Dead Meat

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British artist Sue Coe is well known for her social and political paintings and illustrations, which appear regularly in such publications as the New York Times and the New Yorker. Her latest effort is the disturbing book Dead Meat, a visual record of Coe's visits to 40 slaughterhouses, cattle ranches, and hatcheries to document the grisly practices of the meat-packing industry. Although she was not allowed to photograph on the premises, she was permitted to draw and sketch, and much of this work is jarringly graphic. Incorporated with the artwork are her thoughts and observations laid out in diary form. Even if you don't agree with Coe's politics, this is social and political art at its most powerful, in the tradition of Goya, Daumier, and Rockwell Kent.

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Animal Abuse and Art.......2005-05-30

This book comes from someone with an animal rights background and a background in the arts as well. The images are so well done,perfectly disturbing and the stories,truthful and profound. A great read for anyone that wants to know the truth behind the industry.

Polemic by artist with seriously warped view of life.......2004-02-17

I purchased this book because I like deviant art, but this one goes beyond deviant..it's just crazed and illogical. I'd like to state for the record that I have personally killed and helped gut hundreds of chickens. When you are hungry and dealing with the processing of a winter food supply, sentimentality is a luxury you can ill afford. I did not believe then nor do I believe now that chicken killers are "Nazis" perpetuating a holocaust. Sue Coe exaggerates the grim reality of farm animal slaughter, taking it to grotesque extremes. By attributing human-like emotions to the animals, she tries to get her audience to identify with the victims and respond with pity. Her portrayal is more melodramatic than accurate. In fact Sue Coe, like many animal activists, exhibits an almost unhealthy obsession with pain, death, blood, and torture. The animal rights purity trip allows these gothic animal rights types to guiltlessly wallow in their perversions in the name of a "good" cause. I don't have any problems with kinky art per se but Sue Coe just goes over the top with her sanctimonious go-veg shock tactics. While some of the drawings are strictly representational most of them seem self-indulgent and just plain nuts at times. It's actually a valuable book for the non-believer trying to understand the animal rights mentality, that's why I am giving it two stars. Perhaps Sue Coe reveals more of that mentality than she really intended. If I was a parent who found this book in a pre teen's room, I'd be seriously concerned. Sue Coe is definitely not for everyone.

meet your meat.......2003-11-17

Sue Coe's daring and disturbing voyages through the average day in the lives of the people and animals involved in the factory farming industry. This is the book that converted me to Veganism.

Though I am wary about drawing comparisons to the Holocaust, Sue Coe exposes the primitive, barbaribaric and ignorant side of 'civilized' human society that made the Holocaust to happen, the very same side of human nature that minute by minute allows the systematic torture, neglect and abuse of rights of sentient beings to go on, in secrect, out of sight of our dinner tables. The hellish world of factory farming is graphically exposed by first hand accounts and dark drawings.

To her credit Coe's accounts in the main remain focused and unsentimental, though one wonders how, with the things she witnessed, when her drawings alone are enough to get inside your head. This book should be categorised under 'Educational' and should be used as a text book in schools. Meat eaters, I challenge you not to defend your guilt in ignorance, educate yourselves, read this book.

Haunting Pictures.......2001-12-04

Some of the pictures in this book will stay with you for a long time, some may even make meat-eaters turn vegetarian. But, even more so than the pictures, the description of the horror of factory farms - to the animals and the workers - will disgust anyone with a heart.
I reccommend this book to longtime vegetarians, new vegetarians, and also to people who are just interested in maybe trying vegetarianism.
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Animal lovers unite........2001-07-09

If you are passionate about animals, you must read this book. The drawings alone tell the story. The introduction is very educational and will enlighten you. This book is very informative in the body and the drawings and a must read for anyone. It explains the horror that goes on in the slaughterhouses and even gives you a tour through them. I learned more from this book than any other in my personal library on this subject.

