Real Ponies Don't Go Oink!

Real Ponies Don't Go Oink!
Author: Patrick F. McManus
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1992-06-15
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0805021078

Bestsellers by America's favorite humorist: -A Fine And Pleasant Misery They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? Never Sniff A Gift Fish The Grasshopper Trap Rubber Legs And White Tail-hairs The Night The Bear Ate Goombaw Whatchagot Stew (with Patricia "The Troll" McManus Gass) Real Ponies Don't Go Oink The Good Samaritan Strikes Again How I Got This Way These titles are available from Henry Hold and Company.

Kerplunk!

Kerplunk!
Author: Patrick F. McManus
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2008-09-30
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0743280504

Presents a collection of curmudgeonly tales on Pacific Northwest country living as enjoyed by both outdoorsmen and armchair enthusiasts, in a volume that explores the lighter side of such topics as gun safes, fly tying, and bird dog flatulence.

How I Got This Way

How I Got This Way
Author: Patrick F. McManus
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1429900695

Tales of rural Idaho by the New York Times–bestselling author: “There’s a smile or guffaw to be had on almost every page . . . entertainment aplenty.” —Publishers Weekly From fibbing fishermen to wilderness misadventures to eulogies for a mean dog, this is a charming collection of comic essays and tall tales from the Field & Stream and Outdoor Life writer and “funniest guy in a flannel shirt” (Kirkus Reviews). Among the many selections is the two-part title essay, in which Patrick McManus delves into the chaotic country boyhood that shaped him into one of the best-loved and bestselling authors of our age. “Gentle, ironic, self-deprecatory wit from the popular western humorist. There’s some of Bill Nye here and more still of Mark Twain.” —Booklist “The brief selections are of the type one might hear from a droll uncle/grandfather prefaced by the phrase, ‘When I was a boy.’ They are mainly outdoor adventures, some of which masquerade as hunting trips, and celebrate life. All are laugh-out-loud funny.” —School Library Journal “Patrick McManus is a treasure.” —The Atlantic

The Grasshopper Trap

The Grasshopper Trap
Author: Patrick F. McManus
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 209
Release: 1986-09-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1466809426

“Funniest guy in the Outdoor Life and Field and Stream gang, McManus here offers another bag of whimsey in the Great Outdoors” —Kirkus Reviews In this collection of thirty zany stories, spoofing camping, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities, McManus shares his hilarious wilderness misadventures. From facing an angry bear with an unloaded gun and the folly of running a boat while it’s still on the trailer to not questioning the ingredients found in camp cookout cuisine and the best methods of catching grasshoppers, no one knows how to express Mother Nature’s sense of humor like Patrick F. McManus. Praise for Patrick F. McManus “Patrick McManus is a treasure.” —The Atlantic “Everybody should read Patrick McManus.” —The New York Times Book Review “A style that brings to mind Mark Twain, Art Buchwald, and Garrison Keillor.” —People “Describing Patrick F. McManus as an outdoor humorist is like saying Mark Twain wrote books about small boys . . . the funniest writer around today—indoors or outdoors.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?

They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?
Author: Patrick F. McManus
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1982-09-15
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1466809523

With tongue pressed firmly in cheek and a gentle but penetrating eye for human foibles, Patrick F. McManus celebrates the hidden pleasures, unappreciated lore, and opportunities for disaster to be found in the recreations of camping, hunting, and fishing in his hilarious collection They Shoot Canoes, Don’t They? Gathered here for the reader’s edification are such treasures as the true but little known story of the discovery of the efficacy of live bait by Genghis Khan’s chef, an examination of the precarious and perhaps fanatical expertise required for ice fishing, and a consideration of the circumstances that can cause a deer to ride a bicycle. Among additional topics explored are The Crouch Hop and Other Useful Outdoor Steps, The Sensuous Angler, and Psychic Powers for Outdoorsmen. Included, too, is The Hunter’s Dictionary, an invaluable lexicon that helps the novice sportsman understand such arcane terminology as “Ooooooeee-ah-ah-ah! (If there’s one thing I hate, it’s putting on cold, wet pants in the morning)” and “Baff mast pime ig bead feas mid miff pife! (That’s the last time I try to eat peas in the dark with my hunting knife!)” The author’s appreciation of outdoor life began in his early boyhood, when he absorbed a wealth of improbable information imparted by the old woodsman Rancid Crabtree, “who bathed only on leap years.” Young McManus also enjoyed special adventures with his ill-remembered sidekick, Retch Sweeney, and another boon companion of days gone by, the loquacious family dog, Strange, whose exploits as a hunter were limited to assaulting stray chickens and on one memorable occasion a skunk. “McManus here follows up A Fine and Pleasant Misery with a collection of sketches that launches him into the front ranks of outdoor humorists.”—Library Journal

The Bear in the Attic

The Bear in the Attic
Author: Patrick F. McManus
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003-06
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780805072952

Humorous essays about the joys and irritations of outdoor life range from the art of wrestling toads to pondering the philosophical nature of being lost.

The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories

The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories
Author: Patrick F. McManus
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1620877554

The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories is a hilarious addition to Patrick F. McManus’s existing work in humor. The author weighs in on his childhood, everyday life, and outdoor tales with his typical exaggerated commentary that will elicit a belly laugh from all types of readers. Read about the antics of Patrick’s friends Rancid Crabtree and Retch Sweeney in such stories as “Shaping Up for the Hunt” and “Bear Hunters.” McManus plays off the recent obsession with hoarders in his surprising story “The Lady Who Kept Things.” In the titular story, meet Patrick’s horse, Huckleberry, and enjoy the experience of all the problems that come along with owning your own horse—or keeping him in the garage. Other great stories include: “Catch-And-Eaters,” about the importance of a forked stick when fishing “$7000 TV Historical Extravaganza,” a look at one director’s loose interpretation of historical accuracy and political correctness “A Lake Too Far,” concerning the woes of Patrick and his wife, Bun, on a fateful birding trip in Australia “Chicken Chronicles,” which involves Patrick’s memory of wandering around naked in the chicken yard when guests came to call So pull up a chair, sit back, and enjoy laughing to the hilarious adventures of Patrick F. McManus in The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories.

A Fine and Pleasant Misery

A Fine and Pleasant Misery
Author: Patrick F. McManus
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1981-04-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0805000321

Witty cautionary tales of outdoor life.

The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw

The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw
Author: Patrick F. McManus
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 178
Release: 1990-05-15
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1466809493

America’s “most gifted outdoor humorist” (Detroit Free Press) regales readers with this collection of gut-busting, man vs. nature tales originally published in such magazines as Field & Stream and Outdoor Living. Patrick F. McManus’s hilarious and comic stories of camping and other nature-oriented activities reach ridiculous proportions in The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw. From teaching his stepfather the methods of madness behind farm work through his best friend’s grandmother’s fear of bears, McManus reveals that human behavior is even wilder than the wilderness.

Whatchagot Stew

Whatchagot Stew
Author: Patrick F. McManus
Publisher: Henry Holt
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1990
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780805009224

Memoirs blend fact and fiction including recipes for edible and not-so-edible dishes