The Road Home: News From Lake Wobegon
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1681682060 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author As the host of A Prairie Home Companion for over forty years, Garrison Keillor has captivated millions of listeners with his News from Lake Wobegon monologues. He has been honored with Grammy, ACE, and George Foster Peabody awards, the National Humanities Medal, and election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
As the host of A Prairie Home Companion for over forty years, Garrison Keillor has captivated millions of listeners with his News from Lake Wobegon monologues. He has been honored with Grammy, ACE, and George Foster Peabody awards, the National Humanities Medal, and election to the American Academy of Ar
And what you learn along the way is that-quicker than any road sign or street map or pair of shiny red shoes-all you really need is a story to get you from here to there. Just light the fire, make some popcorn and hit "Play." The Road Home will take you all the way to where you already are. No place like it. No need to get up. No place at all. Some say a place is home when you know where all the roads go. No need for a parka. About a young woman and her bridal shower, about a fishing shack and when it's prudent to drive out on the ice. Home is a fine place to listen. Garrison Keillor has been delighting audiences for four decades now with heartfelt, moving, and downright hilarious tales from the shores of Lake Wobegon. Never before collected, these expertly crafted stories are full of gentle humor, genuine emotion, and (more often than not) surprising insights into family, relationships, community, faith, and hope.. A story about springtime, and air thick with desire, or about the advantages of dynamite when you're digging a grave in winter. A story about an ordinary day, any ordinary day. Interim pastors, and lutefisk dinners, hunting pheasant in autumn and a food fight with spaghetti. Over in Lake Wobegon, all the roads take you there, and it's
The End J. Sawyer Love this CD. Every story is a gem.First Paul Harvey dies. Then car talk goes. Then Letterman retires. Now Garrison leaves PHC.What is a guy supposed to do?. "A great edition to my collection" according to Billy T. Lowe. A great edition to my collection. Keillor and Lake Wobegon stories are not only entertaining but full of down home common sense that many of us can identify.. "Love to listen to these folksy stories while I exercise" according to affengriffon. Love to listen to these folksy stories while I exercise after 2 hip surgeries. It helps make the time pass quickly and I am fully entertained doing something I consider a drudge. Thumbs up.