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Coop
The authors describes his move to a thirty-seven-acre farm in Wisconsin with his pregnant wife and daughter, discussing what the experience taught him about hard work, rural families, parenting, and his childhood.
Truck: A Love Story
Michael Perry details a year of his life in a small, Wisconsin town in which he fixed up a 1951 truck, fell in love with a local woman, and met some unique people, including a paraplegic motorcycle rider and his quadriplegic friend.
Population 485
Michael Perry chronicles the experiences he had after returning to his childhood hometown of New Auburn, Wisconsin, and joining the volunteer fire department.
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For Fans of Friday Night Lights:
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Want to learn more about Temple? Check out the HBO movie she inspired:
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They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow. What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape - any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington. But even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they did not lose, for their example empowered young women to take their place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. ALMOST ASTRONAUTS is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age.