Should the Tent Be Burning Like That?..., Bill Heavey
Should the Tent Be Burning Like That?..., Bill Heavey
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Should the Tent Be Burning Like That?
A Professional Amateur's Guide to the Outdoors

Author: Bill Heavey

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Unabridged: 9 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/05/2017

Synopsis

Maybe the best way to explain Bill Heavey's writing is to note that both Ted Nugent and the Wall Street Journal-two entities rarely seen in the same sentence-like it. For more than twenty years, Heavey has staked a claim as one of America's best sportsmen writers. In feature stories and his Field & Stream column A Sportsman's Life, he has taken readers across the country and beyond to experience his triumphs and failures as a suburban dad who happens to love hunting and fishing. This new collection gathers together a wide range of his best work-tales that are odes to the notion that enthusiasm is more important than skill and testaments to the enduring power of the natural world. Whether he's hunting mule deer in Montana, draining cash on an overpriced pistol, or ruminating on the joys and agonies of outdoor gear, Heavey always entertains and enlightens with honesty and wit.

About Bill Heavey

Bill Heavey is an editor-at-large for Field & Stream and the author of three previous books: You're Not Lost if You Can Still See the Truck, It's Only Slow Food Until You Try to Eat It, and If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Men's Journal, Outside, Washington Post, New York Times Magazine, and Los Angeles Times. He lives in Maryland.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Vic on April 26, 2025

Bill Heavey's "Should the Tent Be Burning Like That?" is a collection of Heavy columns for Field and Stream. In them Heavey recounts stories of particular outings he has taken part in and profiles a number of interesting characters he's encountered. Humor is a central element of many of these storie......more

Goodreads review by Nicole (TheBookWormDrinketh) on December 15, 2017

I know… out of all the books I give THIS book 5 out of 5?! Well, you’ll just have to read it for yourself to realise why. This book was everything; Funny, emotional, interesting, dramatic, and full of amazing characters! I know that being a book supposedly about outdoors stuff like hunting and fishi......more

Goodreads review by Dee on February 27, 2018

I haven’t been into humorous essays much as an adult, although I loved Erma Bombeck and similar writers as a kid. The closest I’ve come lately has been the series of books by Black authors I’m reading, and I’m checking those out more to find out how to be a better ally to them and their kids than I......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on January 03, 2018

I read an advanced release of this book via NetGalley edition. I enjoyed each individual column. Bill has a healthy take on hunting and fishing, and despite his self-admitted addiction to fishing tackle, he has a good perspective on what amounts to an alternate lifestyle in this day and age. I haven't......more

Goodreads review by Gilbert on August 22, 2018

I feel I should start by pointing out that I don’t hunt or fish and the closest I’ve ever come to guns is the .22 I shot in scout camp. I stumbled across this collection of essays while searching my library collection for a Patrick McManus book and decided to give it a try. Heavey offers an often hu......more

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