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Reviews"Patrick McManus is a treasure."--theAtlantic "Everybody should read Patrick McManus."--theNew York Times Book Review "A style that brings to mind Mark Twait, Art Buchwald, and Garrison Keillor."--People "The funniest writer around today."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution "McManus is today's most gifted outdoor humorist."--Detroit Free Press "McManus captures the innocence most of us lose when we become grown-up."--Booklist, "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 Twait, Art Buchwald, and Garrison Keillor." -- People "The funniest writer around today." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "McManus is today's most gifted outdoor humorist." -- Detroit Free Press "McManus captures the innocence most of us lose when we become grown-up." -- Booklist, "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 Twait, Art Buchwald, and Garrison Keillor."-- People "The funniest writer around today."-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "McManus is today's most gifted outdoor humorist."-- Detroit Free Press "McManus captures the innocence most of us lose when we become grown-up."-- Booklist, "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 "The funniest writer around today." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "McManus is today's most gifted outdoor humorist." -- Detroit Free Press "McManus captures the innocence most of us lose when we become grown-up." -- Booklist
SynopsisWith "a style that brings to mind Mark Twain, Art Buchwald, and Garrison Keillor" ( People ), Patrick F. McManus delivers another stellar collection of witty cautionary tales of the great outdoors in The Good Samaritan Strikes Again . Gathering together twenty-four of his hilarious essays--originally published in such magazines as Outdoor Life --this volume features not only McManus's follies with Mother Nature, but those of human nature as he shares such funny moments of his life as his first kiss, his public relations career, his less than helpful attempt to be a good Samaritan to an injured motorist, and so much more., Hilarious and heartwarming stories of outdoor mishaps and misadventures from the beloved five-time New York Times bestselling humorist, Patrick F. McManus, "a writer who makes people laugh out loud, hard." ( The New York Times ) Gathering together twenty-four of his hysterical stories about camping, hunting, woodwork, and fishing, The Good Samaritan Strikes Again features not only McManus's follies with Mother Nature, but those with human nature as he recalls his first kiss, his public relations career, his less than helpful attempt to be a good Samaritan to an injured motorist, and much more. Including such classic stories as "The Worry Box" and "Ah, Sweet Poverty!"
LC Classification NumberPN6162.M3489 1992