Category Archives: Books

I’m Guilty

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Terry Taylor

After reading Pete Dexter’s review of Jim Harrison’s new book, The Great Leader, a review where Dexter admits to and feels guilty about writing a 1956 book report on the Bible without having ever read it, I have a confession … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Entertainment, Famous People | Comments Off

Time Capsules

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I spent last week reading World Book Encyclopedia’s Year Books from 1965 – 1976. Perhaps you are old enough to remember these dusty annuals. It is fascinating to read about events that happened 40-something years ago in language that makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Humor, Personal Stories | Comments Off

The Endless Kindle

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Terry Taylor

The new graphite-colored Kindle DX has a bigger screen (9.7 inches), 50% better contrast, 4GB of storage, 3G wireless network, a battery that goes a week between charges and holds up to 3,500 books. Sure, it costs $359.00, but let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Entertainment, Technology | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Where Is Atticus Finch?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Growing up fifty miles from Monroeville, Alabama means I have crossed paths with the reclusive Harper Lee many times. I never met her, mind you. I know her from her famous book, a biography she refused to cooperate with and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alabama, Books, Entertainment, South | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

Cooking Up A Storm Of New Cookbooks

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Terry Taylor

There are a lot of new back-to-basics cookbooks being published these days with the Slow Food movement and it’s first through third cousins roaming the aisles at bookstores. Tweet This Post

Posted in Books, Entertainment, Famous People, Food | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Sail Cat Road, Chapter 20

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Sail Cat Road, the sequel to No Good End, continues below. It is being posted tweet-by-tweet daily on Twitter (http://twitter.com/ttaylordude). I will post each chapter here on Ning (in chronological order). For the prequel, please go to:  www.nogoodend.com. Each chapter … Continue reading →

Posted in Alabama, Books, Entertainment, Louisiana, South, Texas | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

Sail Cat Road, Chapter 17

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Sail Cat Road, the sequel to No Good End, continues below. It is being posted tweet-by-tweet daily on Twitter (http://twitter.com/ttaylordude). I will post each chapter here (in chronological order). Thank you for your time. A breeze raked a fallen pine … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Entertainment, Internet, South | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

Sail Cat Road, Chapter 16

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Chapter 16 Popping sounds came from relaxing metal under the pecan tree. Jimmy and Gus found no more drivers licenses. Gasoline soaked the earth. “You’ll want to walk back to the truck,” said Jimmy. “I’m going to roast some pecans.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, South | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

I Am What You Read

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Even with Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” selling 2 million copies in its first week, book sales are down about 4 percent from this time last year. Bestselling authors like Pat Conroy and Mitch Albom are not rescuing the beleaguered … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Entertainment, In The News | Tagged , , | Comments Off

In Us We Trust

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Terry Taylor

    In Rob Walker’s book “Buying In,” along with espousing his thoughts on ‘murketing’ (look it up) he talks about how trust in authority is suffering even more than usual. A cursory Google dig will build a nice little … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Books, Branding, In The News | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

The Difference Between Writers and Storytellers

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Terry Taylor

You have heard this before. Newspapers are dying, if not dead. No one reads books anymore. The Internet is going to images and words are being left in the digidust.  Ironically, the written word’s obit gets rewritten every day. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Internet, Personal Stories | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

Stephen King Goes South

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Terry Taylor

In 1998, writer, Stephen King, became a part-time resident of the Florida Gulf Coast. Now he has set a novel there. Duma Key is Stephen King’s first Deep South novel. A writer friend of mine said, “If you think he … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Famous People, Humor, South | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Glue #9: Spreading the Glue

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Terry Taylor

If you are even remotely familiar with Thomas L. Friedman’s book, “The World Is Flat, A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century,” you know about one of the biggest flatteners in the world: Wal-Mart. Tweet This Post

Posted in Books, Branding, Glue | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

Ridin’ With Jimmy and The Boss

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Terry Taylor

If you haven’t read “Hammer of the Gods,” the seminal and raunchy history of Led Zeppelin by Stephen Davis, don’t worry, you have a couple of chances to get a close-up feel for the senior citizen gods of rock at … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Famous People, Humor, Music | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

Profits After Death

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Terry Taylor

Go to the Pearly Gates, take a left, and there beside the guy with the harp on Cloud Nine, is St. Peter’s Investments, Inc. The First National Bank Of The Great Beyond is down to your right. Can’t miss it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Famous People, Movies, Music | Tagged , , , | Comments Off