Homegrown Democrat : A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America (CD-Audio)

from ksmyth

Prairie Home Companion creator shares his view of the current war between Republicans and Democrats, and liberalism and conservatism in this quick read. Sometimes he gets downright cranky, but always there is that midwestern sensibility in his prose. I enjoyed it.

from SqueakyChu

I have mixed feelings about this book which someone left in my own Little Free Library. I had always seen many books by this author but never felt compelled to read any of them. I noticed the word Democrat in the title so I started to browse through it. It seemed interesting enough so I started r...

from msjoanna

There is no doubt that Keillor is a talented writer. His nostalgia for the Midwest of his youth tended to remind me of the writing of Bill Bryson in The Lost Continent. But I had hoped that Keillor would have more to contribute to the political dialogue. Instead, he too often resorted to name-cal...

from Christina_E_Mitchell

So, from now on, when people in the Bible Belt and Southern California ask me how I can possibly be a Democrat (capital 'D'), I will hand them a copy of this book. It does no good for me to tell them simply that I am a Democrat (capital "D') because I went to church and read the bible. When I quo...

from madamejeanie

I love Keillor, the way he writes, what he has to say, and this book didn't disappoint. It's completely unlike his other books, though. He's written novels, anthologies, poetry, essays, columns and articles, and I've read all of them (I think) but this one was different. This one came from his he...