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  Whistling in the Dark: Book 1

  Whistling In the Dark

  by Lesley Kagen

  It was the summer on Vliet Street when we all started locking our doors... Sally O'Malley made a promise to her daddy before he died. She swore she'd look after her sister, Troo. Keep her safe. But like her Granny always said-actions speak louder than words. Now, during the summer of 1959, the girls' mother is hospitalized, their stepfather has abandoned them for a six pack, and their big sister, Nell, is... (more)
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  The Making of Milwaukee (Wisconsin)

  by John Gurda

  "The Making of Milwaukee" is the first comprehensive history of Milwaukee County to be published in nearly twenty years. Gurda's book traces the evolution of Wisconsin's largest city from its origins as a Native American settlement to the present day. John Gurda is well-known for his numerous publications on the history of the city, including a monthly column in "The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel."
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  Whistling in the Dark: Book 2

  Good Graces

  by Lesley Kagen

  Lesley Kagen returns with the sequel to her national bestselling debut, Whistling in the Dark . Whistling in the Dark captivated readers with the story of ten-year-old Sally O'Malley and her sister, Troo, during Milwaukee's summer of 1959. The novel became a New York Times bestseller and was named a Midwest Honor Award winner. In Good Graces , it's one year later, and a heat wave has everyone in the... (more)
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  Heaven's Fire

  by Sandra Balzo

  "Heaven's Fire" may be what Pasquale Firenze, patriarch of the family-owned Firenze Fireworks, calls his painting of the night sky with light, color and sound, but television producer Wendy "Jake" Jacobus has more practical considerations than her featured showman's artistry. Or so she believes, until Pasquale is killed--live on-camera--by an explosion, and Jake is hurled into a tangled web triggered by her job,... (more)
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  The Turk and My Mother

  by Mary Helen Stefaniak

  "Evokes a loving nostalgia for a closeness now lost."— Chicago Tribune Every family has its secrets. But toward the end of his life, George decides to tell his daughter the story of his mother and the Turk. This initial revelation leads to a narrative tour de force that follows a family through four generations and around the world—through love, marriage, and betrayal, through illness, death, and war. Mary... (more)
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  Red Weather

  by Pauls Toutonghi

  The setting is Milwaukee, Wisconsin—if not America’s heart, then at least its liver—home to an array of breweries and abandoned factories and down-on-their-luck Eastern European immigrants. The year is 1989. Revolutions are sweeping through the nations of the Eastern Bloc. Communism is unraveling. And nobody feels this unraveling more piquantly than Yuri Balodis—a fifteen-year-old first-generation American living... (more)
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  Fear and Loathing

  On the Campaign Trail '72

  by Hunter S. Thompson, Ralph Steadman

  With the same drug-addled alacrity and jaundiced wit that made Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas a hilarious hit, Hunter S. Thompson turns his savage eye and gonzo heart to the repellent and seductive race for President.He deconstructs the 1972 campaigns of idealist George McGovern and political hack Richard Nixon, ending up with a political vision that is eerily prophetic.A classic!
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  Maggy Thorsen: Book 2

  Grounds for Murder

  by Sandra Balzo

  A sharp and amusing mystery from a talented writer - Set in Milwaukee at a scaldingly competitive trade show for the coffee industry, events reach a head when coffeehouse-owner Maggy Thorsen discovers a body under a table at the conference centre. As the reluctant conference coordinator and a potential suspect Maggy must track the murderer, save her coffeehouse, and hopefully put some froth in her love life . . . (more)
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  Sparrow Road

  by Sheila O'Connor

  It's the summer before seventh grade, and twelve-year- old Raine O'Rourke's mother suddenly takes a job hours from home at mysterious Sparrow Road- a creepy, dilapidated mansion that houses an eccentric group of artists. As Raine tries to make sense of her new surroundings, she forges friendships with a cast of quirky characters including the outrageous and funky Josie. Together, Raine and Josie decide to solve... (more)
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  Outdoor Sculpture In Milwaukee: A Cultural And Historical Guidebook

