{"product_id":"the-big-one-an-island-an-obsession-and-the-furious-pursuit-of-a-great-fish","title":"The Big One: An Island  an Obsession  and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenowned for its pristine beaches and celebrity inhabitants  Marthas Vineyard is one of the most exclusive destinations in America. But each September  after the tourists clear out  thousands of fishermen take back the beaches to compete in the Vineyards annual fishing derby  a monthlong contest that pits plumbers against investment bankers  schoolkids against senior citizens  and natives against newcomers in a round-the-clock hunt for a great fish. Island immortality is at stake  and history has proven that anyone can win it: teenage girls  dozing fishermen  complete amateurs. In The Big One  Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist David Kinney takes readers behind the scenes at the derby to chronicle thirty-five days of fish-addled hope and heartbreak. He captures all the action and introduces us to an eccentric gallery of characters that includes: Dick Hathaway  the crotchety legend who once caught a bluefish from a helicopter; Janet Messineo  a recovering alcoholic who says that striped bass saved her life; and Lev Wlodyka  a cagey local whose next fish will spark a storm of controversy and throw the tournament into turmoil. The Big One is a hugely entertaining story of passion and obsession that does for fishing what Friday Night Lights did for football.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986238140469,"sku":"ByrdShop_0802118909","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780802118905.jpg?v=1770893788","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-big-one-an-island-an-obsession-and-the-furious-pursuit-of-a-great-fish","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}