Kerplunk!: Stories

Kerplunk!: Stories

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Patrick F. McManus's gently comic stories about outdoor life have earned him millions of fans worldwide. With <I>Kerplunk!</I>, McManus delivers a collection of folksy, wonderfully wise depictions of country life worthy of Mark Twain.<BR><BR>In these tall tales, McManus and his buddies learn how not to net a fish, why you should never get your hair cut by someone who's mad at you, what to do when a deer wanders into camp but your sleeping bag has frozen shut, and how to avoid bird-dog flatulence.<BR> <BR> Traveling the highways and byways of the Pacific Northwest, the delightful backcountry characters of <I>Kerplunk!</I> understand how a life of hunting and fishing -- and its inherent potential for misadventure -- can resonate with larger meaning. McManus's characters know exactly why it costs $500 to make a fly lure that retails for $2; why installing a boat trailer hookup can lead to divorce; and, most important, why you should always listen for the sound of your fishing line hitting the water -- because in life as it is in fishing, you don't know you're in the water until you hear the kerplunk!<BR> <BR> These wry, curmudgeonly tales appeal to real outdoorsmen and the armchair variety alike. Often nostalgic, occasionally philosophical, and always funny, the stories in <I>Kerplunk!</I> reaffirm Patrick F. McManus's reputation as an American classic.