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100 1 Geist, William.
245 10 Lake of the Ozarks :|bmy surreal summers in a vanishing
America /|cBill Geist.
250 First edition.
264 1 New York :|bGrand Central Publishing,|c2019.
264 4 |c©2019
300 xii, 195 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia
338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier
505 0 The drive down/ now and then -- The strip -- The tourist
trappers -- Uncle Ed -- The Chili Pond -- Extreme
dishwashing -- Another day, another dollar -- Amateur
night in the kitchen -- The great salad bar debate --
Ozark bellhops -- The Pow Wow Room -- La Noche de la Larry
Don -- Sisterhood of servers -- I don't get it -- Night
desk -- The Ozark outback -- Getting to the point -- Cross
-cultural exchange -- The best laid plans -- Autumn
leaves.
520 "Before there was 'tourism' and souvenir ashtrays became
'kitsch,' the Lake of the Ozarks was a Shangri-La for
middle-class Midwestern families on vacation, complete
with man-made beaches, Hillbilly Mini Golf, and feathered
rubber tomahawks. It was there that author Bill Geist
spent summers in the sixties during his school and college
years, working at Arrowhead Lodge--a small resort owned by
his bombastic uncle--in all areas of the operation, from
cesspool attendant to bellhop. What may have seemed just a
summer job became, upon reflection, a transformative era
where a cast of eccentric, small-town characters and
experiences shaped (some might suggest 'slightly twisted')
Bill into the man he is today. He realized it was this
time in his life that had a direct influence on his
sensibilities, his humor, his writing, and ultimately a
career searching the world for other such untamed
creatures for the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, and
CBS News. In [this book], Emmy Award-winning CBS Sunday
Morning correspondent Bill Geist reflects on his coming of
age in the American heartland and traces his evolution as
a man and a writer. He shares laugh-out-loud anecdotes and
tongue-in-cheek observations guaranteed to evoke a strong
sense of nostalgia for 'the good ol' days.' Written with
Geistian wit and warmth, Lake of the Ozarks takes readers
back to a bygone era, and demonstrates how you can find
inspiration in the most unexpected places."--Dust jacket.
520 Beloved TV host Bill Geist pens a reflective memoir of his
incredible summers spent in the heart of America in this
New York Times bestseller.
600 10 Geist, William|xChildhood and youth.
600 17 Geist, William.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01464305
648 7 1900-1999|2fast
650 0 Summer resorts|zMIssouri|zOzarks, Lake of the, Region
|vAnecdotes.
650 0 Teenage boys|zMissouri|vBiography.
650 0 Teenagers|zMissouri|xSocial life and customs|y20th
century.
650 0 Summer employment|zMissouri|vAnecdotes.
650 0 Youth|xEmployment|zMissouri|vAnecdotes.
650 0 Coming of age.
650 7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional /
General.|2bisacsh
650 7 HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
|2bisacsh
650 7 Coming of age.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01763769
650 7 Manners and customs.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01007815
650 7 Summer employment.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01138513
650 7 Summer resorts.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01138523
650 7 Teenage boys.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01145373
650 7 Teenagers|xSocial life and customs.|2fast
|0(OCoLC)fst01145649
650 7 Youth|xEmployment.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01183412
651 0 Ozarks, Lake of the, Region (Mo.)|xSocial life and customs
|y20th century.
651 0 Missouri|xSocial life and customs|y20th century
|vAnecdotes.
651 7 Missouri.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204724
651 7 Missouri|zLake of the Ozarks Region.|2fast
|0(OCoLC)fst01347552
655 7 Autobiographies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01919894
655 7 Anecdotes.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423876
655 7 Biography.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423686
655 7 Anecdotes.|2lcgft
655 7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft
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