Founded in 1960, publishing books about Purdue & Indiana, Aeronautics/Astronautics, the Human-Animal Bond, Central European Studies, Jewish Studies, and more.
Let's revisit our Q&A with Bob Hershberger, author of DIARY OF AN ALZHEIMER'S CAREGIVER, who spoke with us about writing the story he and his wife shared to inform and support others. #ReadUP#ENDALZ#AlzheimersAwarenessMonth https://t.co/TvcoVSLthD
#RecommendedRead for #NationalFosterAPetMonth SECOND CHANCES, the story of Project POOCH, a program that united incarcerated boys with dogs from animal shelters. As a result, the lives of many youths and dogs changed forever. #FosterLove#Dogs#ReadUP https://t.co/D2muJF1GNy
This #MemorialDay weekend we at Purdue University Press #RememberAndHonor those who have given their lives for the United States and its people and all those who have served.
#RecommendedRead for #OlderAmericansMonth SHELVED: A MEMOIR OF AGING IN AMERICA reflects on the benefits and deficits of American for-profit elder care. Research demonstrates potential for leading vital, creative lives when given opportunities to do so.
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STABLE RECOVERY has arrived! #NewBook#AvailableNow The heartwarming story of how homeless, addicted men were paired with thoroughbred horses as a form of recovery and redemption. The program has been a resounding success. #Horses#AddictionRecovery
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Purdue University Press Publishes First Volume in New Two-Volume Pesticide and Nutrient Management Guide #NewBook#ComingSoon#PesticideManagement
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CHANGING SEASONS is a language-based, interdisciplinary program that increases interaction and communication skills among older adults in order to ensure individuals sustain their quality of life as they age. #SeniorHealth#NWHW#HealthyAging
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@PurduePress Speaking of “founders,” an early figure at the press was Verna Emery who passed away February 21 at age 99. The J&C obituary notes she served as Managing Editor from 1977 until her retirement in 1990 and the Press established the Verna Emery Poetry Prize.
#NewBook#ComingSoon THE FIGHT FOR A SUPRANATIONAL WORLD argues nationalism in the 1848-1867 period was illiberal due to exclusionary or assimilatory tendencies. Habsburg supranationalism would support more accurate theorizations of nationalism.
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#Purdue University was established #OTD (5/6) in 1869. Our Founders Series has some good reads about some really interesting organizations, events, and people. #History#Biography#Indiana Purdue University
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