New books of interest to the Longhorn Universe
Charlie Chaplin, Director
By Donna Kornhaber
We know him best as the mustachioed actor who was the biggest star of...
Broken Brain
By Joseph Huerta, BA ’89, JD ’93
Joseph Huerta jumped right into personal-injury law after graduating from UT. He had seen it all—from car accidents...
Short Boat on a Long River
By Jim Cockrum, BJ ’51, MJ ’55, Life Member
St. Paul, Minn., 1904: A boat race is about to begin along the Mississippi River, and...
In his 1962 book Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck had this to say about Texas: “For all its enormous range of space, climate, and physical appearance,...
Cowboy Stuntman
By Dean Smith, ’55, with Mike Cox
Dean Smith’s biography is so colorful, it could easily be a film. After growing up in a small Texas town,...
Chickamagua 1863: Rebel Breakthrough
By Alexander Mendoza, BJ ’93, Life Member
University of North Texas professor Mendoza is an expert in military history. In...
Cancer on the Brain: One Man’s Journey of Baseball, Business, and Beating the Odds
By William J. Cobb, MA ’84
Lefevers is a Phoenix real-estate entrepreneur,...
Patients of the State: The Politics of Waiting in Argentina
By Javier Auyero
From the checkout line at the grocery store to the DMV, we hate to be kept waiting,...
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Letters to Alice: Birth of the Kleberg-King Ranch Dynasty
by Jane Clements Monday, BS ’63, Distinguished Alumna,
and Frances Brannen Vick,...
