Book of Country Music Wisdom, The: Common Sense and Uncommon Genius from 101 Country Music Greats [Paperback]

Crisswell Freeman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2010

Some of country music's wisest men and women share a message of faith, hope, humor and optimism.

Product Details

• Paperback: 153 pages
• Publisher: Walnut Grove (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964095513
• ISBN-13: 978-0964095519
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,412,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Country Commonplaces, July 19, 2000

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Anthony A. Ponaras - See all my reviews

This review is from: Book of Country Music Wisdom, The: Common Sense and Uncommon Genius from 101 Country Music Greats (Paperback)

Once again I was fooled by the title of a book in this series (see "The Wisdom of Old-Time Television"). I was anticipating a compilation of great lines from country music such as "I'm So Miserable Without You, It's Almost Like Having You Here" (song title by Stephen Bishop). But not in this little book. Turn to p. 23 and you get "Country music springs from the heart of America" (Tex Ritter), "Country music belongs to America" (Bill Monroe) and "There's more than one kind of country music" (Pam Tillis). Is this wisdom? Is this entertaining? Is this worth $6.95 plus a $1.85 special surcharge? Well, I'm being a little unfair. There are a few good quotations in this collection, but let me close with the words of Tennessee Ernie Ford on p. 114: "You can't cheat the public for long."