books about: wisconsin

books about: wisconsin

books:

Wisconsin

Death in a Prairie House: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Murders

William R. Drennan

University of Wisconsin Press, 2008

The Best Account of the Tragedy
This books gives an account of the tragic event and the circumstances surrounding it -- the murder of Mamah Borthwick Cheney, her two children and other members of celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright's household at Taliesin, his sprawling hillside home near Spring ...

Caddie Woodlawn

Carol Ryrie Brink

Aladdin, 2006

Caddie is a free spirit!
Caddie Woodlawn is a wonderful Newbery Medal winning book. The story is set in Wisconsin at the same time that the American Civil War is being fought in the East. It was a time when everyone had fireplaces instead of heaters, paper and pencils instead of computer ...

Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original Psycho

Harold Schechter

Pocket, 1998

Excellent!
Excellent for fans of true crime novels. Very strange facts about killer, Eddie Gein. Couldn't put it down!

Driftless
David Rhodes

Milkweed Editions, 2008

David Rhodes's long-awaited new novel turns an unblinking eye on an array of eccentric characters and situations. The setting is Words, Wisconsin, an anonymous town of only a few hundred people. But under its sleepy surface, life rages. Cora and Graham guard their dairy farm, and family, from the wicked schemes of their milk co-op. Lifelong ...

Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World

Katherine Hannigan

HarperTrophy, 2007

Great Book!
I read Ida B in about 3 days. Katherine Hanningan is an incredible author with a wonderful way of placing you right into the heart of her characters. You feel what they feel and think the way they seem to think. Her writing style will make you smile. I thought that ...

Carry Me Home: A Novel

Sandra Kring

Delta, 2004

Wonderful and funny and inspiring.
I laughed and I cried. Richly drawn characters, and a narrative that is touching and tender in a marvelously offbeat, quirky way. Bravo for Ms. Kring. I read an average of 50 + books a year, and when I'm done with them, I donate the majority to a local charity--keeping ...

Feast Without Yeast: 4 Stages to Better Health : A Complete Guide to Implementing Yeast Free, Wheat (Gluten) ...

Bruce Semon, Lori Kornblum

Wisconsin Institute of Nutrition, 1999

No longer a drudgery
This guide is so chock full of great information and useable recipes for the yeast free needy. More and more people are finding serious allergies to yeast, wheat, and milk, the very foods we find challenging to avoid. Lots of wonderful recipes to try also.

I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History (Wisconsin Film Studies)

Walter Mirisch

University of Wisconsin Press, 2008

I thought we were making movies not history
Here is one of the most successful producers in the business who started from the bottom and worked his way up to having the biggest, best, independant company in the world. The Mirisch Company. I cannot say enough about reading this book, I was riveted, I received the ...

Truck: A Love Story (P.S.)

Michael Perry

Harper Perennial, 2007

the natural philosopher's handbook
I could go on and on about this book, but let's let the man speak for himself. "The amateur study of philosophy," Perry writes, "is like taking a few laps with a NASCAR driver. You're not qualified to do it on your own, you have no business behind the wheel, but for ...

Wisconsin Death Trip (Wisconsin)

Michael Lesy

University of New Mexico Press, 2000

American Gothic Death Rattle
I read this book over 16 years ago. It left a lasting impression that will stay with me forever. It may not have the same affect on others but reading some of the reviews posted here, I know that it has on most. You can't really ask somebody "did this really ...

Test-Taking Strategies (Study Smart Series): winner, HomeStudy Book of 2007

Judi Kesselman-Turkel, Franklynn Peterson

University of Wisconsin Press, 2004

Helped win scholarships
This book is so full of great ideas, and so easy to use, it helped (1) one son win a scholarship to MIT, (2) another son win scholarships to the University of Wisconsin and (3) a daughter-in-law become one of California's "10 best scholars of 1999" and become Phi Beta ...

Summertime in the Big Woods (My First Little House)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

HarperTrophy, 2000

Excellent choice for pre-readers
My daughters love the colorful, cheerful pictures. This series captures the charm of Prairie Life without being too complicated for little ones to follow. - It's a great intro to the original series!

Little House in the Big Woods (Little House)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

HarperTrophy, 2007

Big News on Woods
Life in the 1800's in the woods sure is different than it is here. I bet if that family ever came here they would be amazed. Heck, if I ever had to shoot guns or collect sap from trees I would fall asleep during it. Pa is my favorite character. He goes into town to ...

Christmas in the Big Woods (Little House)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

HarperTrophy, 1997

Adorable introduction to the real thing
I have to laugh at those reviewers who seem so offended by these books! Have you actually read the originals?! These books simply take small exerpts from the originals and simplify them for a younger audience. I too absolutely loved the original books and still do. ...

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook: With Exercises and Basic Grammar

Ronelle Alexander, Ellen Elias-Bursac

University of Wisconsin Press, 2006

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook: With Exercises and Basic Grammar
This is a great book! I have been looking for a really long time for a textbook for Serbian language. I am so glad to have found this one. It discusses the different dialects and other differences between Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian, and in doing so is really a ...