{"product_id":"noodling-for-flatheads-moonshine-monster-catfish-and-other-southern-comforts-paperback","title":"Noodling for Flatheads: Moonshine, Monster Catfish, and Other Southern Comforts - 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\u003eBurkhard Bilger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurkhard Bilger vividly captures a world that lies outside the familiar images of life in the United States in the twenty-first century in eight superbly crafted essays about little-known corners of the South. It is a world in which grown men catch catfish with their bare hands, crowds of people cheer on chickens as they fight to the death, and a woman moves into a trailer home when her house burns down just so she can continue hunting 350 nights a year. Bilger records the eccentric and sometimes downright bizarre behavior he encounters with humor and wit but nary a whisper of mockery. In essays that combine history, anecdotes, and personal observations, he describes each activity, its origins, its dangers, and its pleasures. But \u003ci\u003eNoodling for Flatheads\u003c\/i\u003e is much more than a survey of unlikely pastimes. Through lively portraits of the participants, Bilger illuminates the obsessive individualism that is at the heart of the American spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurkhard Bilger is a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e, writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and series editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Science\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNature Writing 2001\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52614080987443,"sku":"9780684850115","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/On8yVuMrqe9780684850115.webp?v=1781544348","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/noodling-for-flatheads-moonshine-monster-catfish-and-other-southern-comforts-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}