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Reed and Mayer excel at crafting royal intrigues, especially the plot by Justinian’s mendacious lover, Theodora, to wrest control of the former Eastern Roman Empire from Justin, whose senescence has him parlaying at length with his dead wife. They are clever, too, in creating action sequences (such as one in which John tries to "fly" from pursuers on Icarus-like wings) that fit their historical setting. It's only too bad that the authors don’t do more in this prequel to fill in John’s backstory, and that they force him to spend most of his time here in an annoying pique, his violent castration and lowly position frustrating his desire to return the affections of a senator's daughter. --J. Kingston Pierce ... Read more

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Prequel to the John the Eunuch Mysteries
This volume jumps back to 525 and relates the beginning of John's career from slave to Lord Chamberlain.I enjoy this series for the unusual historical setting in sixth century Constantinople with rich descriptions of life in the city on the Bosporus.John is teamed with Felix of the Palace guard who slowly begins to appreciate the slave's talents: "At least I know you can handle yourself in a fight."We meet the dying Justin,his successor Justinian, and Theodora who "does not enjoy the notion of Justinian being grateful to anyone except her."

John the Eunuch's First Case
This is the fourth case for John the Eunuch during the reign of Justinian I, following One for Sorrow, Two for Joy, and Three for a Letter. Except for a brief prologue, this one takes place long before the events of the first three books, when John was fairly new as a slave in Constantinople and very bitter about it. He was owned by the emperor (who was still Justinian's uncle Justin at the time) and worked for the Master of the Plate; he was on loan to the senator Opimius to teach his daughter Persian. Then a close friend of Opimius, Hypatius, is murdered in the Great Church (on the site where Justinian would later build the famous Hagia Sophia, but this was its predecessor that burned during the Nike riots), and Justinian commandeers John and Felix, an excubitor (palace guard) originally from Germany, to work with the head of the city guard to find the murderer. It's all very complex and political, but John ultimately solves the case and also uncovers a conspiracy against Justinian, for which he's manumitted. This series isn't as good as most of the other classical-era mysteries I've read (Lindsey Davis, David Wishart, John Maddox Roberts, Steven Saylor - about on a par with Saylor, but not as good as the others), but it's worth buying and keeping.

Byzantine Conspiracies
Reed and Mayer present a well-researched and fascinating peek at 6th century Constantinople. If you think soccer hooligans are dangerous, imagine them with swords and knives.Supporters of the "Blues" who support one team of chariot racers, terrorize the city and assasinate a well known philanthropist.Rumor start to fly that Justinian, already named succesor to Emporer Justin, is stirring up unrest to hurry the aging Caesar from the throne.John the eunuch and an imperial bodyguard are assigned to investigate by Justinian.Nothing is quite what it seems.Do the police authorities supress or cause the riots? IsJustinian ill or is he being poisoned?Is the father of the woman John tutors a patriot or a traitor?Is Justin demented or is he just pretending to be?Raging against his status of a slave and tormented by the memory of his forced , John is forced to unravel the lies and survive assination attempts.A compelling book.

Another wonderful mystery of ByzantineConstantinople
The aging emperor, Justin, is increasingly infirm and his nephew and heir, Justinian, is sick. As a result, the city of Constantinople is convulsed by doubt and riots. The Blues (one of the racing factions that battled in the streets of the greatest city in the world) rule the streets, suppressed only by the police authorities who have become increasingly violent. When a rich man is murdered, the senators are quick to point the finger at Justinian. Justinian may be sick (he believes he's being poisoned), but he isn't stupid. He asks a slave, John the Eunuch, to help investigate.

What John finds seems to point the finger more directly at Justinian. Because there is a conspiracy at work, and the victim seems to have been involved with the conspirators. Yet John, accompanied by the royal bodyguard, Felix, suspects that they are missing something. That suspicion becomes more deeply seated when John and Felix are nearly killed by professional assassins. Somehow, John has to get to the bottom of the mystery, ensure that the results don't reflect badly on his patron, and prevent riots from destroying the city. It's a lot to ask a slave.

