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Books by Garrison Keillor
  | | LAKE WOBEGON SUMMER 1956 [046]**{FIRST EDITION ~ AS NEW ~ UNREAD & UNOPENED}**[046] by Garrison Keillor, Joseph E. Ledoux Hardcover, 406 Pages, Published 2002 by Viking Canada (Ahc) ISBN-13: 978-0-670-03003-3, ISBN: 0-670-03003-1 "Argues that what is described as the self, or the essence of who a person is, reflects the interactions between the neurons and the synapses in the brain, allowing us to think, act, feel, believe, and make choices." |
 | | We Are Still Married(Reprint) Stories and Letters by Garrison Keillor Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 1990 by Penguin Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-14-013156-7, ISBN: 0-14-013156-6 "“Garrison Keillor made it possible, after twenty years of black humor…to be both funny and nice, hip and winsome, scathing and loving, all in the flick of a single many-barbed quip——The Washington Post Book World“Keillor’s literary style is as flexible and assured as his vocal delivery. It can slip from mood to mood so subtly and quickly you’re never quite sure where you are…. [His] writing has the silvery slip of running water, so grac ..." |
 | | Pontoon(Reprint) A Novel of Lake Wobegon (Lake Wobegon Novels) by Garrison Keillor Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2008 by Penguin Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-14-311410-9, ISBN: 0-14-311410-7 "Garrison Keillor makes his long- awaited return to Lake Wobegon with this New York Times bestseller The first new Lake Wobegon novel in seven years is a cause for celebration. And Pontoon is nothing less than a spectacular return to form?replete with a bowling ball-urn, a hot-air balloon, giant duck decoys, a flying Elvis, and, most importantly, Wally's pontoon boat. As the wedding of the decade approaches (accompanied by wheels of imp ..." |
 | | Pontoon(1st Edition) A Novel of Lake Wobegon (Lake Wobegon Novels) by Garrison Keillor Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2007 by Viking ISBN-13: 978-0-670-06356-7, ISBN: 0-670-06356-8 "A fresh and funny Lake Wobegon novel about a woman with a secret life In Lake Wobegon lives a good Lutheran lady who is quite prepared to die and wishes to be cremated and her ashes placed inside a bowling ball and dropped into the lake, no prayers, no hymns, thank you very much. Meanwhile, the Detmer girl returns from California where she has made a killing in veterinary aromatherapy to marry her boyfriend Brent aboard Wally's pontoo ..." |
 | | Homegrown Democrat(Updated) A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America by Garrison Keillor Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2006 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-303768-2, ISBN: 0-14-303768-4 "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 Re ..." |
 | | The Book of Guys(Reprint) by Garrison Keillor Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1994 by Penguin Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-14-023372-8, ISBN: 0-14-023372-5 "The Book of Guys features 22 very funny stories about "ordinary guys, gods, heroes, and dim bulbs," told in the friendly, conversational style of silver-tongued master storyteller Garrison Keillor, the host and writer of the popular radio show "Prairie Home Companion," author of Lake Wobegon Days, Happy To Be Here, and many other books. "Guys are in trouble these days," says Keillor. "Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achieveme ..." |
 | | Leaving Home(1st Edition) by Garrison Keillor Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1990 by Penguin Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-14-013160-4, ISBN: 0-14-013160-4 "In the first collection of Lake Wobegon monologues, Keillor tells readers more about some of the people from Lake Wobegon Days and introduces some new faces. "Leaving Home is a book of exceptional charm . . . delightful . . . genuinely touching" —The Wall Street Journal "Clean, down-to-earth, exquisitely good hearted, highly ludicrous." —The New York Times " |
 | | Lake Wobegon Days(Reprint) by Garrison Keillor, Mike Lynch, Garson Kelor Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1990 by Penguin Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-14-013161-1, ISBN: 0-14-013161-2 "“Lake Wobegon Days is about the way our beliefs, desires and fears tail off into abstractions--and get renewed from time to time. . . this book, unfolding Mr. Keillor's full design, is a genuine work of American history.” The New York Times “A comic anatomy of what is small and ordinary and therefore potentially profound and universal in American life…Keillor’s strength as a writer is to make the ordinary extraordinary.” Chicago Tr ..." |
 | | Leaving Home(Reprint) by Garrison Keillor Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1989 by Signet ISBN-13: 978-0-451-82197-3, ISBN: 0-451-82197-1 "In the first collection of Lake Wobegon monologues, Keillor tells readers more about some of the people from Lake Wobegon Days and introduces some new faces." |
 | | Lake Wobegon Days(Reprint) by Garrison Keillor Paperback, 420 Pages, Published 1986 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-009232-5, ISBN: 0-14-009232-3 "Book Description Publication Date: May 1, 1995 One of a series of titles first published by Faber between 1930 and 1990, and in a style and format planned with a view to the appearance of the volumes on the bookshelf. Keillor's tales present a wryly affectionate and humorous chronicle of an imaginary town in the American Midwest. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition." |
