With 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 inThe Good Samaritan Strikes Again.
Gathering together twenty-four of his hilarious essaysoriginally published in such magazines asOutdoor Lifethis volume features not only McManuss 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.
Patrick F. McManus (1933-2018)is the author of novels, plays, and more than a dozen collections of his humor columns from
Outdoor Lifeand other magazines. There are nearly two million copies of his book in print, including his bestselling T
he Shoot Canoes, Don't They?;
The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw; and
A Fine and Pleasant Misery.
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