Authors Mary Reed and Eric Mayer write convincingly of Constantinople in one of its most famous and dangerous periods. Christianity is the legal religion, but pagan and Mithraism remain strong (if illegal) forces. Christianity itself is violently divided by clashing beliefs about the nature of Jesus's divinity--a clash that the Emperor must often play a role in healing. In a few years, Justinian will undertake his epic and doomed quest to restore the Roman Empire--but only if he can survive.

Set fifteen years before the earlier novels in this series, FOUR FOR A BOY is both enjoyable and fascinating. Anyone interested in this critical timeframe, or interested in a good historical mystery, will want to read this book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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High goals are fine. Author John T. Reed reached several high goals in his life like making a million dollars, getting degrees from West Point and Harvard, being listed in Who's Who in America, appearing on TV shows like 60 Minutes, writing over two dozen well-received books, as well as celebrating a 30-year marriage and raising three fine sons. His experience has also been varied from being the son of an alcoholic father to living in the country, suburbs, and big city to serving a tour in Vietnam to working for a large corporation to successful self-employment and extended bachelorhood. He also failed significantly in various pursuits and thereby learned many important lessons. "Succeeding" will tell you how to achieve high success, but it will constantly remind you to go for enough, not more; and to pursue what suits you, not just some goal chosen solely based on how much you think it will impress others. Strategies, tactics, tips, and tricks on how to succeed. Lessons learned by one man in his 50 plus years. The book focuses on choosing the right spouse and career. Unlike most success books that encourage you to choose whatever extremely high goals your heart desires, this book emphasizes the importance of choosing the right goals. If you choose your goals carefully, you are far more likely to achieve them and far more likely to be happy when you do. ... Read more

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Qualified Foundation for Personal Achievement
Reed presents his theory of success offered in a text book format.The principles are derived from his experiences at West Point, Harvard, as a real estate expert, as a football coach, at being a minor celebrity, and dating hundreds of woman. The foundation of Reed's advice is built upon a strong sense of personal accountability that includes a strict adherence to an alcoholic and drug free life. Reed covers topics such as following your passions, guidelines for human interaction, financial principles, and building strong productive habits.

Reed is blunt, straightforward and sugar coats nothing; an approach that is refreshing. It is clear his intent is to sincerely convey his message rather than merely sell books. Those familiar with Reed's prior works will identity with this approach immediately; those new to Reed will find the material presented in a natural and easy to read format. There will be items in the book you may not agree with, but most of what Reed says is backed up with ample reasoning and is hard to dispute.

The 180 pages contained in the book could have encompassed 400 to 500 total pages using any common format. This is a testament to the amount of information included (and Reed is not long winded, there really is a sizeable amount of quality content). As a benefit to the reader, Reed breaks his material down into many small sections; however, because each page contains so much text (similar to a workbook), the amount of information on a single page is tantamount to three to four pages for most common books. I have no issue with striving to be uncommon, yet to any avid reader this style can be distracting as you may end up spending far more time reading a single page than what you are normally accustomed to (I suppose academia enjoys this approach, so if textbooks are your preference please disregard).

Reed spends a lot of time discussing his principles relative to his own life which includes details about his sons. As a new father, I enjoy his expressions of pride and appreciation toward his sons and this methodology resonates with me; however, that might not be true for everyone. Other times, it was difficult to know if the book was intended as a success book for all ages, or for only those facing a new career (fresh out of school), or at other times even as a parenting book. Reed jumps around in his approach enough to make the intent confusing at times; however, putting this mere distraction aside, you will find that focusing on the content in small segments easily compensates for any confusion.

If you intend to discover well substantiated principles of success, this book will serve as a qualified foundation. Reed's direct approach is supported by wholly defined positions that permit you to completely comprehend his reasoning. Few personal achievement books offer this benefit, and thus I recommend studying the ideas presented in Succeeding.

Pretty Lame
If you want to hear this guy brag about his accomplishments and his life story...then you may enjoy it. Your time is probably better spent reading another book. It's literally "I, me, my" throughout the entire thing. Though there are some bits and pieces of good info...it could be summed up in one or two pages.

A hard read, but maybe of some value?
Succeeding lays lifes' lessons, dos and don'ts out in black and white. It's pretty meaty, straight talking and doesn't pull punches.

On the front cover,
"How to choose the right goals and increase your chances of achieving them". How true.

