{"product_id":"how-i-got-this-way-9780805034820","title":"How I Got This Way","description":"\u003cp\u003ePatrick McManus, the bestselling author of such hilarious books as \u003ci\u003eA Fine and Pleasant Misery\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Sniff a Gift Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick F. McManus (1933-2018)\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of novels, plays, and more than a dozen collections of his humor columns from \u003ci\u003eOutdoor Life\u003c\/i\u003e and other magazines. There are nearly two million copies of his book in print, including his bestselling T\u003ci\u003ehe Shoot Canoes, Don't They?\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Night the Bear Ate Goombaw\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Fine and Pleasant Misery\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50675166806290,"sku":"9780805034820","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_25a5be5a-7c64-4ed0-a824-5592b5517fe6.jpg?v=1733872996","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-i-got-this-way-9780805034820","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}