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With great heart and wit and a dash of anger, Keillor describes the democratic values of the hard-working God-fearing people of Lake Wobegon and the idea of the common good - the civil compact that Republicans have been attacking for the past decade. A reminiscence, a political tract, and a humorous meditation, this is a deeply personal work from one of America's best loved voices.
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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.
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Garrison Keillor delivers a masterful diatribe against the Republican party and narcissistic, greed-driven, mean-spirited "conservatism." He begins his jeremiad in an oddly mannered draw-ling style bordering on self-caricature, but fortunately modulates that as he goes. Worried and angry, he warns against the threat to our democracy as the heartland virtues and civil compact he grew up with, given color in stories from his life, give way to a walled, gated, class-separated state. Overall, his eloquence, humanity, and common sense make listening a pleasure. A minor, but annoying flaw: The indexing is by chapter, and the chapters are far too long to make useful divisions in an audio format. W.M. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherThorndike Press
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0786270144
- ISBN 13 9780786270149
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages240
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