Presents the history, geography, people, politics, and government, economy, social life, and customs, state events and attractions, and notable people of Iowa.

Thirty something Ophelia Jensen wants to live a quiet life as a small town librarian. She's created a comfortable existence with her kooky, colorful grandmother Abby, and if it were up to her, they could live out their days along with Ophelia's dog Lady and cat Queenie in peace and quiet. To Ophelia's dismay, she and Abby aren't a typical grandmother/granddaughter duo. She possesses psychic powers, and Abby is a kindly witch. And while Ophelia would...

The conclusion to the story of the love affair between a wandering photographer and the conventional wife of an Iowa farmer.

A con man in the guise of a traveling salesman gets off the train in River City, Iowa. He convinces the town to finance a children's marching band instead of a pool hall.

Silver-tongued con artist Harold Hill hoodwinks the stubborn townsfolk of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boy's band, but his game ultimately and romantically backfires

"When her husband’s car is found abandoned and on fire—in the middle of a rainstorm—Eve Roth becomes the police’s number one suspect. After all, her husband was suspended from the University of Iowa for inappropriate conduct with a student, and who else but an atmospheric physicist could incinerate a car in a downpour? But Eve has no idea why her husband disappeared. She’s desperate to find him, both for herself and her beloved, disabled...

Surveys the people, geography, and history of the state known both as the Corn State and the Black Hawk State.

12/21/12 proved to me that a new frequency has come to us from a massive black hole at the center of our galaxy. This frequency is changing the very pulse of Earth and will eventually move all humans to become conscious and creative. This will be the new Earth. There will be resistance.

After a strange toxin contaminates the water supply in a small town in Iowa, the residents are suddenly turned into bloodthirsty psychopaths. The town sheriff does all he can to make sense of the outbreak, as his wife and two other unaffected people fight for their survival.

Discusses the land and climate, economy, government, and history of the Hawkeye State. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to Iowa.