{"product_id":"books-a-fine-and-pleasant-misery-by-patrick-f-mcmanus","title":"A Fine and Pleasant Misery","description":"\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\u003ehumorist, 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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e McManus'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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Including such classic stories as \"A Fine and Pleasant Misery\" and \"Shooting the Chick-a-nout Narrows.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A hilarious compilation\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53675118756113,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780805000320.jpg?v=1781538236","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-a-fine-and-pleasant-misery-by-patrick-f-mcmanus","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}