Excerpts from page 4 chapter 1;
"You belong somewhere. One of the main purposes of this book is to help you figure out where you belong then help you get there as early as possible in your life."........"You belong with someone. Another of the main purposes of this book is to help you find that person.".......... "Succeeding is being where you belong with whom you belong. Wealth and fame may be part of your success, but not necessarily. You can have great success without either."

HOWEVER

Succeeding is a very hard 185 pages to read. If you are driven to succeed it may not be that bad. For some it might just be a review of their lives. Others that can't identify with it will probably never finish it.

You immediately find that it's his biography, it's his thoughts, his stories, his family, his life lessons and life experiences and it's all over the place and awkward at times. Has very good albeit elusive info in it. Be sure to buy a highlighter pen, as it's difficult to pick useful info out of each paragraph with chapters and paragraphs that don't flow well.

Would make a great textbook for a class in school that had 3 months to cover it. This would be a great parent/child project in small doses if you could keep it interesting. I could only read a page or two at a time, and sometimes had to reread it, and to digest a whole chapter in a single sitting was quite a feat. Somebody have a cliffnotes version of it or an outline?

Would I buy it again? Yes. Giving my copy to my son-in law.

I do not know John and am not in any way affiliated except for having bought this book. (and a highlighter)

Much Ado About Nothing
I must say that I'm a little bit disappointed with "Succeeding" by John T Reed. The book reads more like an autobiography than a "how to" book. The author spends too much time describing his own (and his family's) experiences, rather than emphasizing the principles that made him successful. Also, the author's constant talk about his sons (in particular "Dan")and how great they are grew to be a little bit irritating. I didn't pick up this book to hear how wonderful Mr Reed thinks his sons are (though that is a good quality, and I'm sure he must be a great father).

On a positive note, the book does pick up a little bit in the second half, and there is some useful advice stuck in there between all the biographical aspects. Also, from the little that Reed talks about real estate in the book, he comes across as being very knowledgeable in that field.

To conclude, I would say that if you are looking for real estate advice you should definitely pick up one of his other books and give him a try. I'm sure they will be great and information packed (this is something I plan to do in the near future). However, I would leave "Succeeding" firmly off your list of what to read.

Excellent book
Mr. Reed recommends you read this one first.The reason is sound.One should be clear on one's objectives, capabilities, ethics and character before starting on a demanding project with large financial risk if not executed with skill and diligence.Reed describes his life and how his views on several things including real estate developed.At one time he overreached because of unclearly understood objectives (what is enough) only to get wiped out by the Texas meltdown and the 1986 tax changes that dropped income property values by about 25% overnight.He recovered, and did so without cheating anybody or running a shady series of infomercials with deceptive and deceptively priced products. ... Read more

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Worth it for Insurgent Mexico/War in Eastern Europe
John Reed lived a short and adventurous life. This three part compilation of his works was excellent to read because of Insurgent Mexico, and the War in Eastern Europe. Both are excellent, and are worth buying this book for its historical importance and for our modern experience in these regions. If Mexican history and Eastern Europe interest you, this is a great read. I enjoy journalistic accounts, and this book really fits the bill. 10 Days that Shook the World is interesting as a period piece and to see that the Commies perhaps duped him butis not as fascinating as the first two works.

The original of Reds
I have to say that John Reed's Ten Days That Shook The World works more as a period piece today than as history.Still, you might look at the guy as an early example of what Hunter Thompson called, "GonzoJournalism." Reed was reporting history as he saw it happen.There isalways something to be said for that. ... Read more

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excellent book - but somewhat cobbled together
This is an excellent book on real estate taxation.
I read the 18th edition published in 2004.If you do buy this book, make sure that you get the latest edition as tax laws are constantly changing.You likely will need to check the author's website.

A few critiques:
* There were some minor typographical errors
* Examples that had been written in earlier editions should have been updated for the latest version.For example, Reed argues that you should expect a 20% annual return on your money as a real estate investor and justifys this in part by contrasting investing in real estae with investing in notes where he says that first mortgages yield a 10% annual return.In 2004,first mortgages would yield closer to a 5% annual return.
* There is not a uniform style to the chapters.They often feel like a collection of distinct articles that were loosely grouped together into a book.For example, one chapter is written in the form of questions and answers.
* Did not cover owning real estate in IRAs.There are currently apparently effective ways to own real estate from within a retirement plan.This book did not cover this topic at all.

