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A national holiday in Lake Wobegon is always gaudy and joyful. But when the major planner behind the Fourth of July parade and the twenty-four-year-old girl who dresses up as the Statue of Liberty develop a close "friendship," rumors begin to fly. What will happen is anybody's guess as CNN and the governor put in an appearance in Lake Wobegon--home to a good loving people who drive each other crazy.
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Pub. Date
2004.
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English
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In this thoughtful, deeply personal work, one of the nation's best-loved voices takes the plunge into politics and comes up with a book that has had all of America talking. Here, with great heart, supple wit, and a dash of anger, Garrison Keillor describes the simple democratic values-the Golden Rule, the obligation to defend the weak against the powerful, and others- that define his hard-working Midwestern neighbors and that today's Republicans seem...
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[2020]
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English
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A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese made by a Norwegian bachelor farmer, the effect of which is episodic loss of social inhibition. Mayor Alice, Father Wilmer, Pastor Liz, the Bunsens and Krebsbachs, formerly taciturn elders, burst into political rants, inappropriate confessions, and rhapsodic proclamations, while their teenagers watch in amazement. Meanwhile, a wealthy outsider...
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Pub. Date
[1997]
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1 sound disc (approximately 60 minutes.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
For over 30 years, Garrison Keillor hosted Minnesota's Public Radio show A Prairie Home Companion. Keillor enthralled millions of listeners with his weekly series News from Lake Wobegon, a fictional Minnesota town believed to be his childhood home. This collection includes three autumnal tales: Daryl Tollerud's Long Day; Giant Decoys; and Thanksgiving.
10) Leaving home
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Pub. Date
1987.
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xxiii, 244 pages ; 24 cm
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English
Description
In this collection of stories about small-town life, Dale takes a step toward manhood and Darlene sets off for Minneapolis to begin a new life.
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