{"product_id":"texas-sayings-and-folklore-9781936474929","title":"Texas Sayings and Folklore","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the eve of his 100th birthday  Dr. Mavis P. Kelsey shares a generous collection of sayings from his homeland. What began as an enjoyable hobby and led to a limited edition book has now been expanded to include thousands more folk sayings. Many of the expressions here are as old as language itself. Some have their origin in ancient Sumerian and Sanskrit. Others come from Chinese and African tongues  as well as Hebrew  Greek  and Latin. Wherever they originated  they bear the wisdom of the ancients  and they have been used in vernacular speech in Texas during the last century. Some are light-hearted  while others convey deep emotionjoy  sorrow  life  death  and human frailty. Born before sound movies  phonography  or rapid transportation became popular  Dr. Kelsey reminds us that language has the lasting power to both define and delight us. The more things change  the more we coin colorful phrases to describe our experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67931057291317,"sku":"ByrdShop_1936474921","price":98.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781936474929.jpg?v=1794211651","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/texas-sayings-and-folklore-9781936474929","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}