Real Ponies Don't Go Oink [Audio Cassette]

Patrick F. McManus (Author), George Irving (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1991

"True-life" tales of man against nature in a collection sure to entertain the most hard-to-please listener. 2 cassettes.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

McManus ( The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw ) is the author of a monthly humor column for Outdoor Life ; this volume collects some of those pieces. At his best, McManus is a brilliant humorist, particularly in describing human reactions to the unexpected. Memorable essays include "A Good Deed Goes Wrong," about an old woodsman's misadventure at ok? a toboggan run built by two boys, and a subsequent encounter with a bobcat; "The Clown," in which a terrifying math teacher given to grabbing pupils by their hair confronts a miscreant who has doctored his tresses with bear grease; and "A Good Night's Sleep," which concerns three outdoorsmen who wreak havoc on a hotel and its patrons. Certain pieces will appeal only to hunters and anglers, but other entries are so notable that the book deserves a wide audience.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

Best-selling outdoor humorist McManus ( The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw , LJ 6/15/89) bags another in this collection of yarns featuring irascible woodsman Rancid Crabtree, "Phantom of the Woods" Retch Sweeney, boyhood pal Crazy Eddie, and others of McManus's acquaintance. Also meet hunting dog Strange, dog delinquent, whose prey of choice is year-old roadkill. Readers of McManus's humor column in Outdoor Life will enjoy his observations on the joys of pig-back riding, workshop puttering, and Sasquatch ducking. So will those who, like McManus's wife Bun, appreciate nature most from the window of a seven-story luxury hotel. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 2/1/91.
- Pamela R. Daubenspeck, Warren- Trumbull Cty. P.L., Warren, Ohio
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Dh Audio (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0886462975
• ISBN-13: 978-0886462970
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,039,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Patrick F. McManus is a renowned outdoor writer, humorist, and longtime columnist for Outdoor Life and Field & Stream. His most recent books are the Sheriff Bo Tully mysteries Avalanche and The Blight Way. He is the author of many other books, including such runaway New York Times bestsellers as The Grasshopper Trap, The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw, and Real Ponies Don't Go Oink! He lives in Spokane, Washington.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh LOUD out loud, August 23, 1999

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This review is from: Real Ponies Don't Go Oink! (Paperback)

Wow!!! This is the funniest book I have ever read. The way McManus writes is so unique, subtle humor along with out right hiariousness (if that's a word). Both men and women, country and city will enjoy this outdoor humor. I liked the fact that it was a bunch of short stories that you could read like a novel. It had the same main characters so you didn't have to always learn new people, but you could set the book down for days(if you could last that long)and not get confused. This is my first book of his and I cant wait to read more.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Real Ponies Don't Go Oink, March 22, 2010

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This book is just so much fun to read. I have fallen in love with Patrick F. McManus! If you love the outdoors,camping, fishing, hunting or just great humor, you will love and laugh out loud at this book. I ordered the rest of his books after I read this one.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Love McManus, November 29, 2009

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William B. Bebout "Acknud" (Morganfield, Ky United States) - See all my reviews
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I love most of McManus' work. This had some solid and funny stories in it but Pat seemed a little off his game in this one. I would still recommend it but there is better out there.