by Sam Moses Once, when I was doing a book signing for the original Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots some 20 years ago, a young woman asked me if the book was about her ex-boyfriends. (Pause for laughter.) The title brings smiles because it reaches real far. And within the book’s core audience, it clicks in an instant. It refers to the passionate if not always practical people who pursue amateur and semi-pro sports car racing.  Every driver seems to belong in one of those three clubs. More than ironic, this might be Karmic: Here I am, the guy … Continue reading My First and Last Time as an Idiot

A Season in Purgatory: Villanova and Life in College Football’s Lower Class by Tony Moss “John Feinstein has set the standard for these all-access, season-long-college-sports books, but Moss can play in his league. This is an intelligent, informative, and humane look inside a side of college football that fans seldom see.”—Booklist “This year promises to be different for local readers. . . . Moss’s new book is all about the political issues of its subject matter. . . .  There is a lot more going on in the world of football that makes for interesting reading than the usual annual … Continue reading Praise for A Season in Purgatory

Lighthouse at the End of the World: The First English Translation of Verne’s Original Manuscript by Jules Verne, translated and edited by William Butcher “[W]e’re in the midst of a Verne renaissance brought on by new manuscripts, improved translations, and scholarly reassessments. . . . Thanks to efforts such as Mr. Butcher’s . . . it’s now possible for the rest of us to see Verne more clearly than ever before.”—John J. Miller, Wall Street Journal “Lighthouse at the End of the World might be best read under the covers, after bedtime, by flashlight. It is a wondrous, old-fashioned adventure … Continue reading Praise for Lighthouse at the End of the World

The Alice Stories by Jesse Lee Kercheval “Over the course of 10 beautifully shaped, deeply moving, funny, and utterly surprising linked stories, Kercheval, in prose as sparkling as snow in sunlight, considers how quickly things can stop making sense and how sustaining goodness truly is.”— Booklist “I always seem to enjoy fiction from the University of Nebraska Press. . . . Add The Alice Stories to the list. It is well crafted, enjoyable storytelling that addresses thought provoking themes and serves as an often poignant reminder of the sometimes tragic, often fleeting, but still joyful nature of life.”—Kevin Holtsberry, CollectedMiscellany.com Continue reading Praise for The Alice Stories

Spiced: Recipes from Le Pré Verre
by Philippe Delacourcelle,
Translated from the French by Adele King and Bruce King

“[A]n engaging approach to bistro cooking. . . . [T]his is a solid, intriguing cookbook that should please anyone comfortable with French cooking.”—Publishers Weekly

“Delacourcelle avidly mixes, matches, and blends cuisines in his cooking, all the while remaining a fiercely French cook. . . . Spiced offers an amazing collection of French bistro recipes nurtured with ‘Chef’s Comments.’”—ForeWord

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To the Last Salute: Memories of an Austrian U-Boat Commander by Georg von Trapp, translated by Elizabeth M. Campbell “[A] lively, amusing, at-times-gripping memoir of naval warfare in the Mediterranean, and U-boat life. . . . One of its fascinating aspects is the glimpse it offers into the multiethnic makeup of this imperial navy, and the admirable attitudes and behavior of a patriotic officer on the losing side of a great conflict.”—The Atlantic Read earlier praise for To the Last Salute Continue reading More praise for To the Last Salute