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The Blight Way: A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery (Sheriff Bo Tully Mysteries) 23 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Simon & Schuster, 2007
McManus
Another outstanding book by Ole' Pat. If you have read his work you will injoy this one very much. Cannot wait for the next in the series.
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Avalanche: A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery (Sheriff Bo Tully Mysteries) 15 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Simon & Schuster, 2008
McManus Mystery Extraordinare
If you have not read Patrick F. McManus stories in Outdoor Life or his many collections, please do. The world is so much easier to take when you can relate your worst moments to one of the many adventures he describes.
This book is written in the truly superb style that only McManus has. What can any review add to the writings of Patrick F. McManus? Why would anyone need convincing that ...
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Kerplunk!: Stories9 reviews
Patrick F McManus
Tantor Media, 2007
my husband read it
Laughed the whole time. Loved the book. He says it was great. Buy it if you like the outdoors and the mishaps that can happen.
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Real Ponies Don't Go Oink! 10 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Recorded Books, 2000
Laugh LOUD out loud
Wow!!! This is the funniest book I have ever read. The way McManus writes is so unique, subtle humor along with out right hiariousness (if that's a word). Both men and women, country and city will enjoy this outdoor humor. I liked the fact that it was a bunch of short stories that you could read like a novel. It had the same main characters so you didn't have to always learn new people, ...
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Never Cry "Arp!" and Other Great Adventures5 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1996
A must read!
The talent and comedy of Patrick F. McManus has delighted my family and me for over 5 years. His hillarious stories will have you rolling in your bed at wee hours in the morning and his style of verse and wording are absolutly exquisite! I promise you that if you buy this or any other book by McManus, that you will not regret it. Niether will your spouse or children
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A Fine and Pleasant Misery29 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Holt Paperbacks, 1981
Full of laughs
Absolutely a great read full of laughs. I am of the age that I can relate to his experiences.
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Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs7 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Recorded Books, LLC, 2000
I'm the guy in "Outdoor Burnout".
I am the guy Pat talks about at the beginning of "Outdoor Burnout" At the time I wrote to him I was sick of the outdoors and nature in general, Pat put it all into perspective for me. Now when I get fed up with bad weather, balky lanterns, leaky tents, and all the other hazards of the great outdoors, I stop and think, "Pat could make a great story out of this".
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Never Sniff a Gift Fish10 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Recorded Books LLC, 2000
so good you can't describe it
i first theses books when i was ten years old and i haven't stopped yet.. we only have four books but i intend to get more of the books.. they are funny.. i like the one where he goes hunting on his bicycle and gets the deer stuck on the pedals.
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The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw14 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Holt Paperbacks, 1990
The Night The Bear Ate Goombaw
This book is hilarious. We like to read it to the middle and high school kids. You can hear them laughing about the fur coat, etc. outside the building. It has sparked many a boy into getting Partick's other books and reading for themselves. As a library director I know how hard it is to get middle and high school kids to read for pleasure. Patrick McManus is sure a pleasure. When I read the ...
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They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? (Owlet Book)16 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Holt Paperbacks, 1982
Everyone who loves the outdoors should read this book!
I grew up reading his books and am now ordering them as gifts for my kids. They shoot canoes don't they and a fine and pleasant misery are my favorites.
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Whatchagot Stew: A Memoir of an Idaho Childhood With Recipes and Commentaries3 reviews
Patricia McManus Gass
Henry Holt & Co (P), 1992
Funny book with real recipies
The book is typical McManus humor interlaced with good, bad, and ugly recipes. Always the recipes have some story and show what cooking was like when they used things like bacon grease to cook with. No doubt some of these recipes are heart stoppers but a fun book with varying types of things for campers and home cooks which have to be tried. Recipes range from simple to complex and are ...
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The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw
Patrick F. McManus
Recorded Books, Inc., 1996
4 audiocassettes
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The Grasshopper Trap9 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Holt Paperbacks, 1986
A Delight!
A book filled with humorous stories, this compilation of experiences was a treat to read! The Grasshopper Trap is only the second book I've read by Patrick McManus but now I want to track down all of his stories. McManus writes humor without the obscene, offensive language that seems so common everywhere these days. It's a refreshing, fun read with stories that entertain as well as remind ...
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The Bear in the Attic17 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Holt Paperbacks, 2003
any patrick mcmanus book
As a middle school reading teacher, with 35 years of experience, I can tell you that this is the one author I recommed for reluctant readers, especially boys. I discovered this author when our second son decided he didn't like to read. Well, he didn't read much but he loved Outdoor Life and the books by Mr. McManus.
I would encourage parents and teachers to read these books and find the ...
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The Deer on a Bicycle: Excursions into the Writing of Humor7 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Eastern Washington University Press, 2000
A Humor Tool
For those of us who write and want to inject a bit of humor in our writing, Patrick McManus has given us an invaluable tool with this book. It's not only instructive and reflective on what makes humor humorous, it's also a funny book in itself. It probably helps that I love to read McManus's wild stories and find them hilarious. But he's a good enough story teller that anyone will find him a ...
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Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing12 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Simon & Schuster, 1998
McManus is Mc FUN is
As a long time reader of Mr. McManus, my first run-in with this hilarious author was back in the days when I'd steal my dad's Outdoor Life and Field and Stream magazines to sneak away and pour over Mr. McManus' columns. I'm all grown up now, and don't have to steal my dad's magazines. I'm much sneakier now. I buy the books on the pretext that I'm getting them for my husband, then I read them ...
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Kid Camping from Aaaaiii! to Zip3 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
McManus Books, 1999
very good
i got this book as a christmas gift. ive been hooked on Patrick F. McManus since. all of his books are funny, but this is one of the best. its the kind of book that anyone can enjoy both young and old (though there is some language that the parents of younger readers may not approve of)
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I Fish; Therefore, I Am: And Other Observations5 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Galahad, 2001
A compilation of three books
This book is a compilation of three other McManus books: "A Fine and Pleasant Misery," "Never Sniff a Gift Fish," and "They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?" It is not the same volume as the two-cassette release by the same name. The cassette edition by this name is a compilation of only a few Pat stories. Dedicated McManus readers may already have the three volumes contained in this book. It is, ...
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How I Got This Way5 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Holt Paperbacks, 1995
Best of his lot
No matter if you are the outdoors type or not this book is funny. Out of all all his books this one is best since he tells of the characters of his youth, plus a little embellishments. Also makes fun of himself most of the time which he is supremely talented at. WOuld also recomend the audio version which gives a touch of humorous sound to the funny words.
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The Good Samaritan Strikes Again6 reviews
Patrick F. McManus
Recorded Books, 1999
I think I broke a rib laughing
Warning!!! This book could cause divorce!! I was reading in bed with my wife trying to sleap and while holding in the laughter the bed was shaking so hard the neighbors gave me a wink and told my wife she looked like she needed rest..... If you enjoy/endure the outdoors you can relate to this book and will not be able to put it down.
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