| Fixin' to Be Texan Contributor(s): Bryant, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556226489 ISBN-13: 9781556226489 Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: You don't just move here and immediately become a Texan; it takes training. This delightfully witty book takes you through the process of understanding our conversation, why and how we dress the way we do, why pickups are a fact of life, and how you can acquire the necessary big hair. "Fixin' to Be Texan" pokes gentle fun at the Texas mystique. Residents of the state will get a big kick out of Bryant's clever way of identifying our predominant characteristics. Newcomers will use it as a tool for understanding the wonderful and sometimes incomprehensible behavior of our fine native population. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor |
| Dewey: 976.4 |
| LCCN: 98037934 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.45" W x 8.42" (0.75 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Gulf Coast - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: You don't just move here and immediately become a Texan; it takes training. This delightfully witty book takes you through the process of understanding our conversation, why and how we dress the way we do, why pickups are a fact of life, and how you can acquire the necessary big hair. Fixin' to Be Texan pokes gentle fun at the Texas mystique. Residents of the state will get a big kick out of Bryant's clever way of identifying our predominant characteristics. Newcomers will use it as a tool for understanding the wonderful and sometimes incomprehensible behavior of our fine native population. |