false 41784 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 41784 1 41300 1 4 2003 Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel total:112|5:12|4:36|3:45|2:19|1:0| 112 377 162 15 23543 3.94 598 70 3725597 66464 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 4 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 19:40:05 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 28 19:42:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 49668151 101475 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 3 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 18 10:08:42 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 10:23:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 12034271 611229 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 21:16:05 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 21:29:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 73310662 203607 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 4 0 false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 10:43:33 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 08:34:53 -0700 2009
This is a hilarious novel and I loved, loved, loved every minute of it!]]> 53053040 864541 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 4 0 false Mon Apr 20 12:11:23 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 14:30:21 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 12:11:23 -0700 2009 50547399 1557751 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 3 0 false Sun Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Mar 26 15:16:25 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 15:16:25 -0700 2009 9454312 610692 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 10:01:07 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 23 10:02:47 -0800 2007 head writer for the show. I wish more of the MST3K guys would try their hand at a novel, I bet they'd all come up with something interesting.

This book sort of reminds me of Christopher Moore's stu...more...]]> 8559416 575921 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 5 0 false Fri Nov 02 07:24:39 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 07:27:03 -0700 2007 1409298 92634 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 3 0 false Thu May 24 05:49:42 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:00:27 -0800 2009 12810351 788029 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 4 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 17 20:52:40 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 20:56:25 -0800 2008 37403979 349264 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 3 0 false Tue Nov 11 03:14:40 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 03:15:58 -0800 2008 ]]> 2570253 163541 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 3 0 false Sat Jun 30 12:57:43 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 23:13:41 -0800 2009 27811679 1341830 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 4 0 false Sun Jul 20 19:35:23 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 19:37:09 -0700 2008 22856911 194265 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 3 0 false Fri May 23 22:51:52 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 22:53:42 -0700 2008 4344104 266231 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Aug 09 20:10:46 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 20:11:53 -0700 2007 81337505 3053048 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 0 0 false Thu Dec 17 16:44:31 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 16:44:31 -0800 2009 79183564 1458320 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 2 0 false Sat Nov 28 02:25:23 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 02:25:23 -0800 2009 76898926 2819681 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 0 0 false Fri Nov 06 05:34:31 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 05:34:31 -0800 2009 75600035 202724 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

]]> 2003 5 0 false Sat Oct 24 12:21:48 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 12:21:48 -0700 2009 74727881 75014 41784 0060934727 9780060934729 15 <![CDATA[Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002m/41784.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169752002s/41784.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41784.Mike_Nelson_s_Death_Rat_A_Novel 3.37 112 What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, and a cunning six-foot-long rat.

And what if he was told by publishers that, at sixty years of age, though his book was a thrilling read, he just didn't look the part of a virile writer of gripping adventure books featuring cunning six-foot-long rats? Well, he would cook up a scheme so outrageous, it would incur the wrath of Gus Bromstad, the beloved author of the homespun Dogwood Downs series of books. And it would stir up the bizarre religious fervor of King Leo, the libidinous funk superstar whose CD “LoveDeathTomorrowJelly” was one of the biggest sellers of the decade. And it would throw him into a strange symbiotic relationship with the entire town of Holey, Minnesota, population 38.

Such is the fate of one Pontius Feeb, the hapless author of Death Rat. . . and perhaps the fate of all who attempt to write gripping novels featuring cunning six-foot-long rats.

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