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Dave Kenney

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in St. Paul, Minnesota, The United States

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Dave Kenney is a novelist, freelance writer, and two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award.

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	Minnesota in the '70s by Dave Kenney (Goodreads Author), Thomas Saylor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minnesota Goes to War: The Home Front during World War II by Dave Kenney (Goodreads Author), Wendell R. Anderson (Foreword) 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Northern Lights: The Stories of Minnesota's Past, 2nd Edition by Dave Kenney (Goodreads Author), Hillary Wackman, Nancy O'Brien Wagner 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twin Cities Picture Show: A Century of Moviegoing 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twin Cities Album 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grain Merchants: An Illustrated History of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gustavus: 150 Years of History 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Honor Bright: A Century of Scouting in Northern Star Council it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Helium it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2026 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	50 Years of Music: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra by Dave Kenney (Goodreads Author), Dave Kenny liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Dave Kenney rated a book it was amazing The Dead Years (A Chicago K-9 Thriller, #1) by Jeffrey B. Burton (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I was already a fan of Burton's Mace Reid K-9 mysteries. In The Dead Years, his new protagonist, Cory Pratt, and two cadaver-dog sidekicks run afoul of a serial killer back from a long sabbatical. It's a juicy premise—one that kept me on edge through ...more
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As a reader untutored in the insights of Buddhism, I found Douglas Toft’s The Church of Bodywork simultaneously confounding and immersive. The novel tracks the unconventional spiritual journey of Greg, a practitioner of the Dharma who’s grown weary o ...more
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Dave Kenney rated a book really liked it Under the Falls by Richard Russo (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As the yellowing Vintage Contemporaries editions of Mohawk and The Risk Pool on my bookshelf can attest, I've been reading Richard Russo for a very long time. He's one of the few authors I can count on to make me smile. While I enjoyed the story Russ ...more
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