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Book Synopsis Laughter in Appalachia by : Loyal Jones
Download or read book Laughter in Appalachia written by Loyal Jones and published by August House Publishers. This book was released on 1986 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is certainly true that the more optimistic gospel of the Methodists and others permeated the regions of the South, and many of us have tried to get the hang of perfectionism. We believe in God. We try to believe in goodness, in perfectability, but underneath is the fear that we are going it alone in the world and getting euchred--flawed, unreliable and absurd, pretending that we are worthy and in control. Yet we know that our dignity is a too-small hat in the winds of truth. All people know this, but here in this region we keep it uppermost in minds so that the only reasonable thing to do about it is to LAUGH--at ourselves and at others who pretend, against odds, that all is well with the human enterprise.
Book Synopsis More Laughter in Appalachia by : Loyal Jones
Download or read book More Laughter in Appalachia written by Loyal Jones and published by august house. This book was released on 2005-12-13 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Packed with humorous jokes, anecdotes, poems, riddles, and songs ... this collection is thick with artifacts of Southern wit."--Back cover.
Book Synopsis Curing the Cross-eyed Mule by : Loyal Jones
Download or read book Curing the Cross-eyed Mule written by Loyal Jones and published by august house. This book was released on 1989 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of jokes and stories from Appalachia dealing with such topics as animals, city folks, politicians, religion, and old age.
Book Synopsis Laughter in Appalachia by : Loyal Jones
Download or read book Laughter in Appalachia written by Loyal Jones and published by Ivy Books. This book was released on 1988-06-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathers humorous anecdotes from the Appalachians about religion, doctors, lawyers, school, politics, farming, and alcohol
Book Synopsis Mountain Preacher Stories by : Ben C. Fisher
Download or read book Mountain Preacher Stories written by Ben C. Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Appalachian Folk Tales by : Jim Marsh
Download or read book Appalachian Folk Tales written by Jim Marsh and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folk Tales delighted and instructed children five hundred years ago. We believe that they can still delight and inform the children of today.
Download or read book Hometown Humor written by Loyal Jones and published by august house. This book was released on 2006-01-26 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are 300 jokes and stories heard on porch swings, in barber shops, corner cafes, and beauty parlors, told by famous and common alike, with chapters on marriage, aging, work, education, politics, and sports. Celebrities, everyday folks, and students of the Clinton County Elementary School in Clinton County, Kentucky serve up a feast of jokes and stories from oral traditions.
Download or read book The Monster Stick written by Paul Lepp and published by august house. This book was released on 2006-01-10 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of tall tales by Paul and Bil Lepp, two repeat winners of the West Virginia State Liars Contest.
Book Synopsis Appalachian Reckoning by : Anthony Harkins
Download or read book Appalachian Reckoning written by Anthony Harkins and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hillbilly elegy, J.D. Vance described how his family moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan while navigating the collective demons of the past. The book has come to define Appalachia for much of the nation. This collection of essays is a retort, at turns rigorous, critical, angry, and hopeful, to the long shadow cast over the region and its imagining. But it also moves beyond Vance's book to allow Appalachians to tell their own diverse and complex stories of a place that is at once culturally rich and economically distressed, unique and typically American. -- adapted from back cover
Book Synopsis The Comfort Zone by : Kenneth a Luikart
Download or read book The Comfort Zone written by Kenneth a Luikart and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2017-01-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Comfort Zone: Growing Up in Appalachia by Kenneth A. Luikart is a nonfiction humorous memoir that tells the story of the author's childhood and young adulthood growing up in the Appalachian Mountains. This collection of stories is filled with humor and comedy, from stories of hunting and fishing in wild Appalachia, to tales of building forts and treehouses with brothers and friends. Playful childhood memories and imagination is clear on every page. The Comfort Zone will keep readers rolling on the floor laughing. The stories create a feeling of nostalgia and longing for simpler times of growing up in 1950s and 1960s America. Readers will also be immersed in the landscape and beauty of Appalachia, giving outsiders a picture of life, culture, and nature in the Appalachian Mountains. Autobiography; memoir; nonfiction; humor; hillbilly; redneck; Virginia; Appalachia; Appalachian Mountains; funny memoirs; coming of age.
Book Synopsis Helen Matthews Lewis by : Helen Matthews Lewis
Download or read book Helen Matthews Lewis written by Helen Matthews Lewis and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often referred to as the leader of inspiration in Appalachian studies, Helen Matthews Lewis linked scholarship with activism and encouraged deeper analysis of the region. Lewis shaped the field of Appalachian studies by emphasizing community participation and challenging traditional perceptions of the region and its people. Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice in Appalachia, a collection of Lewis's writings and memories that document her life and work, begins in 1943 with her job on the yearbook staff at Georgia State College for Women with Mary Flannery O'Connor. Editors Patricia D. Beaver and Judith Jennings highlight the achievements of Lewis's extensive career, examining her role as a teacher and activist at Clinch Valley College (now University of Virginia at Wise) and East Tennessee State University in the 1960s, as well as her work with Appalshop and the Highland Center. Helen Matthews Lewis connects Lewis's works to wider social movements by examining the history of progressive activism in Appalachia. The book provides unique insight into the development of regional studies and the life of a dynamic revolutionary, delivering a captivating and personal narrative of one woman's mission of activism and social justice.
