Here is a delightful gift book for the Texans, former Texans, even non-
Texans on your list. It's not a travel guide and not exactly a Texas
brags book. Rather, it's a celebration of 100 subtle and not-so- subtle,
serious and not-so-serious things that make Texas the special place
that it is.
This entertaining and inexpensive little book consists of one thought
per page, such as:
-When you tell someone from another state or country that you're
from Texas, it invariably causes a reaction. Sometimes positive.
-We don't talk funny. Everybody else does.
-If Texas isn't the biggest or best in whatever field or activity, we can
sure make it sound like it is.
-You can tell a place that serves great chicken fried steaks by the
number of pickups parked outside.
-Texas was once an independent nation, and most of the time we
act like it still is.
-Statistically, we are an urban state. In spirit, we aren't.
-If you run out of anything else to talk about, there's always the
weather.
Compiled by State House Press Managing Editor Glenn Dromgoole,
100 Great Things about Texas is intended as an impulse buy or stocking
stuffer at book stores, gift shops, and souvenir outlets.
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GLENN DROMGOOLE, is managing editor of McWhiney/State House
Press and reviews Texas books for eight daily newspapers.
What people are saying about this book
". . . sure to spark the interest of native and non-native Texans
alike."—Review of Texas Books
"If more than ten minutes are required to get through this little book,
the reader is stopping to chuckle a great deal."—East Texas Historical
Journal
". . . a great little gift book."—Round-up Magazine
". . . a small book perfect for those 'one-more-gift' gifts. . . . It's just
$6.95, which is another great thing about Texas."—Kerrville Daily Times
"This is one of those little stocking-stuffer books that's simply a fun
read. It's 100 pages of trivia and color about this vast and wonderful
place we call Texas."—Bryan-College Station Eagle
"I'm planning to pick up some of them to use as stocking stuffers.
They're just the right size (and price) and will be a fun addition to the
loot for my grown children and grandchildren."—Brazosport Facts
"A light-hearted, gung-ho, unabashedly pro-Texas little book, ideal as
a welcome gift for Texas visitors or a souvenir for tourists."—Midwest
Book Review
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