We love to hear from our readers. Check out what people are saying on Amazon and Goodreads about some of our most recent titles: In Pursuit of Pennants by Mark Armour and Daniel Levitt “Tremendous book, essential reading for anybody … Continue reading A Word From Our Readers
Books Micah Goodman, Maimonides and the Book that Changed Judaism Praise from Publishers Weekly: “suitable for both spiritual seekers and intellectually curious laypeople . . . Goodman’s explanation of Maimonides’s Guide concentrates on the most fundamental question of the Guide: what constitutes a life well-lived? Goodman considers the aim of the Guide in its original context and its impact on Judaism in previous ages, as well as its continued relevance, particularly its value to people living in a post-modernist, skeptical age.” Ross Coen, Fu-Go Recommendation from Military Review: “Coen, a historian of the American West, weaves thorough research into a well-written narrative. His description . … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
Books Walk of Ages by Jim Reisler Review from the Sports Literature Association: “Jim Reisler, author of eight baseball books, which explains the many analogies the author makes to the boys of summer, brings this fascinating character to life on the pages of Walk of Ages. . . Reisler described Weston as an everyman, a rock star and a happening all rolled into one incredible human being.” Busy in the Cause by Lowell J. Soike From Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains Vol 38 No 1: “Soike’s portraits of the remarkable young men who followed Brown . . … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
The SABR 45 Convention kicks off tomorrow, June 24, in Chicago. This is a time for baseball fans to come together to meet players, managers, analysts, writers and other fans and surround themselves with the history, mechanics, and love of this great … Continue reading SABR 2015 Convention
We love to hear from our readers. Check out what people are saying on Amazon about some of our most recent titles: The JPS Bible Commentary: Song of Songs commentary by Michael Fishbane “The JPS Bible Commentary on the Song of … Continue reading A Word From Our Readers
Rockets and Revolution By Michael Smith Critcom review “An engaging read, Rockets & Revolution brings a variety of new sources and a refreshing perspective into the debates about the cultural dimensions of spaceflight. Weaving together technology and literature, Smith reconstructs a cultural space in which formulas and parabolas meet with symbols and parables. Both historians of astronautics and historians of literature will find some of their assumptions challenged and will benefit from reading this book.” That Dream Shall Have a Name By David Moore Studies in American Indian Literatures review “I especially appreciated the thoroughness of Moore’s … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
Steve Steinberg is a baseball historian and coauthor (with Lyle Spatz) of 1921: The Yankees, the Giants, and the Battle for Baseball Supremacy in New York (Nebraska, 2010), winner of the 2011 Seymour Medal, and author of Baseball in St. Louis, … Continue reading Q & A with Steve Steinberg and Lyle Spatz
Emily Giller is the exhibits coordinator and media planner in the marketing department. NINE March 11-14, 2015 (Tempe, AZ) UNP conference attendee: Rob Taylor, Sports Editor “For a relatively small crowd, our authors were well represented, among them: Jim Walker … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: March Exhibit Round Up
We love to hear from our readers. Check out what people are saying on Amazon about some of our backlist titles: Domesticated Wild Things, and Other Stories by Xhenet Aliu “Xhenet Aliu’s Domesticated Wild Things & Other Stories is … Continue reading A Word From Our Readers
Air Commanders By John Andreas Olsen Air Force Chief of Staff Reading List 2015 review “The Airmen who nominated this book noted that its inspiring stories of Airman leadership can help each of us better tell the Air Force story. I couldn’t agree more – Olsen’s book is a wonderful primer in the leadership history of the U.S. Air Force (the best Air Force in the world!)…and is a must-read for all professional Airmen.” Bringing the Dark Past to Light Edited and with an introduction by John-Paul Himka and Joanna Beata Michlic The Times of Israel review “The manner … Continue reading NEWS AND REVIEWS
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