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Dead Meat: A Brady Coyne Mystery
William G. Tapply
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William G. Tapply
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ASIN: 0345347307
Release Date: 1988-02-12

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EVERYONE IS GUILTY OF SOMETHING... In comtemporary Russia the old ghosts have been laid to rest, but the stench of corruption is just as strong as ever. Now a top-level Moscow investigator, dispatched to St. Petersburg, is about to discover just how deep the decadence runs--in both the corridors of power and the labyrinth of the human heart. The man from Moscow has been teamed up with Grushko, a palm-reading local detective with Elvis Presley hair. Together they embark on a investigation into the brutal murder of a famous and controversial journalist. To Grushko, an expert in the ruthlessness of the rising Russian Mafia, the killing has all the earmarks of a professional hit. But in the new Russia appearances have almost as little value as the new ruble. Soon the focus of the investigation will fall on the journalist's widow, a pinup beauty whom one detective will find impossible to trust...the other to resist.

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Trevor Barnes
Manufacturer: Hodder & Stoughton General Division
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Adds a whole new meaning to the expression-fell off the truck
Absolute failure
Excellent; if you like Gorky Park, you'll like Red Meat.
Is it Mystery, Russian Sociology or Political Science?

Dead Meat
Philip Kerr
Manufacturer: Trafalgar Square
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EVERYONE IS GUILTY OF SOMETHING...

In comtemporary Russia the old ghosts have been laid to rest, but the stench of corruption is just as strong as ever. Now a top-level Moscow investigator, dispatched to St. Petersburg, is about to discover just how deep the decadence runs--in both the corridors of power and the labyrinth of the human heart. The man from Moscow has been teamed up with Grushko, a palm-reading local detective with Elvis Presley hair. Together they embark on a investigation into the brutal murder of a famous and controversial journalist. To Grushko, an expert in the ruthlessness of the rising Russian Mafia, the killing has all the earmarks of a professional hit. But in the new Russia appearances have almost as little value as the new ruble. Soon the focus of the investigation will fall on the journalist's widow, a pinup beauty whom one detective will find impossible to trust...the other to resist.

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Adds a whole new meaning to the expression-fell off the truck.......2005-12-29

Kerr has written a provocative post-communist book that truthfully factors in the destructiveness of 70 years of Red Rule and the destitution of a super-power. He has captured the nuance of Russian Slang and the private language used in the criminal/police world. Lastly, the twists and turns of the plot are all plausible while at the same time comical for their surreal and absurd situations.

Unfortunately, Kerr has never touched this subject or characters again. If you love this book, and you will, "Wolves Eat Dogs" by Martin Cruz Smith, is a great companion novel.

Absolute failure.......2000-07-23

It is amazing to see Philip Kerr's talent dimishing so rapidly. Every new book brings more disappointment. Wish he could get the Russian names right at least!

Excellent; if you like Gorky Park, you'll like Red Meat........1997-03-06

Philip Kerr writes a great detective novel. In "Red Meat", Kerr weaves an interesting yarn of modern day Russia with all the intrigue of the new Russian Mafia. Kerr has obviously done his homework on current conditions in Russia, particularly St. Petersuburg (Lenningrad) and is very accurate in his description of the city and region. If you like detective stories set in Eastern-Europe/Russia along the lines of Martin Cruz-Smith's "Gorky Park" series, you'll love "Red Meat". I hope he writes many more novels of this genre set in the Commonwealth of Independent States

Is it Mystery, Russian Sociology or Political Science?.......1996-12-27

Phillip Kerr is starting to look like the Robert DeNiro of writing. In his previous book, he immersed himself in every possible detail of pre- and post-war Germany, with his mysteries unfolding within the thread of Nazism. Now, in Dead Meat, he dissects post-Soviet Russia, with the optimism, fatalism and corruption that riddle the society. Kerr has captured the Russian psyche perfectly, while winding the plot around the killing of a crusading journalist. How does a Brit learn so much about what hides within the heart of today's Russia? I recommend this book for both the mystery and the sociology behind it.

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Dead Meat

Manufacturer: Doubleday Canada
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ASIN: B000DEMSDK

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All pulp, all the time
Totally fun pulp
The book was interesting but easy.

Dead Meat
Guy N. Smith
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Here in one volume are the four books of Sabat: Graveyard Vultures, Blood Merchants, Cannibal Cult and Druid Connection. Legendary horror writer Guy N Smith propels the reader from encounter to weird encounter in a gore-splattered pulp mania wracked by necropolis visions and tempered by bursts of savage sex and flesh-rending ultra-violence.

