Great Book, read it in one sitting. Extremly accurate. Anyone who has attended college in the Southeast or is planning to. This is a must have!

Hayes captures the essence of youth in this book in a similiar fashion as, say, Richard Halliburtons "Royal Road to Romance". Anyone who is entering their University years would learn from this guidebook. I went to University in the Deep South as well as the Northwestern US and can say that, although the examples trail Hayes movements throughout the Deep South and Europe, the practicality within can be applied anywhere. Now I am the father of a seven year old and a five year old. You can be sure I'll suggest to my older son this book, as well as to my daughter so as to "be prepared" for the sharks like Hayes and his pals! Not only is it timeless, but it presents the realities of what one simply WILL encounter in their college years in a fashion so few authors have the courage to express. Hayes shares his insights into making the grades and learning from those boring classes, while also dealing with topics such as drug use and casual sex and nightlife head-on. Coincidentally I was fortunate to have a brief encounter with Hayes while he was living in the Carribean about a year and a half ago, and this is how I learned of the book. His stories in-person are even more amazing, almost like Jimmy Buffett, and I can only hope their are more books and tales to come in the future.

I went to Sewanee and had the opportunity to meet the author when he passed through taking pictures. It was really cool to see the book in print. It read like a diary, i finished it in one reading. great job Tommy Hayes.

This story is an exciting book to read, one that I believe both men and women will enjoy.
The story is not predictable and has two very interesting story lines that ultimately join together.
The book also shows how hate can destroy ones life and that forgiveness can set all involved free. The story also shows the importance of faith in God.

This was one of my favorite House of Winslow books. I've loved all 23 of them, but this one I found very exciting and interesting. You get a chance to look into the mind of a female spy during the Civil War and the insides of a prison and hospital. Davis and Belle take you on many an adventure as they search out God and each other. You'll see how bitterness can affect you and how God's love can change all that for good! Enjoy your reading!

A spy novel about a confederate widow who was very bitter because her husband was slain and felt guilty being a spy. Morris is a master at describing the girl's feelings. If you want a good historical civil war, this is it!

This book is not only a wealth of information, but it is truly a souce of inspiration to all who read it.

This book was written by many people from the South. It is a review of the Torah. Each Saturday a chapter of the Torah is heard in every Synagogue.The stories from the book are great. Every portion has two or three short stories.Students, Rabbies,Lawyers and Doctors have written for this book. by Norman Raab

This outstanding book provides fantastic thoughts on the weekly Bible portion. The summaries are extremely accurate, informative and easy to read. The articles are both inspirational and suprisingly simple for all Jews to read and understand - no matter how limited the readers background may be. This book has taught me a great deal about the history, philosophy and law code of the Jewish people and so much about the old testament. I applaud all of the authors who contributed to this great work.

I liked this book because it showed how 2 families on the opposite side of the civil War acted. It layed out their emotions upon which they acted. I also liked the book because the families were good examples of how to lead a strong Christian life.

This is the GREATEST series of books I have ever read in my life. Gilbert Morris talks about the war from both sides and explains what both sides were fighting for, without making one side good and the other bad. He is able to mix facts with in-depth characters. I wish the story was longer, but it's fun to think of what will happen to them next. I just want to close with saying THANK YOU GILBERT MORRIS for writing these great stories, and helping me become a better Christian.

Sarah and Leah leave their comfortable home to go and take care of their Uncle Silas in Richmond. But they never thought that once they got there they would be a suspicious lot to everyone because they were Northerners. And when Sarah ends up being called an Union Spy, will she be able to escape back to Kentucky or be thrown into a Confederate Prison?

I came to this book knowing almost nothing about Ole Miss or its integration history. This book was an excellent summary of the history of the college, especially in its early years, and how that history played into the integration struggles. It was interesting to see how racial relations at the college have changed and not changed since the 1960s, and to get another perspective on the Confederate flag.

The book is well-written and it's hard to believe that the author didn't spend her whole life in Mississippi. The book bogs down towards the end a bit, but otherwise is quite engrossing.

An excellent book, especially for those who were not taught much about integration in the South.

Anyone interested in the Integration of Ole Miss should read this book. It provides a startlingly objective account of how difficult true integration is. Not because of racism, but because of social differences, how we relate to one another and how frightening it is to learn to trust people. It also reveals the heroes of Ole Miss, black and white.

