{"product_id":"poke-a-stick-at-it-unexpected-true-stories-9780806153957","title":"Poke a Stick at It: Unexpected True Stories","description":"\u003cbr\u003e Open this book and who knows what will pop out: the story of a gangland funeral, a status report on an ex-husband, a meditation on cats and gardens, a feuilleton about Native American fry bread, or a thoughtful musing on old women and books. Welcome to the delightfully irreverent world of Connie Cronley, essayist, radio commentator, and native Oklahoman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this collection of true stories, Cronley pokes fun at everything--including herself--as she delights in the world around her. With her trademark down-home humor, Cronley takes on a range of subjects as broad as the Oklahoma prairies. No subject is off-limits as the author casts her curious eye on vampire literature, gay insects, air-dried laundry, Emily Post etiquette, and impossible dogs. As she says, \"It's a big world and there's a lot to know.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoke a Stick at It\u003c\/i\u003e is also a love letter to the glories of the English language. Even as Cronley fusses around her garden or snoozes on the couch with her cat Muriel, she always has a stack of books within easy reach. Her eclectic passion for reading, embracing the lowbrow and the highbrow, the epic romance \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e and the poems of Emily Dickinson, is both infectious and inspiring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Often compared to authors Annie Dillard, Phyllis McGinley, Robert Benchley, and Mark Twain, Connie Cronley is a Southwest original, a writer who infuses her stories with joy, humor, beauty--and plenty of spice. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Connie Cronley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806153957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCronley, Connie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eConnie Cronley\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books of essays--\u003ci\u003eSometimes a Wheel Falls Off\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLight and Variable\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Poke a Stick at It--\u003c\/i\u003eand coauthor with the late Edward Perkins of \u003ci\u003eMr. Ambassador: Warrior for Peace. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and lives in Tulsa. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40151913693299,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ff29f05e-73f1-476e-8c80-90ac6d61f6df.jpg?v=1654781683","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/poke-a-stick-at-it-unexpected-true-stories-9780806153957","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}