As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda
“There is no one like Gail Collins: uproarious fun on every page, but with a serious point.  In this wonderful book she devastates Texas for its hypocrisy, its ignorance, its worship of wealth.  But you cannot keep laughing as she shows how the Texan mind works a baleful influence on the rest of the country.” (Anthony Lewis)“The reader who senses a touch of sarcasm would not be wrong…[Collins] has a good eye for absurd details.” (Erica Grieder - New York Times)“With wit and humor, Collins focuses on major Texas figures, from Davy Crockett to Rick Perry, to offer a portrait of an outsize state anxious to take on the task of setting the rest of the country straight and of the broader implications that has for the rest of the country.” (Booklist)“Starred review.New York Timespolitical columnist Collins zeroes in on what makes Texas so important and why the rest of the country needs to know and care about what’s happening there…A timely portrait of Texas delivered with Collins’ unique brand of insightful humor.” (Kirkus Reviews)“[Collins] set off on a whirlwind tour to discover the Lone Star State and its transcendent meaning, deploying a breezy, wisecracking polemical style familiar to fans (including me) of her twice-­weekly column inThe Times.” (Lloyd Grove - New  York Times Book Review)“New York Timescolumnist Gail Collins makes a compelling case inAs Texas Goes…that much of what ails the nation began down in the Lone Star State.” (Steve Almond - Boston Globe)