books by University of Missouri Press     books:       Little House, Long Shadow: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Impact on American Culture2 reviews Anita Clair Fellman University of Missouri Press, 2008 An interesting look at the creation of an American classic It's too bad the earlier reviewer appears not to understand the nature of fiction. The Little House books are wonderful, but, yes, they are fiction. Readers with an understanding of westward expansion in the US know that the stories are embellished. Fellner's examination shines an interesting light on these favorites and for those with an interest in Wilder's impact on literature and society, ...             The Eighteen-Year-Old Replacement: Facing Combat in Patton's Third Army3 reviews R. Richard Kingsbury University of Missouri Press, 2008 How a young 18 year old soldier just out of Basic training faced the brutal reality of frontline duty in World War II This book provides a fascinating look at the reality of being drafted just out of high school in 1944, and immediately facing active combat duty at the front-lines during world War II. Excerpts from the many letters written between Kingsbury and his girl friend (later to become his wife) provide a romantic thread throughout the book, as well as supplying detail of how life was during the 1940's. ...             The Prodigal Daughter: Reclaiming an Unfinished Childhood2 reviews Margaret Gibson University of Missouri Press, 2008 The Prodigal Daughter: Reclaiming an Unfinished Childhood The Prodigal Daughter: Reclaiming an Unfinished Childhood This book is more of a diary from Margaret's childhood and I would say not too much different than anyone else living in that time. I could get past all of this if the book was complete. The title leads us to believe this book is about her leaving and then returning. She doesn't develop this at all. What intrigued me about the book ...             Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register (Shades of Blue and Gray)1 review Bruce S. Allardice University of Missouri Press, 2008 The Colonel's Choice This book is a must for anyone interested in the subject of Confederate colonels. It is similar to the books "Generals in Gray" and "More Generals in Gray", and makes a nice companion to these two volumes. The biographies, arranged in alphabetical order, include the basic information about the individual: dates of birth and death; marriages; occupations; and trivia. Most of the data pertains ...             Hiroshima in History: The Myths of Revisionism1 review University of Missouri Press, 2007 Indispensable book An eye-opening, informative, and well-researched discussion of the issues with excellent suggestions for further reading. A bit pricey, but very much worth the price.             Sailing With Noah: Stories from the World of Zoos2 reviews Jeffrey P. Bonner University of Missouri Press, 2006 An independent study offering in-depth analysis of modern zoology Sailing With Noah: Stories From The World Of Zoos by Jeffrey P. Bonner (President and CEO of the Saint Louis Zoo) is an expansive and entertaining collection of true stories and informed ideals of what is to come for future generations of zoos and the animals they house. An independent study offering in-depth analysis of modern zoology, Sailing With Noah provides its readers the perspective of a ...             George Washington Carver: In His Own Words3 reviews George W. Carver University of Missouri Press, 1991 what a brillant mind George Washington Carver is a pioneer.his accomplishments are the foundations of this Country.a must read for all people who want to know about people that have made contributions to Society&the World at large.             Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Woman Behind the Legend (Missouri Biography Series)24 reviews John E. Miller University of Missouri Press, 2006 Best Laura Ingalls WIlder biography out there! This is by far the best biography on Laura Ingalls Wilder available. This is a scholarly, indepth look that goes beyond her books and looks into what made her a writer. Written for adults.             Massacre in Mexico2 reviews Elena Poniatowska University of Missouri Press, 1992 Forty years later and it's not over... If you are interested in Mexico, deeply interested, this is an important book by Elena Poniatowska, one of the country's most distinguished writers. Four decades later, in the midst of a bloody drug war rife with accusations of military human rights abuses, torture and assassinations, the questions surrounding the 1968 massacre at Tlatelolco persist.             An Artist in America; 4th Edition1 review Thomas Hart Benton University of Missouri Press, 1983 About the 4th Revised Edition The 4th Revised Edition (ISBN # 0826203949): "This new edition contains 76 drawings that add much to his narrative, plus a foreword discussing Benton's place in American art and an afterword covering his career after 1968...." by Baigell. Chronology. Bibliography.             Holding Out and Hanging on: Surviving Hurricane Katrina7 reviews Thomas Neff University of Missouri Press, 2007 Brilliant, insightful, yet beautiful vision into the reality of Katrina ... Thomas Neff is a remarkable photographer and this book sharing the real impact of Katrina on people's lives is powerful, timeless, truthful in an inside and honest way that no casual viewer could comprehend. Neff's vision is sophisticated but pure, trained but revealing in its simplicity, visually poetic with the abhorrent facts of life that have been so cruel to so many. If that weren't enough, ...             