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Jake the Grizz and the World's Fastest Snowboard
Kit Kiefer
Publication Date: 2010
A snowboarding mystery novel intended for readers aged nine to fourteen.
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Fugitive from Spanish Fascism A Memoir by Miguel Domínguez Soler
Translated and with an Introduction by Richard Barker Publication Date: 2010
Miguel based his memoir on the diaries he kept his entire life, including the dangerous years when he was a fugitive. His account of the Fascist repression is a valuable addition to recent works on the suppressed history of the atrocities committed during the Spanish civil war that brought General Francisco Franco to power.

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Wisconsin River of Grace
Kyle L. White
Publication Date: 2009
Ghosts and kielbasa. Blow guns and flying whitetails. Abraham Lincoln and the Wisconsin-Illinois Truce of '07. Aldo Leopold's warning. Icelandic immigrants who wave. These are just a few of the mysteries of Wisconsin River of Grace, a book that explores the irresistible pull of God's Country.
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Point: The Beer that Made Me Famous
James Nolan Publication Date: 2008
Follow an authentic Cheese Head's story from the hallowed halls of UW-Stevens Point (and the hallowed vats of the Stevens Point Brewery) to the bright lights of Broadway, where he auditions his Point Beer juggling trick for the LATE SHOW with David Letterman. Along the way, James is cremated by the Pacelli Cardinals, detained by Central Wisconsin airport security, shadowed by air marshals, harrowed by New York City taxis, confused by Times Square, lost in Central Park, paralyzed by stage fright, left brokenhearted, and even kidnapped!
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Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest
Merel R. Black and Emmet J. Judziewicz Publication Date: 2007
A comprehensive guide for amateurs and professionals.
Availability: Currently available from the University of Wisconsin Press as:
Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region
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The Soul of a Place
Michael C. Demchik
Publication Date: 2006
Associate Professor Michael C. Demchik reminisces and compares life in his native West Virginia to that of the Midwest, from natural resources to farming practices.
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Miss Adventures
Lisa Greyhill
Publication Date: 2006
"Lisa Greyhill is the ideal travel companion in a book filled with wonderful storytelling and delivered with a good dollop of humor. Take this armchair journey; you won't be disappointed!" -Arnie Bernstein, author of Hollywood on Lake Michigan
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Casmer Sikorski Remembers
Casmer Sikorski Publication Date: 2005
Follow Casmer Sikorski's life from 1908-1984 as his stories are recaptured in this non-fiction piece, a collection of Sikorski's letters to the editor of the Stevens Point Journal.
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Your Annotated, Illustrated College Survival Guide, Volume I
Patrick J. Rothfuss
Publication Date: 2005
Patrick J. Rothfuss, with illustrations by B.J. Hiorns, brings us his first volume of Your Annotated, Illustrated College Survival Guide.
"Pat approaches everything with a childlike, almost infantile wonder. His wide-eyed amazement is so young and fresh it would be crispy, yet tender, if it was a vegetable." -B.J. Hiorns
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As the Ashes Fade
Caroline Meehean
Publication Date: 2004
In her debut novella, Caroline Meehean explores how sins of the past resonate in the world of the present as she takes the reader into the mind of Willard Weiss. Once a member of a militant hate group in the American south, he is now a miserable old man trying to escape from his past and live a life separate from it.
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Slough of Memories
Publication Date: 2004
Hardship, sacrifice, community, family - it's all there, as seen through the wide eyes of a Polish girl from the north side of Stevens Point, Wisconsin in the 1920's. Follow the tales of Dorothy as she tries to find her niche in life while living across the "slough." Here, money is scarce; but love, compromise, and the ability to enjoy life and laugh at one's situations are abundant.
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Influences: How Ancient Hinduism Dramatically Changed Early Christianity
A.L. Herman
Publication Date: 2004
This is a work about influences and what "influences" means. It is also about the influence of one ancient Indian civilization's religious beliefs of two Mediterranean religions, one from the first centuries after the Christian era.
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A Wisconsin River Almanac
Ron Hay Publication Date: 2003
Inspired by his love for the outdoors and its wild things, retired educator Ron Hay leads readers on a month-by-month series of adventures along the Wisconsin River.
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The Buckridge Chronicles: Sketches From Oak Ridge and Glacial Valleys
Dick Hall
Publication Date: 2002
Enjoy this delightful collection of personal essays and sketches relating the inner workings of a woodland community. Experience a world of oak trees, glacial valleys, and ridges in the Buckridge woodlot. Hear the spring turkey song, encounter whitetails, and live close to the earth in every season. The Buckridge provides environmental directions for our relationship with natural communities.
