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Sequel to the author’s new book, The Waters Between Us (Lyons, March, 2021), about growing up loving the woods and fields and streams of his native Massachusetts and wanting since boyhood to live like a mountain man in the woods. Having acquired a forest cabin in the course of the first book, There’s a Porcupine in my Outhouse details his further adventures hunting and fishing far from other humans. PRAISE FOR THERE’S A PORCUPINE IN MY OUTHOUSE “This is the way natural history should be taught—by a good storyteller with a sense of humor.” —Audubon Magazine “Tougias recounts his experiences with candor and humor. He blends the adventures of Lewis and Clark with the vision of John Muir.” —Cape Cod Times “A very funny memoir. Tougias learned from his cabin experience and today he is one of New England’s leading nature writers.” —Book Views “This is an honest book that asks us to admit our ignorance of much of the natural process and our fears of all those unknown things that ‘go bump in the night’ when we visit friends in the country. Tougias tempers each small disaster with good humor and a growing love for a world that he at first finds completely foreign, but which he ultimately realizes he cannot part with.” —Bill Eddy, author of The Other Side of the World Here are Michael Tougias’ adventures at a tiny A-frame cabin in Northern Vermont where he learns that nature has a way of becoming our instructor. This funny, honest, and personal account is the perfect book for anyone who loves the outdoors and loves to laugh.

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Praise for Books by Michael J. Tougias The Waters Between Us Along with his father's love, the other constant in the boy's life--and the thing Mr. Tougias credits with saving him from more serious trouble--is his love of the outdoors, a dynamo of fascination and adventure, a place that draws him back endlessly. Always in the background is his father, who leaves the house before anyone else is awake and labors physically for 50 or 60 hours a week, coming home too exhausted to attend his son's games. Michael knows his father loves him but isn't sure the man likes him, which is what he craves. As anyone who has played a part in this ancient drama knows, there's no single moment of reconciliation. It comes with time, incrementally. And it's not the father who changes. --The Wall Street Journal There is a bombshell in the last fifth of The Waters Between Us.-- Tiziana Dearing, Host of NPR's Radio Boston The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue (co-authored with Casey Sherman) A blockbuster account of tragedy at sea...gives a 'you-are-there' feel. --The Providence Journal A gripping read! --James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers Overboard! A True Bluewater Odyssey of Disaster and Survival A heart-pounding account of the storm that tore apart a forty-five-foot sailboat. Author Michael Tougias is the master of the weather-related disaster book. --The Boston Globe Overboard is a beautiful story deserving of a good cry. --Gatehouse News Service Tougias has a knack for weaving thoroughly absorbing stories - adventure fans need this one! --Booklist Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea A passionately recounted peril-at-sea adventure...described with excruciating intensity. A blustery seafarer's delight, rendered with gusto. --Kirkus Reviews Tougias spins a marvelous and terrifying yarn....this is a breathtaking book. --Los Angeles Times Tougias's terrifying tale will stun you...leaving you breathless, exhilarated, and finally amazed. --The Providence Journal Ernie Hazard's experiences, as related by Tougias, deserve a place as a classic of sea survival history. --The Boston Globe Tougias spins a dramatic saga. . . . (He) has written eighteen books and this is among his most gripping. --National Geographic Adventure Magazine Ten Hours Until Dawn The best story of peril at sea since Sebastian Junger's Perfect Storm. Superb! --Booklist What a story! Tougias' research and writing make the reader feel as if they are onboard the Can Do during the Blizzard of '78. --Governor Michael Dukakis An incredible tale of heroism and sacrifice. --Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award Winner Selected as an American Library Association as an Editor's Choice and Top Book of the Year Ten Hours audio book won Audiofiles Earphones Award. A Storm Too Soon By depicting the event from the perspective of both the rescued and the rescuers and focusing only on key moments and details, Tougias creates a suspenseful, tautly rendered story that leaves readers breathless but well-satisfied. Heart-pounding