{"product_id":"lassoing-the-sun-paperback-1","title":"Lassoing the Sun - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Woods\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this remarkable journey, Mark Woods captures the essence of our National Parks: their serenity and majesty, complexity and vitality--and their power to heal.\" --Ken Burns \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor many childhood summers, Mark Woods piled into a station wagon with his parents and two sisters and headed to America's national parks. Mark's most vivid childhood memories are set against a backdrop of mountains, woods, and fireflies in places like Redwood, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon national parks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the eve of turning fifty and a little burned-out, Mark decided to reconnect with the great outdoors. He'd spend a year visiting the national parks. He planned to take his mother to a park she'd not yet visited and to re-create his childhood trips with his wife and their iPad-generation daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But then the unthinkable happened: his mother was diagnosed with cancer and given just months to live. Mark had initially intended to write a book about the future of the national parks, but \u003ci\u003eLassoing the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e grew into something more: a book about family, the parks, and the legacies we inherit and the ones we leave behind.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARK WOODS is the Metro Columnist for the\u003ci\u003e Florida Times-Union\u003c\/i\u003e, the daily newspaper in Jacksonville, FL, and recipient of the Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship. He lives in Jacksonville, FL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52465103503667,"sku":"9781250827456","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QlgreVZYODJqMVgwdE9ScFZNSSt3Zz09_dbccda88-bc29-4d95-8473-5b0527037ee6.webp?v=1759276680","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/lassoing-the-sun-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}