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Echoes of Portage County Past
Portage County Historical Society
Publication Date: 2001
Covering the first half of the century, from the Model T to World War II, from fashion to farm life, from Franklin Roosevelt to television, the stories contained in Echoes of Portage County Past will give you an exclusive, first hand glimpse into the history of the area. We hope this collection will inspire conversations and spark memories. You might even learn a thing or two!
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Grace... Before Meals
Grace Howaniec
Publication Date: 2000
In this, her fourth cookbook, long-time food writer Grace Howaniec gleans the best from her "Grace... Before Meals" column, which appears in such papers as The Oshkosh Northwestern, The Post-Crescent (Appleton) and The Stevens Point Journal. Grace invites you into the kitchen to share in the favorite recipes of her family, friends, and readers.
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Seeing Clearly
Julie Ray
Publication Date: 1999
It's the seventeenth of May, around nine o'clock in the morning and I have just started one of the most extensive projects of my life. Who am I, and what is this project? I was born with a hereditary disease which affects my eyes called Bests Disease. The condition was something I never thought about or was bothered by. Life was normal for me until I spent my first summer at my Aunt Alison's house.
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Trapped in a Mine
Susan Gress and Jane Randerson
Publication Date: 1998
A week without TV? A hefty challenge set by Eddie Anderson's fourth grade teacher turns into a time of adventure and growth for Eddie and his friends.
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On Wisconsin!
Eds. Christina Brando and Bryon Thompson
Publication Date: 1997
On Wisconsin! was written, edited, and published by University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students in conjunction with Cornerstone Press. It is a natural adventure. Learn to appreciate nature again with Brian Hoskins as he works desperately to save his family's grand old maple. Feel the aching sadness of nostalgia with Wendy Tobinson as she returns home to find nature altered. Envision a sailboat with a plaid and polka dot sail as Nicole Maurer describes her "Grandpa and His Second Love." Experience the anxious waiting and the glory of landing a first muskie with Jennifer Woodruff and Lori Lenhard. Enjoy all these natural adventures and more inside the pages of On Wisconsin!
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Raspberry Island Red
Publication Date: 1997
Poetry by a student in UWSP's College of Natural Resources.
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Road Songs
Alys Culhane
Publication Date: 1996
Road Songs, a collection of personal narratives, takes you on a four-month bicycle exploration of New Zealand's outer landscape as well as Culhane's inner landscape.
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Samples from "A County Sampler"
John Anderson
Publication Date: 1994
"The editor has gathered some of Portage County's best and most entertaining authors to give the reader a sample of what has made this county unique and always intriguing to read about. This is an excellent sampler." -Tim Siebert, President of Portage County Historical Society.
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Hidden Treasures
Publication Date: 1993
A great, full-color children's book.
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Portage County: Of Place and Time
Maurice Perret
Publication Date: 1992
Are you curious about how Portage County came to be? Within these pages Maurice Perret takes you on a journey into the past of central Wisconsin.
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White Ladies and Naked Gardens
Justin Isherwood
Publication Date: 1991
A selection of essays concerning rural landscapes, nuances, sentiment, love, humor, farm identity, and values. White Ladies are in reality farmhouses, and Naked Gardens are the particular kind of gardens that, when surrounding the Ladies, exposed expressions of not only family will and integrity, but of a rural spirit.
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Portage County Shadows
Publication Date: 1990
In this colorful collection of true stories, seven well-known local historians and writers remember the notorious side of Portage County's past.
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Flight to Freedom
Margit Anaday
Publication Date: 1988
Budapest, 1941. A city torn by Hitler's advance. Amidst the wailing sirens, with baby carriage and suitcases in hand, Margit dashes for shelter. And then the bombs come. Margit's story is true. She and her husband, both Yugoslavian natives, were faced with only two alternatives: join or escape. Yet the decision to flee from the communists led the couple to diverging paths, separate fates.
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Pordnorski (and that's about it)
Kyle L. White
Publication Date: 1988
Zany and sarcastic Kyle L. White has finally put together a collection of cartoons, many of which were first featured in The Pointer, The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point newspaper.
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Tiger Island
Publication Date: 1987
James Forrest is considering selling his half of the island to Mike Hegan. But Forrest has not been to the island since he was a small boy, so he returns to decide if he should sell or not. Now he cannot leave.
Along with eight of Hegan's mysterious friends and family, there is a tiger on the island. A hungry tiger. And the tiger isn't the only one killing.
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