Book Synopsis Appalachian Rose by : Sharon Rose McCormick
Download or read book Appalachian Rose written by Sharon Rose McCormick and published by . This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a mostly humorous look at life in traditional rural Appalachia. It is based on true stories either in her lifetime or those handed down in the oral tradition of the culture. It is a collection of short stories, vignettes, and poetry. It is a testament to the tenacity and heart of these hearty people.
Book Synopsis Appalachian Young'un Shenanigans by : Donald L. Turpin
Download or read book Appalachian Young'un Shenanigans written by Donald L. Turpin and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of short reads is very possibly the most complete accumulation of authentic examples of humorous childhood experiences in education, dialect, religion, customs, health, witchcraft, superstitions, recreation, and survival in Appalachia during the World War II era ever written.
Book Synopsis Proverbs and Sayings from the Southern Appalachian Mountains by : Dorothy Kickasola
Download or read book Proverbs and Sayings from the Southern Appalachian Mountains written by Dorothy Kickasola and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interesting and often amusing collection of over 850 sayings and proverbs from the Southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States. Explanations include references to a bygone lifestyle and to the history of sayings that settlers brought with them from the British Isles. If you've ever wondered where phrases like these came from, this is the book for you: "It's raining cats and dogs," "As poor as a church mouse," "Letting the cat out of the bag," "Spilling the beans," "Saved by the bell," "Kicked the bucket," "Pulling the wool over someone's eyes," "A pig in a poke," "Knock on wood," "Between a rock and a hard place," "Not enough room to swing a cat," "Beyond the pale," "Son of a gun," "Getting someone's goat," "The whole ball of wax," "Saving face," "Get it by hook or crook," "Reading the riot act," and many, many more.
Book Synopsis Laughter in Appalachia by : Loyal Jones
Download or read book Laughter in Appalachia written by Loyal Jones and published by august house. This book was released on 1986 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A DELIGHTFUL COLLECTION OF YARNS TOLD SIMPLY AND ELOQUENTLY BY MOUNTAIN FOLKS FOR WHOM HUMOR IS A WAY OF LIFE.
Download or read book Real Country written by Leslie Brunetsky and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two middle-aged women, Leslie and Hope, traded their familiar urban environment outside Washington, DC for a log cabin in the heart of southern Appalachia. Part One of Real Country describes their growing disenchantment with urban life and the progression of incidents that set them searching for their inner Heidis. The second part of Real Country consists of 50 humorous letters recounting their adventures and misadventures as they tried to fit in among the mountain people. They will tickle your funny bone as you share their experiences involving communication, food, religion, politics and a variety of local customs. People considering a similar lifestyle change will gain insight into the challenges of becoming a foreigner in this rural part of the U.S., and an understanding of the need for a strong sense of humor while they work toward acceptance by the mountain people. Leslie Brunetsky's 'Real Country' is a hilarious expose of how ignorant we urban dwellers are when we head for green acres. Fresh from the politically charged environment of the nation's capital, Brunetsky and her partner discover everything they never wanted to know about surviving in Appalachia. 'Real Country' is a must for everyone who has yearned for the simple life, an unforgettable account of the transformation from corporate warrior to storyteller. ., .a delightful true story of two city gals making the transition into a rural mountain community. Well written, charming, humorous, and will keep the reader enthralled with their day-to-day adventures. Leslie Brunetsky's account of life in southern Appalachia is a delightful read. Warm, hilarious and insightful, it gives you a great sense of what it is likefor a transplanted New Jerseyite to acclimate to a very different culture. Each letter left me wanting more. As a stand-up comedian in New York City, I appreciate a good laugh. I found myself laughing out loud at Brunetsky's sidesplitting stories about her move from DC to the boonies. My previous impression of Appalachia changed from 'Dueling Banjos' and 'Deliverance' to a new appreciation for this unique slice of America. Put down your iPod and pull out your banjo; it's time for a rollicking good ride into the North Carolina backwoods with former city slicker turned storyteller, Leslie Brunetsky, as your guide. Her tales of transition from city life to a log cabin in the heart of Appalachia will make you grin from ear to ear. If you've ever thought about giving up your stressful city existence for the bucolic mountain life, you'll enjoy Leslie Brunetsky's stories in her delightful book, 'Real Country.' While you'll likely decide to keep your city digs after reading about her trials and tribulations, you just might wind up with the urge to whittle on someone else's front porch for an afternoon. Wickedly funny, Brunetsky's 'Real Country' manages to strike a balance that also reveals her warm admiration and respect for her new Appalachian Mountain neighbors
Book Synopsis How to Tawlk and Rite Good by : Sam A. Venable, Jr.
Download or read book How to Tawlk and Rite Good written by Sam A. Venable, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whimsical dictionary of Southern Appalachian words and phrases.
