Eat, Link, and Be Merry A new Bison Books edition of Moveable Feasts: The History, Science, and Lore of Food by Gregory McNamee is available this month from UNP. In its pages, McNamee details the myriad of ways in which food has functioned both as a source of continuity and as a subject of adaptation over the course of human history. Moveable Feasts gathers revelations from history, anthropology, chemistry, biology, and many other fields and spins them into entertaining tales of discovery while adding more than ninety delicious recipes from various culinary traditions around the world, all of which have … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: April 3, 2008

Beyond Madness: The Art of Ralph Blakelock, 1847-1919 by Norman A. Geske “A major contribution to the literature on Blakelock, who has been one of the most mysterious and misunderstood artists in America’s history. . . . [Geske] helps readers see that Blakelock was a groundbreaking artist in many areas. Geske presents the artist as a forerunner of modernism, and a big influence on 20th-century artists such as Franz Kline. After reading this book, one can no longer think of Blakelock as just an isolated, late-19th-century romantic landscape painter! . . . Highly recommended.”—CHOICE Continue reading Praise for Beyond Madness

Check out this link to an interview with Neil deMause, author of Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit for the National Review Online‘s "Between the Covers" feature with John J. Miller. http://radio.nationalreview.com/betweenthecovers/post/?q=MThjNTFhZTY2NDUyMTkxOGMwOGNjMDZiZmYzY2RhYzc= Field of Schemes is a play-by-play account of how the drive for new sports stadiums and arenas drains $2 billion a year from public treasuries for the sake of private profit. For more information, visit the book’s site at http://nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/Field-of-Schemes,673388.aspx or the author’s Web page at http://www.fieldofschemes.com/. Continue reading Interview with Field of Schemes Author Neil deMause

SMALL ACTS OF TRIVIA     New from the University of Nebraska Press is Good Neighbors Bad Times. Echoes of my Father’s   German Villiage by Mimi Schwartz. A twelve year journey was started with the tale of a Torah being rescued by Christians in Krestallnacht during the Holocaust. This and other stories of the small German Village before, during, and after the Nazi reign are taken from first person perspectives and used to prove how humanity will soar even in times of hate. In today’s Tuesday Trivia we will test your knowledge of more small acts of kindness and … Continue reading “Tuesday Trivia: April 1, 2008”

Women, Marriage, and Wealth: The Impact of Marital Status on the Economic Well-Being of Women Through the Lifecourse by Joyce A. Joyce “A comprehensive, credible analysis of the patterns and variations in the likelihood that women will spend their elderly years in poverty. . . . Joyce makes an accessible case that the economic infrastructure of old age support—including attitudes toward women in their families—must change to reduce the risk of poverty for older widows or divorced and never-married women.”—CHOICE Continue reading Praise for Women, Marriage, and Wealth

In Praise of Flattery by Willis Goth Regier “Regier . . . mines both ancient and modern sources to present a variety of views on flattery, and he treats the topic with good scholarship and good humor. . . . Anyone who doubts that flattery can be the subject of serious scholarship needs to read this book. Anyone who wants to read something both erudite and entertaining should do so as well. . . . Highly recommended.”—CHOICE Read earlier acclaim for In Praise of Flattery at http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2007/11/praise-for-in-p.html. Continue reading You Flatter Me!: More Acclaim for In Praise of Flattery

Review of Kayaking Alone by Scott R. Anderson, nearly Landlocked Armchair Adventurer, Millersville, PA.

My initial reaction to the idea of kayaking alone was “That’s not very smart.”  Sure enough, safety concerns are addressed (and pretty much dispensed with) by the end of page four. [I should think seriously about getting one of those EPIRB locator beacons for my car keys.]  I felt redeemed by the author; my initial thoughts about kayaking 900 miles of river from Idaho to the Pacific Ocean alone as a potentially lethal undertaking were confirmed.  Refreshed, and with greater armchair abandon, I pressed onward.

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In celebration of Lisa Knopp’s Interior Places, today’s LIL features links to people and places featured in this outstanding new book. Link away! Amelia Earhart’s Kansas hometown: http://www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/ Aldo and Frederick Leopold: http://www.aldoleopold.org/ Burlington, Iowa: http://www.burlingtoniowa.org/ P. T. Barnum: http://www.ringling.com/explore/history/ptbarnum_1.aspx Nuclear weapons in southeastern Iowa: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/aap-iowa.htm Lincoln, Nebraska: http://www.lincoln.org/ The Platte River: http://platteriver.unk.edu/ With all of these interesting topics, how could you resist a trip to your local bookstore to pick up Interior Places??? It’s futile to resist, so why even try? Get your copy today! Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: March 27, 2008