{"title":"Monte Burke","description":"A devoted angler and outdoorsman, Monte Burke has written many articles for Field \u0026amp; Stream and other periodicals.","products":[{"product_id":"sowbelly-the-obsessive-quest-for-the-world-record-largemouth-bass-paperback","title":"Sowbelly: The Obsessive Quest for the World-Record Largemouth Bass - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1932, a farmer named George Washington Perry decided it was too rainy to plow and went fishing. That day, George landed the largest largemouth ever recorded--twenty-two pounds four ounces. The fish has inspired and frustrated hundreds of anglers for decades. They've dedicated their lives to the pursuit of \"Sowbelly\"--a nearly mythical fish, whose swinelike girth holds the key to their dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom an L.A. cop who came within ounces of besting the record to an Alabaman who has lost his marriage and his daughter to this pursuit, Burke takes readers along for the ride in this legendary race.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368249065695,"sku":"9780452287150","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GdPRl--mGF9780452287150.webp?v=1789125107"},{"product_id":"rivers-always-reach-the-sea-angling-stories-hardcover","title":"Rivers Always Reach the Sea: Angling Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSaban\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLords of the Fly\u003c\/i\u003e comes an exquisite collection of angling stories that span the twenty-first century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe thirty-one pieces in \u003ci\u003eRivers Always Reach the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e--essays, as well as profiles of some of the biggest names in angling, including Lefty Kreh and Andy Mill--take the reader from the rainforests of Chile to the windswept tundra of Russia, from the remote mangrove-choked basins of Florida's Everglades to the congested littoral zone of New York City, and to many places in between. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The quarry includes trout, Atlantic salmon, tarpon, bonefish and striped bass, but the real quest is for something else entirely. Told in a voice described by the novelist, Carl Hiaasen, as \"funny, wistful, and wonderful,\" the stories in \u003ci\u003eRivers Always Reach the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e keep the focus on the \"why\" of the sport of fly fishing, and not the \"how.\"","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51382179725535,"sku":"9781639368990","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/CHC1FQJ66m9781639368990.webp?v=1789286501"},{"product_id":"men-of-troy-the-epic-afternoons-wild-nights-and-enduring-legacy-of-pete-carrolls-usc-trojans-hardcover","title":"Men of Troy: The Epic Afternoons, Wild Nights, and Enduring Legacy of Pete Carroll's Usc Trojans - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, a deeply reported account of how the USC Trojan football team captivated the sporting world in the 2000s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The University of Southern California received thousands of calls, emails and letters in 2001, after hiring former NFL coach, Pete Carroll, to resurrect its moribund program. Carroll was a \"failure,\" a \"fraud,\" and a \"flake\" according to USC boosters, the fans in Los Angeles and the college football cognoscenti. But by the middle of the decade, he had turned USC into a legendary juggernaut, with multiple Heisman Trophy winners and national championships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMen of Troy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Monte Burke, provides the definitive account of this singular dynasty, based on original reporting and more than 150 new interviews. Burke illustrates how Carroll and his colorful cast of coaches and players--including cross-eyed quarterback turned national heartthrob, Matt Leinart, and the electric, generational running back, Reggie Bush--not only took over college football, but Los Angeles and the country, as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Burke not only takes readers through the iconic games of the era, but also behind the scenes--in the locker room, on the recruiting trail and into the LA nightlife scene, where the players enjoyed their celebrity status and, at times, succumbed to illicit temptations. He also puts the dynasty in proper context, tracing the breathtaking rise of the program, the sudden and inglorious fall, and the scandal that left a program in ruins and precipitated the drastic changes that led to the current era of college football.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51382185361631,"sku":"9781538772584","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ullgpFubhV9781538772584.webp?v=1789286510"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/monte-burke.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}