{"product_id":"9781450019552","title":"Get Your Foot Out of the Durn Petunias: Stories From my Life","description":"Book Description  \u003cbr\u003eThe stories in this book are from the life of an unusual woman.  She is unusual because of the many different kinds of things that have happened to her.  \u003cbr\u003eAfter her husband died, she raised her three children in very difficult circumstances in spite of the many setbacks she faced.  \u003cbr\u003eFrom the stories from her childhood through her days working for Texas newspapers, she covered everything from macaroni to murder.  \u003cbr\u003eAs a mission interpreter for the National Presbyterian Church U.S.A., she traveled into jungles where there were grass fires and snakes and angry people.  \u003cbr\u003eShe also traveled where there was love and concern and caring people.  \u003cbr\u003eSome of her life stories are extremely humorous and some are tragic.  \u003cbr\u003eHer two books, \"To the Ends of the Earth\" and \"A Little Bit Farther\" are stories from the many mission areas in various countries around the world.  Marj also had a daily column in the Big Spring Herald called \"Riding Fence\" and now emcees a radio talk show by the same name.  \u003cbr\u003eHer travels took her into Communist Russia when it was still behind the Iron Curtain and afterward.  \u003cbr\u003eShe also went to North Korea and met the leadership there.  Very few people can say that.  \u003cbr\u003eShe went from Brazil to Zimbabwe and from Japan to the Ivory Coast.  \u003cbr\u003eMarj set up the press conference for Hostage Ben Weir when he came home.  And she did the first story of Dr. Kao in Taiwan when he was first released from jail.  \u003cbr\u003eShe admitted that her life had no plan and that she never knew what was coming next.  \u003cbr\u003eAs one of the very earliest women sports writers in Texas, she faced a lot of criticism.  \u003cbr\u003eHer life took her to meet nine Presidents and many other well known politicians.  \u003cbr\u003eShe admitted that she never had the slightest idea where she was going with the life.  \"God must have planned it, I didn't,\" she admitted.  \u003cbr\u003eCome step into the petunias in the White House Garden with Marj and see where you go from there.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143138722032,"sku":"9781450019552","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450019552_p0.jpg?v=1763838703","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450019552","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}