{"product_id":"9781565113077","title":"Life These Days: Stories from Lake Wobegon","description":"Winner of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Listen Up Award for Best Short Stories \u003cp\u003eWherever Garrison Keillor's imagination takes him, the road back to Lake Wobegon is always a delightful one. His story collections about \"the little town that time forgot\" are his most popular; this Lake Wobegon collection features 11 wonderful stories recorded from live radio broadcasts of \u003ci\u003eA Prairie Home Companion.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife these days in Lake Wobegon means shirtsleeve autumns and late-starting winters. Meanwhile, a bus full of Lutheran men attends the Risk Takers convention in Minneapolis to do the unthinkable: express their emotions. Pastor Ingqvist interviews for a job at the Mall of America. The Ingqvists' elderly dog discovers the fountain of youth. The website for the World's Largest Pile of Burlap Bags (www.wlpbb) opens a window on Lake Wobegon to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as a special bonus, \u003ci\u003eLife These Days\u003c\/i\u003e includes a never-before-available Keillor short story, \"Spring.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003cbr\u003eGladys Hits A Raccoon; The World's Largest Pile; My Cousin Rose; The Risk Takers; Pastor Ingqvist at the Mall; Hunting Stories; Sorrows of January; Clarence Cleans His Roof; Miracle of the Pastor's Dog; War of the Krebsbachs; Graduation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040711327984,"sku":"9781565113077","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781565113077_p0.jpg?v=1763790559","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781565113077","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}