Twin Cities Picture Show

Twin Cities Picture Show
Author: Dave Kenney
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Total Pages: 415
Release: 2010-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 0873517555

A lively illustrated history that reveals how the movie business has fascinated, scandalized, and socialized the Twin Cities and its people.

Minneapolis St. Paul

Minneapolis St. Paul
Author:
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-02-28
Genre: Minneapolis (Minn.)
ISBN: 9781591930822

They're cities unlike any others - where urban meets rural, where nature is intertwined with a vast metropolitan area - and you want to remember it. This book is a collection of full-color photographs of attractions and events that reflect the Twin Cities' history and culture. It's a perfect souvenir, a wonderful gift and an ideal way to show your family and friends the unique diversity that Minneapolis and Saint Paul have to offer.

T is for Twin Cities

T is for Twin Cities
Author: Nancy Carlson
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2013-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1627531041

The Twin Cities region of Minnesota has long been recognized as a hub of history, culture, commerce, and education. Now in T is for Twin Cities: A Minneapolis/St. Paul Alphabet, readers can explore the many treasures the area has to offer. Visit the celebrated state capitol building in St. Paul, which was modeled after Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. Meet cartoonist Charles Schulz of "Peanuts" fame and "Prairie Home Companion" radio personality Garrison Keillor, just a few of the famous Minnesotans profiled. And learn why Minneapolis is called the "City of Lakes" while enjoying the Twin Cities region's many outdoor recreational opportunities.

Twin Cities Then and Now

Twin Cities Then and Now
Author: Larry Millett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN:

An engaging, startling look at the dramatic evolution of landscapes in Minneapolis and St. Paul from the vantage point of their relatively static streets, in seventy-two historic black-and-white photographs, taken from the 1880's to the late 1950's, coupled with informative essays.

Lost Twin Cities

Lost Twin Cities
Author: Larry Millett
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Total Pages: 351
Release: 1992
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0873512731

1993 American Institute of Architects International Architecture Book Award

Twin Cities Noir: The Expanded Edition (Akashic Noir)

Twin Cities Noir: The Expanded Edition (Akashic Noir)
Author: Julie Schaper
Publisher: Akashic Books
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013-08-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1617751790

"Local editors Schaper and Horwitz have assembled a noteworthy collection of noir-infused stories mixed with laughter…The Akashic noir short-story anthologies are avidly sought and make ideal samplers for regional mystery collecting." --Library Journal "The best pieces in the collection turn the clichés of the genre on their head . . . and despite the unseemly subject matter, the stories are often surprisingly funny." —City Pages (Minneapolis) Brand-new stories from John Jodzio, Tom Kaczynski, and Peter Schilling, Jr., in addition to the original volume's stories by David Housewright, Steve Thayer, Judith Guest, Mary Logue, Bruce Rubenstein, K.J. Erickson, William Kent Krueger, Ellen Hart, Brad Zellar, Mary Sharratt, Pete Hautman, Larry Millett, Quinton Skinner, Gary Bush, and Chris Everheart. "St. Paul was originally called Pig's Eye's Landing and was named after Pig's Eye Parrant--trapper, moonshiner, and proprietor of the most popular drinking establishment on the Mississippi. Traders, river rats, missionaries, soldiers, land speculators, fur trappers, and Indian agents congregated in his establishment and made their deals. When Minnesota became a territory in 1849, the town leaders, realizing that a place called Pig's Eye might not inspire civic confidence, changed the name to St. Paul, after the largest church in the city . . . Across the river, Minneapolis has its own sordid story. By the turn of the twentieth century it was considered one of the most crooked cities in the nation. Mayor Albert Alonzo Ames, with the assistance of the chief of police, his brother Fred, ran a city so corrupt that according to Lincoln Steffans its 'deliberateness, invention, and avarice has never been equaled.' As recently as the mid-'90s, Minneapolis was called 'Murderopolis' due to a rash of killings that occurred over a long hot summer . . . Every city has its share of crime, but what makes the Twin Cities unique may be that we have more than our share of good writers to chronicle it. They are homegrown and they know the territory--how the cities look from the inside, out . . ."

Sights, Sounds, Soul

Sights, Sounds, Soul
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2017-11-01
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781681340647

A photographic celebration of musicians, artists, and everyday scenes from the Twin Cities African American community of the 1970s and '80s by a renowned local photographer.

Cambodian Rock Band

Cambodian Rock Band
Author: Lauren Yee
Publisher: Concord Theatricals
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2019
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0573707243

Cambodian Rock Band is not yet available to license. By clicking the Request License button, you can sign up to be notified when this title becomes available. In 1978, Chum fled Cambodia and narrowly escaped the murderous Khmer Rouge regime. Thirty years later he returns in search of his wayward daughter, Neary. Jumping back and forth in time, thrilling mystery meets rock concert as both father and daughter are forced to face the music of the past. From playwright Lauren Yee (King of the Yees, The Great Leap) comes a story filled with horror, humor, pathos, and songs by the best unknown rock band in Cambodia!

A Good Time for the Truth

A Good Time for the Truth
Author: Sun Yung Shin
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2016-04-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1681340038

In this provocative book, sixteen of Minnesota’s best writers provide a range of perspectives on what it is like to live as a person of color in one of the whitest states in the nation. They give readers a splendid gift: the gift of touching another human being’s inner reality, behind masks and veils and politeness. They bring us generously into experiences that we must understand if we are to come together in real relationships. Minnesota communities struggle with some of the nation’s worst racial disparities. As its authors confront and consider the realities that lie beneath the numbers, this book provides an important tool to those who want to be part of closing those gaps. With contributions by: Taiyon J. Coleman, Heid E. Erdrich, Venessa Fuentes, Shannon Gibney, David Grant, Carolyn Holbrook, IBé, Andrea Jenkins, Robert Karimi, JaeRan Kim, Sherry Quan Lee, David Mura, Bao Phi, Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria, Diane Wilson, Kao Kalia Yang