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The Big Garage on Clear Shot
- Growing Up, Growing Old, and Going Fishing at the End of the Road
- Narrated by: Tom Bodett
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Abridged Audiobook
- Release date: 10-06-09
- Language: English
- Publisher: Random House Audio
Regular price: $15.93
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Publisher's Summary
Critic Reviews
"Meeting his characters is like meeting people in a small town with real-life pleasures and problems. Junkyard owner Argus Winslow took 25 years to ask Ruby McClay for a date, and never understood the 'indelicacy' of bringing rabbit stew to an annual Easter egg hunt. Emmit Frank, city manager, succumbs to the beauty and natural pleasures (fishing) of Alaska...." ( School Library Journal)
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Always good even the third time
I have all of these on cassette but when I saw them here I bought them again and listen on frequent flights. I hope Tom writes more stories someday. I would like them unabridged better.