Calling Texas Home

Calling Texas Home

Author: Wells Teague

Publisher: Council Oak Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9781885171382

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This colorful trove of facts, trivia, and historical tidbits on the Lone Star gives the lowdown on the sprawling state and tells the story of its people.


The Texanist

The Texanist

Author: David Courtney

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2017-04-25

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1477312978

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A collection of Courtney's columns from the Texas Monthly, curing the curious, exorcizing bedevilment, and orienting the disoriented, advising "on such things as: Is it wrong to wear your football team's jersey to church? When out at a dancehall, do you need to stick with the one that brung ya? Is it real Tex-Mex if it's served with a side of black beans? Can one have too many Texas-themed tattoos?"--Amazon.com.


Electronic House Calls

Electronic House Calls

Author: Mary Gardiner Jones

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1995-10

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780788125584

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Covers: the need for health care services to the home (home care organizations, family caregivers, etc.): therapeutic value of home care; the role of technology in facilitating home care (asesessment, dignosis & treatment; supervision & training; support groups, etc.); patients & health care provider satisfaction with remotely provided health care; economic impacts of home care (broadband infrastructure deployment costs, role of government, etc.); & policy issues & recommendations.


Y'all

Y'all

Author: Jay B. Sauceda

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2016-07-11

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1423640632

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A Texas native offers a humorous guide to the ins and outs of life as a Texan. The Lone Star State can seem like an enigma to those who have never had the pleasure of spending time there. Texans seem to walk differently, talk differently, and dress differently than any other people in the nation. Jay B Sauceda, a Texas native, understands the trouble that “foreigners” from New York to California have comprehendin’ their Texan neighbors. This funny and engaging primer on how to be a Texan will help you get a better handle on the unique Texas history, language, cuisine, culture, customs, and do’s and don’ts―whether you’re movin’ there or just passin’ through.


Twin Stories

Twin Stories

Author: Susan Kohl

Publisher: Council Oak Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781885171580

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There are approximately 73 million twins in the world today. Every year in Twinsbury, Ohio, over 6,000 twins gather to celebrate their twin-ness. Society's fascination with twins is as old as time, and our interest runs the gamut from psychological studies to the celebrity status of twins such as Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.Twin Stories is a fascinating exploration of the extraordinary bond that twins share. The book focuses on the experience of being a twin, either fraternal or identical, and gives twins and non-twins a greater understanding of the special relationship two people have when they have shared the same womb.