Blow by Blow contains a collection of 100 of Steve Blow's best columns. These columns originally appeared in The Dallas Morning News, where Blow writes a very popular thrice-weekly general column.
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Steve Blow has been honored as the top columnist in the state of Texas by the Headliners Foundation of Texas and the Associated Press. A native of Tyler, Texas, he joined The Dallas Morning News in 1978. He became a Metropolitan page columnist in 1989, having earlier served as a general assignments reporter and as East Texas bureau chief. He is a 1974 graduate of the University of North Texas. His wife, Lori, is a teacher in Mesquite.
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Blow by Blow : A Collection of Steve Blow's Award-Winning Co,
By John Troesser, Editor, www.texasescapes.com (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blow by Blow : A Collection of Steve Blow's Award-Winning Columns from The Dallas Morning News (Hardcover)
Steve Blow didn't set out to be a columnist, which is probably why his stories are so entertaining. It's our opinion that anyone who sets out to be a columnist, should be stopped before he or she leaves the house. What makes Blow's columns work so well is that he recognizes quality in stories and knows how to draw it out. We're certain many of his subjects were unaware of just how interesting their stories were. In his forward (he claims to have been happy as a reporter), Blow describes his promotion to columnist and his editor's sage advice of "let your subjects be the stars in your column - not you". We think he knew that and that's why he got the job. Well, he's still a reporter, but a reporter who recognizes a good human-interest story, and knows how to tell it. The man is very heavy on observation - refreshingly short on opinion. The diverse subjects of his columns are entertaining, but through Blow's words one also feels a sense of shared wonder.
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Wonderful book full of heart warming stories,
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This review is from: Blow by Blow : A Collection of Steve Blow's Award-Winning Columns from The Dallas Morning News (Hardcover)
All readers of Steve Blow will love this book.
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Great book for fans of the Dallas Morning News,
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This review is from: Blow by Blow : A Collection of Steve Blow's Award-Winning Columns from The Dallas Morning News (Hardcover)
As a big fan of The Dallas Morning News for the past 4 years, I always enjoy reading Steve Blow's column. He is insiteful, but he talks like an old friend. Plus, he isn't overly "texan" in attitude, which is refreshing being a Northerner living in Texas.I was so excited to see that his columns were made into a book. There are a lot of columns of his I had missed, so this is a great way of catching up. I only wish that this book was longer, and included more columns from the 97-00 era, but maybe the next one will have more. :) Even if you don't live in the Dallas metroplex area, buy this book for some humor, some old fashioned but still relevant views, and for a good read.
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FIRST COLUMNS are like first kisses-inevitably self-conscious, awkward and useless indicators of things to come. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Steve Blow, East Texas, Brother Bob, San Miguel, Dallas County, Fort Worth, Brother Grant, First Baptist, New York, San Diego, North Dallas, Sea Hunt, Kris Robinson, Mike Nelson, San Antonio, True Romance, Aunt Elmer, Gray Line, Jack Ruby, Joyce Ann Brown, Lake Travis, Paul Crume, Ray Ellen, Robert Tilton, Southern Baptists New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
FIRST COLUMNS are like first kisses-inevitably self-conscious, awkward and useless indicators of things to come. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Steve Blow, East Texas, Brother Bob, San Miguel, Dallas County, Fort Worth, Brother Grant, First Baptist, New York, San Diego, North Dallas, Sea Hunt, Kris Robinson, Mike Nelson, San Antonio, True Romance, Aunt Elmer, Gray Line, Jack Ruby, Joyce Ann Brown, Lake Travis, Paul Crume, Ray Ellen, Robert Tilton, Southern Baptists New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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