And Now We Shall Do Manly Things - Discovering My Manhood Through the Great and Not So Great American

Zusatztext "A hilarious perspective on the culture of American hunting which would make Bill Bryson proud . . . enjoyable to hunting enthusiasts and those who have never ventured off the paved path." Informationen zum Autor Craig j. Heimbuch is an award-winning journalist and author. He is currently online editorial content strategist for BBDO/Proximity WorldWide, providing strategic direction for editorial content websites around the world. Klappentext In the tradition of Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods and A. J. Jacobs's The Know-It-All , Craig J. Heimbuch takes a wry look at some of our most deeply cherished cultural beliefs Craig J. Heimbuch had never even thought of owning a gun when, in his early thirties, he was given a twelve-gauge Winchester over-under shotgun by his father. The black sheep, so to speak, of his Midwestern family, Craig was possibly the only male Heimbuch never to have taken an animal. But now that he had a shotgun, he figured he might as well try it out, and in so doing, explore the meaning of manhood while getting closer to his hunting-enthusiast dad. And Now We Shall Do Manly Things is the witty, moving, and insightful story of one man's quest to free himself from the shackles of his domesticated suburban lifestyle by immersing himself for one year in the hunting culture his family has always cherished. Along the way Heimbuch learns what putting food on the table once entailed and what it means to be a man in America—and discovers that it's possible to be a committed father, a loving spouse, and a hunter without being mistaken for a gun-toting lunatic. Zusammenfassung Craig Heimbuch! urban dad! journalist! and editor-in-chief of manofthehouse.com offers readers a humorous exploration of hunting culture in And Now We Shall Do Manly Things . Outdoors enthusiasts! fans of A.J. Jacobs's The Know-It-All and the Bill Bryson classic! A Walk in the Woods will appreciate Heimbuch's aspirations to better understand the men in his family by immersing himself for one year in the manly art of hunting. A book that explores with great wit and open-hearted appreciation the ideal of traditional masculinity! And Now We Shall Do Manly Things demonstrates that it is possible to be both a hunter and a modern American man. ...

Product details

• Authors: Craig Heimbuch, Craig J. Heimbuch
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2012
• EAN: 9780062197863
• ISBN: 978-0-06-219786-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Hunting or shooting animals and game, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, NATURE: Essays, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Political, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, SPORTS & RECREATION: Hunting, SPORTS & RECREATION: Essays, SCIENCE: History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Indigenous, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Cultural & Regional