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A Wise Man Once Said

A Wise Man Once Said

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In a new book, Chancellor McRaven expands on life lessons from his famous commencement speech. The first piece of advice Admiral William H. McRaven, BJ ’77, Life...

 
 

May|June 2017 Good Reads

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New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe   Rewrite Man: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Warren Skaaren by Alison Macor, MA ’91, PhD ’00 Rewrite...

 
 

The Sage

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David Courtney, BA ’93, on being The Texanist Since 1973, Texas Monthly has been an authority on all things Texan. But in 2007, the magazine went one step further...

 
 

Birdman

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America’s foremost bird watcher Victor Emanuel, BA ’62, recalls when his love of wildlife first took flight. Few lands have gone unseen by Victor Emanuel. Though...

 
 

March|April 2017 Good Reads

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New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe Miles and Miles of Texas: 100 Years of the Texas Highway Department  by Carol Dawson, BA ’75, and Roger Allen Polson,...

 
 

On the Taco Trail: Two Self-Proclaimed Taco Journalists Document the Best of the Best in Texas

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Seven thousand miles, 10 Texas cities, 500 tacos, and two friends—that’s what it took to create Jarod Neece and Armando Rayo’s book, The Tacos of Texas. The...

 
 

January|February 2017 Good Reads

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New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe The Enchilada Queen Cookbook by Sylvia Casares, BS ’76 Sylvia Casares’ latest cookbook is truly a Texas-Mexico...

 
 

November|December 2016 Good Reads

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New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe The Texas Landscape Project: Nature and People by David Todd and Jonathan Ogren, BA ’96, MA ’08 Cartographer and...

 
 

September|October 2016 Good Reads

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New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart, BA ’90, MS ’92 In her second Constance Kopp mystery—the series is based...

 
 

July|August 2016 Good Reads

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New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe Relentless: The Stories Behind the Photographs by Neil Leifer, with Diane K. Shah Anytime there was a major athletic...

 
 
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