Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball by Norman L. Macht “[T]he tale Macht offers is often riveting.”—Library Journal “[I]ncludes . . . many fascinating details of baseball from the 1880s to 1914.”—Boston Globe Read earlier praise for Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball at http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2007/07/praise-for-conn.html. Continue reading More Praise for Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball

A Trivial Trip to Mexico City In light of the recent publication of The Imagined Underworld: Sex, Crime, and Vice in Porfirian Mexico City by James Alex Garza, we’ve crafted today’s TT question set to test your knowledge of the unambiguously named Mexico City. Never been? Have no fear. You don’t have to be a frequent visitor to this capital city to fare well on this quiz. You just have to be un poco inteligente. However, if you have no idea what “inteligente” could mean, you might want to study up and try this quiz again another day. Now, on … Continue reading Tuesday Trivia: January 29, 2008

Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball by Norman L. Macht “Maybe never in baseball history has one man labored for so long with such ultimate success. Norman Macht has brought us the true Connie Mack, and has done so in a most readable and informative style. How can you not love a book that begins, ‘The Irish had a bad year in 1846, finishing last in the international league. For the third straight year, the potato crop had failed like a staff of sore-armed pitchers.’? We should all spend the next 22 years turning out a triumph such … Continue reading More Praise for Connie Mack and the Early Years of Baseball

Shantytown Kid by Azouz Begag, edited and with an introduction by Alec G. Hargreaves, translated by Naïma Wolf and Alec G. Hargreaves “[T]his autobiographic novel both charms and informs. . . . Strongly recommended.”—KLIATT Read earlier praise for Shantytown Kid at http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2007/04/praise_for_shan.html. Continue reading More Praise for Shantytown Kid

Andy Brumer, author of The Poetics of Golf, will take part in an interview this Saturday, January 26th on "Golf Innerview" with Ann Liguori on WLIU 88.3 FM Radio. The interview will air at 9:35 am EST in the Long Island and Connecticut areas. Located elsewhere? No problem. Anyone can catch the interview online at http://www.wliu.org/. Happy listening! Continue reading Andy Brumer on the Radio

Links to "Sustain" You

New this month from the University of Nebraska Press, Remaking the North American Food System: Strategies for Sustainability edited by C. Clare Hinrichs and Thomas A. Lyson examines the resurgence of interest in rebuilding the links between agricultural production and food consumption as a way to overcome some of the negative implications of industrial and globalizing trends in the food and agricultural system. With food and agriculture issues in the news on a daily basis, this book is especially timely and relevant. Whether you’re well-versed on the issue or wondering what in the world sustainable agriculture is, we have a link to suit your needs.

Want to know what sustainable agriculture is all about? Check out Wikipedia for a brief overview at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_agriculture.

If you’re interested in learning what everyday consumers can do to support the efforts of the sustainable agriculture community, visit the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Web site for ideas.

How about supporting organic growers and vendors? Those looking for a directory of sellers carrying organic products should visit the Organic Consumers Association Web site where you can find a list of green and organic businesses selling everything from organic clothing to cosmetics.

Parents who want to get their children excited about sustainable agriculture efforts should visit sites like the one run by The Food Project of Massachusetts to learn how to educate their kids on the issue and sign up for volunteer projects.

Finally, the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service maintains an excellent site devoted to educating commercial agriculture professionals and the public on sustainable agriculture issues and current news.

That’s all for this installment of LIL. Hope we’ve inspired you to learn more about the sustainable agriculture movement. And don’t forget to check out Remaking the North American Food System for a wealth of information on the issue.

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