{"product_id":"to-skin-a-cat-paperback","title":"To Skin a Cat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMcGuane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of thirteen stories of great range, verve, and humor from the highly acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eCloudbursts \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thomas McGuane's first short story collection is \"a cornucopia of McGuane's grace, humor, gusto, and smarts\" (\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e), and McGuane is a writer who \"makes the page, the paragraph, the sentence itself a record of continuous imaginative activity.... [He is] an important as well as a brilliant novelist\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Includes the stories: \u003cbr\u003e - The Millionaire\u003cbr\u003e - A Man in Louisiana\u003cbr\u003e - Like a Leaf\u003cbr\u003e - Dogs\u003cbr\u003e - A Skirmish\u003cbr\u003e - Two Hours to Kill\u003cbr\u003e - The Rescue\u003cbr\u003e - Sportsmen\u003cbr\u003e - Little Extras \u003cbr\u003e - Partners\u003cbr\u003e - The Road Atlas\u003cbr\u003e - Flight\u003cbr\u003e - To Skin a Cat\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas McGuane's first short story collection; 13 stories of great range, verve and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHOMAS McGUANE lives on a ranch in McLeod, Montana. He is the author of ten novels, including the National Book Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/i\u003e, three works of nonfiction, and four collections of stories\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHis work has won numerous awards, including the Rosenthal Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and has been anthologized in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest American Essays\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest American Sporting Essays\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.03 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 1987\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133982150791,"sku":"9780394755212","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bd0408e33ea25b99a790167545fda469.webp?v=1732638195","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/to-skin-a-cat-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}