How I Got This Way

Patrick McManus, the bestselling author of such hilarious books asA Fine and Pleasant MiseryandNever 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.

Patrick F. McManus has written twelve books and two plays. There are nearly two million copies of his books in print, including his bestselling They Shoot Canoes Don't They?; The Night The Bear Ate Goombaw; and A Fine and Pleasant Mystery. He divides his time between Spokane, Washington, and Idaho.

How I Got This Way, Part I	p. 1
Ethics, and What to Do About Them	p. 33
Bambo	p. 39
Get Ready	p. 46
Toe	p. 52
The Bandage	p. 60
The Big Woods	p. 66
Elk Magic	p. 74
There She Blows	p. 83
Brimstone	p. 90
The Blue Dress	p. 100
Warped Camshaft	p. 109
The 400-Pound Pumpkin	p. 116
Tenner-Shoe Blight	p. 124
Letter from a Kingfisher	p. 132
The Ultimate Bull	p. 138
My Greatest Triumph	p. 144
Another Boring Day	p. 149
The Complete Curmudgeon	p. 157
The Liars Club	p. 163
A Couple Pickles Shy of a Full Barrel	p. 170
Excuse Me, While I Get Out of the Way	p. 177
The Two Masked Raiders	p. 186
Mosquito Bay	p. 192
My Hike with, ahem, the President	p. 199
Ed in Camp	p. 206
How I Got This Way, Part II	p. 214
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