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Hometown Tales: Recollections of Kindness, Peace, and Joy |  | Author: Philip Gulley
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Category: Book
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 315787
Media: Paperback
Pages: 219
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0061252298
Dewey Decimal Number: 289
EAN: 9780061252297
ASIN: 0061252298
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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Product Description
Stories from a Place That Feels Like Home Master storyteller Philip Gulley envelops readers in an almost forgotten world of plainspoken and honest small-town values, evoking a simpler time when people knew each other by name, folks looked out for their neighbors, and people were willing to do what was right—no matter the cost. When Philip Gulley began writing newsletter essays for the twelve members of his Quaker meeting in Indiana, he had no idea one of them would find its way to radio commentator Paul Harvey Jr. and be read on the air to 24 million people. Fourteen books later, with more than a million books in print, Gulley still entertains as well as inspires from his small-town front porch.
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Celebrate the Fruits of the Spirit! March 5, 2001
Mamalinde (Dallas)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I found treasure in a small little book called HOME TO HARMONY. From there I followed the treasure map to FOR EVERYTHING A SEASON, and then on to HOME TOWN TALES. This book is labeled: recollections of Kindness, Peace and Joy, and tracks the fruits of the spirit through a series of happy, poignant and sad vignettes. All of Mr. Gulley's books have charm and sweetness and light - and manage to do so without being too heavily gooey and sickeningly sweet. This collection of simple and ordinary everyday tales, is truly a celebration of faith and goodness and all the fruits of the spirit. I have recommended these books to everyone I know, and give away my copies as quickly as I buy them. For all ages, for all faiths, these lovely books have something to say to everyone who picks them up.
Gulley does it again! December 23, 1998
Catherine Liamzon
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Although I have only read two books of Gulley, I have become a great fan of his. Home Town Tales is a perfect follow-up of Front Porch Tales. I do prefer his first book to Home Town Tales; nevertheless it's a book worth reading. I highly recommend it. There has been an influx lately of books like Chicken Soup for the Soul. At first they were okay, but I got kind of sick of them and already found them corny, mainly because the books were characterised merely by quantity of stories and not by their quality- the stories somehow trailed the same messages, the same lines of thought, the same points. But Home Town Tales is different- the stories are not predictable, yet they occur in an ordinary man's (or shall I say extraordinary?) ordinary life. Heart-warming... it makes you go "ahh..." with a tear in your eye, and discover the mawkish in you.
A Wow! June 6, 2000
Kevin C. Kropf (Albion, MI USA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
My cousin attended seminary with the author and gave me this book for Christmas. As an afterthought I picked it up four days ago and now have read all but the last story--You will be captivated by how easy these stories are to read, yet how deep of meaning they carry. I now know what books I will be giving to people for the next year. My favorite and the story I often retell to folks (over the phone even) is "The Clothesline." It's full of chuckles. Simple messages about the fruit of the spirit that are heart warming and inspirational. The keen insights are refreshing and poignant. Keep writing Philip!
Once again, a beautiful book.... April 13, 2004
Mercedes L. Johnmeyer (Kingsland, GA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Hometown Tales is another book full of wonderful tales about life. Beautiful stories that remind us to sit back for a second, look around us, and take it all in. Philip Guelly truley understands what it means to appreciate the little things in life. His stories get you thinking about the all the things we take and have taken for granted...about memories long past...and how to make this life a little better for ourselves. And most importantly, he always remindes you that there's someone up above looking out for us.
a must read September 29, 1999
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
One of the best books that I have ever read. Very tought provoking, insightful, and witty. Highly recommended!
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