A Guide to Midwestern Conversation Book

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  • Book cover for A Guide to Midwestern Conversation by Taylor Kay Phillips, showing two ears of corn in a casserole dish with speech bubbles saying Hey stranger! and Well, they’ll just let anyone in here, won’t they.
  • Book cover for A Guide to Midwestern Conversation by Taylor Kay Phillips, showing two ears of corn in a casserole dish with speech bubbles saying Hey stranger! and Well, they’ll just let anyone in here, won’t they.
  • Book cover for A Guide to Midwestern Conversation by Taylor Kay Phillips, illustrated by Jovaney Hollingsworth, published by Ten Speed Press, highlighting the nuances of Midwestern culture.
  • Table of contents listing chapters and page numbers for a guide on Midwestern culture, including The Basics, Arriving, Dining, Parenting, Sports, Home, Weather, and Shopping.
  • Table of contents page listing sections on Midwestern culture, including Relationships, Travel, Politics, Leaving, A Midwestern Goodbye, Thank-You Notes, Acknowledgments, and About the Contributors, with page numbers for state profiles.

A Guide to Midwestern Conversation Book

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Written by proud Missourian Taylor Kay Phillips, A Guide to Midwestern Conversation is the definitive handbook on Midwestern mannerisms. Phillips' tongue-in-cheek prose provides a humorous and humanizing look at the culture she calls home.

Phillips is an Emmy-Award winning writer and comedian originally from Kansas City, Missouri. She currently works for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO.

8.1" x 6.1"
Hard Cover
144 pages

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