SPORTS TRIVIA! New this week from the University of Nebraska Press is Beyond the Dream: Occasional heroes of Sports by Ira Berkow. Famous New York Times sports columnist, Berkow has compiled a book of his notable athlete profiles. Rangingfrom the MVP’s to the player who never quite made it big, this book encapsulates all the behind the scenes people, stories, and events that shape a compelling sector of our culture. This week, Tuesday Trivia will take a look at some of the sports figures featured in the book and see how familiar you are with these athletic heroes! Match the … Continue reading Tuesday Trivia: May 27, 2008

Chief Bender’s Burden: The Silent Struggle of a Baseball Star by Tom Swift “Fans of baseball’s Pre-Golden Age will appreciate the scholarship that went into Chief Bender’s Burden, Tom Swift’s sad but sweet biography of the Native American pitcher . . . from the University of Nebraska Press, a constant source of quality baseball literature.”—Ron Kaplan, ForeWord To read earlier praise for Chief Bender’s Burden, please visit http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2008/02/starred-review.html. Continue reading More Praise for Chief Bender’s Burden

Nebraska’s Cowboy Trail: A User’s Guide by Keith Terry“Terry’s book is ideal for anyone ambitious enough to want to walk, run or ride along the trail. . . . The book is broken down into sections, much like the Cowboy Trail is. It not only makes it easier for readers to find information about one particular part of the trail, but it also makes it more inviting for those who might be tempted to try to traverse the whole thing.”—Jerry Guenther, Norfolk Daily News Continue reading Praise for Nebraska’s Cowboy Trail

The Golden Volcano by Jules Verne, translated and edited by Edward Baxter “Proof that the Frenchman’s fiction never disappoints, this version is the first authentic English translation of Verne’s original manuscript and restores the story as he originally wrote it. . . . Full of adventure and action, the novel also succeeds in providing social commentary on the evils of greed and debauchery. The differences between Verne’s manuscript and his son’s are highlighted in the preface and demonstrate how his son’s unfortunate rewrites completely altered a wonderful story that includes fascinating depictions of the arctic wilderness and the hardships of … Continue reading Praise for The Golden Volcano

Jackalope Dreams by Mary Clearman Blew “What Blew has achieved in her first novel is nothing less than stunning: a story beautifully told, characters richly conceived and developed, lessons subtly delivered, complete with shoot-’em-ups, horse wrangling and hidden stashes of cash. . . . [I]t is the poetry and preciseness of Blew’s writing that set Jackalope Dreams apart from others of its ilk. Hers is storytelling of the highest order.”—Sherry Devlin, Missoulian You can read previous praise for Jackalope Dreams at http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2007/12/praise-for-jack.html. Continue reading More Praise for Jackalope Dreams

    From the death of Anne Boleyn, notorious throne chaser, to the  death of Clyde Barrow, notorious gangster, this has been quite a week in our history.  Have you seen the new movie The Other Boleyn girl? If so, then maybe you’ll agree that it makes you wonder what was going on behind the scenes in our histories biggest moments. Unfortunately for us This Week in History only provides the dates, but we can at least start there…. May 19, 1536: Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England is beheaded for adultery. If high crime … Continue reading This Week in History: May 19-22, 2008

LINKING IN LINCOLN: A SEN-HAITIAN-IONAL  EXPERIENCE!!                                             “Lyonel Trouillot’s novel Children of Heroes is a real tour de force" The weather is getting hotter, and so is the University of Nebraska Press! New this month is Children of Heroes by Lyonel Trouillot. Chronicling a childhood where he and his sister Mariéla were abused by their father and in the end “killed the man who tyrannized them and their piously pathetic mother, who is now a “blank.” They then escaped to somewhere “far away.”Now … Continue reading LINKING IN LINCOLN: May 22, 2008