action for the avid armchair adventurer. --Kirkus Reviews The riveting, meticulously researched A Storm Too Soon tells the true-life tale of an incredible rescue --New York Post Tougias deftly switches from heart-pounding details of the rescue to the personal stories of the boat's crew and those of the rescue team. The result is a well-researched and suspenseful read. --Publishers Weekly Already a maven of maritime books with Overboard! and Fatal Forecast, Tougias cinches that title here. Working in the present tense Tougias lets the story tell itself, and what a story! Any one reading (A Storm Too Soon) will laud Tougias' success. --Providence Journal Rescue of the Bounty Tougias and Campbell superbly re-create the disastrous voyage, providing just the right amount of detail to bring every character involved in this dramatic tale to life, from Bounty captain Robin Walbridge and his shipmates to the brave coast guard rescue swimmers. A thrilling and perfectly paced book, Rescue of the Bounty is filled with good intentions but bad decisions, tall-ship history and current usage, and the roar and taste of the storm-whipped ocean. --Booklist Riveting....breathtaking....Tougias and Campbell build tension slowly and methodically...a sound strategy that pays off when they reach the storm itself. Then, the book becomes a white-knuckled, tragic adventure experienced by recognizable and sympathetic figures. --Richmond Times-Dispatch A book that succeeds both as a high-seas adventure and as a psychological portrait of Bounty's ill-fated captain, Robin Walbridge....a gripping account. --The Day A taut recounting of a needless maritime tragedy. --Kirkus Reviews Tougias and Campbell's well researched and very personal effort details the doubts and questions as the ship gets underway, takes you aboard as the exhausted crew struggled to keep it afloat, then into the raging sea as the soggy survivors feverishly clambered into the bouncing rafts, and onto the tossing aircraft as the Coast Guard hoisted the sailors from the maelstrom below. --Florida Times-Union Into the Blizzard ( Adaptation for Middle Readers, to be released Dec 22 2019) ***A Scholastic Selection ***A Junior Literary Guild Selection Readers who love disaster tales--and want to feel like they're experiencing them firsthand--will find this a compelling, well-sourced read. -- BookList This young readers' adaptation of Ten Hours Until Dawn (2005) reads like a thriller, suspenseful and ultimately tragic, effectively capturing the desperate situations of the three Coast Guard boats that were dispatched to aid a supposedly sinking tanker (it wasn't) and that of the spirited crew of the Can Do. The tale concludes with an epilogue that briefly chronicles the lives since 1978 of some of those involved, even delivering one final gut punch. Characters depicted in the archival black-and-white photos are all white. Riveting. ---Kirkus The Finest Hours (Adaptation for Middle Readers) was chosen as a Junior Library Guild Selection, a Scholastic Selection, an Amazon Best Book of the Month, and a Children's Book Council Selection. The middle reader version of The Finest Hours landed at #3 on the NY Times Children's Bestseller List, and over 65,000 copies have been sold. A nominee for Idaho Kids Vote Book Award, an Amazon Best Book of the Month, and many more selections. Nail-biting and invigorating. - Booklist A Storm Too Soon(Adaptation for Middle Readers) was also a Junior Library Guild Selection, a Barnes & Noble Top Pick for Kids and a Scholastic Selection. Also a National Council of Social Studies Notable Book, a selection from TX Library Association Topaz List, and Finalist For Cybil's Litarary Award. Kirkus praised the book, saying Tougias' urgent present tense narration places readers in the action with smoothly woven detours adding fascinating details. A sure-fire hit with young readers. Voya review enthused, Tougias provides crisp, clean prose for his young readers. As the storm surges so does the author's prose. *An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book *A Junior Library Guild Selection *A Cybil's Children and Young Adult Literary Award Finalist *A Texas Topaz List Selection *A Scholastic Selection *Amazon Prime Book Box Selection and Amazon Editor Selection This true story reads like a thriller -- Booklist Above & Beyond The authors eloquently convey the difficulties and tensions involved in these U-2 flights, dramatically magnified during the crisis, when miscalculations could instigate a disastrous response by either side. This superbly written, tense, and sometimes sad account views the Cuban Missile Crisis from an unusual and telling perspective. Booklist (Starred review!) The