LEADER 00000nim a22005175a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125060234.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 160317s2005 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9780060843069 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 0060843063 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780060843069_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT11586967 037 11586967|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 977.544 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Perry, Michael,|d1964- 245 10 Population, 485 :|bwith selections from Off Main Street |h[Hoopla electronic resource]. 246 3 Population four eight five 246 3 Population four hundred and eighty-five 250 Abridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bHarperAudio,|c2005. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 01 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Michael Perry. 520 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. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 Volunteer fire fighters|zWisconsin|zNew Auburn. 650 0 American wit and humor. 651 0 Wisconsin|vHumor. 651 0 New Auburn (Wis.)|xSocial life and customs. 700 1 Perry, Michael. 710 2 hoopla digital. 740 02 Off Main Street. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 11586967?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ hpc_9780060843069_180.jpeg