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Three bestsellers in one delightful volume--at an unbeatable price With his own particular brand of wry tongue-in-cheek humor, Patrick F. McManus ... read full description

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Oct 15, 2009
Karolinde (Kari) rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This is a collection of his first three, and I think his best, books. The stories are hysterical, not great for SSR because you can't not laugh out loud. You don't have to have camped or fished to enjoy his story telling style, strange sense of humor, or just plain strangeness.
Dec 11, 2007
Jammies rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This omnibus is three collections of Mr. McManus's stories in one volume. A longtime writer for Field and Stream, Mr. McManus writes some of the funniest stories about outdoor life that I've ever come across. Today was a horrible day, and as I was mooching around the house in a funk, it occurred to me to haul this one off the shelf and elevate my mood.

The very first time I read the piece "A Fine and Pleasant Misery," I made the mistake of doing so in the bathtub, and I la More...
Jan 15, 2012
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