The Sporting Club.

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1979. Paperback First Edition Thus (1979), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by the lack of subsequent Penguin printings noted, in accordance with Penguin Books' customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition Thus (1979), not directly stated, but First Printing indicated by the lack of subsequent Penguin printings noted, in accordance with Penguin Books' customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good to Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: very light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers; some very faint stress creases to the panels; the orange-toned backstrip is slightly sunned, rendering the white titles thereon less bright and legible than originally; the text pages have tanned lightly, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; text is clean. Free of creases to the back-strip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.2 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches). 220 pages. Language: English. Weight: 4.3 ounces. The hardcover first edition was published by Farrar Straus in 1968. Mass Market Paperback. McGuane's early novels were noted for a comic appreciation for the irrational core of many human endeavors, multiple takes on the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s. His later writing reflected an increasing devotion to family relationships and relationships with the natural world in the changing American West, primarily Montana, where he has made his home since 1968, and where his last five novels and many of his essays are set. The Sporting Club plays out the alpha male/other guy dynamic in a really fresh funny way. Its the story of two grown young men of privilege, reunited at the sporting club in Michigan that they played and hunted at as kids. Stanton, the tough guy with the cojones collides with Quinn, the sensitive brooder. They start with pranks on each other and their peers and eventually get to sabotage and guerrilla warfare. Absolutely hilarious. Think Caddyshack meets Fight Club. The writing is superb. Crisp prose, fully fleshed characters and imagery. Mcguane has quite the vocabulary. Smart without self-indulgence. Great book. A page turner, tons o' fun.