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A Red State of Mind: How a Catfish Queen Reject Became a Liberty Belle (Hardcover)

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Mix red paint and blue paint and the result is purple. Plunk one red-state failed beauty queen down in the heart of urbanely sophisticated blue territory and you get a woman who is nearly purple with dismay over the perceived "godless liberalism" she is forced to endure. Born and raised in the quintessential Southern hamlet of Paris, Tennessee, French embraces conservative politics and devout Christianity as fervently as hush puppies and Friday night football; but when her husband's career relocates them to New York and on to other cities in the Northeast, French is suddenly confronted with people who not only talk differently than she does, they also believe in religions, politics, and ways of life anathema to her own. From school prayer to recycling, natural childbirth to homeland security, French's amusing series of essays recounts how one Southern belle deals with her regional, social, and political culture shock in the midst of daily opprobrium. Carol Haggas
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The heartland's answer to Sarah Vowell and David Rakoff, Nancy French tells it like it is--one laugh-out-loud anecdote after another about a red state American's experiences living in the blue states.

For the first 20 years of her life, all Nancy French knew of the world was Paris--Paris, Tennessee, that is. When the former homecoming queen trades in cow-tipping, big hair, and the Catfish Capital of the World for a new life in the Big Apple, she is in for a real education. With a keen sense of humor, French discusses everything from the South's obsession with church attendance to the blue-state notion that red staters think as slowly as they speak.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Center Street; 1 edition (October 9, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1931722889
  • ISBN-13: 978-1931722889
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #396,186 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Like a great dinner party, October 26, 2006
I loved this book. I'm a lifelong Blue-stater who has been turning off the news for the past six years because I just can't bear to watch. But this book reminded me of my dream of hosting fabulous dinner parties where people talk about what really matters. In this book, Nancy shares what really matters to her, and whether you agree or disagree with her choices isn't the point, because (huge sigh of relief here) she isn't trying to convince us. She tries to make us laugh, and succeeds. Because of this, I'm giving her the ultimate non-fiction compliment: she reminds me of a right-wing Anne Lammott :)
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A book even a Northerner can enjoy, November 11, 2006
Nancy French is downright funny. She has such a quirky way of viewing everyday events. I don't always agree with her politics, but I can understand her desire not to be seen as a stereotype. We are all more complex individuals than our labels suggest. Nancy's book can help you recognize the need to get to know people who think differently, and you're laughing so hard you don't realize you're learning. A great read.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nancy French is Dangerous, November 5, 2006
Nancy French is like Erma Bombeck on steroids. She is dangerous. " A Red State of Mind" will take you places where only a brave conservative dare tread. French not only survived some of the great bastions of liberal ideology, she used humor to protect herself against the culture of piranha politics.

If you enjoy a love story, the beauty of the human condition, family, faith, political bantering and laughing so hard that your navel becomes an iny (or an outy), read this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Right
Nancy French has proven one can be both humorous and right, and I don't mean right in the way of political description. Read more
Published on November 13, 2007 by James Phillips

1.0 out of 5 stars A legend in her own mind
I see Nancy French has continued to poison political discourse with her typical right-wing "I'm right and everyone is entitled to my opinion" attitude, this time in book-length... Read more
Published on October 31, 2007 by Donna Di Giacomo

4.0 out of 5 stars Laugh Out Loud for this transplanted Southern Girl
It's been a while since I finished reading this book. I enjoyed it a great deal. I was 27 when I left the South and moved to upstate NY -- like the author I found that life was... Read more
Published on January 14, 2007 by ElastiGirl

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!!
A wonderful glimpse at the subtle (and not so subtle) cultural differences in our country. Mostly funny, but with some serious points, and relevant throughout. Read more
Published on January 11, 2007 by D. Preston

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and timely
I loved this book. Nancy French is able to point out the cultural differences in our society through anecdotes which are very funny. Read more
Published on January 9, 2007 by midlife reader

2.0 out of 5 stars Hoping for Funny
And this book didn't deliver it.

The author has a good voice and a lovely, light writing style. Read more
Published on December 23, 2006 by Amperage

5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest book I've read all year
This isn't the type of book I'd normally pick up, yet I found myself laughing with each and every chapter. Nancy truly has a gift for words. Read more
Published on December 13, 2006 by H. P.

5.0 out of 5 stars Learning from Absurdity
Nancy's book Red State of Mind is genuine and interesting throughout...not a dull part. A favorite of mine was her experience at Ithaca's "waste management center," ie garbage... Read more
Published on December 7, 2006 by James A. French

5.0 out of 5 stars Borrowed it, Read it, Bought It!
What a fun book. Nancy captured us all,good points and bad.I couldn't put it down. Add "A Red State of Mind" to your collection.
Published on November 16, 2006 by N. Cotton

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Personal Glimpse at Diversity in America Through Nancy's View
The pundits love to divide our country into blue states and red states. Nancy French takes readers on an amazing journey of her life in both areas of the country. Read more
Published on November 10, 2006 by W. Terry Whalin

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