I used this book as my primary information source during a recent History class research project on the James Meredith affair. Frankly, from reading it, I believe it to be one of the best nonfiction books I have ever encountered. Cohodas really did her homework on this one, and the detail evident the book shows how well she conducted her research. The other aspect of this winning combination is that she possesses a real ability for relating a story-- I have never been so captivated by a nonfiction piece. While part of this is due to the fact that the subject matter (the history of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)) is engrossing, it continues to amaze me that Cohodas has not been more prolific in her documentation of Southern politics, for she certainly does it better than anyone else I have read.

I have read this book twice; once during summer holidays and then again this past weekend, and I enjoyed it in a different way very much each time. There is a greater maturity in the work than before; Lentz has learned to use dialogue effectively and with good wit, especially with the difficult dialect and idiom of places as diametrically opposed as Bayou Cajun country and Boston, Massachusetts are. His capture of local colour really washes well; I thoroughly like the story line, but even moreso the underlying, gurgling innuendo and hidden asides. The setting in New Orleans works really well too, and moves the book along.

I am a long time fan of David Lentz! I am there in New Orleans as he draws me in, making the sights and sounds and aromas all fill me with longing to return to this city. Even the first page
captured me and I knew immediately this was a book I would treasure. The snow outside my home disappeared as I was there with a beignet and cafe au lait becoming friends with all the characters on the pages. I highly reccommend this book to everyone who has loved New Orleans and the writing style of Mr.Lentz who is able to work magic with a pen.

I was in search of a novel set in New Orleans and was pleasantly suprised to find that David Lentz (a personal favorite of mine) had wrtitten this gem. Aeneas, the protagonist, was a very dynamic character; I could releate to many facets of his personnality. There was enough New orleans to make anyone dream of packing up and moving south, but it never overpowered the storyline. I highly recommend this, as a beach novel or curled up under a blanket on a winter day. It is thought provoking and enertaining at the same time.

The characters in this story are very funny and warm.......Rita who received a run down restaurant in her divorce settlement from her cross-dressing ex-husband. Parnel. is a person who always lived her life to please everyone else.She decided to renovate her restaurant and received help from all her friends who live in this small town in Tenn. Her daughter is away at college and she is feeling kind of down about her now empty life......Her two best friends, Jillie and Cozette decide that Jillie's brother, Wild Billy West is the person who could help rebuild the restaurant and also Rita's self esteem. Billy and Jillie's mother Peggy agrees and they all hope they can help to accomplish this......This story is kind of predictable, however. it is so funny that I found myself laughing out loud at some of the dialogue and situations............I recommend this book.

In Hellon, Tennessee, sixty miles or so from Memphis, Rita Stark owns and operates the Pig Rib Palace. Divorced from her husband Pernel, whose closet of female attire is superior to hers, and feeling empty nest syndrome with their daughter off to school, Rita decides to renovate her dilapidated restaurant. She hires legendary football hero Wild Billy West to do the job.

Rita's wacky best friends Cozette Harvey and Jillie West believe Billy is just the right medicine for Rita to regain her former confidence as a card carrying Dixie belle. Though she does not mind wearing the tiara or holding her head high, Rita struggles with accepting a date with Billy as her self-esteem remains in the septic tank.

THE DIXIE BELLE'S GUIDE TO LOVE is a humorous satirical look at small town southern living as depicted in many a romance novel. Rita is an intriguing lead protagonist who makes the tale. Though quite amusing, the local dialogue especially when Cozette and Jillie are on center stage, disrupts the flow of the plot as the audience struggles to understand what is being said. Still Luanne Jones provides her audience with a delightfully jocular hometown romance.

Harriet Klausner

My best friend told me I had to read this book. I let it linger on my nightstand awhile but this weekend I picked it up to start flipping through the pages and from the very beginning I was hooked. I read it all in 2 days and couldn't wait to come to Amazon to see if the author had other books.

The writing was funny and fresh. The characters made me smile because I could picture them so vividly. The main character, Rita, was like a real person, not like characters in books that are either too perfect, too stupid or too dysfunctional to relate to. Wild Billy was wonderful. I want him to come to my house and fix a few things! The girlfriends Cozy and Jillie were interesting in their own right and Wild Billy's mother and Rita's ex-husband were a hoot (and yet they could be very touching and sweet, not one demensional).

