Clay Thompson's Valley 101: A Slightly Skewed Guide to Living in Arizona [Paperback]

Clay Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2003

A collection of oddly informative columns by the Arizona Republic's Clay Thompson.

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Review

Years ago a wise old newspaper editor told me that success in journalism is determined by a writer's ability to understand the difference between useless information and news. Unfortunately, Clay Thompson never worked for that man. It's impossible to find a contemporary writer with whom Clay can be compared. When I think of Clay's work for the Arizona Republic I'm reminded that if E.B. White were alive today...he'd be 104. God, I miss him.

E.J. Montini
Columnist, The Arizona Republic
-- Review

About the Author

Daily columnist for The Arizona Republic.

Former daily columnist for The Phoenix Gazette.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Primer Publishers (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935810714
• ISBN-13: 978-0935810714
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,191,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun, even if you've never been to Arizona, February 14, 2004

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"lapsrus" (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clay Thompson's Valley 101: A Slightly Skewed Guide to Living in Arizona (Paperback)

I've been reading Clay Thompson's Valley 101 columns in The Arizona Republic for years now. I grew up in Phoenix, but have not lived there for 20 years. Thompson has answered questions about Arizona's quirks (and our own) that I always wondered about but never knew where to ask, or had the time and inclination to find out for myself.

He has an irreverent, yet never offensive style. 90% of his answers would make great subjects for bar bets, if you're into that sort of thing.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Discovered Clay Thompson!, January 24, 2005

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Bill Walsh "Bill Walsh" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clay Thompson's Valley 101: A Slightly Skewed Guide to Living in Arizona (Paperback)

Well, not really. I did work with him back in the '80s and I discovered that he was a damn good writer and I wondered why he was the religion editor and/or an assistant city editor rather than a superstar columnist. But I didn't mention this to anybody, because who would have listened to me? These things tend to work themselves out in time, and I'm glad to see that this one did. Get the book, and anything else he writes.