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January 4, 2019December 21, 2018 univnebpress

Books Better Times: Short Stories Sara Batkie Review from the New York Times Book Review: “Batkie’s stories shrewdly commingle the hopeless and the hopeful.”   The Spanish Craze: America’s Fascination with the Hispanic World, 1779–1939 Richard L. Kagan Review from Kirkus: “Interesting … Continue reading News and Reviews

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From the Desk of Jack Gilden: Sports in Context

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 univnebpress

Jack Gilden is a past winner of the Simon Rockower journalism award. His work has appeared in Orioles Magazine, the Baltimore Sun and Evening Sun, and the Baltimore Jewish Times. He also … Continue reading From the Desk of Jack Gilden: Sports in Context

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October 12, 2018October 11, 2018 univnebpress

Books Women on the Move: The Forgotten Era of Women’s Bicycle Racing Roger Gilles Feature in the Guardian: “Gilles’s book is a window into a virtually unknown time in women’s sports, and it’s important because it adds to the history of female … Continue reading News and Reviews

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From the Desk of Tim Spears: Finding the “I” in Team

October 9, 2018October 3, 2018 univnebpress

Timothy B. Spears is the vice president for academic development and a professor of American studies at Middlebury College. He is the author of 100 Years on the Road: The Traveling Salesman in American Culture and Chicago Dreaming: Midwesterners and the City, 1871–1929.   … Continue reading From the Desk of Tim Spears: Finding the “I” in Team

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September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 univnebpress

Books The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet: A Memoir Kim Adrian Praise from Shelf Awareness: “The Twenty-Seventh Letter of the Alphabet is a feat on many levels. Adrian tells a harrowing story, surprisingly redeemed by her own sweet family, but in many ways … Continue reading News and Reviews

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The Marketeers Club: Out of Their League

September 12, 2018September 11, 2018 univnebpress

Rosemary Sekora is the publicity manager at UNP and proudly wears Nike soccer cleats. Soon after the launch of Nike’s new ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, the Washington Post published an article by Jesse Berrett reminding us that history does in … Continue reading The Marketeers Club: Out of Their League

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New Books Give Husker Fans More from their Favorite Teams

September 11, 2018September 10, 2018 univnebpress

From fan confessions to championship reflections, two new editions highlight the ups and downs of being a Husker fan. Steve Smith immerses readers in the mad, mad world of Husker football fandom in Forever Red: More Confessions of a Husker … Continue reading New Books Give Husker Fans More from their Favorite Teams

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Former Husker Returns to Nebraska

September 6, 2018September 5, 2018 univnebpress

Ron McDole played defense for Nebraska Cornhuskers football from 1958-1961, and is coming back to visit his alma mater this weekend. McDole tells his story in The Dancing Bear: My Eighteen Years in the Trenches of the AFL and NFL … Continue reading Former Husker Returns to Nebraska

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August 31, 2018August 30, 2018 univnebpress

Books   Religious, Feminist, Activist Laurel Zwissler Review from Reading Religion: “Zwissler adds tremendous insight to the motivations and methods of religious feminist activists, including providing some explanation as to why Christian feminists don’t wield religious discourse in political realms … Continue reading News and Reviews

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August 17, 2018 univnebpress

Awards   The January Children Safia Elhillo Winner of the George Ellenbogen Poetry Award in the 2018 Arab American Book Awards: “The January Children depicts displacement and longing while also questioning accepted truths about geography, history, nationhood, and home. [. . … Continue reading News and Reviews

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