For six decades, John Knoepfle has been writing poems, and he's still going strong. Knoepfle writes love poems, among the best we have, of the joys, loneliness, danger and the infinite transformations of marriage. He writes narrative poems, surreal, sardonic and magical about astronauts on the moon or an angry farmer and a prophetic owl. He recovers the stories of folks who never made it into the history books. Always he has a respect for the spoken word and lays his lines out on the page so that you too can hear it. And a spiritual force runs through his books like the slow and powerful rivers of the Midwest he inhabits. Both moving and humorous, Knoepfle's autobiography shows us how by hard work and lucky accident he came to be the poet he is.

I Look Around for My Life

Biographies & Memoirs

Knoepfle, John

Leaders & Notable People

Burning Daylight

Ikaria: A Love Odyssey on a Greek Island. Nonfiction by an author who has traveled to Greece during three different phases of her lifetime and has written about the small island Ikaria, it's inhabitants, it's distinctly remarkable beauty, and it's cultural life, and about how her love affair with the island has deeply affected her own life. Anita Sullivan's first book received the Western States Creative Nonfiction Award. Ikaria was written with the same excellence and should be well received.

Ikaria: A Love Odyssey on a Greek Island

Self-Help

Sullivan, Anita

Relationships

In the 1960s one of the strongest voices was that of the black athlete. Not at the University of Wyoming. The only colors that mattered here in '69 were brown and gold, and the only issue worth paying attention to was Cowboy football. Wyoming's 14 black players wanted to wear black armbands during the upcoming game against Brigham Young University to protest the policies of the Mormon Church, which did not allow blacks to enter into the priesthood. The head coach Lloyd Eaton gave them the boot. And everything about Cowboys football changed forever.

Black 14: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Wyoming Football

Thorburn, Ryan

In the 1950s the University of Wyoming, already making national headlines with an NCAA basketball champion ship under its belt and a strong football program, made one of the great hires in the athletic department’s history when Glenn “Bud” Daniel was named baseball coach. Daniel, who finished his playing career at Wyoming after serving in World War II, started recruiting nationally and playing one of the nation’s most difficult schedules. It all paid off in 1956 when the ’Pokes played their way into the College World Series. Some great players called Cowboy Field home over the years―from Bob Jingling to Art Howe to Greg Brock to Jeff Huson―but the proud program was uncer emoniously dropped by the university in 1996. Lost Cowboys documents the proud history of Wyoming baseball from the early days of Milward Simpson to the glory days of Daniel to the final outs in Laramie.

Lost Cowboys: The Story of Bud Daniel and Wyoming Baseball

Sports & Outdoors

Thorburn, Ryan John

Baseball

Over the years, I have reviewed and edited many types of writing, as well as written many articles for papers and magazines. Creating a Story Line and maintaining a continuing sense of continuity throughout can be a difficult dilemma. However, some authors don't seem to understand or comprehend that...they just can't seem to smell the coffee!! Bud Grounds can smell the Coffee ! Bud Grounds has enough material to fill several books if he would choose to do so. His writing is informative, yet, interesting, thought provoking. From the beginning of the editing process, his Romantic side could be seen and his writing style is fresh, alive, here-and-now, real life stuff. From the first page, where he admits his trepidation at writing, to the last Romantic paragraph about Sara, the real love of his life, we see him chat about the joys and sorrows of both the Civilian life and the Military life in a plethora of situations, all of which, for those not having ever been in the Military, are both informative and true to the real events of his life.....some of them rather Romantic, some disturbing, some just dumb! His dilemmas with the numerous Civilian jobs he had are occasionally funny, often cute, but always filled with interest. His chatter about his children invoke the typical Grandfather. But the conversations about Sara are always fresher, clearer and you can almost see her! As you engorge yourself in its pages, let your mind travel with Bud as he journeys about - enjoy the trip with him; see and hear what he saw and heard......I did. And I had a good trip!......Hope yours is just as fun and informative as mine. Get a drink, something to munch on, sit back, and.....ENJOY !! Dr.David Abe

It Started & Ended: A Story about a Soldier and Civilian Life

Grounds, Bud

1945 is a novel set in Europe during the end of World War II. It is largely based upon the author's personal experience. The novel opens in German occupied Hungary in Transdanubia a territory enclosed by the river Danube. Battles are ongoing around the characters attempting survival. Doctor Janos Nandor is the main character. He is a survivor who helps people along the way toward freedom. In the conclusion he is on a train with an Hungarian soldier as the frontlines draw near.

