Tennessee Books

This is one of the few books capable of providing readers with an authentic insight into Memphis music of the 1950s. Cantor's writing style is lucid and flowing. Perhaps the definitive book on one of America's most signficant music personalities.

Dewey And Elvis: The Life And Times Of A Rock 'n' Roll Deejay is a biography drawn from personal interviews, documentary sources, and oral history collections to give a personal, no-holds-barred view of celebrated disc jockey Dewey Phillips. Indiana University professor emeritus of history Louis Cantor suggests that Phillips zeal for and promotion of rhythm and blues music set the stage for a 1950's transformation in rock-'n'-roll, not to mention Elvis' legendary success. A fascinating, smoothly flowing examination of one man's life and contributions to popular music in the mid-twentieth century.

Life has taught Beth Chambers that business is business, and personalities should be kept out of the workplace. Unfortunately, her first meeting with Alex Price convinces her that he has a charming personality but very little substance. When Beth is hired as hospital administrator and becomes Alex's boss, she has even more reason to keep the handsome doctor at arm's length. Which, of course, proves hard to do when she continually finds herself in his arms-and loving it. It doesn't take Alex long to realize that there's something very special about Beth. But Beth is still determined not to mix business and pleasure until the book's villain tries to drive both of them out of town and Beth is forced to choose what's really important in life.
For those who have enjoyed Donna Wright's previous titles in this "Tennessee: Love" series, you'll be pleased to know that Joey, the pot-bellied pig, appears again, weaving his magic and playing cupid in his own inimitable way. And Ms. Wright again weaves a tale of love, laughter, and pure enjoyment. You'll close the book with a smile on your face and warmth in your heart. What more could a reader ask for?

Being from the South, it is amazing to see many of the words and phrases long forgotten by most in print. Wonderful book - Can recommend it to all who love the South.

My son and I share a catering business, and this is our favorite cook-book. Every recipe is tried and true, and uses ingredients that are easy to find. I was hoping to get another copy of "Dinner on the Diner", because I have a hard time keeping up with mine(It is always at his house)! I guess being from Tennessee makes this book more special; and the fact that we actually did get to have "Dinner on the Diner" back in the early 1980's, and spend the night on one of the sleeping cars. I like the recommendations for different types of parties,as they are always such great sounding menus. We have many favorite recipes that we use from this book. If it were still being published, I would recommend this book to all of my friends....well,maybe not, as I don't want them to know "ALL" of my secrets! muffin mccarty5

I had expected a traditional (both context-wise and style-wise) cook book with recipes which I intended to use purely for research purposes. But this is not a strict "recipe" book. Nor is it a more loosely styled recipe book with text.

It is straight prose styling and absolutely delighful. It contains mountain vernacular - but not to the extreme. The recipes that it contains are narrative - more suggestions - as in "To it was added the whole array of giblets...." and "They made heaps of rich gravy to add to that in the turkey pots".

While you probably wouldn't cook Sunday dinner directly from the book, it will surely make you wish you were back there having Martha McCulloch-Williams do the cooking for you.

As a former resident of Rugby, Tennessee, I fell in love with Uffington House and with the Hughes family who lived there. This collection of letters is a favorite of mine and well worth reading for anyone interested in local history.

I am extremely impressed with Taylor's book, which explores the real and imagined consequences of the Civil War on families in border states, where the question of secession was the most complicated and the most fraught. This book not only documents (in writing that rises to the level of great literary writing -- a rarity in young historians) the actual occurrence of split families and what they had to say for themselves, but also the psychological, moral, and political implications of families at odds with each other. That is, this book gets beyond the idea of "the brother's war" as merely a curiosity or a sentimental metaphor, and shows how the state of the society -- the relations between men and women, white and black -- itself is revealed in the experience of these families, observed in extremis.

The writing, again, is extraordinary. Fans of Doris Kearn Goodwin or David McCullough will love this book, and will be pleased to know that Taylor is of the new generation of historians and likely to be around and writing for a very long time.

THis is an awsome book by Wm Lynwood Montell that is written about the life and times of the Cumberland River. Wonderful book just as all Mr Montells books are.

Dress Whites Gold Wings is a beautiful tapestry of the wonderfully rich stories told by pilots in the Officer's Club and the ready room. Dan Brown shows remarkable talent in his ability to bring the reader into the life of a naval aviator.

Is the book for everyone? No, I don't think so. But if you are interested in aviation at all or if you are interested in how a country boy climbs out of the backwoods of Georgia to conquer the world, then it is a great read. Some of the stories are on rather mundane topics, but Dan does a fantastic job of drawing the reader in and making him part of the narrative in a way that is most enjoyable even when dealing with topics that are somewhat ordinary. Then, of course, he hurls you across oceans at near the speed of sound to become part of a lifestyle known only to the select few.

In an easy, conversational style, Dan describes the life of the naval aviator in a way that makes it comprehensible even to the uninitiated. You'll find yourself reading more than you intended at one time for two reasons. Firstly, the book is well written and entertaining. Secondly, you know that each story is complete in and of itself. The tendency is to read "just one more."
This is Your Captain Speaking: A Common Sense Manual for Keeping Your Wings Level

This book is a "must have" if you are an attorney who is going to do any criminal work in Tennessee.