Ann Baker is the manager of EDP (Editorial, Design, and Production) and it has taken her more than twenty years of professional copyediting to overcome her own personal fear of the semi-colon. Raise your hand if you don’t know when … Continue reading The Mysterious Who vs. Whom . . . Isn’t!
Our reading list this week features the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. As part of the Jewish New Year, these days are a call to self-examination, repentance, and new life. Whether a long-time observer or simply a curious … Continue reading Reading List: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Erica Corwin is the Electronic Marketing Coordinator at UNP. Summer might be swimming and barbecue season for some people, but it’s garage sale season for me. Earlier this summer, I bought an envelope containing vintage quilt and crochet patterns without really … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Birds and flowers and states, oh my!
David Davis is the author of Showdown at Shepherd’s Bush: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and the Three Runners Who Launched a Sporting Craze; Play by Play: Los Angeles Sports Photography, 1889–1989; and Marathon Crasher: The Life and Times of Merry … Continue reading From the desk of David Davis: Happy Birthday to Duke Kahanamoku
BOOKS Return to Zion by Eric Gartman Thumbs-up from the Kirkus Reviews: “A thorough, proficient overview that quietly hums a pro-Jewish tune.” Cheated by Jay M. Smith and Mary Willingham A review from CHOICE: “…the authors meticulously lay out the patterns of systemic corruption and lack of institutional control. This book should be required reading for everyone, both those on campus and fans in the stands or in front of their flat-screens.” Sharing Our Knowledge Edited by Sergei Kan with Steve Henrikson Recommendation from CHOICE: “Typically, the more interesting a book is, the more tangents are available to readers. This book sent this … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
Jennifer Ring is a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Reno. She is the author of Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don’t Play Baseball and A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball, the story … Continue reading From the desk of Jennifer Ring: Women’s Baseball at the Pan Am Games
We love to hear from our readers. Check out what people are saying on Amazon and Goodreads about some of our most recent titles: In Pursuit of Pennants by Mark Armour and Daniel Levitt “Tremendous book, essential reading for anybody … Continue reading A Word From Our Readers
As August approaches and our summer comes to a close, the start of a new school year is just around the corner. To help prepare you for having to think again, here’s a more intellectual reading list to peruse. Don’t worry, … Continue reading Reading List: Back to School
The University of Nebraska Press (UNP) has been publishing prestigious, award-winning literature for 75 years, but this contest is a first for UNP. In celebration of our 75th anniversary, UNP will publish a volume of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry written … Continue reading 75th Anniversary Literary Contest
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By Andrew D. Linden Izenberg, Jerry. Rozelle: A Biography. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2014. Pp. 312. Notes and Index. $29.95 clothback. In the environment of big-time sport in North America, few off-the-field… Continue reading Review of Rozelle: A Biography
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