{"product_id":"coming-home-a-stranger-in-the-smokies-9781957506487","title":"Coming Home: A Stranger In the Smokies","description":"\u003cp\u003eComing Home: A Stranger in Appalachia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile reporting on the manhunt for terrorist Eric Rudolph in the Smoky Mountains of Appalachia, journalist John Christensen becomes fascinated by people in a town hard hit by economic misfortune. His initial assignment complete, he returns often over the next eighteen months to document their passion and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a region famously suspicious of strangers, he visits with a soulful country singer, a converted New Yorker, a \"hick\" from Ohio, the scion of the leading family, and a shotgun-toting hermit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver coffee and meals, in their homes and businesses, even at a secret hideaway, he witnesses kindness and generosity, humor and hope, scandal and forgiveness, death and renewal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after losing his job in a corporate layoff, he sets the project aside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is in his 50s. At an age when his peers are retiring, he must start over at the worst of times. His industry is shrinking. He must contend with the dot-com meltdown, the Great Recession, a pandemic and yet another recession, all while haunted by self-doubt, failure and depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he finally revisits the Appalachia manuscript years later, he discovers something that had escaped his notice before, something that could change his life. But there's a catch: he must include a story he never thought he'd have to tell - his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Coming Home: A Stranger in Appalachia\" is an upbeat and uplifting story with a message of hope for those who refuse to give up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16037436\"\u003eJohn Wade Christensen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skinny Brown Dog Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957506487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957506482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV025090\"\u003eUnited States | South | South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002000\"\u003eCultural, Ethnic \u0026amp; Regional | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skinny Brown Dog Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44483491365101,"sku":"9781957506487","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_2b9a5a4d-cf76-4cef-ae85-e6fd35647f56.jpg?v=1700774898","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/coming-home-a-stranger-in-the-smokies-9781957506487","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}