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Zenith City Stories from Duluth Michael Fedo 2014 Spring

Tales of Duluth from, if not its favorite son, then perhaps its best storyteller

The Three-Minute Outdoorsman Wild Science from Magnetic Deer to Mumbling Carp Robert M. Zink 2014 Spring

Curious facts and fascinating insights into nature from scientist outdoorsman Bob Zink

No Saints around Here A Caregiver’s Days Susan Allen Toth 2014 Spring

A moment-by-moment memoir of the difficulty and dedication of caregiving

The Good Fight A Life in Liberal Politics Walter F. Mondale 2014 Spring

Reflections on a life in politics and a call for restoring civility to the nation’s political discourse

Digital State The Story of Minnesota's Computing Industry Thomas J. Misa 2013 Fall

The rise of Minnesota computing after World War II—the country’s first fully realized hotbed of computer technology

Harriman vs. Hill Wall Street’s Great Railroad War Larry Haeg 2013 Fall

The two most powerful men in the nation’s dominant industry battle for control of the Northern Pacific Railway, forever changing the landscape of American business

Penumbra The Premier Stage for African American Drama Macelle Mahala 2013 Fall

The remarkable history of the nation’s foremost African American theatre company

Ready for Air A Journey through Premature Motherhood Kate Hopper 2013 Fall

The power of childbirth to transform lives, brought home through one woman’s candid account of premature motherhood

Igniting Wonder Plays for Preschoolers Children’s Theatre Company Peter Brosius and Elissa Adams, Editors 2013 Fall

An anthology of four plays produced at the Children’s Theatre Company that will engage, challenge, and inspire preschool-aged children

Turn Here Sweet Corn Organic Farming Works Atina Diffley 2013 Fall

A master class in organic farming, a lesson in entrepreneurship, a love story, and a legal thriller

Minneapolis Madams The Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront Penny A. Petersen 2013 Spring

A real-life detective story uncovering the history of brothels in nineteenth-century Minneapolis

A Love Affair with Birds The Life of Thomas Sadler Roberts Sue Leaf 2013 Spring

The father of Minnesota ornithology, whose life story opens a window on a lost world of nature and conservation in the state’s early days

Minnesota’s Bounty The Farmers Market Cookbook Beth Dooley 2013 Spring

A home chef’s guide to shopping and cooking from Minnesota’s farmers markets

St. Paul Union Depot 2013 Spring

A landmark history of St. Paul’s historic Union Depot and a tale of a bygone era when travel and adventure meant passenger trains

The Lure of the North Woods Cultivating Tourism in the Upper Midwest Aaron Shapiro 2013 Spring

The origins of the North Woods vacation across northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan

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University of Minnesota Press

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