Tarkenton

TARKENTON, FRAN

Klobuchar, Jim

Harper Row Publishers

Perennial Library

This story of one man's spiritual journey through doubt, alcoholism, divorce, and illness to a relationship with God and the fellowship of the church offers inspiration and guidance for all who struggle with faith and long for inner peace and the experience of God's grace.

Pursued by Grace: A Newspaperman's Own Story of Spiritual Recovery

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Augsburg Fortress Pub

Minstrel was first published in 1997.When he was the first journalist in the country to call the 1960 presidential race in favor of John F. Kennedy, Jim Klobuchar was a scrappy kid from Minnesota’s Iron Range. Minstrel is his memoir, the stunning story of politics, sports, the newsroom, and ordinary people he calls “heroes.” Klobuchar sees himself as a minstrel, a journalist-adventurer and teller of stories, a witness to his world. The main requirement in that role, he says, is “good peripheral vision and skill at escape.”Minstrel describes Klobuchar’s upbringing in the ethnic broth of the Iron Range and his start in daily journalism in Bismarck, North Dakota. He explores the personalities he met in politics, athletics, the outdoors, and across Minnesota-from Dear Abby to Fran Tarkenton to Minnesota Fats. Klobuchar recalls the rough-and-tumble first seasons of the Minnesota Vikings and the quirky political world of former Governor Rudy Perpich. Recounting the details of election nights and locker-room fights, Klobuchar writes in the style that won him a loyal audience in thirty years as a columnist.Klobuchar also writes about the colorful characters inside the newsroom, capturing the everyday flavor of deadlines and deadpan humor. He examines the changing world of journalism and speculates where this will lead in the future. Along the way he holds a mirror to himself, exploring his alcohol dependency and failed marriage. Minstrel is the engaging story of a journalist’s life, full of adventure and trials, peaceful reflection and thoughtful analysis. From the summit of the Matterhorn to 1,500 feet underground in an iron mine in Ely, Minnesota, Klobuchar lets the reader experience the excitement first hand.Jim Klobuchar was a daily journalist for forty-three years, thirty as a columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He has published fourteen books, including Tarkenton and Heroes Among Us. excerpt:“I always thought the early Vikings were closer to a wildlife refuge than a professional football team. It was made up of football orphans and derelicts, and a handful of once-esteemed veterans set adrift by their former employers and a half dozen authentic stars of the future-Francis Tarkenton, Tommy Mason, Rip Hawkins, Ed Sharockman and Grady Alderman.”

Minstrel

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

University of Minnesota Press

Eight miles without a pothole: As close to heaven as I'm going to get

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

Voyageur

High and Inside

Voyageur Pr

L2 Glossy paperback 1990 197p.9.25x6.00x0.50 Journey to The Wild Places

Wild Places and Gentle Breezes

Sports & Outdoors

As an adventurer, Jim has traveled the world, but at home in Minnesota, he found an extraordinary brand of courage. He discovered ordinary people who live heroic lives and celebrities whose fame hides inner pain. Jim tells each of their stories honestly and with great respect-plus the dash of good humor that always enlivens his writing.

Heroes Among Us Uncommon Minnesotans

Historical

Pfeifer-Hamilton Pub

Knights and Knaves of Autumn: 40 Years of Pro Football and the Minnesota Vikings

History

Americas

Adventure Pubns

The Minnesota Vikings would like to every football fan to see their latest accomplishment. PURPLE HEARTS and GOLDEN MEMORIES: 35 Years With The Minnesota Vikings is a well-written, colorful book celebrating the 35th anniversary of Vikings football. Written by Minneapolis columnist, Jim Klobuchar, with the Foreword by Hall of Fame coach and Minnesota legend, Bud Grant, this hard-bound, colorful pictorial brings to life 35 years of Vikings football in one big book. From their humble beginnings in 1961, to the "Purple People Eaters," to the teams of today, you will truly love this tribute to the Minnesota Vikings. This unique 9" x 12" 256 page, commemorative gives the reader hundreds of historic photographs, many in color, to complement the rich stories of Vikings' history. PURPLE HEARTS and GOLDEN MEMORIES is the biggest, most complete book of Minnesota Vikings football ever released. If you truly bleed purple and gold, then you must own PURPLE HEARTS and GOLDEN MEMORIES .

Purple Hearts & Golden Memories: 35 Years With the Minnesota Vikings

Quality Sports Pubns

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