These much sought-after books have been augmented by two previously unavailable Sabat stories: Vampire Village and Hellbeat, to provide a unique collectors' edition.

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All pulp, all the time.......2003-08-14

This was my introduction to the works of Guy N. Smith,
and it was something of a surprise. I've read period
'shudder pulps' of the 1930s, and this is probably as close
as you can get to a contemporary shudder pulp feel.
Lots more sex, more explicit violence, and an angsty,
noirish feel. The hodge-podge of occult traditions, all
thrown together with vigor and a dash of bitters (pun
intended) make for a potent cocktail, albeit with a nasty
aftertaste.
Overall, it reminded me of my brother the college English
professor describing a popular-market espionage thriller -
"if this book were a CD, Tipper Gore would want to put a
sticker on it."

Totally fun pulp.......2001-06-08

Lots of gore and a passable knowledge of occultism in general. This is a fun book, but is not the epic horror great I had hoped it would be. Still, it's a good, fun trashy mindless read. Reminds me of what a vampire novel by Jim Thompson might be like.

The book was interesting but easy........1999-05-06

I found the book really interesting and life like. It really had a real life feel to it. I thought that this book was a pretty easy book. I really liked the ending it had a typical ending.

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Dead Meat
William G. TAPPLY
Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
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DEAD MEAT NO. 2 FLEETWAY COMICS! (DEAD MEAT)

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DEAD MEAT NO. 2 FLEETWAY COMICS! (DEAD MEAT)
MICHAEL COOK
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Dead Meat!
Moya Simons
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A hat is one article of clothing that seems to have almost magical power to turns its wearer into yesterday's romantic heroine or today's sophisticated career woman. It can be elegant, witty, whimsical, sporty. It is always lovely.

The Romance of Hats is Victoria magazine's tribute to this wonderful creation. Its pages include profiles of four of the country's most innovative hatmakers, as well as practical advice on caring for hats; ideas for refreshing an old hat or giving a new one the patina of age; a whimsical look at hat pins -- even the secret to wearing a hat with style.

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Very pretty little book.......2006-04-13

"The Romance of Hats" is excellent eye candy. I keep borrowing it from the library; I really must buy it so I can forget about due dates. It has no millinery instruction. It's full of photographs, not drawings, except for little impressionist masterpieces here and there. It's mercifully free of novelty hats. Look elsewhere if you want pictures of hats that look like historical buildings, vegetation, musical instruments or what-have-you.

I love the selections of hats in this book. Classics, they tend towards the old fashioned, but made by contemporary milliners with materials available today, which I find inspiring. Just the pictures of what can be done to dress a hat with a swath of ribbon, lace or dried flowers is enough to make you want to do that right now.

It's a great book for flipping through, over and over again, for you and your friends and visitors.

Nice Addition to Books on Hats Collection.......2005-12-14

This small volume profiles 4 modern milliners and includes some nice photographs and little textual ditties on women's hats. A nice little book for the bathroom side table (better than those stupid joke books).

A lovely book in praise of hats........1999-06-04

"The Romance of Hats" is a beautifully illustrated book extolling hats, their makers, and those who wear them. I enjoy looking through this book for ideas or just to relax.

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The Romance of Hats
N. Y.) Victoria (New York
Manufacturer: Hearst Books
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Coffee Table Book.......2007-08-12

For those who want "arty" photographs (the kind that look like they were taken through a stocking), this is your book. However, if you're wanting clear photographs and ideas for your own hats, keep looking for another book - this is not it. Perhaps I should've been leery because the title says "The Romance of Hats". I am so disappointed in this book and am sorry I bought it.