On balance I am very happy with this book and it's sensible approach to real estate and taxation.

a must have reference book for real estate investors
I can not imagine not having John T. Reeds books, especially this one, on my bookshelf.I constantly refer to this book whenever I am reviewing my investment strategies for my properties.I have found his philosophy extremely clear & concise.I appreciate his material so much because it stands out far above many other Real Estate books by "so-called" gurus who are basically pedalling snake oil to the general public.He gives purposeful & useful information. I own 5 of his books and have always found them to be a worthy investment. ... Read more

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In his short working life Schubert created a vast literature of song, reaching a peak of expressiveness which has never been surpassed. This reference provides for the first time a comprehensive guide to not just the well-known songs but to every song by Schubert for solo voice and piano, 600 in all, including different versions, unfinished songs, and variants. ... Read more

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English translation only, does not include the origianal German.
Good, could be better.It should include the orinal German.But as far as I know there's nothing else.

Comprehensive guide
For those interested in Schubert's songs, Reed's book is a must have. He provides short commentary to all the songs (organized alphabetically) and references to commentaries in the other major Schubert song reference books. There are also sections about tonality and other topics near the end.

A Wonderful Companion...
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For those who have the time and intellectual inclination, suggest you pair this book with Schubert: Liederand go through the whole Schubert lieder experience, combining poetry, music, and criticism: a worthy pursuit of the best of humanity--amid the wrack and ruin of civilization in the 21st Century New Dark Age.
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Fabulous
To get a start in the world of the lieder, this is the best by far.Thourogh, well organized, easy to use...

Classical Singer Handbook to Schubert
John Reed's Schubert Song Companion provides clear and literal translations to the more than 600 known Schubert lieder. Reed also includes musical analysizations and historical information about each song. Thisbook is perfect for anyone from the Schubert scholar to the curiouslistener. Definately a must for any Schubert singer! ... Read more

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Tack Sharp
John Reed could describe a thumb tack and somehow make it enjoyable and make you want to keep reading.Even better `A Still Small Voice' is free of thumb tacks and filled with heart.The pacing solid, the storyline is great and it's witty at times with lines like, "It's only a basket -and even the weaver of that basket knew it would eventually be lost."It's the kind of book you want to pass along to a friend.

There's also a line that reads "... but for me it was more of a sense of what was right, like the right amount of cinnamon, or the right amount of wine." And I think for a book, this story was just like that right amount of wine (red).

Perfect
A must.
Totally transported me to another time.
Such strong writing.

Shining, Sharp Needle in Haystack
This is the BEST book I have ever read.Ever.Days after I finished it, the simplistic beauty of the writing still haunted me.If this isn't eventually recoginzed as one of the best books of our time, I'll be very disappointed.

New perspective
I found this book to be very intriguing and thought provoking as well as quite entertaining.The day-to-day details of Civil War era life and lifestyle were fascinating additions to the "love story".

WOW!!! WHAT A BOOK!!!
This book is written so beautifully that at some points I found myself reading pages over and over again just for the simple beauty of the words! This book is about love, loss and the hardships and the simple pleasures of life just before and after the Civil War. It is a poetic, funny, sad and romantic story about enduring love and how it haunts us. At times I did become a little frustrated with all the "horse talk" however, the "horse talk" does set the mood so one feels they are sitting on a old farm house porch in Kentucky staring at the horses grazing on the blue grass of that beautiful state! I recommend this book to readers who are tired of the same old historical romance books that grace the shelves of every bargain department store!READ THIS BOOK!! YOU WILL BE CAPTIVATED BY IT!!! ... Read more

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With characteristic tongue-in-cheek wit, Reed tackles the questions, Just what is ?the South? today? Where is it? Why are Southerners so devoted to it? Instructional maps include ?Where Kudzu Grows? and ?States Mentioned in Country Music Lyrics.? ... Read more

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Sociology of American South
I bought this book for a class entitled "Sociology of the American South."Though I have not yet read the book in its entirety, the it seems to be easy to read and interesting.My favorite chapter so far is the one where Reed tries to define "The South" on a map - is it where kudzu grows? Is it where country music stars are from? Is it where illiteracy is high? Is it where there is a high number of Baptist churches?This book will make you investigate the familiar if you are from the south, and make you want to investigate it if you are not.

