5 Best nonfiction books like Here on Lake Hallie: In Praise of Barflies, Fix-It Guys, and Other Folks in Our Hometown by Patti See

Cover of Here on Lake Hallie: In Praise of Barflies, Fix-It Guys, and Other Folks in Our Hometown by Patti See

Here on Lake Hallie: In Praise of Barflies, Fix-It Guys, and Other Folks in Our Hometown

By: Patti See

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

In these humorous and heartfelt essays, Patti See celebrates small-town life in Wisconsin’s Chippew…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Here on Lake Hallie: In Praise of Barflies, Fix-It Guys, and Other Folks in Our Hometown by Patti See , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Unqualified

By: Anna Faris , Chris Pratt

3.47

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Anna Faris has advice for you. And it's great advice, because she's been through it all, and she wa… read more

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"If your closest friends stop showing up to your barbecues, you're probably in a bad relationship."

-Anna Faris, Unqualified

"[Talking about Chatroulette] Unfortunately, like so many things, it got ruined by rampant penises."

-Anna Faris, Unqualified

2. Return to Wake Robin: One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts

By: Marnie O. Mamminga

4.82

Format: 174 pages, Hardcover

Five generations of Marnie O. Mamminga's family have been rejuvenated by times together in Wisconsi… read more

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3. Death in Cold Water

By: Patricia Skalka

4.26

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

On a bracing autumn day in Door County, a prominent philanthropist disappears. Is the elderly Geral… read more

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4. Copper River (Cork O'Connor, #6)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.42

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Two-time Anthony Award-winning author William Kent Krueger has "moved to the head of the crime fict… read more

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5. Red Knife (Cork O'Connor, #8)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.83

Format: 266 pages, Hardcover

When the daughter of a powerful businessman dies as a result of her meth addiction, her father, str… read more

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6. Mercy Falls (Cork O'Connor, #5)

By: William Kent Krueger

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Back in the saddle as sheriff of Tamarack County, Cork O'Connor is lured to the nearby Ojibwe reser… read more

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7. The River We Remember

By: William Kent Krueger

4.29

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh… read more

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"Finally, she wrote: The most frightening thing we do in our lives is to love."

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"People who make other people happy are generally pretty unhappy themselves," she said."

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"Bluestone said, " Hihanni waste ." "He honnay washtay?" Sam gave him a bewildered half smile. "I'm afraid I don't understand." "Exactly my point," Bluestone said. "I've lived in a white man's world a…"

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

"[Scott] heard the clock on the living room mantel strike midnight, and he could no longer lie there suffering. He slipped from his bed, dressed, and so quietly that he might not even have existed--an…"

-William Kent Krueger, The River We Remember

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8. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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9. Calling for a Blanket Dance

By: Oscar Hokeah

4.25

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

A moving and deeply engaging debut novel about a young Native American man struggling to find stren… read more

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"We danced, the way Kiowas danced, when called by our people, by our ancestors, to help each other heal."

-Oscar Hokeah, Calling for a Blanket Dance

"Driving out of Lawton, I laid my hand onto Ever's quilt and traced my fingertips around the edges of the bird pattern. I couldn't help but wonder, tla, couldn't help but worry: Would my grandson ever…"

-Oscar Hokeah, Calling for a Blanket Dance

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10. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

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11. The Levee

By: William Kent Krueger

3.51

Format: 4 pages, Audio CD

An audio original novella from the bestselling author of Ordinary Grace and This Tender Land, The L… read more

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12. Lightning Strike (Cork O’Connor, #0)

By: William Kent Krueger

4.27

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

The author of the instant New York Times best seller This Tender Land returns with a powerful preq… read more

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13. The Family Chao

By: Lan Samantha Chang

3.35

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao Restaurant’s delicious Americanized … read more

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"Our inner selves exist. They're unique, and they're meaningful and mysterious, even if they are secret sometimes even from ourselves."

-Lan Samantha Chang, The Family Chao

"After emotions are felt, expressed, where do they go? Is there a place where spent passion collects? Surely it can't simply vaporize, disappear like smoke. There must be a secret hiding place. For ev…"

-Lan Samantha Chang, The Family Chao

"In Alf's close-up, he's less than a year old, almost unrecognizably puppyish. He gazes directly at James, head slightly cocked, bat ears unfolded in typical, unceasing alertness. His small black nose…"

-Lan Samantha Chang, The Family Chao

"The half-dozen temple dogs circle him and Alf in a delirium of barking, clicking paws, and waving tails. They're mixed breeds, smooth-haired, ears neither floppy nor exactly pointed, and a few with t…"

-Lan Samantha Chang, The Family Chao

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14. Virgil Wander

By: Leif Enger

4.01

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Virgil Wander is an all-American story that follows the inhabitants of a small Midwestern town in t… read more

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"Your tribe is always bigger than you think."

-Leif Enger, Virgil Wander

"He had an advanced capacity for hatred. It came to him easily and fully formed."

-Leif Enger, Virgil Wander

"She seemed to belong here, though maybe she was the sort to belong wherever she was at the time."

-Leif Enger, Virgil Wander

"I wanted to hear about many small things, the smaller the better. I wanted to tell her small things in return."

-Leif Enger, Virgil Wander

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15. Save What's Left

By: Elizabeth Castellano

3.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An outrageously funny debut novel about a woman who moves to a small beach town looking for peace, … read more

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16. Tailspin

By: John Armbruster

4.67

Format: None pages, ebook

World War II tail gunner Gene Moran fell four miles through the sky without a parachute and lived. … read more

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17. Forty Acres Deep

By: Michael Perry

4.31

Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition

When farmer Harold wakes to find his wife dead beside him in bed and snow threatening to crush the … read more

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18. Still True

By: Maggie Ginsberg

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

One summer evening, Lib Hanson is confronted by her painful past when Matt Marlow, the forty-year-o… read more

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19. Hold on for Beer Life (Sloan Krause #5.5)

By: Ellie Alexander

4.10

Format: 114 pages, Kindle Edition

Amateur sleuth and brewer Sloan Krause returns in Hold on for Beer Life, a new cozy mystery novella… read more

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20. Here on Lake Hallie: In Praise of Barflies, Fix-It Guys, and Other Folks in Our Hometown

By: Patti See

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

In these humorous and heartfelt essays, Patti See celebrates small-town life in Wisconsin’s Chippew… read more

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21. Year of Plenty: A Family's Season of Grief

By: B.J. Hollars

4.77

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In November 2020, B.J. Hollars answered a call from his father-in-law while teaching. “When will yo… read more

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