Patrick F. McManus

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August 25, 1933 in Sandpoint, Idaho, The United States

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male

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http://www.mcmanusbooks.com/

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Humor, Outdoors & Nature, Professional & Technical

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Patrick F. McManus (born August 25, 1933) is an American outdoor humor writer. A humor columnist for Outdoor Life and other magazines, his columns have been collected in several books, beginning with A Fine and Pleasant Misery (1978) up through The Bear in the Attic (2002).

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* Sheriff Bo Tully

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Books by Patrick F. McManus

Average rating: 4.11 · 7,094 ratings · 603 reviews · 45 distinct works

	They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? 4.18 avg rating — 836 ratings — published 1981 — 7 editions	My rating:
	A Fine and Pleasant Misery by Patrick F. McManus, Jack Samson (Editor) 4.22 avg rating — 807 ratings — published 1981 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Never Sniff A Gift Fish 4.24 avg rating — 756 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Grasshopper Trap 4.21 avg rating — 620 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw by Patrick F. McManus, Claire N. Vaccaro (Designed by) 4.19 avg rating — 577 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Real Ponies Don't Go Oink! 4.18 avg rating — 538 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs 4.16 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Good Samaritan Strikes Again 4.17 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	My rating:
	How I Got This Way 4.05 avg rating — 353 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Bear in the Attic 4.04 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	My rating:

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Sheriff Bo Tully (4 books)
by Patrick F. McManus

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“There is no greater fan of fly fishing then the worm.”
― Patrick F. McManus

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“It's been a long, hard day, and bit by bit you have been transformed into a single, vertical, barely ambulatory ache. All that awaits you now is another long, lonely night on the hard, cold ground. "What am I doing out here?" you ask yourself. "I must be mad!" Indeed, you are mad. Otherwise right now you could be warm and cozy and stretched out in front of your beloved TV, munching popcorn and swigging down ice-cold brew, just like a civilized person. "Oh well," you sigh to yourself. "I'd better stop and get a fire going.”
― Patrick F. McManus, The Bear in the Attic

tags: inspirational , philsophical

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“What's the hurry?" he said
"This door is locked," Tully told him.
"So?"
"Can you pick a lock?"
"I'll give it a try."
"Be my guest" Tully said, stepping to one side.
Pap blew the lock away with the shotgun. He pushed the door open with the barrel.”
― Patrick F. McManus, The Blight Way

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