{"product_id":"how-to-talk-minnesotan-isbn-9780143122692","title":"How to Talk Minnesotan","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revised edition of the hilarious Minnesotan culture guide from a former writer for \u003ci\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFans of the Minnesota-set movie \u003ci\u003eFargo \u003c\/i\u003ewill love this uproarious culture guide to all-things Minnesotan. With his dry wit and distinctive voice, Howard Mohr won millions of fans across the country on Garrison Keillor’s radio show \u003ci\u003eA Prairie Home Companion. \u003c\/i\u003eHis popular commercials and ad spots, including one for “Minnesota Language Systems,” became the best of the best of Minnesota humor. Now, Mohr has updated his classic guide, \u003ci\u003eHow to Talk Minnesotan\u003c\/i\u003e, to advise visitors on the use of Twitter and Facebook, cell phone etiquette, and more while in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ranging in flavor from satiric pungency to lunatic lusciousness, this is glorious, uproarious humor. Or as they say in Minnesota, ‘a heckuva deal, you bet.’”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePraise for HOW TO TALK MINNESOTAN (original edition):\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An intelligent and hilarious meditation on the Minnesotan character.”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are some laugh out-loud passages in Mohr’s 221-page book.”—\u003ci\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mohr is a very funny man, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Talk Minnesotan\u003c\/i\u003e is a very funny book.”—\u003ci\u003eMinnesota Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A writer with a very offbeat sense of humor.”—\u003ci\u003eCourier-Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Just lie back and enjoy…as the ‘lessons’ become more sophisticated, the ‘how we talk’ motif recedes and becomes merely the vehicle to tell readers how we live. And that’s good stuff…I’ll take my language lessons from a humorist rather than a linguist any day.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Minneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Planning a trip to the Big Soybean? Study this handy guide by a former scriptwriter for \u003ci\u003ePrairie Home Companion \u003c\/i\u003ebeforehand so you won’t have people pointing or staring every time you open your mouth.”—\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ranging in flavor from satiric pungency to lunatic lusciousness, this is glorious, uproarious humor. Or as they say in Minnesota, ‘a heckuva deal, you bet.’”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Mohr\u003c\/b\u003e was a writer and performer for several years on the radio program \u003ci\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/i\u003e. He has since created two long-running musicals based on \u003ci\u003eHow to Talk Minnesotan. \u003c\/i\u003eTwin Cities Public Television filmed a popular award-winning version of Howard’s book in 1991. He lives with his wife in Cottonwood, Minnesota.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305244905701,"sku":"NP9780143122692","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143122692.jpg?v=1767729477","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/how-to-talk-minnesotan-isbn-9780143122692","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}