The Big Garage on Clear Shot: Growing Up, Growing Old, and Going Fishing at the End of the Road by Tom Bodett

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Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:The colorful cast of characters in The End of the Road, Alaska. congregate around the coffeepot at the Big Garage to share wit and wisdom.

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ritaer 4,443 reviews

more tales from the end of the road, touching and funny

Jun 10, 2020

cameronl 63 reviews

More stories from The End of the Road, Alaska, collected from Mr. Bodett's radio program. Not deep with meaningful social commentary, just funny and touching stories about an odd collection of characters.

Oct 21, 2008