{"product_id":"kerplunk-patrick-f-mcmanus-9780743280501","title":"Kerplunk!: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003ePatrick F. McManus's gently comic stories about outdoor life have earned him millions of fans worldwide. With \u003ci\u003eKerplunk!\u003c\/i\u003e, McManus delivers a collection of folksy, wonderfully wise depictions of country life worthy of Mark Twain.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Traveling the highways and byways of the Pacific Northwest, the delightful backcountry characters of \u003ci\u003eKerplunk!\u003c\/i\u003e 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! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These wry, curmudgeonly tales appeal to real outdoorsmen and the armchair variety alike. Often nostalgic, occasionally philosophical, and always funny, the stories in \u003ci\u003eKerplunk!\u003c\/i\u003e reaffirm Patrick F. McManus's reputation as an American classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick F. McManus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743280504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743280501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.60d","brand":"Patrick F. McManus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043798053119,"sku":"9780743280501","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81a068ae-2a1c-431f-bd31-2035bdf3a43d.jpg?v=1684969197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kerplunk-patrick-f-mcmanus-9780743280501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}