One of my favorite (Southern) writers on the South
The funniest sociologist in the history of the world--especially since he's funny on purpose.Even though he's a bit conservative for my taste, he is the sort of cranky, sensible, and idiosyncratic sort of Southerner that warms the cockles of my cranky, sensible, and idiosyncratic Southern heart.Reed's work is (for me, anyway) the ideal combination of academically sound analysis and hilarious entertainment.

I agree with the reviewer who said that the book is getting a bit dated, but I wouldn't want to see it updated.It is a portrait of its own point in time and valuable for that reason.

What Professor Reed needs to do is write another insightful and funny book along the same lines as this book, "Whistling Dixie," and "Minding the South."I'd like to see him revisit some of his musings about the changing South, from the perspective of another few years of corporate American mainstreaming.As a Southern child I was taught that I would catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, so I'll just say "Oh, sir, pleeeeease?"In the meantime, we'll have to make do with Roy Blount's "Long Time Leaving."

Disappointed
I thought this was going to be a book of funny and interesting items about the south and southerners. What it turned out to be is a text book! I tossed it into the trash, but pulled it back out so I can donate it to Goodwill.

It's So True!
I am from Brooklyn, New York and spent four years in a rural Virginia town. I was informed I was the third Jew to have lived in the town. Too bad, this book didn't exist when I lived down there. I just read it and couldn't put the book down and stop laughing. I learned about Professor Reed from the book Culture Shock USA, The South.An invaluble book for those who want to do business with Southerners, or move down there and become "Damn Yankees" (as my Alabama cousins call them). (You know you are liked, when you are promoted to Damn Yankee). To the reviewer from Birmingham, England. Explore the South and enjoy!

Popular scholarship
A Brit like me needs all the help he can get when it comes to understanding the South - and John Shelton Reed is the man to supply it. Readers may find the review from a reader in Vermont a little misleading - this book is not written for laughs although it is often very amusing. Reedis no Bill Bryson - but neither is Bryson a John Shelton Reed.

The bookis a wonderful collection of short esssays that illuminate and explain"Southern-ness". Pinning down Southern characteristics - orindeed even where "The South" begins and ends - is like trying tonail Jell-O to a wall. However, that does not prevent Reed making theattempt with humor and considerable scholarship.

Most of the chaptershave previously appeared in journals or are based on such papers. Reed'stone is light and entertaining even though the underlying purpose isserious. Perhaps the most overtly scholarly is the opening chapter thatdeals with the geographical extent of "The South". It is welladorned with plates taken from a very wide range of academic journalsshowing the incidence in the contiguous states of various factors suspectedof reflecting Southern-ness. All the usual suspects are here:self-perception, cotton cultivation, incidence of lynchings, members ofBaptist chruches, and 'Southern Living' readers. However, Reed has otherless familiar indicators of Southern-ness such as where kudzu grows, ratioof active dentists to population, states mentioned in country-music lyrics,ratio of homicides to suicides, or chapters of the Kappa Alpha order.

Itmakes for fascinating reading and a shifting pattern of where the South is.Other chapters deal with such disparate issues as the depiction of Southernwomen in Playboy magazine, violence in country music, the Southerndiaspora, and life and leisure in the New South. Reed's real achievement isto disguise his scholarship as an entertaining and informative read.

Thisis a very different kind of book from Reed's 1001 Things Everyone ShouldKnow About the South. That was more an eclectic collection of facts, bothfamiliar and unfamiliar, grouped loosely around broad themes. It was morefor dipping into than reading straight through. The present book is morelimited in its aims and obliquely explores a few specific questions ingreater depth.

