New this month from the University of Nebraska Press is, Green Plans by Huey D. Johnson.  By studying the Green Plans in place around the world, Johnson provides a detailed and accessible examination of their theory, implementation, and performance across the globe, highlighting the challenges and successes of green plans in the Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Austria, the United Kingdom, Germany, the rest of the European Community, and Singapore. This week Linking in Lincoln is taking the hint, and proposing a few ways you can go green yourself. Curious just how far the eco situation has escalated?  Then check … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: June 19, 2008

New from the University of Nebraska Press is, Bad Fruits of the Civilized Tree by Izumi Ishii. This book “examines the role of alcohol among the Cherokees through more than two hundred years, from contact with white traders.”  Chronicling the socially destructive aspects of the beverage, Ishii how the brew was integrated into the native community and how this event impacted their economic escalation. This week Tuesday Trivia is going to take a look at this wonder we call alcohol, and see if we can determine just why its history is so pervasive. 1.    True or False: Almost all … Continue reading Tuesday Trivia: June 16, 2008

Well bloggers we have survived a long week of rain, tornadoes, and otherwise grim weather and can all breathe a sigh of relief. In fact, just to keep our minds at rest TWIH will make no mention of mother earth or her foul temper. Perhaps this will appease her? Instead we will focus on Judy Garland, Anne Frank, and Tom Cheek. Curious what little tidbits I might have about these fascinating people, and how they tie to UNP? Well join me and find out! June 10, 68:  Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide by beseeching his secretary to slit his throat … Continue reading This Week in History: June 9-13, 2008

The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Online Edition has been selected for inclusion on EDSITEment.neh.gov as one of the best online resources for education in the humanities. EDSITEment, with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Verizon Foundation’s Thinkfinity as its partners, serves as a gateway to the highest quality humanities-related educational content on the Internet. It provides a central resource bank for teachers, parents, and students across the country seeking excellent, humanities sites from among the thousands of educational sites now available on the Internet. The Journals of Lewis and Clark Expedition Online Edition was … Continue reading Lewis and Clark Journals Online Edition Named Excellent Educational Resource

What’s that scratching under your bed…..it’s Linking in Lincoln! New this month from the University of Nebraska Press, is The Chichi Hoohoo Bogeyman by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve. This children’s book takes us back to our own adolescence, when the dark was filled with all things terrifying. This new edition of the well received tale follows four little girls who encounter a strange man one day and name him the Chichi Hoohoo Bogeyman. Swearing themselves to secrecy, they become further unsettled when they return home and hear the adults talk of recent unexplained occurrences at home, perhaps driven by spirits. … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: June, 11 2008

World War I had a profound effect on the world, one that ventured out of politics and into, science, education, ethics, and art. In a new book from the University of Nebraska Press is, Imagining the Unimaginable, by Aaron J. Cohen. This book takes a critical look at the effect this war had on the Russian culture.  The wartime culture superseded traditional artistic outlooks and “destabilized conventional patterns in cultural politics and aesthetics.” In and attempt to lure your interest (incase we have not already done so) this week’s Tuesday Trivia is going to test you on all facts Russia. … Continue reading Tuesday Trivia: June 9, 2008