Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing

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Author: Patrick F. Mcmanus
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

12 reviews
Sales Rank: 41154

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Fireside Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6

ISBN: 068484799X
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.54
EAN: 9780684847993
ASIN: 068484799X

Publication Date: November 4, 1998
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
Outdoor Life magazine columnist Patrick McManus has been compared to Mark Twain. Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing demonstrates that he isn't, but McManus will suffice until the next Twain comes along. In this book, the outdoorsman extraordinaire is doing what he does best--telling fish stories, getting into scrapes with buddies, occasionally waxing philosophical, but grousing just as often. Sometimes he even ventures out of the wilderness and into mainstream humor. McManus is easily the equal of Dave Barry or any other contemporary humorist, for that matter:

When I think of all the times a Stupidity Alarm could have saved me from committing a Stupidity ... Here's one instance that comes to mind.
My children: "Daddy, please buy us a horse! Please, please, please, please!"
Me: "Well, kids, I guess a horse wouldn't be all that much trouble."
Stupidity Alarm: WHOOOOP! WHOOOOP! WHOOOOP!
The cowboy who sold me the horse said it loved children. That was true. But as I belatedly discovered, it hated adults.

He covers well-worn territory, sure. But McManus is a pro who tells stories well, so Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing is always diverting. And when he tells stories about his boyhood, a note of wistfulness and pathos creeps in that is definitely agreeable. This volume is a fine effort by an experienced woodsman/wordsman.

Product Description
Patrick McManus believes that life's eternal truths exist solely for the purpose of being overturned and proved incorrect. In McManus's world, nothing is what it should be. All steaks should be chicken-fried, strong coffee is drunk by the light of a campfire, and fishing trips consist of men acting like boys and boys behaving like the small animals we've always assumed they were.

Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing is a hilarious collection from one of the greatest contemporary humorists: Dave Barry or Garrison Keillor with a twist of Mark Twain. In these adventures, McManus offers wry observations about small-town life and curmudgeonly insists on bigger and bigger fish stories.

Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

a son in Afghanistan April 26, 2008
Sent this book to our son in Afghanistan. He said it made him laugh! That's priceless!

5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant March 24, 2008
You just don't get better humor writing than Patrick McManus. I own every book he's ever written.

5 out of 5 stars

Refreshingly funny September 21, 2005
We love McManus and laugh at his marvelous stories. Especially funny for men who enjoy the outdoors.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Reading December 2, 2003
This book brings a new meaning to outdoor lit. His humorus tales and fun characters make this book fun for all ages. For anyone looking for good reading or even for humorus interp. for speach as I did, Patrick Mcmanus is on the top of the list.

5 out of 5 stars

McManus is Mc FUN is July 18, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

As a long time reader of Mr. McManus, my first run-in with this hilarious author was back in the days when I'd steal my dad's Outdoor Life and Field and Stream magazines to sneak away and pour over Mr. McManus' columns. I'm all grown up now, and don't have to steal my dad's magazines. I'm much sneakier now. I buy the books on the pretext that I'm getting them for my husband, then I read them instead. Mr. McManus, you are a delight!! Please write more!