News and Reviews

Posted by univnebpress on August 18, 2017 in In the News, Jewish Publication Society, Potomac Books | Leave a comment

Books

Crude Nation

Raul Gallegos

Book mentioned in the New York Times:

“Gallegos provides crucial background for the country’s present situation, and also offers a solution for fixing the country’s economy and helping it re-enter the global energy industry.”

 

Perla

Frédéric Brun
Translated by Sarah Gendron and Jennifer Vanderheyden

Review from Publishers Weekly:

“…there is an appealing quality to the narrator’s quest to seek out truth and beauty even as he reckons with historical horror.”

 

Violence in Capitalism

James A. Tyner

Praise from Social and Cultural Geography:

“A strength of the book is how thoroughly Tyner’s arguments are constructed and presented; he leaves very few stones unturned along the way.”

 

The French Army and Its African Soliders

Ruth Ginio

Review in Journal of Social History:

“My sense is that this critical dialogue will continue for years to come and from a variety of global perspectives.”

 

Modern Orthodox Judaism

Edited by Zev Eleff

Review from American Jewish History: 

“…a superb volume.”

 

Stolen Words

Mark Glickman

Mention on BookRiot.

 

Authors

 

Jerri Bell and Tracy Crow

Event at Politics & Prose broadcast on C-SPAN’s Book-TV.

 

Ila Borders

Author interviewed for Pamplin Media Group.

 

Gregory D. Smithers

Author article on Charlottesville in New Matilda.

John Cook

Book events listed in Lincoln Journal Star.