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Holocaust Survivors story told in new book

William and Rosalie Schiff survived six different German slave and concentration camps and managed to reunite after their individual odysseys. Now both in their eighties, they live in Dallas, Texas, and devote themselves full time to teaching children the dangers of prejudice and hate.

Their story is told in a new book, William & Rosalie: A Holocaust Testimony, published by the University of North Texas Press. Craig Hanley powerfully narrates the struggle of the couple to stay alive and find each other at war’s end.

Hanley’s manuscript was the winner at the annual Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference of the Southwest. See this link for information about the Mayborn Institute:
http://www.mayborninstitute.unt.edu/conf06_winners.htm

For more information about the book, see the University of North Texas web site:
http://web3.unt.edu/news/story.cfm?story=9901

There is also a terrific multi-media web site:
http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/spe/2007/schiffs/

"William & Rosalie" (hardcover $19.95) is available at bookstores or by calling (800) 826-8911 or visiting http://www.tamu.edu/upress/.

Check back for more information about Dallas area appearances by William and Rosalie Schiff and Craig Hanley.

Hurricane Katrina focus of new book

Texas Review Press takes on an issue that, though two years old, still takes front burner in the minds of those on the Gulf Coast during hurricane season. That Rough Beast, Its Hour Come Round at Last not only chronicles the devastation of that storm but also immortalizes through words and photographs some of the tales of personal tragedy associated with it, while also celebrating the resilience of the human spirit. To read more about the book, click here.

Texas Almanac: Source of all things Texan since 1857 returns with a new edition

The ever-popular Texas Almanac is back with the 2008-2009 edition. Containing articles and data about topics from history and government to science and health to a pronunciation guide to town and county names, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in the Lone Star State. For more information about the 64th Edition, click  .

A Brave Boy continues to gain praise

A Brave Boy and a Good Soldier (TSHA Press) continues to gain momentum with several awards won: it is winner of the San Antonio Conservation Society's 2007 Publications Award; finalist for TIL's 2007 Friends of the Austin Public Library Award for Best Children's Book; and finalist for the Western Writers of America's 2007 Spur Award for Best Juvenile Nonfiction. To help teachers take advantage of this book’s excellent classroom potential, now a free educator’s guide will be included with every order of 20 or more copies of the book! Click here for more details.

El Paso in Pictures... in El Paso!

On September 22, Frank Mangan, author of El Paso in Pictures (TCU Press), will sign books at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 705 Sunland Park Drive in El Paso, Texas. Check out the book’s page for more information.

Oh, Brother! Author to speak at festival

Like baseball? Better yet, like talking about baseball with other fans? If so, be sure to stop by Langdon Weekend to hear Carlton Stowers, author of State House Press’s Oh Brother! How They Played the Game. He’s a featured speaker at the festival! For more information on the festival, visit their site here. Read more about the book here.

Lifelong mission continues for Holocaust survivors

William & Rosalie: A Holocaust Testimony
William and Rosalie Schiff and Craig Hanley

“William and Rosalie, having experienced the depth of evil and depravity, nonetheless remain committed to the task of seeking to educate against hatred. They model what is best about the human spirit. Their story deserves to be told, and passed from generation to generation.”–Alan L. Berger, Raddock Chair in Holocaust Studies, Florida Atlantic University

Read more about their moving and inspirational story here.

Praise for debut short story collection

Kate Blackwell’s You Won’t Remember This, published by SMU Press, was praised in a lovely spread in the August 12, 2007, issue of The Baton Rouge Advocate. Her stories were called “jewels, each polished and tweaked to perfection.” Congratulations to Kate! To read the full review, click here. To read more about the book, click here.

Doug Welsh's web presence is blooming

You might know Doug Welsh from his weekly radio program on gardening. Or you might know him from his weekly gardening tips on tv.
Doug has now provided us a few more ways to get to know him -- and to get some helpful gardening advice as well -- in the form of his new blog, a new page that features archived radio and tv clips, and of course his new book Doug Welsh's Texas Garden Almanac.

The Yankee Invasion of Texas

The Yankee Invasion of Texas    
Author: Stephen A. Townsend    

Cloth: $25.00

Texas A&M Press Author Wins Book Award
    COLLEGE STATION-Texas A&M University Press is pleased to announce that Stephen A. Townsend, author of The Yankee Invasion of Texas, has received the 2006 Summerfield G. Roberts Book Award from the Sons of Confederate Veterans for the best book on Texas during the Civil War.  The award was presented in July 2007.
In 1863 the Union capture of Texas was viewed as crucial to the strategy to deny the Confederacy the territory west of the Mississippi and thus to break the back of its military force. Union efforts to cut off the Texas trade were characterized by short, unsuccessful forays, primarily in East and South Texas. Townsend examines the Union army's Rio Grande Expedition, which left New Orleans in 1863 and captured Brownsville, Texas. He traces the actions of these forces from the city's capture until Ulysses S. Grant ordered the abandonment of all of Texas except Brownsville in March 1864, analyzing the campaign's effects on the local populace, the two armies' morale, the Texas cotton trade, and its benefits and losses to the Northern war effort.
    Stephen A. Townsend teaches history at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas.
    The Yankee Invasion of Texas is available at stores or direct from Texas A&M University Press (800-862-8911; or online at www.tamu.edu/upress).