Eric Dregni
Encyclopedia
Eric Dregni is an author from Minneapolis
, Minnesota
who has written and co-written a number of books on various recreational activities and aspects of Minnesotan, Norwegian and Italian culture. In the 1990s he played in the amateur novelty band Vinnie and the Stardüsters.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
who has written and co-written a number of books on various recreational activities and aspects of Minnesotan, Norwegian and Italian culture. In the 1990s he played in the amateur novelty band Vinnie and the Stardüsters.
As author
- Zamboni: The Coolest Machines on Ice
- Scooter Mania
- Let's Go Bowling!Let's Go Bowling!Let's Go Bowling! is a book on the history of ten-pin bowling, written by Eric Dregni and published by Motorbooks International.The book is an illustrated history, approaching bowling from a cultural angle...
- Scooters: Everything You Need To Know
- In Cod We Trust. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
- A vivid portrayal of modern Norway through the eyes of a fourth-generation Norwegian American from Minnesota.
- Midwest Marvels. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2006.
- A tour of quirky must-see sites dotting the highways and byways of the Upper Midwest.
- Minnesota Marvels. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2001.
- A humorous guide to the offbeat and bizarre attractions along Minnesota’s highways.
- Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy's Culinary Capital. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2009.
- The food-obsessed chronicle of an American’s three years in Italy.
As co-author
- Weird Minnesota (Weird)
- Scooter Bible: From Cushman to Vespa,the Ultimate History and Buyer's Guide
- Ads That Put America on Wheels
- Illustrated Motorscooter Buyer's Guide (Illustrated Buyer's Guide)
- Follies of Science: 20th Century Visions of Our Fantastic Future