{"product_id":"a-fine-and-pleasant-misery","title":"A Fine and Pleasant Misery","description":"\u003cp\u003eHilarious and heartwarming stories of outdoor mishaps and misadventures from The New York Times five-time bestselling, beloved humorist, Patrick F. McManus, \"a writer who makes people laugh out loud, hard.\" ( The New York Times )\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn A Fine and Pleasant Misery , 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding such classic stories as \"A Fine and Pleasant Misery\" and \"Shooting the Chick-a-nout Narrows.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“A hilarious compilation” ? The Los Angeles Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT-BOOK","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":50992303014135,"sku":"978-0805000320","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50992303046903,"sku":"978-0805000320","price":33.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/4254\/8727\/files\/ebook_3818_855670abb6.jpg?v=1785581577","url":"https:\/\/kidobook.store\/products\/a-fine-and-pleasant-misery","provider":"KidoBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}