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Before you say, "What, another Dark Phoenix story?"--well, on second thought, you can say that, because Phoenix: Endsong is indeed another Dark Phoenix story, though maybe the best-looking one yet. In Greg Pak's five-part miniseries, Jean Grey returns to once again test the resolve of those who love her if they can destroy her for the good of the universe. Ultimately, the story doesn't amount to much, but few artists draw women as beautiful as Greg Land does, and if your main interest is seeing Jean Grey and Emma Frost looking as gorgeous as they've ever looked, Phoenix: Endsong is worth the price of admission. --David Horiuchi

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The mysterious and powerful Phoenix Force is life incarnate, and yet it consumes whole worlds in a moment. Its long history with the X-Men is fraught with tragedy... especially concerning one of the most beloved of their number, Jean Grey. What will happen when the Phoenix returns to Earth in search of the one mortal who could ever contain its power... only to find her dead? Collects X-Men: Phoenix -- Endsong #1-5.

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Jean Grey Dies...Again...and Again...and Again..........2007-09-05

This story is a continuation of the plot threads and characters introduced during Grant Morrison's "New X-Men" run, and feels like a nice epilogue to that series. Thankfully, Greg Pak manages to squeeze some life out of Scott Summers' ex-wife, whose corpse is re-animated by the Phoenix force. It's nothing that we haven't seen before, of course, but rarely have the X-ladies have never looked so beautiful--Greg Land hits a homer out of the park, especially with Emma Frost.

Spectacular art, worn out story.......2007-07-12

How many times has Jean Grey been back from the dead? The last time Jean bit the dust was towards the conclusion of Grant Morrison's monolithic run on New X-Men, and as any comic reader knows, it's only inevitable that she'll be back. That's why it helps not to think as Phoenix-Endsong as being "the return of Jean Grey" really, though the ultra powerful Phoenix force makes it's return in Jean's guise, with the Shi'ar in hot pursuit and the X-Men left with no choice but to put an end to to her once and for all. Things are different this time around because Cyclops is with Emma Frost, which complicates things for his formerly deceased wife. Besides a few juicy nods to Morrison's take on the X-Men (including the return of Emma'c Cuckoos and the misguided but powerful Quentin Quire), there really isn't a whole lot to Greg Pak's (Planet Hulk, World War Hulk) story that hasn't been done to death already, as well as the fact that the climax is quite anti-climactic to boot. What really makes Phoenix-Endsong worth picking up however is the beautiful art by Greg Land. Yes, his renditions of the female form are definitely cheesecake to be sure, but his art as a whole is simply gorgeous beyond belief. All in all, Phoenix-Endsong isn't bad one bit (there is no way that this is the "end", as you'll discover on the final page), and despite the "beating of a dead horse" that many may feel towards the book, Greg Land's art alone makes this TPB worth picking up for X-Men fans new and old alike.

Phoenix: Endsong.......2007-03-15

In one way, I'm not qualified to write a fair review of this graphic novel, because I'm an "old school" X-Men fan, reading some recent X-Men materiels almost at random, with very little knowledge of what has been going on, overall, in merry Marvel mutant continuity. I knew nothing about Quentin Quire, the Stepford Cuckoos, or even previous returns of the Phoenix, who had died in X-Men #137 way back when.

But I do know that it is risky bringing certain comic-book book characters back from the dead, while others return after their seeming demise without anyone feeling something profane has occurred. Bump off the Rhino and then re-introduce him with a couple of panels explaining how he survived that fall, that explosion, that radiation surge, that flood, that vacuum of space, that brain haemorage, that disintegration, that nuclear missile...and it's business as usual. Bring back Elektra, or Superman, or Green Arrow, or Captain America, and you better have a good explanation, and especially a good reason.

So I've gone off and done my homework (gone websurfing) when it comes to Quentin Quire (he was Kid Omega, did you know that?) and the Stepford Cuckoos (they're the Three-in-One now, just so you know), and I still think that Phoenix: Endsong is one of those supposed epic stories that makes a lot of noise and accomplishes nothing. Phoenix/Jean Grey returns, wreaking havoc, prompting Quentin Quire to return and wreak havoc as well, and by the end, almost everything in the story has been put back the way it was. I remember something like this happening ages ago, when Marvel and DC did a Teen Titans/X-Men team-up, and the Phoenix returned as the major foe, thus trivializing to some degree the emotions generated during her previous death scene. And here we are again, except that apparently I've missed a few times where this happened before. Of course, her name IS Phoenix, so I suppose if ever a character were meant to rise again and again and again.

