{"product_id":"a-fine-and-pleasant-misery-1","title":"A FINE AND PLEASANT MISERY","description":"Hilarious and heartwarming stories of outdoor mishaps and misadventures fromThe New York Times five-time bestselling, beloved humorist, Patrick F. McManus, \"a writer who makes people laugh out loud, hard.\" (The New York Times)\n\nMcManus'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.\n\nIn 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.\n\nIncluding such classic stories as \"A Fine and Pleasant Misery\" and \"Shooting the Chick-a-nout Narrows.\"\n\n“A hilarious compilation” ―The Los Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0805000321\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UF1U001F24_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Patrick F. McManus\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43042238857277,"sku":"31UF1U001F24_ns","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0805000321-0_dc50fc5f-47c9-45df-b8ce-05217650a3bf.jpg?v=1773523511","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/a-fine-and-pleasant-misery-1","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}