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Updated November 20, 2025
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Funny because it's true : how The Onion created modern American news satire
Wenc, Christine
Paper Book
Discover the real truth behind the original fake news with this in-depth history of beloved humor publication, The Onion. In 1988, a band of University of Wisconsin-Madison undergrads and dropouts began publishing a free weekly newspaper with no editorial stance other...
Ginseng roots : a memoir
Thompson, Craig
Paper Book
From the celebrated author of Blankets and Habibi comes a new graphic memoir exploring the class divide, childhood labor, family, and our globalized world--all centered on Wisconsin's ginseng farming industry "Ginseng Roots is Thompson's most visually arresting...
Surely you can't be serious : the true story of Airplane!
Zucker, David
Paper Book
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COMEDY BOOKS OF 2023 AT VULTURE Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy classic Airplane! by the legendary writers and directors of the hit film. Airplane!...
The cup they couldn't lose : America, the Ryder Cup, and the long road to Whistling Straits
Ryan, Shane
Paper Book
The definitive story of the Ryder Cup--the event that pits the best golfers from America against the best from Europe--exploring the modern history of the tournament that led to the showdown at Whistling Straits in 2021. The task facing Steve...
A history in Indigenous voices Menominee, Ho-Chunk, Oneida, Stockbridge, and Brothertown interactions in the Removal Era
Cornelius, Carol
Paper Book
A history of Wisconsin's Indigenous past, present, and future--in Native peoples' own words.   Treaties made in the 1800s between the United States and the Indigenous nations of what is now Wisconsin have had profound influence on the region's cultural and...

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