You're Not Lost if You Can Still See the Truck by Bill Heavey
Summary: Writing
for magazines and newspapers for more than twenty years, including two decades
at Field & Stream, Bill Heavey has become famous as America’s
everyman outdoorsman, unafraid to draw attention to his many and varied
failures—from sporting French lavender deodorant to scaring a UPS man half to
death while bowhunting in his front yard.
Heavey’s 2007 collection If You Didn’t Bring Jerky What Did I Just Eat?,
co-published with Field & Stream, the leading American outdoors
magazine, was a resounding success that went into multiple hardcover printings.
This new book, again co-published with Field & Stream, collects
more of Heavey’s top pieces from the magazine, as well as the best of his
writing from the Washington Post and elsewhere. In this
far-ranging read, Heavey’s adventures include nearly freezing to death in
Eastern Alaska, hunting ants in the urban jungles of the Washington, D.C.
metropolitan area, and reconnecting to cherished memories of his grandfather
through an inherited gun collection.
With Heavey’s trademark witty candor, You're Not Lost if You Can Still
See the Truck traces a life lived outdoors through the good, the bad,
and the downright hilarious.
Angie's Comments: This collection of essays are humorous, thoughtful,
and sometimes sad. I enjoyed reading the essays about hunting, fishing, and
family life. The story about Heavey’s daughter’s death is incredibly sad, and
the essay about hunting in Scotland is illuminating. There is a lot going on in
these essays. While I don’t hunt or fish, I liked reading about the view
of someone who does.
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