Naturalist Matt Schuth provides solid information about birds, trees, insects and other aspects of the natural world, enlivened by personal experience, homespun humor, myth and folklore, and deep resp
The Seward neighborhood in South Minneapolis has long been known for its liberal politics and community activism. It has been home to railroad porters and socialist agitators, state governors and hipp
In "Don Fraser: Minnesota's Quiet Crusader," historian Iric Nathanson examines the life and career of one of Minnesota's most beloved and influential statesmen. As a Minnesota state senator,
In "Between Us" Margaret Hasse brings her distinctively lyrical voice to bear on a range of experiences and states of being. She writes with precision and surprise about connections with bot
In the pages of this book, Larry and Pat Schaefer describe the creation of Lake Country School and the first twenty years of its development. The story takes us first to Bergamo, Italy, where the Scha
In this volume Michael Dennis Browne has gathered together short poems from every phase of his long career into chapters focusing on childhood, nature, private anxieties and irrationalities, extended
The Market Barbeque has operated continuously in downtown Minneapolis for the past sixty-nine years. Among family-owned restaurants in Minneapolis, only Jax Cafe in northeast Minneapolis and Murray’s
A young boy has been told that his father is a hero, that he protects others, keeps people safe, and is kind to everyone in town. But he learns more about the hazards police officers face on the night
At the age of 92, Bette Hammel looks back at a life rich with humorous incidents and meaningful encounters, capturing the flavor of the post-war advertising world and the excitement of modern architec
Norita Dittberner-Jax’s new collection, Crossing the Waters, chronicles the daily triumphs and setbacks, fears and recollections, that arose when her husband, Gene, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Dis
In Philip Bryant's new collection the urban hum of Chicago's South Side meets the pastoral beauty of small-town Minnesota life-and also its long, lonely winters. Sounds and smells from the Deep South
In this expansive collection, the narrator describes events she may or may not have witnessed and muses on history and the ways images present themselves, some as homey as fiddling with an alarm clock
Author Peter Heegaard, following on the success of his two previous books about non-profit organizations, Heroes Among Us and More Bang for Your Buck, has now, in Turnabout, collected the stories of a
Bukoski does for Superior's East End what Raymond Carver did for the down-and-out of the Pacific Northwest or Pete Hamill did with the Irish in New York. He's brought back to life Superior's Polish Am