All in all, this is an immesely enjoyable book that isfull of surprising revelations about the nature of Southern-ness. Some ofthe material on which it is based is getting a little dated (the bulk ofsources are from the 1970s and early 1980s) and we can only hope that Reedis moved to bring out a new edition. ... Read more

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Ten Days that Shook the World (1919) is a book by American journalist and socialist John Reed, about the October Revolution in Russia in 1917 which Reed experienced first-hand. Reed followed many of the prominent Bolshevik leaders, especially Grigory Zinoviev and Karl Radek, closely during his time in Russia.
John Reed died in 1920 shortly after the book was finished, and he is the only American buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis in Moscow, a site normally reserved only for the most prominent Soviet leaders.
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He covered 10 days, his wife Louise Bryant 6 months
John Reed's book might best be read with the better-informed book of his wife, the reporter Louise Bryant, who spent a good deal longer in revolutionary Russia and wrote Six Months in Red Russia: you can access it online at [...]

See e.g. the Bryant biography Queen of Bohemia (Mary V. Dearborn) for information on their near-simultaneous books and the situations under which they wrote them. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "John Reed," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have John Reed in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with John Reed when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name John Reed, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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An irreverent and eclectic catalogue of all things Southern contains 1,001 short, entertaining articles exploring every nook and cranny of Southern history, politics, personalities, life, literature, and trivia. Reprint."Amazon.com Review
The South is different from the rest of the United States, and it'snot just because most folks who live there speak with a southern drawl. In1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the South authors John SheltonReed and Dale Volberg Reed, both Southern academics, examine the ideologiesand traditions the have historically set the South apart from the rest ofAmerica. Topical sections include "The Central Theme: Race andPolitics" and "Grit Lit: Literature" and cover such diversesubjects as Bourbon Street, clogging and Paul "Bear" Bryant. ... Read more

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A Must Read for those interested in Southern Culture
A fascinating read for those interested in American history and the Southern experience in particular. The book is very well researched and written.As a southerner, who thought he had a broad grasp of his own culture, I found the book full of pleasant surprises.The book goes a long way in helping explain where we are today.I am recommending this to all of my neighbors in Florida (none of whom are from the South).

Hit and Miss
This book is basically a list of items that the authors believe to represent the south, and at times they hit the nail on the head, but at other times the items will leave you scratching your head.Each item gets one paragraph, so each entry is quick to read, which makes this a book that is easy to pick up and put down as time allows.

The items in the categories Geography, Culture, and Food are very interesting and have relevance to the lives of every southerner alive today.In particular, I enjoyed reading about the several classifications of southern barbecue and how even just a one state difference can completely change the sauce.

The categories which really left me scratching my head were literature, music, and art.The section on Southern literature is 30 pages long.Unless you studied southern literature in college, you probably won't be able to pick out more than half a dozen of these writers, which means that you'll only enjoy about a page of this section.The same is true with the music section--unless you're interested in music from the 1800's or early 1900's, you won't find much to read here.As for the art section, you'll read pages and pages about uninspiring portrait painters and ceramicists.I think in these three areas, the authors may have some expertise, but the general reader and common southerner won't know much about them.

What is frustrating in the end is that all of the items get the same amount of space, so what happens is that Martin Luther King, Jr. or Robert E. Lee, people who have had a signifigant impact on the history of the south, get the same amount of space as an insane mountain person who draws pictures with crayons that he claims are messages from God.In other words, you'll have to read half a dozen uninteresting items to read one item worth reading.

In the end, there were a few sections of this book that were interesting, but at the same time, there were long sections that I ended up skimming through.Ultimately, I can't recommend this book.

1001 Southern "thangs".
Best of Dr. Reed's books I have read.One can't put it down.If you love the South or hate it you must read this masterpiece.

A Funny Guide for a Confused Yankee
I had to buy this for a class I'm taking on "The Southern Identity." It was very entertaining and informative. I would recommend it.

About time!
It's about time someone compiled this valuable data concerning one of the country's most interesting areas.This book is great for Yankees AND Southerners alike.The most wonderful thing about this book is that you'll find out what some of those expressions, terms, and shibboleths mean--the ones you always heard but were afraid to ask about for fear of being labeled ignorant of your own culture!A must-have for anyone interested in the culture of America and especially the South.Highly recommend this book along with McCrae's BARK OF THE DOGWOOD--a fascinating read about Southern culture and what it means to be from the South. ... Read more

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A biography of John Reed who was regarded as a revolutionary and model for young radical writers during the 1930s. The book covers Reed's education, his experiences during World War I and his life in both the USA and Russia during and after the war. ... Read more