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  • The Grasshopper Trap

  • Written by: Patrick McManus
  • Narrated by: Norman Dietz
  • Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)

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The Grasshopper Trap

Written by: Patrick McManus
Narrated by: Norman Dietz
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Publisher's Summary

Often compared to Garrison Keillor and Mark Twain, Patrick F. McManus maintains just the right balance between baffled innocence and conspiratorial confidence. Since 1979, this humorist has been delighting readers with hilarious stories recounting his childhood in rural Idaho and relating his misadventures in the great outdoors. Whether you're a sportsman or a couch potato, he will have you laughing out loud at his escapades.

In this collection of 30 tall tales, McManus introduces you to the perils of Trailer Trials and Mean Tents. Like Hemingway, McManus hunts the big fish in "Down and Way Out in Brazil". The title tale, "The Grasshopper Trap", unveils an ingenious invention for catching fish bait in motion. And in "Hunting Camp Etiquette", McManus becomes a rustic Miss Manners.

Narrator Norman Dietz adds additional spice to each impish line. You won't want to miss the other audio productions of McManus' works, including Never Sniff a Gift Fish and The Night the Bear Ate Goombaw.

©1989 Patrick F. McManus (P)2000 Recorded Books, LLC

What the critics say

"McManus captures the innocence most of us lose when we become grown up, and reading him you can't help recalling similar times and events in yor own life." ( Booklist)

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  • 2021-02-10

Wonder years

I actually laugh out loud sitting in traffic, much to the chagrin of other drivers.
Pats Storey telling has brought back memories I had lost a long time ago.
Anyone who lived in the country knows at least one Rancid Crabtree character

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love these stories

Have heard better voice acting for this audiobook before. But that might just be personal preference.

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