I Fish; Therefore, I Am: And Other Observations; Three Bestselling Works Complete in One Volume; A Fine and Pleasant Misery, Never Sniff a Gift

by Patrick F. McManus

Book Overview

Containing over 80 slice-of-life stories by a bestselling outdoor humorist, this collection brings together for the first time three works by McManus: A Fine and Pleasant Misery, Never Sniff a Gift... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578660971
• ISBN13: 9781578660971
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Galahad Books
• Length: 654 Pages
• Weight: 2.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

He' s so funny

Three compilations in between two covers, stories to read over and over, big print, hard cover. Just a wonderful, hilarious book to treasure. Just as funny the second, third, forth... time. What a talented guy!

The ?Real? outdoors

This compilation of three of McManus's books (Collected mainly from Field and Stream) is definitely a keeper. For anyone who loves the outdoors and even for those whose idea of roughing it is no room service (My category) this book collects tales of the wild as seen through McManus's warmly humorous style. Tales of his wayward youth, spent hunting and hanging out with the local mountain man Ne'er-do-well, camping disasters, and the long suffering women in his life, (Mother, grandmother, sister, wife) are all subjects that McManus's views with a wink and a smile. Read this one in small doses when you need a laugh, and while I am amazed that despite all this aggravation McManus and other outdoors people think these pursuits constitute a good time; at least McManus has turned these misadventures into a lot of laughs.

Hilarious

I read this book for a book report in my senior English class. It was hard to put down. I found myself reading it every free second I had. I saw myself in a lot of the same situations that "Retch" faced. The stories were comical and they kept me laughing throughout the book. If you are looking for something fun to read, pick up this book.

A compilation of three books

This book is a compilation of three other McManus books: "A Fine and Pleasant Misery," "Never Sniff a Gift Fish," and "They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?" It is not the same volume as the two-cassette release by the same name. The cassette edition by this name is a compilation of only a few Pat stories. Dedicated McManus readers may already have the three volumes contained in this book. It is, however, a great gift, and nice for those who haven't yet purchased the earlier books that make it up.