Growing Up, Growing Old and Going Fishing at the End of the Road
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Growing Up, Growing Old and Going Fishing at the End of the Road Audible Audiobook – Abridged

Tom Bodett (Author, Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
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A collection of short stories from The Big Garage on Clear Shot chronicles the offbeat lives of the colorful inhabitants of The End of the Road, a small town in Alaska.
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  1. Listening Length
    2 hours and 11 minutes
  2. Author
    Tom Bodett
  3. Narrator
    Tom Bodett
  4. Audible release date
    October 6, 2009
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Random House Audio
  7. ASIN
    B002RSRPNI
  8. Version
    Abridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 2 hours and 11 minutes
Author Tom Bodett
Narrator Tom Bodett
Audible.com Release Date October 06, 2009
Publisher Random House Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Abridged
Language English
ASIN B002RSRPNI
Best Sellers Rank #179,297 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#896 in Literature Anthologies
#1,966 in Humorous Fiction & Satire
#7,027 in Humorous Fiction

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B. Swortwood
5.0 out of 5 stars It is storyteller Tom Bodett, folks! Bring him on loooong trips.
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2021
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While I'd prefer CD format, I was able to get this into e digital format I can load into my wifes car. Tom Bodett is classic, and is the ideal material for interstate drives, or even background while doing bills or yardwork or hanging out with the family. I repeat -- get any and all Tom Bodett you can get your hands on. The stories are funny, entertaining, and all intermesh.
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Coffey
5.0 out of 5 stars Love It!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2017
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Another great Tom Bodett book. Tom narrates as well as he writes, very good. Great short stories.
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Betty Burks
4.0 out of 5 stars Fishing Is Companionship Not a Sport.
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2007
In his book, 'Rock Elephant,' Sam Venable quotes Henry David Thoreau, "many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after." Thus is life. In 1982, my brother spent time with his troubled grandson "going fishing." Though Ralph was uneducated in books, he was a master at endurance and perserverance in the ongoing education at the school of hard knocks. Life is hard for some no matter what they do.

Fishing is all about love and companionship, even a long-lasting friendship of sort as shown in Sam's book. I went fishing exactly once that I can remember. I could not sit still nor be quiet as a young girl; the end of fishing for me. But many people (men and women) get great enjoyment from going out in a boat on the Tennessee River (at Clifton and in Knoxville) and spend hours just lazing and getting Vitamin from the sun. In 'Suttree,' the protaganost was a fisherman who lived the night life on the river as Tammy's paw did in the movie, living on a riverboat. I know someone who spent a year on a boat in Alaska. Now, with those long cold nights and below zero temperatures, fishing is on the ice and not the open waters. Soon, though, with the global warming, the fish will be jumping in the boats to get out of the hot water.

One young man in Pulaski would go fishing with his dad in hip-high boots. They would just grab a fish without a rod and reel or fish hooks (those dangerous things which can cause a lot of pain if you mistakenly let it slip and get caught in your hand) and I could not believe they'd call that fishing. The carp (enormous things) are near the Volunteer Landing and want to be fed. My favorite food has always been fish since the young days when we'd go to the town square every Saturday and eat fish at a diner. In Alabama, I learned to love the taste of catfish when I was able to go on Fridays to eat all you can for one price and even take some home. Too bad all the country does not have such specials.

Fishing is more than a pastime; it is a way of life for those who make a business out of selling what they catch. In the Northeast, there are trawling boats out in the ocean who bring home the bacon (no--fish).
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Debra Frey
5.0 out of 5 stars It is funny, clean
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2016
This is an older book that we used to listen to in the car with our kids on road trips. It is funny, clean, dry humor that our whole family loved (2 boys 2 girls). I borrowed the cassettes from the library back then, I am happy to have my own copy now to enjoy and share whenever I want. The character sketches are so funny that it makes you sure you must have these people somewhere and the stories leave you feeling good about life in general!
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