New in April from the University of Nebraska Press and 25% off, too: a written journey into the world of sacred harp singing, first-hand accounts of extraordinary flying, a people’s history of the global development of rocketry, a biography of the Yankees’ first dynasty builder, Ed Barrow, a paperback edition of the biography of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves, plus much more. Read about all of our new April books here. Continue reading New April Books
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
Answers: 1-C; 2-D; 3-B; 4-D; 5-A; 6-A; 7-C; 8-B; 9-D; 10-A How did you do?0-2: Brick!3-5: Air ball!6-8: Respectable lay up.9-10: Slam dunk! Continue reading Answers to Yesterday’s “Tuesday Trivia”
The Year the Stars Fell: Lakota Winter Counts at the Smithsonian edited by Candace S. Greene and Russell Thornton “This volume’s careful introductions and its clear visual and contextual presentation of the counts should serve as a model for future endeavors. . . . Highly recommended.”—CHOICE To view earlier praise for The Year the Stars Fell, visit http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2007/07/praise-for-th-1.html. Continue reading More Praise for The Year the Stars Fell
Between Panic and Desire by Dinty W. Moore “Moore forges a brisk, incisive, funny, sometimes silly, yet stealthily affecting memoir in essays and skits, a ‘generational autobiography,’ and good candid guy stuff. . . . Each anecdote, piece of pop-culture trivia, and frankly confessed panic and desire yields a chunk of irony and a sliver of wisdom.”—Donna Seaman, Booklist “This book is funny, funny, funny. It is an unconventional—some might say, experimental—collection of frolicsome and touching, personal essays. . . . [T]he book is a rare example of how unusual form actually helps. It is the ideal display for Dinty’s … Continue reading Dinty, Dinty, Dinty!: Even More Praise for Between Panic and Desire
To a Distant Day: The Rocket Pioneers by Chris Gainor “Let us hope for as good a companion volume taking the story to the shuttle and space-station era and the emergence of space powers other than Russia and the U.S.”—Roland Green, Booklist Read earlier praise for To a Distant Day by visiting http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2008/02/praise-for-to-a.html. Continue reading More Praise for To a Distant Day
Taking Trivia to the Court In Young, Black, Rich, and Famous, author Todd Boyd chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1970s to being embraced and imitated globally today. In keeping with Boyd’s subject matter, today’s "Tuesday Trivia" tests your knowledge of the game of hoops. Don’t know your lay up from your Larry Bird? If that’s the case, this TT may not be a slam dunk. Sick of my puns? Well, shoot! I’m sorry. Okay, okay. I’ll stop. On to the trivia! 1. When was basketball invented?A. 1789B. 1902C. … Continue reading Tuesday Trivia: March 25, 2008
