Cracker Ingenuity: Tips from the Trailer Park for the Chronically Broke

by P.T. Elliott, E.M. Lowry, E. M. Lowry

Wondering what to do with all those oil drums in your yard? Does a lack of funds inspire you to race lawnmowers instead of cars, or enter cow-chip-tossing contests instead of bridge tournaments? Ever invite friends over for a fancy dinner only to realize that you're flat broke and fresh out of groceries? Look no further... Cracker Ingenuity is the ultimate guide to making something out of nothing - a testament to the universal truth that there's more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312290829
• ISBN13: 9780312290825
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Redneck reading

Reading this book I could see my neighbors, my community and elected officials. Fast, funny, and if I wasn't living in the South I would swear this was fiction.

Superb

This is the cooki-est and most hilarious book I have read in years. what an eye-opener and a great surprise on trailer trash culture. this book takes on a fantastic journey in a culture that most of us europeans know so little about or have so much disdain for.Highly recommended.

cracker ingenuity

I loved this book. I could not stop laughing. It so funnyThe down to earth writing and drawings were wonderful

i've been waiting for a book like this!

elliot and lowry are important voices resounding in the name of american culture...they are not only able to reveal and share the hidden majesty of the people of this fine country...but are also able to do so with an originality and enthusiasm that is refreshing to read...fun and funny, often times laugh-outloud...this book allowed me access back to my own roots in tennessee...i could see myself in this book and i loved my reflection! thank you ladies!!

Funny and Insightful

I began Cracker Ingenuity with high expectations after reading and enjoying P. T. Elliot's last book, 100 Proof. I was not to be disappointed. Cracker Ingenuity is hysterical. The content is totally true blue redneck America with an eye for appreciation of this side of our culture rather than condescension. Many of the "ingenuities" had me actually laughing in my seat as I read and the illustrations seem to fit the authors' ideas perfectly. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants a bit of insight into a part of the U.S. that, while somewhat rough around the edges, is likely in all of us.