Month: February 2011

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In the media today

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Arabs at War: Military Effectiveness, 1948-1991, by Kenneth M. Pollack, describes the military history of the key Arab states: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Pollack is a former Persian Gulf military analyst at the CIA and Director for Persian Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council. With the recent situation in Egypt, UNP has seen an uptick in sales of this book. Maybe in order to better understand the present, we must have more knowledge of the past. Today, President Hosni Mubarak prepared to address Egypt whose citizens have been protesting the governement the past three weeks. … Continue reading In the media today

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Shout-outs and signings

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UNP is all over the news this week… First off, tonight Paul Johnsgaurd, author of the brand-new book, Sandhill and Whopping Cranes (as well as many other University of Nebraska Press titles), will be at the University Bookstore in Lincoln for a reading and a signing at 7. Come out and support a local professor and author! The blog Our Man in Boston gave a shout-out to our Flyover Fiction Series. Flyover Fiction, edited by Ron Hansen, features contemporary fiction set on the Great Plains, a region located in the center of the country and referred to either sentimentally as … Continue reading Shout-outs and signings

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Off the Shelf: Sandhill and Whooping Cranes by Paul A. Johnsgard

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Johnsgard Read the beginning of Chapter 1, "Lesser Sandhill Cranes", from Sandhill and Whooping Cranes: Ancient Voices over America's Wetlands by Paul A. Johnsgard:

"There is a wonderful old tradition in some parts of Scandinavia, in which the children hang their stockings outside their houses during those days in early spring when the European common cranes first return from their wintering areas in France and Spain. Sometimes the children place an ear of corn or some other gift for the cranes, whose welcome voices and overhead flocks are the surest sign of spring and renewed hope for the future after enduring a long, unbearably dark and frigid Scandinavian winter.

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Steelers’ family dynasty

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Fans from all over the country are gearing up for Super Bowl XLV, Packers v. Steelers. The Steelers have won the most super bowls out of any team, at a total of six. Pittsburgh is not only rich in championships but also in history. Art Rooney founded the Steelers in 1933 and ever since it has been a family operation. The current team president is Art Rooney II, with his dad, Dan Rooney, still maintaining his chairman position. Soon to be in paperback, Rooney: A Sporting Life by Rob Ruck, Maggie Jones Patterson and Michael P. Weber is a biography … Continue reading Steelers’ family dynasty

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February sale

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A collection of our books honoring Black History Month are on Sale! Save 25 % on books like, The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central, which debutes in March, tells a true story about high school basketball, black awakening and rebellion, and innocence lost in a watershed year. The drama of civil rights in 1968 plays out in this riveting social history of sports, politics, race, and popular culture in the American heartland. For other books on sale and to get the discount code, click here. Offer expires Feb. 28. Continue reading February sale

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The perfect valentine

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It’s that time of year when the stores seem to explode with boxes of chocolates and little stuffed bears holding hearts with the description of “I love you.” Celebrate Valentine’s Day a little differently this year with Ted Kooser’s book, Valentines. For Valentine’s Day 1986, Kooser wrote “Pocket Poem” and sent the tender, thoughtful composition to fifty women friends, starting an annual tradition that would persist for the next twenty-one years. This collection of valentine poems encompasses all the facets of the holiday: the traditional hearts and candy, the brilliance and purity of love, the quiet beauty of friendship, and … Continue reading The perfect valentine