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(0)Garrison Keillor
Author
Series
Lake Wobegon volume 1
Language
English
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Description
A young narrator chronicles his coming-of-age in Minnesota's Lake Wobegon, a fictitious small town where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.
Author
Publisher
HighBridge
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Since A prairie home companion first went on the air, July 6, 1974, a steady stream of great performers has crossed its stage. In this comprehensive collection of highlights ever assembled from America's favorite live radio show, 85 standout performances from decades of music, stories, and laughter, with unforgettable moments from every era of the show, including the 40th anniversary celebration and a booklet with rare photos and a new essay by Garrison...
Author
Series
Lake Wobegon volume 11
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1991
Language
English
Description
Keilor recounts the poignant story of the Soderbjerg brothers, Ray and Roy, who plunged into radio by founding Station WLT in order to rescue their family restaurant. Over the next 25 years the "Friendly Neighbor" station produced a dazzling array of shows and stars.
Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In That Time of Year, Garrison Keillor looks back on his life and recounts how a Brethren boy with writerly ambitions grew up in a small town on the Mississippi in the 1950s and, seeing three good friends die young, turned to comedy and radio. Through a series of unreasonable lucky breaks, he founded A Prairie Home Companion and put himself in line for a good life, including mistakes, regrets, and a few medical adventures. PHC lasted forty-two years,...
6) Love me
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Leaving his wife to pursue an idealized life as a writer, Larry Wyler finds his early successes quickly deteriorating and returns home to write for an advice column, through which he learns unexpected life lessons.
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
This Collector's Edition features the complete contents of Keillor's Grammy Nominated Radio Private Eye, fan-favorite The Adventures of Guy Noir, plus over two hours of classic, previously uncollected episodes that will delight the legions of Guy Noir fans everywhere.
Author
Publisher
High Bridge Audio
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The latest collection of knee-slappers, toe-tappers and groaners from A Prairie Home Companion features the most recent Joke Shows plus the very best joke segments from recent seasons, all recorded live before doubled-over audiences in Minneapolis, St. Paul and New York.
Author
Publisher
HighBridge
Pub. Date
c1989
Language
English
Description
"These days I live in big foreign cities--New York and Copenhagen--but I think about America everyday and imagine a town, an avenue of old frame houses, a boulevard of tall trees, a June night, lawn sprinklers swishing across the grass and popping the flower bushes by the porch. A dog on the porch. Lights behind the curtains. Rock 'n' roll in an upstairs bedroom. Charcoal smoke in the air, a whiff of burgers. A gang of kids skidding around on gravel,...
20) Liberty
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Having transformed the annual Fourth of July parade into a Lake Wobegon extravaganza, steadfast mechanic Clint Bunsen attracts the attention of the governor and the media before announcing his intention to run for Congress.
