Writing with his characteristic hometown wit and wisdom, Roger Welsch delves into the world where flannel and fishing meet gourmet cooking. Peppered with recipes throughout, the book includes info about manly food of every kind--mostly prepared in huge firepits, car-sized barbecue grills, and custom-built smokehouses. It is the perfect laugh-out-loud treat for all who are ready to get in touch with their inner gourmand.

Outhouses contains the history of and musings about that most fundamental of structures, the outhouse, as presented by Roger Welsh, the Will Rogers of tractors and other things farm-related. In Outhouses you will learn the best place to locate your outhouse, which will preferably be down hill and down wind from your house. As we all know, some things in life roll down hill. About the Author:Roger Welsch is a well-known humorist and columnist. For years he was a regular guest on CBS's Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt. He is the best-selling author of Old Tractors and The Men Who Love Them (0-7603-0129-8), Busted Tractors and Rusty Knuckles (0-7603-0301-0), Love, Sex and Tractors (0-7603-0868-3) and Everything I Know about Women I Learned from My Tractor (0-7603-1149-8). Welsch resides in Dennebrog, Nebraska, with his wife, Linda.

Roger delves into the most mysterious aspect of life as a tractor nut-the fine art of maintaining a healthy relationship with your spouse and family. In addition to shop techniques, the mystical aspect of tractor-buying road trips and how to solve tricky tractor troubles with a case of Old Milwaukeee.

"If you ask men if they spend any time hiding, they usually look at you as if you're nuts. 'What, me hide?' But if you ask women whether men hide, they immediately know what you mean."—from Where Men Hide Where Men Hide is a spirited tour of the dark and often dirty places men go to find comfort, camaraderie, relaxation, and escape. Ken Ross's striking photographs and James Twitchell's lively analysis trace the evolution of these virtual caves, and question why they are rapidly disappearing. Ross documents both traditional and contemporary male haunts, such as bars, barbershops, lodges, pool halls, strip clubs, garages, deer camps, megachurches, the basement Barcalounger, and Twitchell examines their provenance, purpose, and appeal. He finds that for centuries men have met with each other in underground lairs and clubhouses to conduct business or, in the case of strip clubs and the modern rec room, to bond and indulge in shady entertainments. In these secret dens, certain rules are abandoned while others are obeyed. However, Twitchell sees this less as exclusionary behavior and more as the result of social anxiety: when women want to get together, they just do it; when men get together, it's a production. Drawing on literary, historical, and pop cultural sources, Twitchell connects the places men hide with figures like Hemingway and Huck Finn, Frederick Jackson Turner's theory of the American frontier, and the mythological interpretations of Joseph Campbell and Robert Bly. Instead of blaming the disappearance of the man-cave solely on feminism, simple fair play, or the demands of Title IX, Twitchell believes this evaporation is due as well to the rise of solitary pursuits such as driving, watching television, and playing videogames. By blending together anecdote, research, and keen observation, Ross and Twitchell bring this little-discussed and controversial phenomenon to light.

Best-selling author and humorist Roger Welsch comes through again as he delivers his outrageous anecdotes from the farm fields of Nebraska. Jam-packed with Rog's creative techniques for picking up babes, buying suitable gifts for anniversaries, first dates, and more! Roger digs deep into his own down-home experiences to deliver his comic and witty take on love, sex, romance, and marriage as he guides more innocent generations down the same road to success that he enjoys in his own relationships. This humorous guide examines everything from evading capture and the old catch-and-release tactic, to the dreaded blind date. This "ultimate contribution to mankind" reveals the coveted trade secrets Roger Welsch holds dear and deserves prominent placement on the bookshelf of every self-respecting male.