The Power of Two: A Twin Triumph over Cystic Fibrosis18 reviews Isabel Stenzel Byrnes; Anabel Stenzel University of Missouri Press, 2007 Amazing depiction of their interesting lives I agree with what Tiffany wrote before me. I'm also an adult with CF, just hit 30. I had considered writing my own little CF memoir, but these girls did such an awesome job with their vivid depiction of their experiences, thoughts and emotions throughout their lives, they covered it all. Their journey brings you into the world of all stages of CF from everyday maintenance to near death ...             The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life12 reviews Steven Watts University of Missouri Press, 2001 The Best Biography of Walt Disney Hands Down Easily the best biography out there on Walt Disney hands down. It will never be topped. It neither kisses his hiney as Bob Thomas' studio sanctioned biography does, nor does it discount him as merely a low brow populist (as Richard Schickel did), nor lies about him as some sort of communist spy in order to sell books. Not only is this biography even handed, but Mr. Watts makes brilliant ...             Truth Needs No Ally: Inside Photojournalism8 reviews Howard Chapnick University of Missouri Press, 1994 This is the bible for photojouranlism students There are many must-read about photojouanlism. Among these, this should be the first you buy. It leads you to the professional field. It tells you how you can get into the business and what you should know. I cannot find something compete.             A Red Boyhood: Growing Up Under Stalin5 reviews Anatole Konstantin University of Missouri Press, 2008 Kirkus Reviews raves Kirkus Reviews A boy's-eye view of life during wartime-first the Soviet Union's vicious internal struggles under Stalin and then its horrific ordeal after the Germans invaded in 1941. Konstantin begins his memoir in dramatic fashion, recalling the night of April 17, 1938, when his father was taken away by the Soviet secret police and never seen again in their little town in the Ukraine. ...             Painting Missouri: The Counties En Plein Air2 reviews Karen Glines University of Missouri Press, 2008 superlative! When it comes to both beautifully written and well-researched text by author Karen Glines, plus breathtaking pictures (taken from on-site paintings by artist Billyo O'Donnell, I've never seen a book that better captures the spirit and soul of Missouri than the Glines and O'Donnell collaboration, "Painting Missouri." An inspiring format that should serve as a model for other states, "Painting ...             The Vanishing Newspaper: Saving Journalism In The Information Age6 reviews Philip Meyer University of Missouri Press, 2004 A vital supply of context You should give this book to anyone considering a career in newspaper journalism. If the person still decides to go into journalism, you know he or she is dedicated and belongs in the business! With both anecdotes and detailed numbers and charts, Meyer describes the 'harvesting' of media properties in the 80's, 90's and beyond. Just as a landowner can harvest trees that have grown over many ...             Few Returned: Twenty-Eight Days on the Russian Front, Winter 1942-194312 reviews Eugenio Corti University of Missouri Press, 1997 An almost unknown story of the Eastern Front in WWII I have always been interested in the Second World War and especially the little known battles and actions of that war. Lately; I have delved into the Italian part in this conflict and the tragic consequences to their brave soldiers. "Few Returned", gives you a first hand glimpse of what it was like for man, pack animals and equipment, fighting and struggling to survive on the Eastern Front. ...             Missouri Geology: Three Billion Years of Volcanoes, Seas, Sediments, and Erosion2 reviews A. G. Unklesbay, Jerry D. Vineyard University of Missouri Press, 1992 This book rocks! I've always been interested in geology but never educated in it. I hung with geology types in the caving club at the University of Missouri-Rolla but was never able to understand the significance when they'd remark on the Roubidoux sandstone or Gasconade Dolomite. I have an old copy of Vinyard's "Geologic Wonders and Curiosities of Missouri" and was always teased by his mention of those and ...             Pulitzer's Gold: Behind the Prize for Public Service Journalism4 reviews Roy J. Harris Jr. University of Missouri Press, 2008 A gripping ride into the heart of powerful journalism Roy Harris has done a tremendous job bringing much forgotten history alive with his eloquent book Pulitzer's Gold. In the tradition of great historical writers like Barbara Tuchman, Harris weaves together rich strands of narrative to tell the compelling stories behind the most influential journalism of our times like the publishing of the Pentagon Papers, the year-long investigation into the ...              search for books 1942-1943, biographical, biography, childhood, confederate, counties, eighteen, eighteen-year-old, fibrosis, hiroshima, hurricane, information, journalism, massacre, newspaper, painting, photojournalism, pulitzer, reclaiming, register, replacement, returned, revisionism, sediments, surviving, twenty-eight, unfinished, vanishing, volcanoes, washington books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Extinction trajectories of benthic organisms across the Triassic-Jurassic ... leave a comment home  impressum - about us