authors have assembled a page-turning narrative ....Thinking of what a lesser commander in chief might have done, readers will shudder. An edifying history that, given America's current global diplomatic stance, it is also timely and hopefully instructive to those faced with similarly dire circumstances. Kirkus The tick-toch narrative reanimates the drama. Above & Beyond documents the courage and skill of the U-2 pilots, one of whom was shot down over Cuba. Wall Street Journal A novelistic approach that involves dramatically recreated scenes and interweaving story lines....The focus on two lesser-known figures gives the book an added dimension beyond other Cuban Missile Crisis histories..... [Above & Beyond] hums when describing the strategic maneuvering in Washington. The authors will leave readers with a greater appreciation of the work required to combat the 'miscalculations, incorrect interpretations, and breakdowns in command and control that could lead to war'. --Publishers Weekly A you-are-there retelling of the Cold War's scariest hours. Military Times Sherman and Tougias (coauthors, The Finest Hours) present an absorbing account of heroic U-2 pilots Rudolph Anderson (1927-63) and Charles Maultsby (1926-98) and their harrowing missions.. The most fascinating chapters describe Anderson and Maultsby's lives, training, and assignments, especially Maultsby's catastrophic flight over the Arctic Circle that drifted into Soviet Union air space. VERDICT Fascinating for general and informed audiences. - Library Journal So Close to Home Through their meticulously research, Tougias and O'Leary take you where few historians dare, into the dark sea where an American family is floundering to stay alive, and onto the steel-planked deck of the German U-boat that put them there. This is priceless history, a fresh story in a modern era, and two-hundred fast-paced pages of 'you-are-there.' --Adam Makos, New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Call They don't come any better than Michael J. Tougias. His latest - So Close to Home - is a truly gripping, deeply affecting saga of undersea warfare and an extraordinary American family caught in the crosshairs of history. ---Alex Kershaw, New York Times best-selling author of The Longest Winter and The Few A Must-Read, told from multiple points of view about how WWII got a lot closer than most people think. - NY Post Tougias' books dot the NY Times bestseller list and now he has a dramatic new narrative. --Worcester Telegram Tougias knows how to tell a story, especially real life stories of survival. -Gail McCarthy, Gloucester Daily Times Tougias and O'Leary impressively render the early period of U.S involvement in WWII. The Downs Family... survival defied the odds. - Publishers Weekly Compelling action and vivid character portrayals... -- Metro West Daily News A unique perspective on the almost forgotten threat of Nazi Uboats in American waters. -Military.com A gripping read... -Herald Dispatch This amazing story of Uboats will air on BBC World Service and heard around the world as it deserves. - Daniel Gross, BBC A gripping tale of family fortitude in the face of disaster. And the German side of the story is told in a manner sympathetic to commanders and crews who suffered in service of their country' flawed cause. --- AuthorLink A solid perspective of hardships endured by ordinary people--Library Journal An amazing and inspiring story of a family who survived against all odds. - National Examiner

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Michael Tougias is a writer who was born in Longmeadow, Massachusetts in 1955. He writes about maritime, travel, and adventure topics. He is a N.Y. Times Bestselling author of 25 books. An avid fisherman, Tougias became a self-syndicated outdoors writer in 1990. At the time he was also managing a division of a major insurance company. He published the first of his books in 1998. He travels to more than 100 small and large speaking engagements a year to discuss his books and other topics, including ""Survival Stories,"" lessons learned from those who were shipwrecked. U.S. Coast Guardsmen and sailors are frequent audiences; Tougias' last six books have been accounts of historic sea rescues by the Coast Guard, often in the Gulf Stream. His book The Finest Hours: The True Story Behind the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Rescue (2009), co-authored with Casey Sherman, was adapted as a Disney film by the same name, released in 2016. Tougias is a frequent guest on NPR programs, The Weather Channel, Fox & Friends, 20/20, and national talk shows. He lives in Mendon, MA and Hobe Sound, FL.

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