  by Diane M. Buck

  A delightful, fully illustrated guide to ninety-seven outdoor sculptures in Milwaukee. Included is an illustration of each work, a brief biographical sketch of the artist, background history, and a map location. Buck and Palmer interpret the sculptures and set them in the context of the city's history.
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  Milwaukee's Brady Street Neighborhood (Images of America: Wisconsin)

  by Frank D. Alioto

  Milwaukee’s Brady Street neighborhood, bounded by the Milwaukee River, Lake Michigan, Ogdon Avenue, and Kane Place, is arguably the most densely-populated square mile in the state of Wisconsin. A mix of historic shops, single-family homes, apartments, and condos, Brady Street boasts of great diversity that draws from many distinct eras. It began in the mid-19th century as a crossroads between middle-class Yankees... (more)
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  Milwaukee Ghosts

  by Sherry Strub

  Ghosts in Milwaukee? You bet, and they're everywhere! Hear dead musicians play music from the sunken steamer, Lady Elgin, read about the ghost of Pfister Hotel who was seen by a famous pro baseball player, and the child ghost who eats bread and jam right in front of diners. These and other eerie stories about a Milwaukee will grab your interest and expand your love of this haunted city.
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  Beertown blazes : a century of Milwaukee firefighting

  by R. L. Nailen

  Fire dept. history - illustrated.
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  They came to bowl : how Milwaukee became America's tenpin capital

  by Doug Schmidt

  Bowling! From the thrill of the perfect strike to the agony of a ball gone astray, this popular sport is known throughout the nation. In this authoritative and lively book, Doug Schmidt traces bowling’s roots from a German religious rite centuries ago to the sport that made Milwaukee famous. From the taverns and saloons that housed recreational games to the sell-out crowds and million-dollar beer sponsorships of... (more)
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  Secrets on Lake Drive

  by Tina Martin

  Monica and Sean clash at a parent-teacher conference when Monica accuses Sean of being too occupied with making money and chasing women to take a real interest in his son's life. But Sean is no pushover. He knows how to hold his own and deal with Monica, but after the incident at school, he's also come to realize that he can use Monica's devotion to his advantage. He propositions her to move into his home to... (more)
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  Wisconsin: The Way We Were

  by Mary A. Shafer

  Quite simply, this is a book written for those who love the Badger State (and it's not named after the animal -- not directly, anyway), or who want to learn more about it in a format that's accessible, interesting and relatable. Eight chapters cover the first century of statehood, roughly from 1845 through the end of World War II. Each chapter is bracketed by a pair of profiles of more-or-less-well-known... (more)
• Milwaukee Walks: 20 Choice Walks in a Classy CityCari Taylor-Carlson

  

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  Milwaukee Walks: 20 Choice Walks in a Classy City

  by Cari Taylor-Carlson

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  American Wife

  by Curtis Sittenfeld

  On what might become one of the most significant days in her husband’s presidency, Alice Blackwell considers the strange and unlikely path that has led her to the White House — and the repercussions of a life lived, as she puts it, “almost in opposition to itself.” A kind, bookish only child born in the 1940s, Alice learned the virtues of politeness early on from her stolid parents and small Wisconsin hometown.... (more)
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  Milwaukee Autumns Can Be Lethal - An Avalon Mystery

  by Kathleen Anne Barrett

  Milwaukee Autumns Can Be Lethal is Kathleen's third novel in this series. Milwaukee Winters Can Be Murder , and Milwaukee Summers Can Be Deadly are also available from Avalon.
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  Mirage

  by Nancy Gettelman

  "Mirage," a Psychological Suspense, is Nancy Gettelman's fifth novel. Like her previous one, "Full Circle," it is placed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and draws upon her knowledge of the city. In "Mirage," the reader is immediately made aware of the death of a wealthy Milwaukee industrialist, Warren Reuter, engaged to be married to a widow from Palm Springs. The protagonist, Gretchen Meier, a widow, whose two sons... (more)