast-furney-gerry-furney-9781426924361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}