Minnesota and the Upper Midwest

Cooking Up the Good Life Creative Recipes for the Family Table Jenny Breen and Susan Thurston 2011 Spring

Wholesome, fun recipes to cook with the seasons—from renowned Twin Cities chef Jenny Breen

Through No Fault of My Own A Girl’s Diary of Life on Summit Avenue in the Jazz Age Coco Irvine 2011 Spring

A young teenage girl’s escapades as part of St. Paul’s social elite in the 1920s

Growing Perennials in Cold Climates Revised and Updated Edition Mike Heger, John Whitman and Debbie Lonnee 2011 Spring

The landmark book on northern perennials, fully updated and expanded

Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders Larry Millett 2011 Spring

When one of St. Paul’s wealthiest scions loses his head—literally—it’s up to Holmes and Watson to track a cold-blooded killer

Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon Larry Millett 2011 Spring

The first novel in the series that brought Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John D. Watson to turn-of-the-century Minnesota

The City, the River, the Bridge Before and after the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Patrick Nunnally, Editor 2010 Fall

Exploring the university’s role in understanding how disasters impact communities

Song of Sampo Lake William Durbin 2011 Spring

A gripping depiction of frontier life on the Minnesota Iron Range

The Darkest Evening William Durbin 2011 Spring

An adventurous tale of one Finnish American family’s encounter with the “Red broom”

Crossing the Barriers The Autobiography of Allan H. Spear Allan H. Spear 2010 Fall

The memoir of a prominent Minnesota politician and one of the country’s first openly gay elected officials

Queer Twin Cities Twin Cities GLBT Oral History Project Kevin P. Murphy, Jennifer L. Pierce and Larry Knopp, Editors 2010 Fall

A pioneering look at the queer history, politics, and spaces of the Twin Cities

Fierce and True Plays for Teen Audiences Children’s Theatre Company Peter Brosius and Elissa Adams, Editors 2010 Fall

A collection of plays written for teenage audiences from the leading theater for young people and families in North America

This Is Not Florida How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount Jay Weiner 2010 Fall

The behind-the-scenes story of the historic Franken-Coleman Minnesota Senate recount

The Opposite of Cold The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition Michael Nordskog 2010 Fall

A full-color history and celebration of Finnish sauna in the western Great Lakes

Journeys from Scandinavia Travelogues of Africa, Asia, and South America, 1840—2000 Elisabeth Oxfeldt 2010 Spring

How Scandinavians perceive and portray encounters with the non-European Other

A Porch Sofa Almanac Peter Smith 2010 Fall

An anthology of Peter Smith’s captivating musings on being Minnesotan

University of Minnesota Press