Iowa

The war in Afghanistan creates an urgency for telling stories—between soldiers, as they hand off missions to each other, and between soldiers and civilians, trying to explain what …

In the world of sports, Iowa is probably best known for wrestling but the state has also produced more than 200 major league baseball players. Sixteen of them are profiled here, …

Welcome to your life. It's probably not what you expected it to be. About to turn thirty years old, Guy Bradford finds himself trapped in his dead-end job at the Gas and Go on the …

Photographers Linda and Robert Scarth have an incredible eye for that magic moment when small becomes beautiful. Matched with patience and skill, their eye for magic produces …

Imagine sharing one household bathroom with twelve family members? Having your own church pew? Did you have likewise experiences with your own large family? If you did, you'll want …

For over 50 years Birkby has written a weekly column for her hometown paper containing recipes, stories of friends and family, and her personal philosophy of life. This volume …

In June 2008, the rivers of eastern Iowa rose above their banks to create floods of epic proportions; their amazing size-flowing in places at a rate nearly double that of the …

Now back in print with a new essay, this classic of Iowa history focuses on the Old Order Amish Mennonites, the state's most distinctive religious minority. Sociologist Elmer …

'A gutsy, heartfelt novel' Sunday Times'[Shriver's] best novel yet' Independent on Sunday'A surprising sledgehammer of a novel' The Times'Shriver is brilliant on the novel shock …

Who are the 'plain people', the men and women who till their fields with horse and plow, travel by horse and buggy, live without electricity and telephones, and practice 'help thy …