{"product_id":"the-patch-paperback-1","title":"The Patch - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn McPhee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Patch\u003c\/i\u003e is an \"album quilt,\" an artful assortment of nonfiction writings by John McPhee that have not previously appeared in any book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Patch\u003c\/i\u003e is the seventh collection of essays by the nonfiction master. It is divided into two parts. Part 1, \"The Sporting Scene,\" consists of pieces on fishing, football, golf, and lacrosse--from fly casting for chain pickerel in fall in New Hampshire to walking the linksland of St. Andrews at an Open Championship. Part 2, called \"An Album Quilt,\" is a montage of fragments of varying length from pieces done across the years that have never appeared in book form--occasional pieces, memorial pieces, reflections, reminiscences, and short items in various magazines including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. They range from a visit to the Hershey chocolate factory to encounters with Oscar Hammerstein, Joan Baez, and Mount Denali. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmphatically, the author's purpose was not merely to preserve things but to choose passages that might entertain contemporary readers. Starting with 250,000 words, he gradually threw out 75 percent of them, and randomly assembled the remaining fragments into \"an album quilt.\" Among other things, \u003ci\u003eThe Patch \u003c\/i\u003eis a covert memoir.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn McPhee\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eDraft No. 4\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSilk Parachute\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Survival of the Bark Canoe\u003c\/i\u003e among many other books. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701910147135,"sku":"9781250234889","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bfde6dddd327111dcab7e0624e6d491b.webp?v=1765022434","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-patch-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}