Texas Speak Advanced Course

by Jennifer Briggs

Overview

This tourist phrasebook parody is for anyone stumped by the way they say it in Texas, or for those who need a refresher course in spoken Texian, or folks in plain need of a laugh. Jennifer Briggs explains the twang, the drawl and the colorful delivery that's made Texas a whole other country. Included is much Lone Star lore irreverently told. "Texas Speak Advanced Course," a self-standing sequel to "Speak Texan in 30 Minutes or Less," makes a great birthday gift, house present or stocking stuffer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781892588159
Publisher:	Great Texas Line Press
Publication date:	09/01/2006
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	4.30(w) x 5.56(h) x 0.21(d)

About the Author

Jennifer Briggs is a freelance writer and author whose ancestors helped establish Texas as well as threw dead cats in passing vehicles on Halloween.

At 18, she was hired by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after serving as the Texas Ranger's first ball girl. At one point she assumed the personna of Betty Ann Stout, an outspoken but wholly fictional pro-wrestling columnist who drew a loyal following. Later she covered the Philadelphia Phillies and Green Bay Packers for other newspapers.

Her books include, "Quoatable Billy Graham," "The Book of Landry," "Strive to Excel: The Will and Wisdom of Vince Lombardi," "A Very Brady Guide to Life," "Nolan Ryan: The Authorized Pictorial History."

She and her husband Mike live in Fort Worth with three large dogs who eat windows.

Editorial Reviews

The Great Texas Line publishes useful and entertaining small books, 4.25 inches by 5.5 inches, reasonably priced ... They make good remembrance or stocking stuffer gifts, and easily fit into a purse or pocket or glove compartment.
—Beaumont Enterprise

Glenn Dromgoole