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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 180 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm OCLC 38867834 ; ISBN: 9781563524608, 1563524600 ; Includes index ; black cloth in photographic dustjacket ; fifty favorite columns from two legendary Atlanta journalists ; .Features historical newspaper columns covering roughly fifty years of local and regional history, culture, and sports in Atlanta through the distinct voices of its premier writers. ; Celestine Sibley (1914-1999): A cherished Atlanta Constitution journalist, author, and one of the paper's first female editors. Her columns focused on Southern culture, daily human experiences, and the changing face of Georgia ; Furman Bisher (1918-2012): The legendary sports editor and columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. His work covered local and national sports milestones, including baseball, the Masters, and Atlanta's sports growth. ; Contents: Furman Bisher: Remembering the old Crackers -- Poor Richard the Rich -- The positive thinker -- Too real for Hollywood -- Complex in the manner of great men -- This feller wore a vest -- The gentleman athlete -- A classic Atlanta Classic winner -- Aaron hits No. 715 -- Ted Turner steps forth -- The last great autocrat -- Hercules meets Atlas -- Dawgs! Dawgs! Dawgs! -- The real America's Team -- A 125-pound package of grit -- No longer will it be home -- Hockey without pads -- The tortoise again beats the hare -- Time to be thankful -- A wave of Techmania -- From worst to first -- Meet me at Yellow Jasmine -- Some serious horse racing -- World champion at last -- Let the Games begin ; Celestine Sibley: Letter to the Ration Board -- Air terminal looms as `the finest' -- Hospital regrets losing goat deal -- Wallace given death chair sentence -- Horseplay abounds as legislature curtain drops -- A little girl asks the blessing -- In the rain by a Mississippi truck stop -- James Earl Ray sentenced to 99 years -- `Each small-seeming request' -- `Too old, too black, too busy' -- The living tree -- Kindness helps fill the void -- Analyzing Southern women -- It's time for ERA -- Jimmy Carter will be inaugurated today -- Making an absence easier -- The terror that walks our city -- Francis Brunton isn't crazy -- Real country living over at Sweet Apple -- The war is over -- `Miss Daisy' tugs at Southern hearts -- The [Ralph] McGill legacy -- New moons are for bombers -- A golden city! -- Tears are the only reaction that makes sense ; FINE/FINE. Book.…