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010      2018048035 
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020    9781538729809|q(hardcover) 
020    1538729806|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)1048944619|z(OCoLC)1098172189 
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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 
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655  7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft 
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 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  BIO GEIST    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  B GEIST WILLIAM G    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Biographies  B GEIST    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  B GEIST WILLIAM    Check Shelf
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 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B GEIST, WILLIAM    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  977.8 GEI    Check Shelf
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