Four hours on four CDs. These are excerpts from Keillor's live shows, the portions where he tells stories from Lake Wobegon, his hometown, "where all the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and the children are above average." He has an extraordinarily mellifluous voice, the anecdotes are sometimes touching and usually amusing, and all in all it was a very pleasant way to pass the drive to and from work for a couple of weeks. ( )

This is a recording of the Prairie Home Companion basically. It is a collection of excerpted News From Lake Wobegon pieces complete with laughing audience noises. I love the Prairie Home Companion and have a special fondness for Lake Wobegon pieces. I download them weekly on the iTunes podcast section, but I never knew that they had been packaged as books. It's delightful, though devoted Prairie Home Companion listeners will recognize what they're listening to as a radio rerun. I love it all the same though. ( )

Home on the Prairie is a little more contemplative than some of Keillor's Lake Wobegon collections, but it's still wonderful, and it does still have its chuckle moments. Although you won't find anything here quite as hilarious as The Flying Elvises, there's still no better company during a short road trip or a long commute. ( )