Wisconsin Books

Believe! God does love Packer fans. Take a leap of faith and let God unite with you; while reading this spiritual, outstanding, motivational book by Steve Rose. Steve Rose is the author of "Leap of Faith" and the sequel is "Leap of Faith 2". It is a spiritual gateway between heaven and Green Bay. The book is filled with several Packer players new and old; including Reggie White, Robert Brooks, Mark Chmura, Ken Ruegettgers, head coach Mike Holmgren, and many more. Read and jump with Robert Brooks into your faith.

This book is typical of John Riggs. It seems like you know who did it but the twists and turns make it uncertain as who is really the guilty party. And there's always a surprise at the end. His novels aren't long but easily merit a "hard to put it down" status. Give him a try but be prepared to want every book in this series of mysteries. Thank you.

Bellamy's employment of language is intoxicating: her sentences swirling around like smoke in a fat-bellied glass pipe, the body of her work crackling with the brilliance of a heretofore unknown substance. This modern-day vampire tale set in San Francisco pounds a stake in the heart of literary conventions--transcending form and sexual orientation--and sends my blood rushing. _The Letters of Mina Harker_ is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary literature.

License to Cook Wisconsin Style, in the popular recipe-card file size Stocking Stuffer format, is chock-full of the best recipes and notes about the best of Wisconsin in the heart of the Midwest. The cover features art depicting America's Dairyland.

Written by Juanita Zeman Loven, a Wisconsin native who grew up on a dairy farm, this cookbook strives to make use of the fresh dairy products and home-grown vegetables plentifully available in the Badger State. Juanita collected an array of recipes from local cooks as well as the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers from the area.

License to Cook Wisconsin Style also includes information on the state history and a section titled "Exploring Wisconsin," a valuable guide for anyone interested in touring the area. The section includes information on state parks and public preserves, sporting on the Great Lakes, local dining and much more! License to Cook Wisconsin Style is a must for tourists and chefs alike!

The dairyland specialties included in this book are wonderful! Start your meal with a delicious appetizers of Cheese Pretzels or Vegetables in Wisconsin Beer Batter. Warm up on those cold winter days with Cream of Zucchini and Cucumber Soup served with an Apple Chicken Salad Sandwich. Impress your dinner guests with a meal of Blackened Mississippi River Catfish over a Wild Rice Casserole. Top off any dinner with Leona's Strawberry Shortcake, just a few of the options this book offers!

License to Cook Wisconsin Style is excellent for personal collections and as a memento of Wisconsin.

This book won the 2002 Oscar Halecki Award from the Polish American Historical Association. This award is given to the Outstanding Scholarly Book on the Polish American Experience in the United States.

P.S. I had to fill in the stars, but you can understand my bias.

For over one hundred and fifty years the lighthouses of Door County, Wisconsin have kept mariners safe from harm on a hazardous coast. In fact, this county once had more lighthouses than any other in the country. This little book tells their tale and that of the men who kept the sacred trust of keeping those lights burning.

But, this book is also much more. It is an excellent introduction to the history of the peninsula from earliest European discovery, to the settlement of the Old North West, to the industrial boom days, to the modern day. Separate chapters are devoted to famous lighthouses in world history, as well as, the history of American lighthouses and the Lighthouse Service. There is also an excellent chapter on the history of shipping on the lakes with descriptions and illustrations of the types of vessels involved in hauling timber, stone, iron ore, passengers, and in fishing.

Virtually every surviving lighthouse is covered in this book with detailed data on location, access for viewing, history, construction and design, height of tower and of light above water level, and current ownership and administration. Excellent line drawings of the towers and associated buildings are provided (the architectural complexity and variation is remarkable.)

A section describing the current maritime museums, as well as functioning shipyards that offer tours, in the area is included in the back.

Note: "Range lights" are a set of lights that are lined up to indicate a safe channel (usually a taller aligned with a shorter beacon.)

Charles Webb is a poet of surprising versatility who has the sense and timing of the comedy stand-up performer but, just when one accepts his comedic self, touches one's heart with his thoughtful,"Inheritance" and "Chapel in the Pines" and "Floating Loin," as well as the title poem "Liver."

Collaboratively researched and written by the husband and wife team of Michael Squires (Professor of English, Virginia Tech) and Lynn K. Talbot Professor of Spanish, Roanoke College), Living At The Edge: A Biography Of D. H. Lawrence & Frieda Von Richthofen is a thoughtful and searching biography of one of literature's most famous married couples. The vital relationship between D.H. Lawrence and Frieda von Richthofen, (and Frieda's influence Lawrence's writing), are revealed and documented in this exhaustive, scholarly history of both their lives, which is drawn from a wide variety of sources including Frieda's own letters. An excellent reference especially meant to complement literary collections of Lawrence's work, Living At The Edge is highly recommended reading for students of D.H. Lawrence and a superbly presented addition to academic reference collections.

Gilman was a woman who went through much pain and suffering this book tells of her life being taken away from her by her Psychiatrist whom she hated for the rest of her. She speaks of being put on the Rest Cure for Post-Pardom Depression and how the doctors told her not to have anymore children. She speaks of her 8 years being locked up in her own house and in an insane asylum and she tells how her doctor put her on a regamine for the rest of her life. She also speaks of how she was not able to write and generate what she loved most--writing; because her doctor told her not too. She speaks of her publication of her first short stories and "The Yellow Wallpaper" and many others of her stories. She also or the author also speaks of how Gilman commits suicide in the end. It gets really depressing, but you really see how Psychologists thought in the 19th century and how a great writer had to live her life.

Conrad gives new insight into this very interesting topic. This book opened my eyes, and changed my views on the effects of gender, sexuality, and nationalism on Irish political thought.