As author

• The Coolest Machines on Ice
• Scooter Mania
• Let's Go Bowling!
• 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
• From Cushman to Vespa,the Ultimate History and Buyer's Guide
• Ads That Put America on Wheels
• Illustrated Motorscooter Buyer's Guide
• 20th Century Visions of Our Fantastic Future