Overall, a great effort.

Frei does a marvelous job of telling the story of what truly was the GAME OF THE CENTURY. You may be surprised as to who suggested tha the game be moved from it's normal date to become the last game of the year. It was a time when Arkansas and Texas dominated the old Southwest Conference. Much went into the preperation and much came out of it. Frank Broyles, AD at Arkansas and the head coach at the time of the 1969 game has NEVER watched the tape of the game.

Excellent book not only for the coverage of the players and the game, but also for reminding us of the social issues of the time. A must read not only for college football fans, but anyone interested in the era.

Unlike reviewer Star (who for some reason felt compelled to slam the book because he didn't like the teams involved) I found this to be a great book about a unique era in college football. The book is well researched and the author doesn't take sides. The detail of the game itself and the coaches thinking is very interesting for those who weren't watching college football in those days.

Obviously Texas fans will enjoy it more than those from Arkansas, but they still might be interested all the same. After all, it was an epic game. For those Penn State fans who are still bitter about finishing #2 to Texas, answer this: Why did Penn State avoid playing Texas in the Cotton Bowl? Notre Dame was the bowl committee's second choice. If you don't want to play #1, you don't get to be #1.

Cape Hatteras pulls Maria back to her family home in North Carolina after her father's death, and old secrets, unfulfilled promises, and an investigation of the mystery concerning the long-ago death of her mother are all complicated by the hint of new love with a difficult tenant. A romance/mystery that manages to please on several levels - and it's better written than most.

Maria returns to her family home near Cape Hatteras in North Carolina after her father's death, discovers it occupied by a lease-holder who refuses to leave, then finds herself falling in love with him as, together, they try to solve a crime.
An entertaining mystery romance.

I loved UNDERTOW. Dixie Browning juggles two mysteries, one a generation old, the other contemporary, while building attraction and sexual tension between the two main characters, Mariah Henry and Gray Hollowell. Mariah is one of the Henrys of Henry Island, near Cape Hatteras, NC. She returns to her family's island home after many years away to scatter her father's ashes. Her relatives have secrets that threaten her life, her beliefs, and her future. Gray Hollowell, a cold-case detective with an SBI background, is investigating the death of Mariah's mother 27 years earlier. He must keep Mariah alive while he solves both mysteries, past and present. These two people have each overcome extreme personal losses, and have a strength and maturity in their growing relationship. The character development in this book was exceptional, for primary, as well as secondary characters. Orestes, the old man of the island, came to life for me, as did several of the family members. I love the setting of this book, and I believe that most people could relate to it. I give it my full recommendation.

I HAVE to finish a book once I start it, and this one was a real struggle. The book takes place over the course of one week, most of which is spent driving in a car during which very little conversation took place.

Lily falls in love with Sam within 3 days, though there's little more to recommend him than a great body and his timely interruption (rescue?) of a roughing up in a public bathroom, so I have no idea where the love came in. It took Sam 2 days longer than that, and she was such a begging little brat that I still have no idea why. She seemed to be the epitome of the women that Sam spent most of the past 7 years avoiding.

The characters were wholly undeveloped, there was little excitement or electricity between them, and they spent most of the book driving in a car doing very little talking to one another. When they did talk, the conversations between them were unbelievably unrealistic. I couldn't picture myself uttering half the garbage that came out of Lily's mouth. She spent half the book trying to reason, barter and beg Sam into bed with her. It was boring, and, for Lily, embarrassing.

The most enjoyment I got out of the book was a minute's thrill at the developing romance between Lily's grandmother and Sam's father. Their romance quickly became just as "blah" as Lily and Sam's.

One final note: Lily had red-hair. Sam had black hair. I have no idea who the blondes are on the cover.

Chasing Lily is Dixie Kane's latest, and it's wonderful. Her characters possess moxy, wit and charm, and you will love seeing the world through their eyes. Anything by Dixie Kane is great, but with this one you're in a for a rare treat!!

This book is a treat, let me tell you. It's the perfect read for a lazy summer day, or any day of the year, actually. This author is sure to become a favorite!