Now We're Having Fun! (revised edition) [Paperback]

Ted Leonard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1997

Outdoor humor, in an Alaskan setting. Reminiscent of Pat McManus type outdoor humor.

Editorial Reviews

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"Ted Leonard taught me all I know about Alaska, which is why I don't live there." Dave Barry "Alaska saga worth a read...a collection of droll, often self deprecating tales... Leonard's gift is his ability to laugh about it." Anchorage Daily News "Leonard is kind of a outdoorsy Dagwood Bumstead..." Fairbanks Daily News-Miner -- Publisher Comments

From the Author

With this book, as with my others, my first objective was to portray a true picture of an aspect of the Alaska I love... and, of course, to entertain. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Alaska Wordworks; Revised edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964155311
• ISBN-13: 978-0964155312
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,652,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ha!, January 11, 2011

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NeuronalContortionist (Wichita, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Now We're Having Fun! (revised edition) (Paperback)

Ok. The grammar may not be the best (as pointed out by a reviewer of another book), but I'm not sure it's meant to be. Leonard writes in a very conversational style. His humor is dry and lightly self-deprecating. Leonard and his wife, Plum (short for Sugar Plum), live dozens of miles from the nearest road on the banks of the Salcha River near Fairbanks, AK. Leonard's stories are of life in the Alaskan bush (although with an indoor toilet, his bush life is more luxurious than many) written with a talent for understatement and painting great verbal pictures. Leonard's tone, at face value, reflects the bravado and machismo stereotypical of a sturdy Alaskan outdoorsman but, through hyperbole and his dry humor, he simultaneously makes fun of that stereotype. I found Leonard's book to fulfill the cliche of "laugh-out-loud funny", something I don't find frequently. "Now, We're Having Fun!" is easy, light-hearted reading - maybe even mindless. It's a terrific humorous escape from deeper thought and heavier topics. This book was pure fun to read and I've added one of Leonard's other books, "Wild Life" to my wishlist.