Best Towns In Indiana - April 2024

Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America

Welcome to Pawnee: More Exciting than New York, More Glamorous than Hollywood, Roughly the Same Size as Bismarck, North Dakota In Pawnee, Leslie Knope (as played by Amy Poehler on NBC's hit show Parks and Recreation) takes readers on a hilarious tour through her hometown, the Midwestern haven known as Pawnee, Indiana. The book chronicles the city's colorful citizens and hopping nightlife, and also explores some of the most hilarious events from its crazy history--like the time the whole town was on fire, its ongoing raccoon infestation, and the cult that took over in the 1970s. Packed with lau... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1401310648
• ASIN: 1401310648
• ISBN: 1401310648
• Brand: Hyperion Books
• Manufacturer: Hyperion

Indiana Off the Beaten Path®: A Guide To Unique Places (Off the Beaten Path Series)

Indiana Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Indiana Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of Iowa that other guidebooks just don't offer.

• ASIN: 076275026X
• ASIN: 076275026X
• ISBN: 076275026X
• Brand: Globe Pequot
• Manufacturer: Globe Pequot

The Madison Regatta: Hydroplane Racing in Small-Town Indiana (Sports)

Each summer, a small miracle occurs in southern Indiana, when the little town of Madison becomes the hydroplane racing capital of the world as 100,000-plus people flock in for the Madison Regatta.The townsfolk, not merely content to host, also own the Miss Madison, one of the most successful hydroplanes on the circuit. In recent years, Miss Madison has emerged as the top hydroplane in the world, winning both the driver and hydroplane points standing multiple times. Roar down the Ohio with Fred Farley and Ron Harsin and revisit the long history of racing in this town and the sixty-plus years of... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1609493001
• ASIN: 1609493001
• ISBN: 1609493001
• Manufacturer: The History Press

The Aqua Net Diaries: Big Hair, Big Dreams, Small Town

Jennifer Niven quit her job as a television producer to write the true story of a doomed 1913 Arctic expedition in her first book, The Ice Master, which was named one of the top ten nonfiction books by Entertainment Weekly, and won the Barnes & Noble Discover Award. She received high praise for her follow- up arctic adventure, Ada Blackjack, which detailed the life of one woman who overcame enormous odds to survive. Now, Niven tells a survival tale of a different kind; her own thrilling, excruciating, amazing, and utterly unforgettable adventure in a midwestern high school during the 1980s. Ri... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1416954295
• ASIN: 1416954295
• ISBN: 1416954295
• Brand: Gallery Books
• Manufacturer: Gallery Books

A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana

When Haven Kimmel was born in 1965 in Mooreland, Indiana, was a sleepy little hamlet of three hundred people. Nicknamed "Zippy" for the way she would bolt around the house, this small girl was possessed of big eyes and even bigger ears. In this witty and lovingly told memoir, Kimmel takes readers back to a time when small-town America was caught in the amber of the innocent postwar period--people helped their neighbors, went to church on Sunday, and kept barnyard animals in their backyards.To three-year-old Zippy, it made perfect sense to strike a bargain with her father to keep her baby bottl... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0385499825
• ASIN: 0385499825
• ISBN: 0385499825
• Manufacturer: Doubleday

99 Historic Homes of Indiana: A Look Inside

"Prior to this book project I wrote for the Indianapolis Star. I traveled throughout Indiana writing about people and situations I found interesting. On my long drives through the state, I’d pass old homes along country roads or around courthouse squares and wonder who lived in them, and why? Who hasn’t wondered that?" —From the Preface by Bill Shaw Indiana is blessed with a wealth of historic private homes. Ninety-nine of them are showcased in these pages, providing a rare opportunity for readers to enjoy a variety of house styles and types dating from the early 19th century through the... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0253341450
• ASIN: 0253341450
• ISBN: 0253341450
• Manufacturer: Indiana University Press

From Small Town to Downtown: A History of the Jewett Car Company, 1893-1919 (Railroads Past and Present)

The Jewett Car Company was born in Akron, Ohio, in the heyday of the electric railway boom in the 1890s. The company gained an excellent reputation for its elegant, well-built wooden cars for street railway companies, interurban lines, and rapid transit service. Cities large and small used Jewett cars. Many interurban lines employed the graceful, arch-windowed, wood interurban that Jewett was famous for. Competition from automobiles and from larger car builders such as J. G. Brill and the St. Louis Car Company signaled the beginning of the end for Jewett. The company was offered the opportunit... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0253343690
• ASIN: 0253343690
• ISBN: 0253343690
• Manufacturer: Indiana University Press