Here, Phoenix is back, though she isn't quite herself, and instantly a bizarre love rhombus exists: Phoenix/Jean Grey plus Wolverine plus Emma Frost plus Cyclops. The story dredges up all the old relationships between Phoenix and her men, and apparently her solution to Emma now possessing Cyclops's heart is to possess Emma. But what everyone really has to worry about, we're told, is the Phoenix Force migrating over to Quenton Quire--so say the captain and crew of a Shi'ar warship, who have tracked the Phoenix to Earth, and who end up getting hassled by Storm and Nightcrawler so they can't meddle with the drama unfolding below on a frozen winter landscape. Quire intrudes on Phoenix's battles with the X-Men for the purpose of having the deceased object of his former affections--Sophie of the Stepford Cuckoos--brought back to life.

The story has a morbid feel to it; we see the physical remains of both Jean Grey and Sophie spring up from their graves, and we see both Wolverine and Cyclops wrestling with their emotions over a woman long dead. Other than that, this story contains all the familiar elements of comic-book "epics" that resurrect characters who were supposedly gone forever: the returning character isn't quite the same as he/she was before death ("this isn't the person you knew; this is a shadow, an incomplete version of so-and-so, etc."--there's always a bit of that involved, so that we don't feel that the character has been totally defiled upon return); the character, if particularly powerful, doesn't just destroy the galaxy, but gets bogged down in small affairs ("why did you come back?"--"I had to see you one last time before I fly off and obliterate the totality of all existence."); the character is usually stopped in his/her tracks, not by force or any special traps designed to contain the character, but by some variation on, well, a big hug ("remember who you WERE, darling!", "I know in your heart that you can't do this", or just "I love you...c'mere you crazy nut, gimme a squeeze and stop makin' all this trouble."). And finally, we get the inevitable hint, right at the end, that maybe, it's not quite over, thus cheapening the whole effect.

The art saves the day here, more than any of these X-Men. The story is entertaining, but suffers from meaninglessness once most of its effects have been reversed. However, the pictures iz jest great. The colours are most unshy--the whole thing looks like a rainbow catching fire as it collides with the Aurora Borealis. Pencils on stun. Inks inkredible.

The Phoenix returns and makes everyone a bit hysterical for a while, and then she goes away again. Back to your regularly-scheduled villains, most of whom can't destroy the galaxy but ironically are not stuck in neutral. ("I'm the Kangaroo--and believe me, if they kill me off, I probably stay dead. Whats the matter--doesn't anyone love me?........... Fine! Y'know, it's not fair...")

A for effort, but still just a "nice try.".......2007-02-07

OK, first the praise.

Greg Land's artwork is beyond phenomenal in this. Beautiful characters, astonishingly human expressions and wonderful semi-realism the likes of which haven't been seen since John Bolton was drawing the Classic X-Men addendums.

The characterization is mostly spot-on. With a new writer like Pak, there's always the worry that the characters won't come out right. But these folks act exactly like they would...with some exceptions, that I'll get into later.

OK, now that I've buttered it up enough, it's time for the sautéeing.

The story feels shallow and rushed. Phoenix comes back from the dead again, making the X-Men's lives hell in the process. Cyclops and Emma Frost question their relationship, and Quentin Quire seeks out a way to resurrect his dead crush.

All of these could have been fantastic stories, if only given the proper attention to detail.

Scott and Emma's relationship is doomed to failure as soon as Jean comes back to stay, and they both know it. Personally, I can't wait; I hate the relationship, and feel it cheapens both characters.

Quentin Quire's subplot was probably the best-handled out of all three stories. It's a complete story in-and-of itself, but it's tied pretty well into the Phoenix storyline. And yet, does a good Quentin Quire story really make up for a lackluster Jean Grey one?

The main story itself isn't bad, but there's a lot to go through. The Phoenix as a broken, confused entity is a scary concept...it's only a fraction of its former strength, but as the Shi'Ar ask, "what's a fraction of infinity?" It's mildly insane in this one, rather than outright hostile, but anyone who read the original Dark Phoenix Saga knows that Phoenix was never a truly evil being, just overwhelmed by a mix of its own power and Jean's finite consciousness. It's the victim here, as much as the threat, and I would have liked to see someone understand that.

