Well, bloggers, it’s a brand new year. And there’s no better way to smartly close the first (partial) week of 2008 than with a fresh dose of… This Week in History December 30th, 1975: Golfer Tiger Woods was born. Many would argue that Tiger Woods’ golf game is pure poetry on the green. Andy Brumer, author of The Poetics of Golf would agree. Check out his book, which explores the links between golf and life by way of art and literature, philosophy and psychology and includes portraits of various players—including Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Annika Sorenstam, and Arnold Palmer, among … Continue reading This Week in History: December 30th, 2007-January 4th, 2008

Find Your "Missing Link" for the New Year It’s hard to believe that’s it’s already 2008. Besides diligently attempting to remember to write 2008 on your letters and checks, you likely have many resolutions, professed or private, that you’ve pledged to achieve in the New Year (well, at least try to achieve). Whether you’ve resolved to eat healthier, spend wiser, or become fitter; to learn to cook, speak Portuguese, or ballroom dance; or to simply watch TV less and read more, we have the links to help turn that resolution into reality. Happy linking! Looking for quick, healthy recipes to … Continue reading Linking in Lincoln: January 3, 2008

New Blogger Alert! Laurie Powers, editor of Pulp Writer: Twenty Years in the American Grub Street recently launched a new blog. Visit http://www.lauriepowerswildwest.blogspot.com to take a look. The blog features interesting tidbits from and about the book, offers details on the life and times of Laurie’s grandfather and author of Pulp Writer, Paul S. Powers, and provides other miscellaneous musings. Welcome to the wonderful world of blogs, Laurie! Continue reading New Author Blog

The Best of All Seasons: Fifty Years as a Montana Hunter by Dan Aadland “The book has its own beauty . . . . [T]he reader is able to go along with Aadland, accompany him, smile, laugh, edge closer to the fire, share a taste of Yukon Jack, and always be entertained by him and know one is not being sold a bill of goods but being told an adventurous and exciting love story.”—Roundup Magazine Read earlier praise for The Best of All Seasons at http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2007/11/praise-for-the-.html. Continue reading More Praise for The Best of All Seasons

The Cowboy Girl: The Life of Caroline Lockhart by John Clayton “[A]n intriguing biography . . . . [I]t is Clayton’s language skills and consolidation of his comments with Lockhart’s own words that make The Cowboy Girl a pleasure to read.”—Wyoming Library Roundup For earlier praise for The Cowboy Girl, please visit http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2007/04/praise_for_the__3.html. Continue reading More Praise for The Cowboy Girl

Tris Speaker: The Rough-and-Tumble Life of a Baseball Legend by Timothy M. Gay “[C]ompellingly depicts Speaker’s life on and off the diamond, a life that was not without its less attractive side. . . . The writing is excellent, the research is competent, and the balance of baseball and non-baseball topics is just right. . . . More importantly, Gay treats the subject of the book, Tris Speaker, the way a conscientious author should. . . . It’s a story of toughness and tenderness, of transgression and redemption. It’s not preachy; just well told. And well worth reading.”—David Shiner, Elysian … Continue reading Praise for Tris Speaker

Twilight of the Long-ball Gods: Dispatches from the Disappearing Heart of Baseball by John Schulian “For those who love baseball but sometimes wonder why, amidst the barrage of headlines about steroid use, grand jury investigations, and lavish excesses, John Schulian’s Twilight of the Long-ball Gods will, lyrically and poetically, reaffirm your affection for America’s greatest game. This sparkling anthology of columns . . . solidifies Schulian’s place among the elite of contemporary baseball writers. In fact, I prefer Schulian to, for example, Roger Angell and Tom Boswell . . . because the subjects Schulian chooses to write about are more … Continue reading More Praise for Twilight of the Long-ball Gods

From Lead Mines to Gold Fields: Memories of an Incredibly Long Life by Henry Taylor “[A] delightful and entertaining gold rush memoir. . . . [A] rich addition to the body of gold rush literature, as well as a pleasant book to read.”—Nebraska History Continue reading Praise for From Lead Mines to Gold Fields

Dixie Betrayed: How the South Really Lost the Civil War by David J. Eicher “This fine book . . . . comes as a sort of eye opener to anyone who was raised on the popular assumption that the South lost the war because of bad luck, no foreign assistance in their ‘just cause’ and overwhelming Union strength.”—The Manhattan Mercury Continue reading Praise for Dixie Betrayed

Bigger than Life: A Murder, a Memoir by Dinah Lenney Dinah Lenney’s stirring memoir about the murder of her father and its aftermath has been featured on E! Online’s “The Books You Must Read: Picks for 2007” list. On Bigger than Life, reviewer Samantha Dunn writes, “[T]here is no abuse, drug use, crazy parents or even a hot Italian lover, just beautiful sentences, deep emotions and intellectual stimulation.” Click here for the full article. To read earlier praise for Bigger than Life, please visit http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2007/03/praise_for_bigg.html. Continue reading More Praise for Bigger than Life