Georgia Books

I live in Connecticut, with a family of two elementary aged twins. We take a lot of day-trips, and as we are learning about our Connecticut History in the fourth grade, we've decided that there are still so many places to visit nearby. With our current gasoline "crisis"---if you live in Connecticut, or even close by in NY or RI or MA, coastal CT is still worth visiting. You don't have to be rich & famous, as some would have you to believe. Read this book and step back only about 30 years in time to a quieter life in a small town along the south east coast in CT, and you'll peek into a world that is sadly, slowly--disappearing.

With his meticulous research and easy going writing style, you will see into the very heart of the village--as it grew from those old dry Puritan societies of religious and farming men, to the lively tapestry of ethnic groups that it still is, today. The town of Stonington shifted its center from upland at the Road Church, in old "Wequetequock" to a place on the water called "Long Point" and so began its life as a major seaport.

I have lived in Connecticut most of my life and one of my very favorite places to wander through--is Stonington Borough. Sadly, the fishing fleet is depleted, but you can still hear the old ghosts of seacaptains and the Portuguese families who made this small village one of the best reasons to take a day-trip to explore it.

Wear GOOD walking shoes, and take your camera. Come in Autumn when the tourists are mostly gone. Water Street is where all the shops are, and you can find a pleasant place for coffee in quite a few establishments. The street is very narrow and becomes "one-way," so the best thing to do is find a spot to park at its beginning and walk down, and back up. The Lighthouse is a museum now, and well worth a visit too. If you are a painter, don't forget your easel or sketchbook. There are so many wonderful spots to visit, read the book for the fun of it and you may agree that Stonington is worth a visit. Even if "you can't get there from here" as the Yankee saying goes, the book is a fun and intimate read about life in a small, coastal New England village. How I wish it could remain frozen in time!

Peter Crow's finely crafted, deftly written narrative recounts, in thier own words, the lives of people in Dante and St. Paul, two small southwest Virginia communities caught in the backwash of history and struggling to maintain an economic and cultural foothold in the post-industrial world. A must-read for anyone interested in modern Appalachia.

Having read Paola Gemme's book while being a student in her American Literature to 1900 class, while it constituted a lot of reading, was certainly time well spent, indeed. Dr. Gemme speaks with a highly scholastic, qualified voice that is authoritative but playfully so and never pedantic. Her book sets about to debunk perceptions of the Italian Risorgimento as viewed through the lens of the American world view of the latter half of the 19th century. She brings to bear upon this issue the thorough inquiry of a historian, the eloquence of a professor of literature, and the insight of an Italian (as in Dr. Gemme resides part-time in Genoa--the home of Colombus--, where she was born, raised, and educated). It is truly a gifted work, the creation of a genuinely gifted scholar. In addition, I might add--as a student--that Dr. Gemme is a tremendous individual, irrespective of her scholastic and literary achievements. 10/10!

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: "Every institution is the lengthened shadow of one man." Whenever I visit the University of Georgia campus-six times a year for the home football games-and enter the mammoth stadium (fifth largest on-campus stadium in the nation), I translate Emerson's statement this way: "The highly successful athletic program at Georgia is the lengthened shadow of Vince Dooley."

Really, the analogy could extend further, because the development of the athletic program paralleled the expansion of the University in enrollment, campus improvements, academic directions, and prestige, as well as the emergence of Athens, Georgia into the Classic City it claims to be. Vince Dooley's influence and direct involvement made these advances possible, too.

Because he advocates team accomplishments more than individual heroism, Dooley-Georgia's Head Football Coach for twenty-five years, who retained his Director of Athletics title until June 30, 2004-might refute this claim. Still, those who have followed Georgia's progress during his four decades of leadership will agree that these achievements would not have happened without him.

Co-author Loran Smith once captained UGA's track team, then became the longtime Executive Secretary of the Georgia Bulldog Club. In many ways, Smith serves as the Bulldogs' scribe, because Dooley's Dawgs is one of several books he has produced to chronicle "The Bulldog Nation." On game days, he's the radio host for the Bulldogs' Tailgate Show, and fans hear his post-game interviews. Additionally, his newspaper and magazine articles appeal to sports fans nationwide.

I recommend Dooley's Dawgs as the finest sports book I have ever read. Bombarded as we are by news reports about college athletic scandals, you will be uplifted by the story of how discipline, fairness, integrity, respect for academics, and hard work turned Georgia football from an also-ran into national champions-and produced principled young men who became lifelong leaders.

To Dooley and Smith's credit, the book does not gloss over the tough times. You'll read about criticisms of Dooley's conservative offense ("Georgia kicked off, then let the air out of the ball," an Athens sports writer charged), the frustration of mediocre seasons, and the highly controversial non-extension of Dooley's contract in 2003. I applaud the book's candor.

Even readers who are unfamiliar with Georgia's tradition will enjoy Dooley's Dawgs. I give this book my highest recommendation.

Pick this book up if you are a Dawg fan. I goes thru what Dooley was thinking from game one thru the national championship, to the last game against Mich St. It tells of the recruting of Walker and other UGA greats. Great pics as well, every UGA fan must have one

This was one of my favorite books as a kid. I plan on passing it down in my family. A good look, from a personal perspective at Race and Family. Good Reader for 4th graders.

How sad that this book is out of print. This was one of my favorite books as a teenager; I must have checked it out of our school library a hundred times! Now that I am a "grown-up" teaching teenagers, I appreciate this book even more. I was lucky enough to get an out-of-print copy, which I read and re-read as soon as I received it. For every intelligent teenage girl who has ever felt alone, out of place, or out of touch, this book is like a look in the mirror. The protagonist, Stephanie, is a unique and wonderful character, full of questions about life, relationships, prejudice, independence, and the future. The book addresses many relevant issues for young adults. I highly recommend it!

Patrick Lawler's first book "A Drowning Man is Never Tall Enough." takes us on a journey through the mind of a man who sees the obvious in a new way. This book is full of both technical merit and brilliance. Patrick uses the language in a way that makes it come back to life. This is Patrick's bow to the gods of poetry however, in Patrick's case the gods bowed back.

sory i don,t read this book but i love it

This is the best book I have seen on the Early Society's in GA , a lot of educational info and great for anyone who is doing family history type research (Genalogy reference for GA ) ,or just love early history .