And the ending I both loved and hated. There is one magnificent (story- and art-wise) splash page at the end of the battle that almost makes up for all the confusion at the beginning, but at the end, Jean's ultimate fate is just as uncertain as when Phoenix first pulled her out of the grave.

Final opinion? An engaging read with wonderful art, but still not what it should have been.

I would love to see Jean back for good, but this really should be the last Phoenix story.

average..........2007-01-21

greg land might be a big cheater when it comes to photoshop and using celebrity pictures for his 'work', but hey it looks good.
the story was so-so in this. i didn't care much for quentin quire or the cuckoos, who are silly.
you know you aren't reading top class stuff when there are lines like 'i see jean now.'
'oh yeah, what color is her outfit?'
'uh-oh, it's not green, it's the dark phoenix!'

Marvel Select Flip Magazine #13 : X-Men Deadly Genesis & Phoenix Endsong (Marvel Comics)

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Marvel Select Flip Magazine X-Men Issue #14 Deadly Genesis and Phoenix Endsong

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X-MEN: PHOENIX - ENDSONG, #1 (COMIC BOOK)

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GREG PAK
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Marvel Select Flip Magazine #12 : Astonishing X-Men & Phoenix Endsong (Marvel Comics)

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Marvel Select Flip Magazine #12 : Astonishing X-Men & Phoenix Endsong (Marvel Comics)
Joss Whedon , and Greg Pak
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Original and classic humor stories from the past 50 years of Outdoor Life magazine, featuring the works of Pat McManus and others. This colorful collection contains feature stories, cartoons, short yarns and quips that can be read only in short intervals between sessions of wiping away tears of laughter.

Highlights: Provides a collection of classics from the past 50 years of Outdoor Life. Includes well-known authors, such as Patrick McManus, Charles Elliot and many other of Outdoor Life's funniest. Takes a look st the lighter side of outdoor pursuits. Contains a wide variety of material-features, cartoons, short stories, yarns, one-liner quips, as well as original illustrations and cartoons dating back to the 1930s. Makes a great choice for light reading, no story is more than 12 pages long.

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Outdoor Life: If Nature Calls Hang up.......2006-01-16

I could see myself in a couple of these stories. Kept me amused.

Cute, but..........2002-11-12

This book is a collection of 23 short stories, mostly related to hunting. Most of these stories (about 8 pages a piece)are hunerous and delightful to read.

The stories in this book relate to almost every aspect of hunting and fishing. There is a story on rabbit hunting on horseback with a stick to riding a bear (inintentionally of course). Between each story is a humerous "Tall but Short", a one page tall tale, that reminds me of stories I'd hear from old timers, as we would sit around a campfire in hunting camp.

Why is there a "but" in my title? The only downfall I found with this book is the fact that the stories are taken directly from the magazine for the most part. If you are a religious reader of "Outdoor Life", then you have likely seen these stories before. As only a casual rader of the magazine, I quickly remembered several stories. Some of the stories were worth a good laugh, most were worth at least a chuckle. A couple of the stories were worth nothing more than a shake of the head.

If you are looking for book of humerous outdoor tales, this is definately a book to get. I was by no means dissappointed. However, if you are an avid reader of the magazine, I would spend your money elsewhere. Enjoy!

The best of Outdoor Life Humor all in one place!.......2000-04-05

If your looking for a perfect gift for that outdoors person this is a great choice. "If Nature Calls...Hang UP!" is a collection of hillarious short stories, cartoons and tall tales straight from the archives of Outdoor Life. They will not only have you laughing till you cry, but also remembering your own adventures. Whether it be a classic Pat McManus such as "Poof - No Eyebrows", a story such as "Sucker Bait" by Paul Miller describing his youthfull adventures collecting wasp grubs, the problems associated with too much moose meat, buck fever, etc... This book will keep you rolling with laughter not to mention short of breath. I highly suggest reading this book with your significant other so they can take over when you can no longer read through the tears. In short if you need a good laugh and love then outdoors, "If Nature Calls...Hang Up!" is just the book for you.

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