books by University of Nebraska Press     books:     University of Nebr...      Corkscrewed: Adventures in the New French Wine Country (At Table) Robert V. Camuto University of Nebraska Press, 2008 The soul of winemaking revealed When I lived in Napa, I saw the sad, inevitable industrial takeover of the wine community. Now the moneymen mass produce thousands of acres of mediocre cabernet or zinfandel in the Central Valley and slap a label with the word "Napa" on it to inflate the price. They ...             World of Yesterday Stefan Zweig University of Nebraska Press, 1964 Reason in the age of Brutality This is a truly important book. Not only because Stefan Zweig is an intellectual of the highest calibre, but the manner in which he guides you through the years of fundamental change in Europe and the world. From the pre WW1 years of security and intellectual pursuit ...             Homesteading Space: The Skylab Story (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S) David Hitt, Owen K. Garriott, ... University of Nebraska Press, 2008 As the United States and the Soviet Union went from exploring space to living in it, a space station was conceived as the logical successor to the Apollo moon program. But between conception and execution there was the vastness of space itself, to say nothing of monumental technological challenges. Homesteading Space , by two of Skylab?s own ...             Osborne Russell's Journal of a Trapper and maps of his travels in the Rocky Mountains Osborne Russell University of Nebraska Press, 1965 The life of a Mountain Man This well-known and highly-regarded account of the life of a fur trapper in the Rocky Mountain West was born as a corrective by its author of an earlier narrative (Pattie's PERSONAL NARRATIVE) that he thought was filled with inaccuracies. Osborne Russell spent eight ...             Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S) Francis French, Colin Burgess University of Nebraska Press, 2007 Into That Silent Sea As the author of The All-American Boys, I never miss an opportunity to read space books by others. Into that Silent Sea takes you into the early years of human spaceflight and tells the story in a way that will appeal to both space buffs and the public at large. It is ...             Valentines Ted Kooser University of Nebraska Press, 2008 Love poetry "Valentines" is not the typical Valentine's Day sentimental poetry. The poems are 'homespun' and reflect the history of the prairie. Each poem is illustrated by line drawings of Robert Hanna. Mr. Kooser wrote and sent one poem each year on postcards to women friends ...             In the Shadow of the Moon: A Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 (Outward Odyssey: A People's ... Francis French, Colin Burgess University of Nebraska Press, 2007 The Best Book I Have Ever Read There are and have been hundreds if not thousands of books about manned spaceflight over the years but only a select few have really been able to communicate the true story and feeling generated by one of the most fondly remembered era's in American history. A time ...             The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History (Revised and Enlarged Edition) Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes University of Nebraska Press, 2000 Inclusive history This book was nice because it didn't just talk about "the complete Native American Experience" or "the complete African American experience" instead, it would talk about an historical event and explains how that effected the masses as well as the Native Americans, ...             Personal Record: A Love Affair with Running Rachel Toor University of Nebraska Press, 2008 Not a training guide, but... ... A very good, often funny, fast-paced read. I picked this book up partially because of Rachel's work in Running Times. This book will not give you any insight on how to train better, eat better, or race better. However, all that said, it reads very quickly and gives ...             Jim Bridger: Mountain Man Stanley Vestal University of Nebraska Press, 1970 An endearing llook at an historic character Bridger is a larger than life character. The author portrays Bridger as a character who was unimpressed with developed society. His treasure was the mountains and the mystery of an undeveoped land and people. His humility and lack of concern for unbelievers of the ...             The Wide Open: Prose, Poetry, and Photographs of the Prairie University of Nebraska Press, 2008 It is hard to love the high, cold plains of the American West. They are vast and harsh and demanding. And perhaps because they are so hard to love, prairies challenge the imaginative mind and the adventurous heart. The Wide Open reveals how some of the most interesting and accomplished writers and photographers in the country have met that ...             The Round and Other Cold Hard Facts J.M.G. Le Clezio University of Nebraska Press, 2003 Set largely in locations near the French Riviera, these eleven short stories depict the harsh realities of life for the less-privileged inhabitants of this very privileged region. Distinguished French writer J. M. G. Le Clézio lends his voice to the dispossessed and explores his familiar themes of alienation, immigration, poverty, violence, ...             Toward the Flame: A Memoir of World War I Hervey Allen University of Nebraska Press, 2003 Perhaps the Finest American Memoir of the First World War Hervey Allen's memoir is certainly one of the finest personal narratives of World War One, and perhaps the best American memoir of that war. In my opinion, it is a neglected classic. The narrative covers his unit's march from the area around Chateau Thierry in July ...             To the Last Salute: Memories of an Austrian U-Boat Commander Georg von Trapp University of Nebraska Press, 2007 An engaging and moving memoir of life in the Austrian Navy To the Last Salute is Georg Ritter von Trapp's memoir of commanding a U-boat in the Austrian Navy during World War I. While his style of writing does take some getting used to, von Trapp provides an engaging and suspenseful tale of life on a primitive submarine during ...             Jedediah Smith and the Opening of the West (Bison Book) Dale L. Morgan University of Nebraska Press, 1964 A masterpiece on a Western giant Jedediah Strong Smith is a true American hero, though few people have ever heard of him. After Lewis and Clark, he probably explored and mapped more territory in the West than any other man. In the field of exploration he accomplished a series of "firsts" that is truly ...          products you might be interested in search for books challenging, corkscrewed, homesteading, interpretive, photographs, trailblazers      geepe.com    web we recommend Into That Silent Sea randomly chosen DVD: Wall-E (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition)