Patrick F. McManus Reading Order

1 book (2002–2002)

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1	100 Years Of Fishing: The Ultimate Tribute To Our Fishing Tradition 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (1982–2005)

This three-book series by Patrick F. McManus spans from 1982 to 2005 and is now complete. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with 5001 Nights at the Movies, followed by Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs, and concluding with The Science of Good and Evil. Blending non-fiction with action and adventure elements, the series offers a distinctive collection across its three installments.

Start with 5001 Nights at the Movies(By: Pauline Kael) and read in order.

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1	5001 Nights at the Movies(By: Pauline Kael) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Science of Good and Evil(By: Michael Shermer) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (1979–2002)

Patrick F. McManus's four-book collection of essays spans from 1979 to 2002 and should be read in publication order beginning with Kid Camping from Aaaaiii! to ZIP. The complete series, which includes Whatchagot Stew, The Deer on a Bicycle, and The Bear in the Attic, collects humorous personal narratives blending action, adventure, and outdoor misadventures. These standalone essay collections showcase McManus's comedic take on camping, hunting, and wilderness experiences accumulated over his lifetime.

Start with Kid Camping from Aaaaiii! to ZIP, the first of 4 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	Kid Camping from Aaaaiii! to ZIP 1979Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Whatchagot Stew 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Deer on a Bicycle 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Bear in the Attic 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2006–2014)

Patrick F. McManus's Sheriff Bo Tully series comprises six complete mysteries published between 2006 and 2014. The novels should be read in publication order, beginning with The Blight Way and concluding with Circles in the Snow. This action-adventure series follows the investigations of Sheriff Bo Tully across the Pacific Northwest landscape.

Start with The Blight Way, the first of 6 books in the Sheriff Bo Tully series.

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1	The Blight Way 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Avalanche 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Double-Jack Murders 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Huckleberry Murders 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Tamarack Murders 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Circles in the Snow 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

12 books (1978–2012)

Patrick F. McManus's Short Story Collections series comprises twelve books of humorous essays and adventures published between 1978 and 2012. These interconnected collections should be read in publication order, beginning with A Fine and Pleasant Misery and concluding with The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories, co-authored with Johnny B. Truant. The series captures McManus's irreverent takes on outdoor mishaps, eccentric characters, and comedic life experiences drawn from his own adventures. Fans of lighthearted, character-driven humor will find this complete series an entertaining exploration of misadventure in the natural world.

Start with A Fine and Pleasant Misery, the first of 12 books in the Short Story Collections series.

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1	A Fine and Pleasant Misery 1978Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? 1981Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Never Sniff a Gift Fish 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Grasshopper Trap 1985Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw 1989Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Real Ponies Don't Go Oink! 1991Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Good Samaritan Strikes Again 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	How I Got This Way 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Never Cry "Arp!" and Other Great Adventures 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Kerplunk! 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories(With: Johnny B. Truant) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible