{"product_id":"speak-texan-in-30-minutes-or-less","title":"Speak Texan in 30 Minutes or Less","description":"This perfect stocking stuffer is a parody of Berlitz phrasebooks. Veteran Lone Star journalist Lou Hudson has spilled the beans on how best to wrap one'’s tongue around Texaspeak so that even recovering Yankees can make their way in this whole other country.\nFinally there's hope for that brother-in-law from Hoboken and your banker from Duluth. Folks like them will be able to make themselves understood to Texans without having to revert to notepads and hand gestures.\nSpeak Texan not only is a pronunciation guide but also a handy work that provides numerous insights into Lone Star lingo and the thinking that goes behind it in a very entertaining format. It'’s designed to fit in the rear pocket of your Wranglers for a quick point of reference.\nHudson was born, weaned, and schooled in Texas and has never lived anywhere else. The rest of the book is pure de Texas too. Designer Ty Walls also is a lifelong Texan. The whole deal was conceived in Fort Worth. Can'’t get more Texan than that, surely.\nSpeak Texan is the first work of the aggressive, but nearly mythical Texas Twang Preservation Society. Its conception was motivated by the need to conserve, promote and document the lingua franca of this unique state of mind, endangered as it is by Hollywood mis-elocution and by for-profit, accent-reduction scams.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1892588102\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1892588102.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lou Hudson\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43063883956285,"sku":"BVV.1892588102.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1892588102-0.jpg?v=1774558463","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/speak-texan-in-30-minutes-or-less","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}