{"product_id":"2940157422080","title":"Inside the Head of the Oldest Co-ed in Dixie","description":"\"Sometimes it takes a loving stranger to introduce\u003cbr\u003ea community to itself. Carrollton was blessed with\u003cbr\u003eDee Dee Murphy's arrival from Charlotte, pen in\u003cbr\u003ehand and all eyes and ears.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Rolfe Neill, retired Publisher, The Charlotte Observer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Whether Dee Dee is writing about politics,\u003cbr\u003efamily, community involvement or her occasional\u003cbr\u003e\"mention\" of her love of Duke basketball, she's\u003cbr\u003ejust simply talking with the reader. I've always\u003cbr\u003efound her columns to be the kind of writing that\u003cbr\u003ereaders can easily relate to.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Bruce Browning, Editor, Times-Georgian and Newspapers of West Georgia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dee Dee's style is charming and graceful, as\u003cbr\u003eher commentaries leave the reader with a range\u003cbr\u003eof responses: a smile; a tear; or a thought to\u003cbr\u003eponder. Her book is a smorgasbord of literary\u003cbr\u003eflavors with something for every taste.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Dr. Robert C. Covel, author of String Theory and Wind Song\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dee Dee Murphy's subjects range far and wide,\u003cbr\u003eand her commitment to each topic of interest,\u003cbr\u003eeach issue at hand, runs deep. In this lively\u003cbr\u003ecollection of musings, Murphy shows herself to\u003cbr\u003ebe a writer of intelligence, heart,\u003cbr\u003eand--above all --guts.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Greg Fraser, Professor of English, University of West Georgia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With her trademark boldness and grit that only\u003cbr\u003ecomes from deep love, Dee Dee contributes her time, wisdom, humor, and strength to each Southern community she graces with her presence.\u003cbr\u003eThe perspective of this civic leading woman of color of the South is now an invaluable gift not only to our town and region, but to our country and beyond, through the timely collection of these whip smart, funny, and insightful essays.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Megan Bell, Co-owner, Underground Books","brand":"Vabella Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158133326064,"sku":"2940157422080","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157422080_p0.jpg?v=1764095296","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157422080","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}