One Shot (Jack Reacher)

Now a major motion picture   “Electrifying . . . This series [is] utterly addictive.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times   Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me.   And sure enough, ex–military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this shooter—a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. Reacher is certain something is not right—and soon the slam-dunk case explode... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0345538196
• ASIN: 0345538196
• ISBN: 0345538196
• Brand: Lee Child
• Manufacturer: Dell

Our Town: A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America

The brutal lynching of two young black men in Marion, Indiana, on August 7, 1930, cast a shadow over the town that still lingers. It is only one event in the long and complicated history of race relations in Marion, a history much ignored and considered by many to be best forgotten. But the lynching cannot be forgotten. It is too much a part of the fabric of Marion, too much ingrained even now in the minds of those who live there. In Our Town journalist Cynthia Carr explores the issues of race, loyalty, and memory in America through the lens of a specific hate crime that occurred in Marion but... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0517705060
• ASIN: 0517705060
• ISBN: 0517705060
• Manufacturer: Crown

Gods of the City: Religion and the American Urban Landscape (Religion in North America)

"Fascinating insights into modern urban religious practice make Orsi's collection a must-read." ―Publishers Weekly"The essays provide insight into the cultural creativity, reinterpretation of worship and religious ingenuity of city people over the last 50 years." ―Library Journal"At last, a major dissection of the great mystery in modern Americanlife―how religion and spirituality prospered amidst industrialization,urbanization, and rampant technological change after 1880!" ―Jon Butler, Yale University"Urban religion" strikes many as an oxymoron. How can religion thrive in the alienated... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0253212766
• ASIN: 0253212766
• ISBN: 0253212766
• Manufacturer: Indiana University Press

Hanna's Town: A Little World We Have Lost

In late autumn 1902 a macabre scene unfolded at the original burial ground of Wabash, Indiana, which had been called both the Old Cemetery and Hanna s Cemetery. The task at hand was the disinterment of four bodies. The newest of the four graves held whatever might be left of the corpse of Colonel Hugh Hanna who, more than any other single citizen, was the founding father and civic icon of the prospering, rather stunning little city. It might be argued that Hanna s disinterment was a high-water mark in an outpouring of visible progress, cultural energy, and palpable optimism that his town had e... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0871952890
• ASIN: 0871952890
• ISBN: 0871952890
• Brand: Brand: Indiana Historical Society Press
• Manufacturer: Indiana Historical Society Press

Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture

The first of two classic studies that examined the daily life of a typical small american city-in actuality, Muncie, Indiana-in the mid-1920s, using the approach of social anthropology. Of enduring interest to students of SOCIOLOGY (740), these works inspired an acclaimed six-part television series. Foreword by Clark Wissler; Index.

• ASIN: 0156595508
• ASIN: 0156595508
• ISBN: 0156595508
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Harcourt Brace Javanovich

Rice Talks: Food and Community in a Vietnamese Town

Rice Talks explores the importance of cooking and eating in the everyday social life of Hoi An, a properous market town in central Vietnam known for its exceptionally elaborate and sophisticated local cuisine. In a vivid and highly personal account, Nir Avieli takes the reader from the private setting of the extended family meal into the public realm of the festive, extraordinary, and unique. He shows how foodways relate to class relations, gender roles, religious practices, cosmology, ethnicity, and even local and national politics. This evocative study departs from conventional anthropologic... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0253223709
• ASIN: 0253223709
• ISBN: 0253223709
• Manufacturer: Indiana University Press

A Season in the Sun: The Rise of Mickey Mantle

The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 seasonMickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and farther than any other player in history. He was also the perfect idol for postwar America, a wholesome hero from the heartland.In A Season in the Sun, acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith recount the defining moment of Mantle's legendary career: 1956, when he overcame a host of injuries and critics to become the most celebrated athlete of his time. Taking us from the action on the diamond to Mantle's off-the-field exploits, Roberts ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0465094422
• ASIN: 0465094422
• ISBN: 0465094422
• Manufacturer: Basic Books

