Another May sale! This month at the University Nebraska Press you can save 25 percent off spaceflight books, like Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975 edited by Colin Burgess. This book begins with the mission that sent Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin to the moon, then follows American spaceflight through the harrowing rescue of Apollo 13 before moving on to the successful joint Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. Click here for the rest of the sale titles and the discount code. Offer expires May 27.   Continue reading Spaceflight sale

A few quick mentions for some exciting UNP news: Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit by Neil deMause and Joanna Cagan was mentioned in the Washington Post by Norman Chad. Chad said “It’s a pretty good read, and I guarantee you it will save the city money,” in his article titled Los Angeles: the latest stop in the ‘No More Stadiums’ tour. To read the full article, click here. Paul VanDevelder’s book, Savages and Scoundrels: The Untold Story of America’s Road to Empire Through Indian Territory (Yale University Press) won a 2011 … Continue reading Thursday news

Goodbye Wifes and Daughters by Susan Kushner Resnick uncovers the story behind the losses behind the tragic 1943 story of how almost 80 men descended into the Smith coal mine in Bearcreek, Montana and only three came out alive. Lisa Bonos of the Washington Post said,“Resnick does an admirable job of breathing life into the story of a smalltown’s demise and its questioning of whether the disaster could have been avoided.” On April 18, Resnick was a guest on Write The Book and interviewed by Shelagh Shapiro. The interview aired in Burlington,VT on WOMM-LP 105.9 FM. Click here to listen … Continue reading Resnick on the radio