
Oddball Michigan
Jerome Pohlen
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Product Details
Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
Publish Date | May 01, 2014 |
Pages | 352 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781613748930 |
Dimensions | 8.4 X 5.6 X 0.8 inches | 1.0 pounds |
About the Author
Jerome Pohlen is an editor and travel writer whose travel writing has appeared in the Chicago Reader, Readers Digest, and TimeOut Chicago. He is the author of the Oddball series and Progressive Nation. He has been a regular contributor on travel and culture for the 848 Show on WBEZ, Chicago's NPR affiliate. He lives in Chicago.
Reviews
"Taking a "normal" road trip with the kids sounds like a drag after flipping through Oddball Michigan: A Guide to 450 Really Strange Places." --MetroParents.com
"[A] wonderful, ingenious book." --ExclusiveMagazine.com
"[A] good get to know us guide." --The Motor City Blog
"Pohlen found some real gems. I can envision tour planners and operators using Oddball Michigan as they plan an itinerary. Tour guides could weave facts from the book into their narration." --Group Tour Magazine
"In 450 funny blurbs, the author covers sights people might go out of their way for, as well as attractions one might check out while just passing through, providing location, cost, and contact information for each. Amusing, brisk, surprising, and slightly educational, this is a great resource for the discerning connoisseur of cheesy and eccentric tourist attractions of the Upper Midwest." --Library Journal
"Such grassroots creativity deserves to be celebrated, even by an author (Jerome Pohlen) who's from Chicago, a city which, let's be honest, cannot hold a candle to metro Detroit's oddball cred." --Detroit Free Press
"The publicity may not be exactly what Pure Michigan promoters had in mind, but it's a lot more fun to read." --Detroit Free Press
"Pohlen seeks all that is weirdly wacky and wonderful in the Mitten State, often serving up the descriptions of his finds with a seriously sizeable side of snark." --Midwest Guest
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