[Husker] Husker Reading

[jon johnston]

First of all, thanks for the kind words about the book. The reception  
has been pretty nice, I just hope we can follow it up from year to year.

A Sea of Red is available online at www.maplestreetpress.com.

Was it not available at Nebraska Bookstore???? That's a little  
disturbing....

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com

On Aug 27, 2008, at 8:47 AM, Killmar, John wrote:

>
> Richard,
>
> I could find "Forever Red" at the Nebraska Bookstore but I could not  
> find "A Sea of Red" anywhere online.  Is this an annual book that  
> just hasn't come out yet?
>
> John Killmar
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On  
> Behalf Of Richard G Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:18 PM
> To: husker
> Subject: [Husker] Husker Reading
>
> I seldom write to the list and prefer to just get my information  
> from others who write.  However, I must make a statement.  During  
> the summer months when there is not much Husker information shared,  
> I usually find some good Husker news from books.
>
> I read two Husker books this summer and want to pass this on to you  
> all.  The first book was "Forever Red" by Steve Smith.  Steve is a  
> frequent poster on this list.  Folks, he knows his stuff and as I  
> worked my way through this book, I kept thinking to  
> myself........"This book is about me".  I also grew up in a small  
> Nebraska town and experienced many of the same things that Steve  
> portrayed in his book.  Excellent work.  Thank you Steve.
>
> The second book I just finished is Jon Johnson's ..."A Sea of Red".   
> This fine piece of reading is a wonderful replacement for the annual  
> press guide that is put out by the University of Nebraska.  As Jon  
> stated, the press guide is so big and so full of statistics that  
> overwhelm me,  This book fits the bill perfectly.  I might add that  
> Jon is not the only writer in this new annual guide.  He utilizes  
> Mike Jaixen for a couple of the articles.  Mike is also a regular  
> contributor to the list.  There are many other writers who have  
> contributed articles to Jon's book with various interesting  
> accounts.  Thank you Jon.
>
> Any Husker fan would greatly enjoy either or both of these books.   
> They are well written and have very informative articles.  Just the  
> thing for slow summer sports.
>
> Richard G Smith
>

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