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Whether you live below the Mason-Dixon Line or just wish you did, The Southerner's Handbook is your guide to living the good life. Curated by the editors of the award-winning Garden & Gun magazine, this collection of more than a hundred instructional and narrative essays offers a comprehensive tutorial for modern-day life in the South. From food and drink to sporting and style, home and garden to arts and culture, you'll discover essential skills and unique insights from some of the South's finest writers, chefs, and craftspeople—including the secret to making perfect biscuits, tips for betting on the Kentucky Derby, and how to whip up a proper Sazerac. You'll also find:
Roy Blount, Jr., on telling a great story
Julia Reed on throwing the ultimate party
Jonathan Miles on drinking like a Southerner
Jack Hitt on the beauty of cooking a whole hog
John T. Edge on why Southern food matters
And much more. So grab a glass of fine bourbon, head out to the porch, and get comfortable. You're in for an experience as surprising and enchanting as the South itself.
Anonymous
Posted Sat Feb 08 00:00:00 EST 2014
What's with the sticker on the back cover?
The front cover of the book is beautifully designed, but the huge sticker on the back cover completely offsets it. After removing the hideous sticker, a tacky residue remains making it unpleasant to hold and read the book. Consequently, I am not holding and reading it and have just put it on the shelf. Disappointed.
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Posted Wed Jan 22 00:00:00 EST 2014
Such an interesting and creative mix of stories, tips and essays! I loved it and plan to make this my "go-to" gift for friends.
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Posted Fri Dec 27 00:00:00 EST 2013
Purchased for my twenty-something daughter for Christmas - she was thrilled. I will probably borrow it after she finishes.
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Posted Fri Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2013
I lived in the south for over 40 years. This book makes miss it so much.
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Posted Sat Dec 07 00:00:00 EST 2013
As a converted Southerner from New York, I found the tongue-in-cheek humor of the book spot on. I loved the essay on sweet tea and falling of a horse particularly accurate. You don't read this book all at once but pick it up when you want to fill an extra fice minutes of your day.
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Posted Fri Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2013
Was disappointed in the quality. The huge sticker on the back tore off part of the book when trying to peel it off.
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Overview
Whether you live below the Mason-Dixon Line or just wish you did, The Southerner's Handbook is your guide to living the good life. Curated by the editors of the award-winning Garden & Gun magazine, this collection of more than a hundred instructional and narrative essays offers a comprehensive tutorial for modern-day life in the South. From food and drink to sporting and style, home and garden to arts and culture, you'll discover essential skills and unique insights from some of the South's finest writers, ...