Surrounded by Reality: The Best of Doug Moe on Madison

by Doug Moe

The stories in this book offer a fair view of recent and not-so-recent life in Madison, Wisconsin, and include a tale about the man who got rich writing the Oscar Mayer wiener jingle, as well as one about a young hitchhiker who had decided to try to start her life over in Madison, but never made it to the city.

234 pages, Paperback

First published October 30, 2005

Reviews

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun read for anyone interested in the local history of Madison, Wisconsin. The book is composed of Doug Moe columns that were first published in the The Capital Times.

[Essay Ninja · Rating 2 out of 5]

anyone not from Madison will find absolutely nothing of interest in this book. it's kinda like a bunch of columns from a public school newspaper, very provincial, very parochial

from my rating you can infer I am not from Madison

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice collection of interesting Madison stories.