 Best Sellers | | Home Kinky Friedman's Guide to Texas Etiquette: Or How to Get to Heaven or Hell Without Going Through Dallas-Fort Worth | |
|  | |  | | | Kinky Friedman's Guide to Texas Etiquette: Or How to Get to Heaven or Hell Without Going Through Dallas-Fort Worth | | | | | SKU:
0925-WS1701-A03010-0066209889 | | In Stock | | Availability:
Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit! Kinky Friedman is back and at his outrageous best in this hilarious guide to the Lone Star State. With George W. Bush in the White House, Americans are taking a second look at the state made famous by the Alamo, the armadillo, Willie Nelson, and, well, Kinky Friedman. As the oldest living Jew in Texas who doesn't own any real estate, Kinky considers it his duty to educate Texans and non-Texans alike about the customs and habits of his native state. You'll never look at Texas the same way again after you encounter the real-life characters in Kinky Friedman's Guide to Texas Etiquette -- from hometown heroes and outlaws to rich Texas oilmen and country stars, Kinky provides an insider's view of his state's customs, history, and values.Kinky Friedman's Guide to Texas Etiquette is composed of provocative essays and profiles, from "Shoshone The Magic Pony" to "Willie Nelson: The Back Of The Bus." Take Kinky's quiz and find out: "Redneck, Good Old Boy, Or Oilman: What Kind Of Texan Are You?" Read this book and you will learn how to spot a Texan abroad, which famous Texans are not from Texas, how Texas got its Lone Star, and the history of Texans' favorite drink, Dr Pepper. Filled with hair-raising quotes from Texas politicians, Ace Reid cartoons, strange Texas laws, and final meal requests by Texas death row inmates, this good-spirited book will be loved by both native Texans and the rest of us poor devils. | | | |
List Price:
| $22.95 | |
Our Price:
| $6.92 | |
You Save:
| $16.03 (70%)
|
| | |
|
| | Product Details | | Author: | Kinky Friedman | | Hardcover: | 208 pages | | Publisher: | William Morrow | | Publication Date: | September 18, 2001 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0066209889 | | Package Length: | 8.3 inches | | Package Width: | 5.8 inches | | Package Height: | 0.9 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 16 reviews |
| |
| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 16 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Hilarious, especially for Texans Dec 13, 2006
By K. Brantingham
I disagree with the reviewer who stated that Texans would not find this book amusing. I am a Texan and I find This book to be absolutely fantastic, hilarious, and honest. Kinky is not disrespecting people from the lonestar state, just having a laugh. He is proud of Texas and this book shows that in addition to making fun of things we make fun of all the time! Texans, you need this book- you'll understand it perfectly. Non-Texans, you need it as well, I promise that you will laugh.
12 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 A different Kinky twist Oct 24, 2001
By Max Swafford
Kinky's "Guide..." is a bit of a twist for the author, speaking as someone who has read virtually everything he's ever written. I have to say, it's clever, features some very unusual pieces for the author, and as always, will have you laughing out every orafice.
13 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Like a "Best Of" Album Sep 10, 2002
As a devoted fan of Kinky Friedman, I've got all his books and even listened to some of his music. Of course I loved this book. It's full of the little gems that make you laugh out loud - and cause other people on the plane to look at you funny. What I noticed (because I've read all of his books several times) is that this book is like a "Greatest Hits" album, in that it is mainly composed of the good snippits from his books. That is not to say I didn't think it was great; I bought it for the same reason you buy "Best Of" albums when you've got all the songs already because you own all of the band's albums: all the good stuff is in one place! Keep 'em coming, Kinkster!
9 of 12 found the following review helpful:
A Hoot Without Much Couth Dec 30, 2002
By R. Platten
"rsvpdock"
Kinky is at his irreverent best here in a scrap book style book that generally talks about Texas, but wanders onto other topics without any particular reason. If you can't laugh at this book you can't laugh at all.
9 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 lazy, partially plagiarized, but fun Sep 21, 2001
By Esther Rabinowitz
This is a collection of Kinky's humor pieces, essays and profiles that could conceivably be called journalism, written for various magazines over the last decade. Some are terrific, some are just so-so, and rather unforgivably, some are stolen directly from those unattributed emails that get passed around the net. If you've had an email account for at least six weeks, you'll recognize the ones I mean. And frankly, that's just tacky. But if you're looking for something light to read at the airport, you could do worse.
See all 16 customer reviews on Amazon.com
| |
| |
| |  | |  |
|
Recently Viewed | You may also like ... |