Bonfire: A Novel

“A phenomenal, haunting debut.” —GILLIAN FLYNN, bestselling author of Gone Girl"I burned through Krysten Ritter's hugely accomplished debut. Bonfire is dark, disturbing, and compulsively readable."—RUTH WARE, bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10   Nothing burns as bright as the truth.It has been ten years since Abby Williams left home and scrubbed away all visible evidence of her small-town roots. Now working as an environmental lawyer in Chicago, she has a thriving career, a modern apartment, and her pick of meaningless one-night stands.But whe... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1524759848
• ASIN: 1524759848
• ISBN: 1524759848
• Manufacturer: Crown Archetype

Weird indiana : your travel guide to indiana's local legends and best kept secrets: 9781454901006

Enjoy a relaxing picnic in Shades of Death Park. Witness those eerie glowing spots known as Moody's Light. Slap another layer of color onto the world's biggest ball of paint, and yes, that really is

• UPC: 20465334
• Rating: 5.0

Lost Towns of Delaware County, Indiana

Nearly one hundred distinct settlements existed in what we now call Delaware County. Since the end of the American Revolution, Native Americans, pioneer farmers, industrialists and factory workers settled across the county in hamlets, villages

• UPC: 176960181

Best of the Best from Indiana : Selected Recipes from Indiana's Favorite Cookbooks

Each cookbook in Quail Ridge Press' acclaimed Best of the Best State Cookbook Series contains favorite recipes submitted from the most popular cookbooks published in the state. The cookbooks are contributed by junior leagues, community

• UPC: 25656485

Serendipity, Indiana Small Town Romance Bundle 1 - eBook

Serendipity, Indiana Small Town Romance Bundle 1 contains books 1, 2, and 3 in the series, plus a bonus short story:SMALL TOWN CHRISTMAS~ Melissa and her son need a new start. Jim wants a second

• UPC: 423779641

Little Indiana : Small Town Destinations

Where was James Dean's hometown? What do A. J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, and Al Unser have in common besides winning the Indianapolis 500? Where was the world's first theme park? Find these answers and more

• UPC: 49012991

Serendipity, Indiana Small Town Romance Bundle 2 - eBook

Serendipity, Indiana Small Town Romance Bundle 2 contains books 4, 5, and 6 in the series:THE BLANK BOOK~ Alice’s life was hijacked by a story she wrote in an antique blank book. In movie star

• UPC: 924482820

Serendipity, Indiana Small Town Romance Bundle 3 - eBook

Serendipity, Indiana Small Town Romance Bundle 3 contains books 7, 8, and 9 in the series:A PIECE OF HER SOUL~ Sweet romance meets light paranormal. Don’t miss autumn in Serendipity! ~Nick Marshall has a hole

• UPC: 276412099

The Madison Regatta: Hydroplane Racing in Small-Town Indiana - eBook

Each summer, a small miracle occurs in southern Indiana, when the little town of Madison becomes the hydroplane racing capital of the world as 100,000-plus people flock in for the Madison Regatta. The townsfolk, not

• UPC: 746873111

Deadwood : The Best Writings on the Most Notorious Town in the West

An anthology of the most captivating writings about Deadwood, including excerpts from novels, period newspaper articles, biographies and even song

• UPC: 11011551

Small Town Murder: True Crime Stories from Knox County, Indiana

Small Town Murder: True Crime Stories from Knox County,

• UPC: 279261235

Cambridge City Indiana~Ophelia's Home~Best Dog in Town on Gatepost~1911 RPPC

• UPC: 303157388581
• Category: Indiana
• Price: 32 USD

Victorian Lady Welcome to Claypool Indiana~Best Town in Country~1914 Pennant PC

• UPC: 293046222613
• Category: Indiana
• Price: 5 USD

Vintage Matchbook Cover Coffee House Kokomo Indiana Best Coffee in Town Full

• UPC: 292472496053
• Category: Advertisements
• Price: 3 USD

Welcome To Hawkins Indiana Best Waffles In Town Stranger Things Demogorgon Tees

• UPC: 333273692666
• Category: T-Shirts
• Price: 18 USD

Welcome To Hawkins Indiana Best Waffles In Town Stranger Things T-shirt Tees

• UPC: 333273688112
• Category: T-Shirts
• Price: 18 USD