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Epicurus.com - Porch Talk: Stories of Decency, Common Sense, and Other Endangered Species
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List Price: $15.95
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Manufacturer: HarperOne
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 242
EAN: 9780060736583
ISBN: 0060736585
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2007-06-01
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date: 2007-05-22
Studio: HarperOne
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Beloved American storyteller Philip Gulley evokes a time when life revolved around the front porch, where friends gathered, stories were told, and small moments took on large meaning. In today's hurry-up world, Gulley's observations are frank and funny, reminding us of the world we once shared, and can again. With poignancy and humor, Gulley writes about small-town life, things he thinks about while sitting in his Quaker meeting, and why Donald Trump should pay more taxes. Porch Talk is a tribute to common folk, including Charlie the hardware priest, the Bettys at the newspaper, and other paragons of decency not many people know, but should.
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Summary: Fantastic read!
Comment: Love Philip Gulley! This was a "curl up with some coffee, put the fire on and enjoy" kind of read. His knack for bringing back those little things that were special is special in its own right. It's more than a pleasure reading Philip Gulley. It is equal to a special occasion night out on the town, but in the comfort of your family room!
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Summary: Gulley delivers again
Comment: 10 years after "Front Porch Tales," this book could just as easily have been appended to the end of the first one. Many of the same characters, even a couple scenes duplicated, and the styles match. The intervening years have not caused cynicism or sourness to infiltrate Gulley's homespun tales, and the read, though quick, is refreshing to the human spirit.
Gulley has a way of pulling you in close, making you feel like you share these memories, almost as if you were there - but then he reminds you that the world isn't quite Mayberry these days, that Aunt Bee isn't next door baking a pie, although she darn well should be.
A dash more political commentary is in the book, but whether Democrat or Republican or Independent, it isn't so much to put you off and he doesn't dwell on it.
I don't think anything in particular distinguishes this book from others that Gulley has written, but that is fine for this reader. You know what you get with him, and how the book will make you feel, and this one delivers just that - heartwarming tales, uplifted mood and renewed faith that there are still nice people out there, and that maybe, if you're lucky, one of them will have a front porch with a couple rocking chairs and invite you on up.
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Summary: Loved this book
Comment: This is the first thing I have ever read by Mr Gulley... and all I can say is WOW! It was so wonderful to read. It is written like he is talking to you. Lots of the essays are funny little jaunts, but others are serious and very thought provoking... like "The Compact" about our social compact in this country, and "The Death of Freedom" about close mindedness and religion, and "Contentment" about being content with what you have.
I am now off to the library to see if they have any more of these Porch talk books. LOL I ate this one up in one day.
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Summary: The wit and wisdom of Philip Gulley
Comment: There's a lot of nostalgia and a bit of philosophy in this latest of Philip Gulley's books. The Quaker pastor longs for the days when porches were the social center of the neighborhood and home-owned hardware stores were a refuge and gathering-place for the men of the community. He touches on everything from the Tooth Fairy to his efforts to maintain a pond in his yard. He has a gentle wit which sees through the absurdities of life and his chief target is often himself. His religious ideas are very liberal for a clergyman, but his sense of decency and his caring spirit come shining through in these short essays.
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Summary: More from the mind of Philip Gulley
Comment: This is a second collection of musings from the mind of Philip Gulley, the same type of work that made Front Porch Tales a catalyst for his career as a writer. I did enjoy this book because each essay leaves the reader thinking about the topic he discusses.
But I didn't enjoy it as much as his other writings which is a continuing series of the goings on in his fictional town of Harmony and the characters I've come to love. Hopefully, he won't disappoint his fans, and is working on the next book so we can "catch up" with his "interesting" congregation.
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