We’ve got the perfect gift for dad this Father’s Day! Plus, all of these books are 30% off with the code 6FDAY6 now through June 20, 2016. The Grand Old Man of Baseball by Norman L. Macht The Battle for Paradise by Jeremy Evans Monster … Continue reading Reading List: Father’s Day
An end of an era brings many things to light. People shed tears, metaphorically or literally. Remembrances are uttered. Songs are penned. Quotes sought. Many things occur, all as a way of marking the passing of something beloved. Perhaps weirdly … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: Saying Goodbye to Your ISBN Prefix
The following contribution is from Lawrence J. Haas, author of Harry and Arthur: Truman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World (April 2016). A former top White House official, he is now a Senior Fellow at the American … Continue reading From the Desk of Lawrence J. Haas
The following is an excerpt from French Mediterraneans: Transnational and Imperial Histories (May 2016), edited and with an introduction by Patricia M.E. Lorcin and Todd Shepard. Chapter 7: From Household to Schoolroom: Women, Transnational Networks, and Education in North Africa and Beyond … Continue reading Excerpt: French Mediterraneans
May staff reading list UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books where our noses have been buried. The Paris Wife by Paula … Continue reading What We’re Reading
The following is an excerpt from Fallen Astronauts: Heroes who Died Reaching for the Moon, Revised Edition by Colin Burgess and Kate Doolan (Nebraska, 2016). Introduction In the final phases of the last moon walk by the Apollo 15 astronauts on 2 … Continue reading EXCERPT: Fallen Astronauts
As the largest and most diversified press between Chicago and California, the University of Nebraska Press is best known for publishing works in Native studies, history, sports, anthropology, geography, American studies, and creative works. In celebration of the press’s seventy-fifth anniversary, the staff has selected … Continue reading 75 Significant Books, Part Three
The following post is from Zev Eleff, chief academic officer of the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago, Illinois, and author of Modern Orthodox Judaism: A Documentary History (Jewish Publication Society, 2016). Orthodox Economics and the Pre-Day School Time-Crunch In a … Continue reading From the Desk of Zev Eleff
The following is an excerpt from Murrow’s Cold War (May 2016) by Gregory M. Tomlin. In March 1961 America’s most prominent journalist, Edward R. Murrow, ended a quarter-century career with the Columbia Broadcasting System to join the administration of John F. Kennedy … Continue reading EXCERPT: Murrow’s Cold War
UNP AT BEA AND BOOKCON The largest book-related event in North America, BookExpo America begins on May 11 and will conclude with BookCon on May 14. After two years in the Big Apple, this weekend of more excellent publishers, … Continue reading BEA Preview
