{"title":"Thomas McGuane","description":"THOMAS MCGUANE lives on a ranch in McLeod, Montana. He is the author of ten novels, including the National Book Award-nominated Ninety-two in the Shade, three works of nonfiction, and four collections of stories. His work has won numerous awards, including the Rosenthal Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and has been anthologized in The Best American Stories, The Best American Essays, and The Best American Sports Writing.","products":[{"product_id":"a-wooded-shore-and-other-stories-hardcover","title":"A Wooded Shore: And Other Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning \"master of the short story\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)--nine shattering, hilarious tales of men on the outskirts of America, habituating the motels, hot dog stands, and dive bars time forgot, grappling with a world that is swiftly changing, and dreaming of a return to the wooded shores of their youth\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these nine peerless stories, a family boating trip veers into emotional disaster while very narrowly avoiding the physical; a would-be cheater hands over his car--his prized possession--for a shot with a pretty girl; a furniture magnate and his filmmaker daughter visit his impoverished hometown; a doctor's long-ago affair returns with a bitter pill. Crackling with wry humor, shot through with both wisdom and pain, these are stories of grifters and dreamers, of the lovelorn and the lawless, stories of the ongoing dissonance between the lives we want and the lives this world will allow.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102570680543,"sku":"9780385350235","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/eS-7DpeovZ9780385350235.webp?v=1781083508"},{"product_id":"driving-on-the-rim-paperback","title":"Driving on the Rim - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe unforgettable story of a housepainter turned doctor in Big Sky country who finds himself on a darkly funny journey to salvation in this \"irrepressibly comic and optimistic\" novel (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCloudbursts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Berl Pickett is living in the small town of Livingston, Montana. The son of Pentecostal rug-shampooers, Pickett has never been the social toast of the town, but when he is accused of negligent homicide in the death of his former lover, he finds himself ostracized by his colleagues and realizes just how small his little village truly is. But fortunately for Berl, the very thing that sets him apart--his inability to follow the pack--proves to be his saving grace. With this inglorious hero, McGuane has created an unforgettable voyager.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103166173407,"sku":"9781400075225","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/pkF24KUkW99781400075225.webp?v=1781090413"},{"product_id":"nobodys-angel-paperback","title":"Nobody's Angel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel about a former soldier in Big Sky Country whose life is spiraling out of control, from the acclaimed author of Ninety-two in the Shade and Cloudbursts, who is \"among the most arresting and fascinating [writers] of his generation\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In McGuane's first novel set in his famed American West, Patrick Fitzpatrick is a former soldier, a fourth-generation cowboy, and a whiskey addict. His grandfather wants to run away to act in movies, his sister wants to burn the house down, and his new stallion is bent on killing him: all of them urgently require attention. But increasingly Patrick himself is spiraling out of control, into that region of romantic misadventure and vanishing possibilities that is Thomas McGuane's Montana. Nowhere has McGuane mapped that territory more precisely--or with such tenderhearted lunacy--than in \u003ci\u003eNobody's Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel that places him in a genre of his own.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick Fitzpatrick is a former soldier, a fourth-generation cowboy, and a whiskey addict. His grandfather wants to run away to act in movies, his sister wants to burn the house down, and his new stallion is bent on killing him: all of them urgently require attention. But increasingly Patrick himself is spiraling out of control, into that region of romantic misadventure and vanishing possibilities that is Thomas McGuane's Montana. Nowhere has McGuane mapped that territory more precisely -- or with such tenderhearted lunacy -- than in Nobody's Angel, a novel that places him in a genre of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103184818399,"sku":"9780394747385","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/mIaqlogLd89780394747385.webp?v=1781090449"},{"product_id":"the-bushwhacked-piano-paperback","title":"The Bushwhacked Piano - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe unforgettable story of a hero who goes from Michigan to Montana on a demented mission of courtship--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCloudbursts\u003c\/i\u003e, a \"writer of the first magnitude.... The preternatural force, grace, and self-control of his prose recall Faulkner\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a citizen, Nicholas Payne is not in the least solid. As a boyfriend, he is nothing short of disastrous, and his latest flame, the patrician Ann Fitzgerald, has done a wise thing by dropping him. But Ann isn't counting on Nicholas's wild persistence, or on the slapstick lyricism of Thomas McGuane--highlights include a ride on a homicidal bronco and an apprenticeship to the inventor of the world's first highrise for bats. The result is a tour de force of American Dubious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA heroic young man is in pursuit of a spoiled rich girl, a career, and a manageable portion of the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a citizen, Nicholas Payne is not in the least solid. As a boyfriend, he is nothing short of disastrous, and his latest flame, the patrician Ann Fitzgerald, has done a whose thing by dropping him. But Ann isn't counting on Nicholas's would persistence, or on the slapstick lyricism of Thomas McGuane, who in The Bushwhacked Piano sends his hero form Michigan to Montana on a demented mission of courtship whose highlights include a ride on a homicidal bronco and apprenticeship to the inventor of the world's first highrise for bats. The result is a tour de force of American dubious.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104750637279,"sku":"9780394726427","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/CkNcvby0dn9780394726427.webp?v=1781111241"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/thomas-mcguane.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}