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How to Build a Tin Canoe by Robb White

How To Build a Tin Canoe

· Attributes:

An embellished autobiography of the oldest professional boat builder in Georgia.

· Disclaimer:

None of these stories is true... not a single word. If you think you recognize yourself in any of these fictitious characters I talk so bad about, that's just your own paranoia. There is no point in suing me anyway. Because of the nature of the boatbuilding business, I don't own anything at all, and if you decide to take it out on my ass, just remember, you got to bring some to get some.

This book does not fit into any writing style. It is peculiar.

· Appeal Factors:

It must appeal to a certain peculiar set of readers because, despite a few promotional difficulties, it is selling right along. I don't think it is going to shove Harry Potter off his Stone, though.

· Suggested Reading:

· The Lion's Paw by my father, also Robb White.
· Momma Makes up Her Mind by my baby sister Bailey White.
· The remarkable little magazine, "Messing About in Boats" which has at least one of my stories in every issue... twice a month.
· The magazine, "Maine Boats & Harbors" in which, due to some inexplicable aberration I am a "contributing editor."
· " WoodenBoat Magazine" for which I am a regular contributor and the only Southern elderly poster child... see WB #160.

· What’s next, what can your readers look forward to in the future?

My agent is sitting on four more books waiting for the contract which gives Hyperion first refusal on new work to expire in May. They are (in order of submission): a book of animal stories, as yet untitled... a novel Flight of the Stone about the theft of an old historic schooner by a bunch of old men... a book of Christmas stories... and Sleeping with The Amazon... how an old man got a book published and ruined his life." Of course publishers seem to take liberties with titles. My title for the tin canoe book was Floating like a Zephyr. Oh, well. I think I'll go to the coast.

Bibliographic citation:

· Author: Robb White
· Title: How to Build a Tin Canoe
· Publisher: Hyperion
· Date: May 1, 2003
· ISBN 1-4013-0027-8
· U.S. $23.95, Canada $34.95
· 228 pages

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