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John Riha

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Born

Oak Park, Ill.

Website

https://www.johnriha.com/

Genre

Humor, Historical Fiction, Outdoor

Influences

Cormac McCarthy
Ken Kesey
Bill Bryson
Annie Proulx

Member Since

June 2014

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/john0325

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I was born and raised in the Midwest. I traveled to the West several times and finally resolved to stay there, with the big mountains and clear rivers.

I'm married to a beautiful, funny woman I don’t deserve, and I'm father to two sons who certainly must have done something right in previous lives to deserve such a generous, understanding, and doting father.

I’ve always been into writing, nature, and some form of carpentry. I grew up with lake houses, summer places which, as a small boy, balanced my suburban life with a magical universe full of waves and seaweed and tadpoles and rowboats, and where everything that mattered existed.

Both my parental grandparents were carpenters, and I inherited the gene, and have always been fascinated by wood ...more

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John Riha’s books

Average rating: 4.18 · 129 ratings · 25 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Rookies in the Wild 3.96 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bounty Huntress 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Incident 395 4.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We'll Be Returning 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By John Riha Rookies in the Wild: Fear and Gloaming on the Pacific Crest Trail (1st First Edition) [Paperback] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Better Homes and Gardens: Home Offices: Your Guide to Planning and Furnishing (Better Homes & Gardens) by Better Homes and Gardens (1997-10-03) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Better Homes and Gardens March 2005 (Volume 83, No 3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kids' Parties 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SCRAPBOOKS ETC.- JANUARY 2009 (VOL.11, ISSUE 1) (SINGLE ISSUE)BETTER HOMES & GARDENS CREATIVE COLLECTION (VOL 11, ISSUE 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storage for Kids Stuff, a Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publication 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars