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150 essays by Mid-South humorist Lydel Sims from his popular and entertaining weekly column, "Assignment: Memphis," in The Commercial Appeal; illustrated with cartoons by Charles Nicholas which originally appeared with Sims' columns. In 1949 Sims began a career of writing about "things that make the rest of us scream." Fascinated with language and life's idiosyncrasies, he explored topics such as "Brainwashing Removes the Worry" and "Clothes Encounter of the Worst Kind." Historian Shelby Foote wrote, "I began each day with Lydel Sims in The Commercial Appeal. For those who have not known him up to now, this book is a splendid way to them to begin the rest of their lives." Introduction by William Thomas, Preface by Pat Sims; 274 pages, trade paper, ISBN 9780916242817, $29.95.
About the Author: Lydel Sims (1916-1995) wrote for the Jackson Sun and the Nashville Banner before landing at the Memphis Commercial Appeal, where he wrote the front-page column Assignment Memphis for nearly fifty years. He also wrote "Watch Your Language," a weekly column about words, word origins, and grammar, and taught writing at Southwestern and Memphis State University. Later in his career he wrote briefly for the Memphis Flyer. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Sims earned his master's degree from Vanderbilt University. He wrote biographies of the Civil War balloonist Thaddeus Lowe and John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. He co-wrote Wake Island Command with Rear Adm. Winfield Scott Cunningham and War Fish with U.S. Rep. George W. Grider. An adept wordsmith, he used his column to make gentle yet pithy observations about the everyday world. In spare and elegant language, he paid tribute to, among other things, shirts with two pockets and the importance of grits, and examined such issues as the perils of pigeons, snow, and foolish bureaucracy.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780916242817
  • Publisher: Yoknapatawpha Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Yoknapatawpha Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 274
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Memphis
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0916242811
  • Publisher Date: 18 Feb 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Weight: 403 gr

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