Tom Dodge Talks About Texas: Radio Vignettes and Other Observations 1989-1999 (Paperback)

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Product Description

Tom Dodge is at his best when he talks about Texas. This collection of writings over the past decade includes his most poignant and provocative National Public Radio vignettes as well as longer pieces from newspapers and magazines. Here are the wry, sometimes ironic, observations on all things Texas his listeners are used to. His insights include a unique analysis of junkyards, railroads, bookstores, horned toads, sandy-land farms, and his grandmother's homemade grape jelly.

About the Author

Tom Dodge is a commentator for National Public Radio station KERA in Dallas and the author of Oedipus Road: Searching for a Father in a Mother’s Fading Memory; A Generation of Leaves: Greek Lyrics of Love and Death; and A Literature of Sports. He is a member of The Texas Institute of Letters. He and his wife, children, and grandchildren live in Midlothian, Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 275 pages
• Publisher: Republic of Texas (April 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556227795
• ISBN-13: 978-1556227790
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,676,288 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Priceless - at least for those of us bred and born in Texas, February 2, 2001

By	A Mom in Texas (Flower Mound, TX USA) - See all my reviews

My mother gave this book to me for Christmas. She taught with Mr. Dodge several years ago and is a fan of his NPR pieces. I didn't start it right away and wish that I had. It is a light read - short bits so you can pick it up and put it down. Unfortunately, I don't want to put it down. It is thoroughly delightful! I'm familiar with the places and Texas authors he mentions in the book so it is great fun. I'm going to buy several for my other family members and friends who are also Texas born - and for a few of those friends that aren't.

5.0 out of 5 stars Memories, February 1, 2009

By	Beverly Fuston "Beverly Fuston" (Bryan, texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Tom Dodge Talks About Texas: Radio Vignettes and Other Observations 1989-1999
I picked up this book in my periodondist's office and started reading it. All of a sudden I realized he was talking about Cleburne, Texas, where I grew up. I then looked at the title more closely, and realized that this was written by Tommy Dodge. I graduated from High School with him in 1957.
The pictures on the front of the book are from the court house square in Cleburne.

I quickly went to the book store and ordered the book, and have picked it up several times and read the different recollections. Some I have read several times. What delightful memories as I recall those days...I could feel myself getting up early and riding my bike...I could visualize the school rooms back then...and the hangouts....and as he mentioned my classmates and the Sante Fe Railroad where my daddy also worked.

I visited with him then at our 50th class reunion, at which he talked.

It is wonderful to read something to help rekindle all these memories.

1.0 out of 5 stars Old and bitter, August 29, 2008

By	Goodnight "Tall Texan" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This is one of the most poorly written pieces of "literature" I have come across since I was required to read my schoolmate's creative writing journal in high school.