1945

Kozma, Joseph J.

Literature & Fiction

Cowboy Up As the dark clouds of World War II were looming on the horizon, an American original named Kenny Sailors was capturing the attention of the country and leading the University of Wyoming basketball program on an astonishing run to the NCAA championship. Sailors, pioneer of the modern jump shot, took New York's Madison Square Garden by storm while leading the Cowboys to a national championship. Before the confetti was cleaned up, the All-American was off to war. The Wyoming treasure would return to campus in Laramie and later became one of the NBA's early stars. Cowboy Up weaves the brilliant tapestry of Wyoming's rich hoops history -- from the program's original championship team of the 1930s to high-soaring Flynn Robinson and the dazzling Fennis Dembo -- around Sailors' remarkable story. If you love basketball history, then you need to get acquainted with Sailors and the golden age of the Cowboys.

Cowboy Up: Kenny Sailors, the Jump Shot and Wyoming Basketball History

History

Americas

"Love is a funny thing shaped like a lizard.It climbs down your throat and grabs at your gizzard " - Dr. Jerry Gibson, Author This powerful little book moves from tragedy to comedy while passionately teaching and mentoring Christian love. Dr. Gibson is simply awesome in his ability to explain Bible passages. "Why are we all brothers and sisters? - God's - 'Our Father.'" Having studied and taught Greek, and Hebrew, he is truly a Biblical Scholar. He's humble and unique; he's baptized and mentored a long impressive list of contemporary Christians. With gleeful spirit and humorous intellect, Dr. Gibson's writing emanates Jesus' love. And Love is like a Lizard will touch zillions of hearts. - Victor W. Pearn, Publisher Galatians 6: 8 ." . . But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit." This verse is intended to encourage each reader to prepare your heart as you read this book. Jerry Gibson lives to please the Holy Spirit. He is genuine. He is whole-hearted. He is all in. He is headed for everlasting life. This book will tenderly, gently, escort you into a deeper faith walk. Do you have a hunger for the Word of God? Get ready to witness how one man thrived by trusting in the power of the Holy Spirit to live obediently to the Word. Your heart will be touched, your life will be enhanced and your courage will be reignited. Blessings - Bill McCartney

Love is like a Lizard

Gibson, Dr. Jerry

The Great Adventure Untold

The Great Adventure--Untold, describes American character with examples and touches upon both, recent and current heroic acts by brave American soldiers. This book focuses on the character of Theodore Roosevelt. It is focused on the spirit of American Character and in the end searches for character through faith.

Hamman, Charles

Historical

Goulash And Picking Pickles

If you grew up in the 1950s, you like reading about the era, or you like the solid, no-nonsense delicious cooking of the period, check out Farmington, New Mexico author Louise Hoffmann's autobiography `Goulash and Picking Pickles.' Ms. Hoffmann grew up in Wisconsin, a teacher's kid in a German Lutheran family. Her father taught her from first through 8th grade, and he expected nothing but the best school work from her. He also loved her, in his way. So did her mother and four siblings. Therefore `Goulash and Picking Pickles' is a zesty mix of tender, frustrating, funny, scary, wonderful, and terrifying moments of growing up the daughter of a fairly important person in a small, homogenous town. Anyone with strong ethnic roots will find something to identify with in `Goulash and Picking Pickles.' Hoffmann recalls such things of singing `Silent Night' in both German and English, following the strict rules laid down by her father, and learning about her roots from her grandparents. Baby boomers will especially like `Goulash and Picking Pickles,' because it describes the things kids did in the 1950s and 1960s: sleep-overs, sock hops, finding ways to earn pocket money, going to church, wondering about boys, love--and death. Ms. Hoffmann closes each chapter of her book with a family recipe, Grandma's Potato Salad, Zucchini Pickles, or Easy Summer Salad. The simple directions and ingredients will bring back memories to anyone who grew upon family picnics and church covered-dish suppers. A teacher and librarian, Louise Hoffmann writes in an easy-to-read down-home style that will get a lot of older readers saying `gee I remember when---,' and a lot of younger ones asking Grandma `what happened when--?' `Goulash and Picking Pickles' should be on on every family's list of heritage books to read. It's a great way to get people telling family stories. It's a good example to look at if someone is interested in writing their own memoir or autobiography.

Goulash and Picking Pickles

Hoffmann, Louise Mae

Professionals & Academics

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