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In this, his eighth and funniest collection, we meet many Pat McManuses--most unknown to man or beast. The first is Pat the PR executive, whose chief responsibility is to make two half-truths out of a whole truth. Then there's Pat the farmer, Pat the hunter, and even a blubbering... Read Full Overview

McManus is usually the butt of his own jokes in this collection, starting with the title story--good samaritan Pat knows enough about the dangers of emergencies to take his time getting to one--and ending with "The Worry Box"--when one worry disappears, there's always another... Read Full Overview