{"product_id":"a-fine-and-pleasant-misery","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\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","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47998063280317,"sku":"BS-TC0-000320","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780805000320-HD.jpg?v=1786752618","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/a-fine-and-pleasant-misery","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}