{"product_id":"the-search-for-the-genuine-jim-harrison-9780802157225","title":"The Search for the Genuine: Nonfiction, 1970-2015","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first general nonfiction title in thirty years from a giant of American letters, \u003ci\u003eThe Search for the Genuine\u003c\/i\u003e is a sparkling, definitive collection of Jim Harrison's essays and journalism--some never before published\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Jim Harrison (1937-2016) was a writer with a poet's economy of style and a trencherman's appetites. Praised as a \"national treasure\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) and published in twenty-seven languages, he was one of this country's most beloved and critically acclaimed authors. Best known for his poetry and fiction such as \u003ci\u003eLegends of the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDalva\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReturning to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, Harrison was also a prolific nonfiction writer, with columns running in \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and work in \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eField \u0026amp; Stream\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. The first collection of Harrison's general nonfiction in thirty years, \u003ci\u003eThe Search for the Genuine\u003c\/i\u003e is a sparkling, definitive volume of essays and journalism--from the near-classic to the never-published.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his trademark ribald humor, compassion, and full-throated zest for life, \u003ci\u003eThe Search for the Genuine \u003c\/i\u003epays tribute to writers from Bukowski to Neruda to Peter Matthiessen, and examines the distance between literary reputation and the work itself; he attains something like satori in the field hunting grouse; he reports on Yellowstone for the park's hundredth anniversary, when he was merely a tourist to the part of Montana he would eventually call home; he takes to the open sea in pursuit of roosterfish, marlin, tarpon, and, once, to observe a scientific mission tagging sharks; he delivers a heartbreaking essay on life--and, for those attempting to cross in the ever-more dangerous gaps, death--on the US-Mexico border. Always he comes back to the spirit and to connection with the natural world and the people who sustained him; throughout the book his feeling for the American landscape rings out.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLovingly introduced by acclaimed novelist, poet, and essayist Luis Alberto Urrea, \u003ci\u003eThe Search for the Genuine \u003c\/i\u003eis a feast that captures a lifetime of reading, writing, and living to the fullest, from a true \"American original\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Harrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080215722X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802157225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Jim Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46140962341119,"sku":"9780802157225","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6defdf04-faac-4aeb-9ae5-18a9d20d5556.jpg?v=1726597535","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-search-for-the-genuine-jim-harrison-9780802157225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}