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'Class: Thoughts of an Ordinary Man' is filled with insightful, courageous, curious, fresh and lively - and some very funny stories that Blair tells of people in his life as examples of Class. I laughed aloud at one he told that occured in our hometown. Some of his 'war stories' are powerful and poignant. Howard is a fine writer, and I urge him to continue.
Ceil Cleveland - Author, Professor of English, New York University, and former Vice President. |
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12/27/07 - "Class" is indeed a work of art. It should be must reading for every social and economics class at every level. I really got a hoot out of it. Few people would dare to be so self-effacing. It could prove to be more than their ego could handle. As I read it joyfully, I thought, this be itself is a Great Story of America, told by a real American.
Jack Gillis - Former Senior Executive Vice-President, Phillip Morris Company |
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11/20/06 - Howard Blair really reaches his stride when he gets into narrative form. The author is adept at presenting a vignette of his life experience that makes for interesting reading and reflects a broader theme in life itself. His use of dialogue, in particular, is effective. The few pages on Blair's Arkansas/Oklahoma family history do a masterful job of exdplaining why Mississippians, and Southerners, almost invariably ask a new acquanintance to name his or her ancestors.
Joe White - Editorial Editor, Clarion Ledger, Gannett News |
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