Okietalk is Okey-Dokey! -- New Book Proves to be a Fascinating Lexicon-Cum-Cookbook of Rural America


SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 31, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- A good listener to the vernacular around him, a cook at heart, a reluctant scholar, and a deft poet, D.G. Blankenship has everything going for him, a polymathic gift that came in handy when he crafted his fascinating new book Okietalk.

Okietalk, a lighthearted lexicon-cum-cookbook of rural America, is -- according to Blankenship -- an agreeable nonsense. In this eclectic collection, he writes references to food, poetry, and movies; throws in anecdotes about historical figures such as Davy Crockett, Andrew Jackson, and Theodore Roosevelt; and tacks on a few of his offbeat ideas such as -- guess what -- the creation of an eight-legged turkey (Thanksgiving will never be the same again!) Going on another tangent, he debunks the impression that cooking is a rote science but shows instead that it is an artistic endeavor intended to have different, and sometimes surprising, consequences each and every time.

Okietalk brings out its charm through the juxtaposition of rural idiomatic slang and intentionally pompous professorial commentary. Blankenship traverses this landscape with a megadose of insight and humor that reminds the reader of the stuff good literature is made of. Order a copy of this engaging read today by visiting your local bookstore or shop online at Xlibris.com or at Dgblankenship.com.



                  Okietalk * By D.G. Blankenship
         A Lighthearted Lexicon and CookBook of Rural America
                Publication Date: February 24, 2005
         Trade Paperback; $17.84; 199 pages; 978-1-4134-7923-2
         Cloth Hardback; $27.89; 199 pages; 978-1-4134-7924-9

To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7836. Tear sheets may be sent by regular or electronic mail to Marketing Services. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0293 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 7876.

Xlibris books can be purchased at Xlibris bookstore. For more information, contact Xlibris at (888) 795-4274 or on the web at www.Xlibris.com.



            

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