Quotable Texas Women [Paperback]

Susie Kelly Flatau (Author), Lou H. Rodenberger (Author)

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"A truly enjoyable read." -- Texas Books in Review

About the Author

SUSIE KELLY FLATAU of Austin is the author/co-author of Counter Culture Texas, From My Mother's Hands, Reaching Out to Today's Kids, and Red Boots & Attitude.LOU HALSELL RODENBERGER of Baird, Texas, is co-editor of two books on Texas women writers—Let's Hear It: Stories by Texas Women Writers and Texas Women Writers: A Tradition of Their Own.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: State House Press (February 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880510898
• ISBN-13: 978-1880510896
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,710,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great gift for the texan lady in your life, July 22, 2005

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Bookworm-in-Training "B.I.T." (Fort Worth, TX, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quotable Texas Women (Paperback)

This quotation anthology is well-organized and easy to follow. it makes a great gift for a "Lone Star Lady," or a reference for any public speaking/writing efforts.
The authors of all the quotes are Texan women, and the quotes are organized into subject matter. This makes for easy referencing!
I have a copy for myself, and gave one to my mother!

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1.0 out of 5 stars texas book reader, July 15, 2005

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flight of dreams "johnny" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quotable Texas Women (Paperback)

This was one of the dullest books that I have ever read. There are no interesting or juicy quotes in the entire book. I really wanted to like the book, because I met the authors in Austin and they were nice ladies. They chose the most politically correct,Amercan flag and apple pie, dull quotes that I have ever read. Typical boring stuff put out by the owner of the publishing company Dromgoole. The publisher likes short books where the reader does not need to think. Books about puppy dogs, kittens,Tex-Mex chile recipes and how wonderful it was growing up in the 1950s under segregation in south Texas.Believe me segregation was not the good old days. I give as an example of a stupid quote "War is not nice," said Barbara bush.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of several hundred statements by Texas women, May 8, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quotable Texas Women (Paperback)

From pioneer days down to the present day, the women of Texas have had a great deal to say. In Quotable Texas Women. Collaboratively compiled and co-edited by Susie Kelly Flatau and Lou Halsell Rodenberger, Quotable Texas Women is a collection of several hundred statements by Texas women on a variety of topics ranging from Electra Waggoner Biggs who recalls her mother's advice "to always be able to look at myself in the mirror with no regrets", to Artie Stockton's quip that "A good time to lie to yourself is that first look in the morning's mirror." From Molly Ivins opining that "If Texas were a sane place, it wouldn't be nearly as much fun."; to Babe Didrikson Zaharias' observation that "The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration, then more practice and concentration." Highly recommended reading, Quotable Texas Women would also well serve as a template or example of what can be done with recording and showcasing the wit, wisdom, and observations of women in other states and regions of America.