Danger, Man Working

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Writing from the Heart, the Gut, and the Poison Ivy Patch

Michael Perry

A vibrant collection of stories from bestselling author Michael Perry that reveal his humor, insightfulness, and artful craft of writing.

240 pages, 5.5 x 8.25
Paperback: $18.95 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-840-9
Ebook: $12.99 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-841-6
Publication Date: 9/12/2017

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Front cover of Danger, Man Working by Michael Perry

Description

New York Times bestselling author Michael Perry returns with what he humbly refers to as "a shovel full” of introspective and reflective essays covering everything from musky fishing, puking, and mountain-climbing Iraq War veterans to the frozen head of baseball legend Ted Williams. This collection includes many of Perry's most memorable essays from national publications—from Men’s Health to Backpacker—along with some of his favorite assignments when he was asked to turn his lens outward to tell "the story of another.”

"Every writer has advice for aspiring writers," Perry wrote. "Mine is predicated on formative years spent cleaning my father’s calf pens: Just keep shoveling until you’ve got a pile so big, someone has to notice." Danger, Man Working features some of Perry's best from many, many years of "shovel time."

Author Bio

Michael Perry

Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author, humorist, corporate speaker, volunteer firefighter/first responder, and amateur snowplow driver. A lifelong resident of the rural Midwest, his “reflective roughneck” takes on life in Middle America have left hundreds of thousands of readers and live audiences laughing, nodding, and sometimes misty. He is the author of over 25 books, including Population 485, Forty Acres Deep, and Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents. He has also published three collections with the Wisconsin Historical Society Press: From the Top, Roughneck Grace, and Danger, Man Working. Perry lives in rural Wisconsin.