Garrison Keillor

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August 07, 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota, The United States

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Garrison Keillor (born Gary Edward Keillor on August 7, 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota) is an American author, storyteller, humorist, columnist, musician, satirist, and radio personality.

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Average rating: 3.73 · 17,137 ratings · 2,166 reviews · 127 distinct works

	Lake Wobegon Days 3.55 avg rating — 3,057 ratings — published 1985 — 24 editions	My rating:
	Good Poems by Garrison Keillor, Various 4.21 avg rating — 1,954 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon 3.44 avg rating — 1,395 ratings — published 2007 — 18 editions	My rating:
	Good Poems for Hard Times by Garrison Keillor (Editor), Charles Bukowski, Robert Burns 4.07 avg rating — 1,116 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 3.49 avg rating — 768 ratings — published 2001 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America 3.88 avg rating — 552 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Leaving Home 3.72 avg rating — 674 ratings — published 1987 — 20 editions	My rating:
	Love Me 3.20 avg rating — 649 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Liberty: A Lake Wobegon Novel 3.22 avg rating — 582 ratings — published 2008 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Wobegon Boy 3.42 avg rating — 711 ratings — published 1997 — 15 editions	My rating:

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December 2009, Garrison Keillor
"A fascinating retelling of our cultural history—from the first Europeans through Obama, including the Civil War, the blues, Huck Finn, AA, Hank Williams, Tennessee Williams, Chuck Berry, the NFL, and Google." ...More

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Quotes by Garrison Keillor

“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.”
― Garrison Keillor

tags: humor , religion

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“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.”
― Garrison Keillor

tags: absurd , cats , humor

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“A book is a gift you can open again and again.”
― Garrison Keillor

tags: books

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