Book
Leaving home / Garrison Keillor.
A collection of wryly humorous stories presented as a tribute to the life and people of Lake Wobegon, Keillor's fictional American small town where "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average".
Record details
- ISBN: 0670820121
- ISBN: 067081976X
- Physical Description: xxiii, 244 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 1987.
- Copyright: c1987.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "All of these stories were performed, in slightly different form, on 'A Prairie home companion,' a production of Minnesota Public Radio"--P. [vi] "This first edition ... is limited to a printing of fifteen hundred copies"--Prelim. LC copy numbered: 23; signed in ink by Garrison Keillor; in slipcase. Source: Copyright deposit, Oct. 28, 1987. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : a letter from Copenhagen -- A trip to Grand Rapids -- A ten-dollar bill -- t Easter -- Corinne -- A glass of Wendy -- The speeding ticket -- Seeds -- Chicken -- How the crab apple grew -- Truckstop -- Dale -- High rise -- Collection -- Life is good -- Lyle's roof -- Pontoon boat -- State fair -- David and Agnes, a romance -- The killer -- Eloise -- The royal family -- Homecoming -- Brethren -- Thanksgiving -- Darlene makes a move -- Christmas dinner -- Exiles -- New Year's -- Where did it go wrong? -- Post office -- Out in the cold -- Hawaii -- Hansel -- Du, du Liegst mir im Herzen -- Aprille -- Goodbye to the lake. |
| Target Audience Note: | Adult. |
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| Subject: | Lake Wobegon (Minn. : Imaginary place) > Fiction City and town life > Fiction |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at Sage Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County Library | KEILLOR (Garrison) (Text) | 37814001825984 | FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Grant County Library | AF KEILLOR (Text) | 37845000058078 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Ione Public Library | 813 KEI (Text) | 37843000007161 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Lake County Main Library - Lakeview | FIC KEILLOR (Text) | 37620000047011 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| North Powder City Library | FIC KEI (Text) | 37867000055573 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Nyssa Public Library | F KEI #2 (Text) | 36660000044874 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| OTLD Irrigon Branch | F KEI (Text) | 33122001507808 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Ontario Community Library | KEILLOR, Garrison (Text) | 33330000194789 | Adult Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Treasure Valley Community College Library | FIC K265le (Text) | 32220000663324 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
