Population: 485

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Sinopse

After a 12-year absence, a real-life prodigal seeks to serve his hometown -- New Auburn, Wisconsin, population: 485 -- by joining the volunteer fire and rescue department. In a place where men post claims of manhood on bug deflectors, where the local vigilante is a farmer's wife with a pistol and a Bible, and where the most senior firefighter is a cross-eyed butcher with one kidney and two ex-wives (both of whom work at the only gas station in town), writer Michael Perry sets out "to meet my neighbors at the invitation of the fire siren."

This audio also includes eight wise and witty essays selected from Perry's new book, Off Main Street. Whether fighting fires, playing nurse to a murderer, hitting the road with a truck driver, or meditating on Elvis and osmosis, Perry shows us that his small-town roots have not limited his worldview -- in fact, they've enlarged it in some of the subtlest, most observant and memorable ways possible. This collection is a diverse and generous survey of the author's talents as a journalist, penetrating observer and rural-bred storyteller of Wisconsin.

Capítulos

  • Chapter 001

    Duração: 08min
  • Chapter 002

    Duração: 13min
  • Chapter 003

    Duração: 07min
  • Chapter 004

    Duração: 09min
  • Chapter 005

    Duração: 06min
  • Chapter 006

    Duração: 16min
  • Chapter 007

    Duração: 10min
  • Chapter 008

    Duração: 08min
  • Chapter 009

    Duração: 07min
  • Chapter 010

    Duração: 11min
  • Chapter 011

    Duração: 09min
  • Chapter 012

    Duração: 09min
  • Chapter 013

    Duração: 12min
  • Chapter 014

    Duração: 07min
  • Chapter 015

    Duração: 09min
  • Chapter 016

    Duração: 12min
  • Chapter 017

    Duração: 08min
  • Chapter 018

    Duração: 07min
  • Chapter 019

    Duração: 12min
  • Chapter 020

    Duração: 17min
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