"Enchantment" by Katherine May & "Awe" by Dacher Keltner
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by Nebraska Public Media
22h ago
Two books dealing with similar themes are reviewed this week Host Pat Leach looks at two releases recognizing the importance of wonder and awe in our lives. “Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age” by Katherine May and “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life” by Dacher Keltner ..read more
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“The War Begins in Paris”. by Ted Wheeler
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by Nebraska Public Media
5d ago
Two women come to Paris in 1938 as foreign correspondents- a shy pacifist Mennonite, the other a brash, American journalist who is soon to become a fascist propagandist. This is the scene for Omaha author Ted Wheeler’s new novel “The War Begins in Paris”. Hear an interview with Wheeler ..read more
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“A Sand County Almanac” by Aldo Leopold.
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by Nebraska Public Media
2w ago
Like most people, host Pat Leach has a guilty list of important and influential books she’s never gotten around to reading. One of these she recently picked up- the landmark conservation book, “A Sand County Almanac” by Aldo Leopold. First published in 1949, this collection of essays vividly describes the land around the author’s home in Wisconsin ..read more
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“How Can I Help You” by Laura Sims
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by Nebraska Public Media
2w ago
It’s a psychological cat and mouse thriller set in an unexpected place- a small town public library. “How Can I Help You” by Laura Sims is chilling and darkly humorous. Hear a review from “All About Books” host, and retired librarian, Pat Leach ..read more
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“Portrait of a City: Lincoln, Nebraska" by Bruce Pauley
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by Nebraska Public Media
3w ago
Retired history Professor Bruce Pauley has written a readable history of his hometown, “Portrait of a City: Lincoln, Nebraska, at the Turn of the Twentieth Century” The book focuses on the everyday lives of people in Lincoln during an era that saw rapid change in technology and society ..read more
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“Chasing Bright Medusas” by Benjamin Taylor
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by Nebraska Public Media
1M ago
This new biography is aimed at readers of any level of familiarity with the Nebraska author, “Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather” by Benjamin Taylor, takes readers on an exploration of Cather’s life, poetry, stories, and letters ..read more
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"Tell Me Everything" by Erika Krouse
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by Nebraska Public Media
1M ago
Erika Krouse has one of those faces that invite confessions from complete strangers. This led to her becoming a private investigator assisting law firms with their cases. Her book “Tell Me Everything” combines autobiography with True Crime as she details her investigation of a college student’s sexual assault by football players at major university ..read more
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Guest reader Rev. Dr. Jim Keck on re reading religious texts
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by Nebraska Public Media
1M ago
The books most people come back to again and again are religious texts. This week “All About Books” welcomes Senior Minister of First Plymouth Congregational Church in Lincoln, Reverend Dr. Jim Keck. He’ll speak to why people re read the Bible in ways similar, and yet different from other books ..read more
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“The End of Drum Time” by Hanna Pylväinen
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by Nebraska Public Media
2M ago
A remote village in the Scandinavian tundra is not a place you’d expect a writer to tell an epic love story. This harsh environment, over 150 years ago, is the setting for the novel, “The End of Drum Time” by Hanna Pylväinen. Learn more about this story of a Lutheran minister trying to convert the native reindeer herders with their culture of age-old traditions ..read more
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An interview with Bison rancher and writer Dan O'Brien
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by Nebraska Public Media
2M ago
South Dakota rancher Dan O’Brien knows a lot about bison. He’s operated a bison ranch for decades and was asked by the University Nebraska Press to write a book on the topic. Host Pat Leach talked to O’Brien about his book, "Great Plains Bison" and his appearance in the upcoming Ken Burn’s documentary, “The American Buffalo ..read more
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