How I Got This WayMacmillan, 15. 10. 1995 - Počet stran: 240 Patrick McManus, the bestselling author of such hilarious books as A Fine and Pleasant Misery and Never Sniff a Gift Fish, now offers readers solid thoughts on the qualities that define leadership, beginning with the need to be tall, and much more, in this outrageous collection of short pieces that reveals his tortuous trip along the writer's path. |
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How I Got This Way Part I | 1 |
Ethics and What to Do About Them | 33 |
Bambo | 39 |
Get Ready | 46 |
Toe | 52 |
The Bandage | 60 |
The Big Woods | 66 |
Elk Magic | 74 |
Letter from a Kingfisher | 132 |
The Ultimate Bull | 138 |
My Greatest Triumph | 144 |
Another Boring Day | 149 |
The Complete Curmudgeon | 157 |
The Liars Club | 163 |
A Couple Pickles Shy of a Full Barrel | 170 |
Excuse Me While I Get Out of the Way | 177 |
There She Blows | 83 |
Brimstone | 90 |
The Blue Dress | 100 |
Warped Camshaft | 109 |
The 400Pound Pumpkin | 116 |
TennerShoe Blight | 124 |
The Two Masked Raiders | 186 |
Mosquito Bay | 192 |
My Hike with ahem the President | 199 |
Ed in Camp | 206 |
How I Got This Way Part II | 214 |
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