{"product_id":"the-search-for-the-genuine-jim-harrison-9780802157218","title":"The Search for the Genuine: Nonfiction, 1970-2015","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first general nonfiction title in thirty years from a giant of American letters, \u003cem\u003eThe Search for the Genuine\u003c\/em\u003e is a sparkling, definitive collection of Jim Harrison's essays and journalism--some never before published\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Jim Harrison (1937-2016) was a writer\u003cbr\u003ewith a poet's economy of style and a trencherman's appetites. Praised as a\u003cbr\u003e\"national treasure\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) and published in twenty-seven languages, he was one of\u003cbr\u003ethis country's most beloved and critically acclaimed authors. Best known for\u003cbr\u003ehis poetry and fiction such as \u003ci\u003eLegends\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof the\u003cbr\u003eFall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDalva\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReturning\u003cbr\u003eto Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, Harrison was also a prolific\u003cbr\u003enonfiction writer, with columns running in \u003ci\u003eSports\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003eand work in \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, Field \u003ci\u003e\u0026amp; Stream\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. The first collection of Harrison's general\u003cbr\u003enonfiction in thirty years, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eSearch for the Genuine \u003c\/i\u003eis a\u003cbr\u003esparkling, definitive volume of essays and journalism--from the near-classic to\u003cbr\u003ethe never-published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his trademark ribald humor, \u003cbr\u003ecompassion, and full-throated zest for life, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eSearch for the Genuine \u003c\/i\u003epays\u003cbr\u003etribute to writers from Bukowski to Neruda to Peter Matthiessen, and examines\u003cbr\u003ethe distance between literary reputation and the work itself; he attains\u003cbr\u003esomething like satori in the field hunting grouse; he reports on Yellowstone\u003cbr\u003efor the park's hundredth anniversary, when he was merely a tourist to the part\u003cbr\u003eof Montana he would eventually call home; he takes to the open sea in pursuit\u003cbr\u003eof roosterfish, marlin, tarpon, and, once, to observe a scientific mission\u003cbr\u003etagging sharks; he delivers a heartbreaking essay on life--and, for those\u003cbr\u003eattempting to cross in the ever-more dangerous gaps, death--on the US-Mexico\u003cbr\u003eborder. Always he comes back to the spirit and to connection with the natural\u003cbr\u003eworld and the people who sustained him; throughout the book his feeling for the\u003cbr\u003eAmerican landscape rings out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLovingly introduced by acclaimed\u003cbr\u003enovelist, poet, and essayist Luis Alberto Urrea, \u003ci\u003eThe Search for the Genuine \u003c\/i\u003eis a feast that captures a lifetime of reading, writing, \u003cbr\u003eand living to the fullest, from a true \"American original\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Harrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802157211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802157218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022 pg. 14","brand":"Jim Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44048252600575,"sku":"9780802157218","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ba2b052-a0fe-4205-a598-e5df62fcfadb.jpg?v=1684994753","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-search-for-the-genuine-jim-harrison-9780802157218","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}