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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Calvin TrillinPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.254kg ISBN: 9781477325773ISBN 10: 1477325778 Pages: 196 Publication Date: 14 March 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction By Meat Alone The Dynasticks Mystery Money Bad Language Scouting Sleepers Confessions of a Speechwriter/And Especially to Pickens, S.C. Knowing Johnny Jenkins If the Boot Fits . . . New Cheerleaders Whose Mines Are They? Not Super-Outrageous Three Texans in Six Lines Making Adjustments Presidential Ups and Downs: Washington Pundits Take Their Analytical Skills to the Ranch The Life and Times of Joe Bob Briggs, So Far One Texan in Eight Lines Reformer Molly Ivins, R.I.P. CreditsReviews"Whatever the subject—whether ""high"" or ""low""—Trillin writes exquisitely. * Kirkus Reviews * [A] rare treat...There’s a lot to like here: larger-than-life tales of the book dealer Johnny Jenkins and Jekyll-and-Hyde movie critics John Bloom and Joe Bob Briggs, micro-histories about cheerleaders and ethnic identity in Crystal City, and a mysterious load of cash intercepted in Waco...What's not to love? * Texas Monthly *" Whatever the subject—whether ""high"" or ""low""—Trillin writes exquisitely. * Kirkus Reviews * [A] rare treat...There’s a lot to like here: larger-than-life tales of the book dealer Johnny Jenkins and Jekyll-and-Hyde movie critics John Bloom and Joe Bob Briggs, micro-histories about cheerleaders and ethnic identity in Crystal City, and a mysterious load of cash intercepted in Waco...What's not to love? * Texas Monthly * [A] rare treat...There's a lot to like here: larger-than-life tales of the book dealer Johnny Jenkins and Jekyll-and-Hyde movie critics John Bloom and Joe Bob Briggs, micro-histories about cheerleaders and ethnic identity in Crystal City, and a mysterious load of cash intercepted in Waco...What's not to love?-- Texas Monthly Whatever the subject--whether high or low --Trillin writes exquisitely.-- Kirkus Reviews Author InformationCALVIN TRILLIN has been a staff writer for the New Yorker since 1963. Since 1990, he has also been the Nation’s “deadline poet.” He is the author of twenty-seven books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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