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A Funny, Unique and Quirky Holiday Story The True Meaning of Myrrh is an amusing, and classic look at the holiday season. “Deftly, and with refreshing honesty and humor, the book evokes what family means. A classic Christmas tale. Delightful illustrations.”–Mel Howards, Author of Provocations: the wit, wisdom, and whimsy of Mel Howards It isn’t […]

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In this ambitious and cutting-edge follow-up to Barbarian at the Gate, poet Xavier Cavazos explores the intersections of race, agriculture, history, and plant genus to focus more clearly on the life and times of Iowa State University alumnus, George Washington Carver. Cavazos employs both personal and narrative structure with unapologetic delivery on the page to […]

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Paul Ingram, the legendary bookseller at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City, Iowa, found what he feared was long lost—his collection of humorous, intelligent, rollicking, and witty clerihews. This clerihew collection will be a big hit with readers (adult) of all sorts: fans of poetry, of humor, the literary arts, political cartoons, as well as […]

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“In Dodge & Scramble Morgan Grayce Willow becomes the poet-cantor of the prairie. Through the music and poetry in “Sorghum and sugar beets./ Northrup King. DeKalb./ Archer Daniels Midland” she examines memory, place, and time set on the prairie, the essence of infinity. Willow intones, “…wither us backwards into time” and “…place/that remembers itself as […]

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News stories on the book. Praise of For The Love of Pete A captivating historical novel for both children and adults. A well woven story of historical fact and adventure. Following the unlikely murder of their mother, Iris and her sister Rosie flee a New York tenement and begin their struggle to survive on the […]

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  The late Minnesota author Paul Gruchow was often described as beautifully intense, bard-like and prophetic. While plying his talents as seer and naturalist, Gruchow was also a master of trenchant insight into the right ways of living, as well as the foibles and hypocrisies of modern society. This collection honors the memory of Paul Gruchow through the words of […]

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A perfect gift for a graduate in your life. A homesick relative. A welcome home coming or house warming gift. Insert your own letter inside the front cover. What’s the single most important piece of advice you would share with a young Iowan growing up, or coming of age in the Hawkeye state? Editor and […]

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9781888160338, 296pgs This re-release of a classic includes a new Afterword, a new icon cover just for the book, as well as improved design. All in order to keep this vital and important exploration of mysticism and miracles alive and well. Injured in a car accident, Swander made a pilgrimage to New Mexico where she […]

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  A captivating, exceptional, and rational collection of accounts from concentration camp survivors who eventually ended up living in Des Moines, Iowa, following World War II. Interviews performed by Adele Anolik. Adele was commended by Elie Wiesel for her interviews and work on this book. […]

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  The Day Our World Changed: Punahou ’52 Remembers Pearl Harbor. This collection of eighty-four stories is written by classmates of Punahou school in Hawai`i, who, although living in various places, were primary students on December 7, 1941, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. This day changed all their lives. These shared memories and vivid recollections […]

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