Kerplunk! Kerplunk!

Kerplunk‪!‬

Stories

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Publisher Description

Patrick F. McManus's gently comic stories about outdoor life have earned him millions of fans worldwide. With Kerplunk!, McManus delivers a collection of folksy, wonderfully wise depictions of country life worthy of Mark Twain.

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.

Traveling the highways and byways of the Pacific Northwest, the delightful backcountry characters of Kerplunk! 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!

These wry, curmudgeonly tales appeal to real outdoorsmen and the armchair variety alike. Often nostalgic, occasionally philosophical, and always funny, the stories in Kerplunk! reaffirm Patrick F. McManus's reputation as an American classic.

GENRE
Humor
RELEASED
2007
November 6
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
320
Pages
PUBLISHER
Simon & Schuster
SELLER
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC
SIZE
579.5
KB

Customer Reviews

Steve LaMascus ,

Kerplunck

Another classic from Patrick! Don’ just read it, savor it like a fine cognac.

stithie ,

Kerplunk by Patrick McManus

Always such fun to read. Reminds me of some of my fondest and most miserable times of my life. Enjoying the great outdoors usually in an outbreak of unusually severe weather.
McManus remains my favorite outdoor writer.

tsmedley ,

Good book

I love Patrick McManus's books - they are among the few that literally make me laugh out loud. :)

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