{"product_id":"a-fine-and-pleasant-misery-paperback","title":"A Fine and Pleasant Misery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick F. McManus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJack Samson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilarious and heartwarming stories of outdoor mishaps and misadventures from\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efive-time \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling, beloved\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e humorist, Patrick F. McManus, \"a writer who makes people laugh out loud, hard.\" (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMcManus's first story collection, gathering twenty-seven witty, cautionary tales about camping, fishing, backpackers, and bears, with an introduction by Jack Samson, long-time editor-in-chief of Field \u0026amp; Stream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Fine and Pleasant Misery\u003c\/i\u003e, McManus reminisces about the adolescent thrill and terror of \"backyard safaris\" and pedaling his \"two-wheeled ATV\"; he ventures down harrowing rapids and through the almost equally harrowing parking lot of a national park during the busy season; and he shares teachings from his wilderness mentor, Rancid Crabtree. The great outdoors have never been rendered as hysterically as in these tales--true and exaggerated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluding such classic stories as \"A Fine and Pleasant Misery\" and \"Shooting the Chick-a-nout Narrows.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A hilarious compilation\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick F. McManus (1933-2018) is the author of novels, plays, and more than a dozen collections of his humor columns from \u003ci\u003eOutdoor Life\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines. He has sold roughly six million copies of such bestselling books as \u003ci\u003eThey Shoot Canoes, Don't They?\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Night the Bear Ate Goombaw\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Fine and Pleasant Misery\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 209\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.36 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 1981\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fine and Pleasant Misery\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457569579315,"sku":"9780805000320","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/BQrpnnEmOt9780805000320.webp?v=1781276478","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/a-fine-and-pleasant-misery-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}