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The first general nonfiction title in thirty years from a giant of American letters, The Search for the Genuine is a sparkling, definitive collection of Jim Harrison's essays and journalism--some never before published. New York Times bestselling author Jim Harrison (1937-2016) was a writer with a poet's economy of style and trencherman's appetites and ribald humor. In The Search for the Genuine, a collection of new and previously published essays, the giant of letters muses on everything from grouse hunting and fishing to Zen Buddhism and matters of the spirit, including reported pieces on Yellowstone and shark-tagging in the open ocean, commentary on writers from Bukowski to Neruda to Peter Matthiessen, and a heartbreaking essay on life--and, for those attempting to cross in the ever-more-dangerous gaps, death--on the US/Mexico border. Written with Harrison's trademark humor, compassion, and full-throated zest for life, this chronicle of a modern bon vivant is a feast for fans who may think they know Harrison's nonfiction, from a true American original.

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[Harrison] can sweep a reader off her feet with his wordplay, even if he is just describing the weather. -- Los Angeles Times, praise for the author Among the most indelible American novelists of the last hundred years. -- New York Times, praise for the author An essential installment in the Harrison canon. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Extravagantly talented, critically adored, more famous than most literary novelists...Jim Harrison gave his life to [writing], and American literature is richer as a result. -- New York Times Book Review, praise for the author Harrison is truly one of those writers whose books are hard to put down. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review, praise for the author One of the few truly high-test males who've passed through the eye of the needle. -- Louise Erdich, Pulitzer Prize nominated author, praise for the author

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Jim Harrison (1937-2016) was the author of over thirty-five books of poetry, nonfiction, and fiction, including Legends of the Fall, The Road Home, The English Major, and The Farmer's Daughter. His writing appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Playboy, and the New York Times. He earned a National Endowment for the Arts grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the Spirit of the West Award from the Mountains & Plains Booksellers Association. His work has been recognized worldwide and published in twenty-two languages.

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