McManus, who wrote monthly for Field &amp; Stream, writes about camping, hiking and hunting in the droll, exaggerated way that was made famous by Mark Twain. In all, 27 cautionary cases and prescriptions are served up in this book. For example: What is the proper procedure when lost in the woods? Contrary to popular opinion, McManus maintains that one SHOULD give way to panic, and gives various genres: modified stationary panic, full-bore linear panic, etc.

A fine and pleasant misery

Humor & Entertainment

Patrick F. McManus

Humor

HOLT. RINEHART AND WINSTON

A great humorous book. 3 volumes in one

I Fish; Therefore, I Am: And Other Observations- Three Bestselling Works Complete in One Volume

Barnes&Noble

The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw

Live2Pedal

The Good Samaritan Strikes Again

RECORDED BOOKS^

By Patrick F. Mcmanus. Narrated By Norman Dietz.In the capters of Never Sniff A Gift Fish, McManus will teach you the wisdom that is usually shared only in the close ranks of modern-day hunters and gatherers. To complete your arsenal McManus also includes The Hunter's Workout Guide and a special Family Camper's Dictionary. Exercises like the hindquarter shuffle will make you move like a hunter. And phrases like "Yip-yip-yip-Owooooooo!" will help you sound like one, too.

Neve Sniff a Gift Fish

Real Ponies Don't Go Oink!

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

They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?

Holt Paperbacks

“A hilarious compilation” (Los Angeles Times), A Fine and Pleasant Misery gathers twenty-seven witty, cautionary tales of the outdoor life from beloved humorist Patrick F. McManus in a collection edited and introduced by Jack Samson, long-time editor-in-chief of Field &amp; Stream.
The great outdoors have never been rendered as hysterically as in the reminiscences―true and exaggerated―of Patrick F. McManus. If you’re thinking about getting back to nature, the surreal adventures chronicled here will make you think twice about giving it all up for a life of camping, hiking, and hunting.

A Fine and Pleasant Misery

Puzzles & Games

The Grasshopper Trap

In a collection of spoofs on outdoor life, the author explains how to construct a grasshopper trap, the many uses of a skunk ladder, and how to become a human fuel pump.

G.K. Hall & Company

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Books by Patrick F. McManus

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A fine and pleasant misery

I Fish; Therefore, I Am: And Other Observations- Three Bestselling Works Complete in One Volume

The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw

The Good Samaritan Strikes Again

Neve Sniff a Gift Fish

Real Ponies Don't Go Oink!

The Good Samaritan Strikes Again

They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?

A Fine and Pleasant Misery

The Grasshopper Trap