 | | Life among the Lutherans(Reprint) by Garrison Keillor, Holly Harden Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2010 by Augsburg Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4514-0086-1, ISBN: 1-4514-0086-1 "Based on Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon monologues, Life among the Lutherans is a collection of stories about the struggles of ordinary people in an imperfect world, the life and work of the pastor who leads them, and the church to whose high standards they aspire in the small town they call home.The stories in Life among the Lutherans reflect everything Keillor fans have come to expect of this master storyteller. Some are familiar, in ..." |
 | | Homegrown Democrat(1st Edition) A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America by Garrison Keillor, Ken Lazebnik Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2004 by Viking Adult ISBN-13: 978-0-670-03365-2, ISBN: 0-670-03365-0 " In a book that is at once deeply personal and intellectually savvy, Homegrown Democrat is a celebration of liberalism as the "politics of kindness." In his inimitable style, Keillor draws on a lifetime of experience amongst the hardworking, God- fearing people of the Midwest and pays homage to the common code of civic necessities that arose from the left: Protect the social compact. Defend the powerless. Maintain government as a ..." |
 | | Me(1st Edition) by Jimmy (Big Boy) Valente by Garrison Keillor Hardcover, 152 Pages, Published 1999 by Viking Penguin Group ISBN-13: 978-0-670-88796-5, ISBN: 0-670-88796-X "An uproarious political satire about a professional wrestler who's elected governor "For a professional wrestler with a shaved head and a Fu Manchu to be elected governor of Minnesota -- all I can say is, WOW. Election Day, 1998, was the greatest day in my life. It will be surpassed only by Inauguration Day 2001." So reveals Jimmy (Big Boy) Valente to his ghostwriter Garrison Keillor in the opening pages of ME. With all the press at ..." |
 | | Radio Romance(Updated) by Garrison Keillor Paperback, 1 Pages, Published 1999 by Faber And Faber Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-0-571-19660-9, ISBN: 0-571-19660-8 "The wonderfully comic, marvellously surreal story of WLT, the extraordinary 'Friendly Neighbor' radio station . . .'After a few pages, you may easily be reduced to a state of contented giggling, which forces you to walk around smiling inanenly at people.' Independent'It's a brilliant book . . . A paragraph from Keillor has more sparks than the average author manages in an entire novel . . . In short, Radio Romance confirms Keillor's pl ..." |
 | | Wobegon Boy by Garrison Keillor Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1998 by Penguin Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-14-027478-3, ISBN: 0-14-027478-2 "A decade after he first explored the small-town precincts of Lake Wobegon, Minnesota, Garrison Keillor makes a comical return to his roots. Not that Wobegon Boy takes place entirely within Mist County. The narrator, John Tollefson, made an early exit from his hometown and has spent the last 20 years managing a college radio station in upstate New York. Here he seems to have put a healthy distance between himself and his Wobegonian past. ..." |
 | | Good Poems for Hard Times(1st Edition) by Garrison Keillor, Garrison Various /. Keillor Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2006 by Penguin Books Deckle Edge ISBN-13: 978-0-14-303767-5, ISBN: 0-14-303767-6 " Chosen by Garison Keillor for his readings on public radios The Writers Almanac, the 185 poems in this follow-up to his acclaimed anthology Good Poems are perfect for our troubled times. Here, readers will find solace in works that are bracing and courageous, organized into such resonant headings as "Such As It Is More or Less" and "Let It Spill." From William Shakespeare and Walt Whitman to R. S. Gwynn and Jennifer Michael ..." |
 | | That Time of Year A Minnesota Life (Hardback) by Garrison Keillor Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2020 by Arcade Publishing, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-951627-68-3, ISBN: 1-951627-68-7 "He says, “I was unemployable and managed to invent work for myself that I loved all my life, and on top of that I married well. That’s the secret, work and love." |
 | | Living with Limericks by Garrison Keillor Paperback, 184 Pages, Published 2019 by Prairie Home Productions ISBN-13: 978-1-73307-451-3, ISBN: 1-73307-451-1 "Radio personality and author Garrison Keillor delights and astounds in this hybrid memoir/poetry collection that combines anecdotes from his childhood and his "A Prairie Home Companion" years with literary limericks, darkly humorous limericks, extended limericks (aka limericks with porches), and so much more. Limericks are the poems that can be written in the empty spaces between life, Keillor posits, and this compact book illustrates t ..." |
 | | Pilgrims(Reprint) A Lake Wobegon Romance by Garrison Keillor Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2010 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-311785-8, ISBN: 0-14-311785-8 "Lake Wobegon goes to Italy in Garrison Keillor's latest Twelve Wobegonians fly to Rome to decorate a war hero's grave, led by Marjorie Krebsbach, with radio host Gary Keillor along for the ride. The pilgrimage is inspired by a phone call from an Italian woman seeking her Lake Wobegon roots and by a memoir O Paradiso by a farm wife who found the secret of life and love in Italy. And by marjorie's longing to win back the love of her hus ..." |
 | | Pilgrims A Wobegon Romance (Lake Wobegon) by Garrison Keillor Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2009 by Viking Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-670-02109-3, ISBN: 0-670-02109-1 "Margie Krebsbach dreams up the idea of a trip to Rome, hoping to get her husband Carl to make love to her - he's been sleeping across the hall and she has no idea why. She finds a patriotic purpose for the journey. A Lake Wobegon boy, Gussy Norlander, died in the liberation of Rome, 1944, and his grave, according to his elderly brother, Norbert, is in a neglected weed patch near the Colosseum. So it's decided they will go to clean Gussy ..." |
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