Bur Oak Guides on Sale Just in Time for the Holidays!

It's that time year of again, and the University of Iowa Press' annual holiday sale is well underway! Find great books for up to 65% off for all of the readers in your life.

Here are just a few of the books that are on sale now…

Forest and Shade Trees of Iowa, Third Edition
by Peter van der Linden and Donald Farrar
Bur Oak Guide

"Amateur naturalists, professional scientists, and landowners in Iowa and beyond—in fact, tree lovers everywhere—will enjoy this much-appreciated update of a widely used classic."—John Pearson, ecologist, Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Regular Price: $34.95
Sale Price: $17.50

Turtles in Your Pocket: A Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Turtles of the Upper Midwest
by Terry VanDeWalle, photographs by Suzanne L. Collins
Bur Oak Guide

Regular Price: $9.95
Sale Price: $6.00

Snakes and Lizards in Your Pocket: A Guide to Reptiles of the Upper Midwest
by Terry VanDeWalle, photographs by Suzanne L. Collins
Bur Oak Guide

Regular Price: $9.95
Sale Price: $6.00

Frogs and Toads in Your Pocket: A Guide to Amphibians of the Upper Midwest
by Terry VanDeWalle, photographs by Suzanne L. Collins
Bur Oak Guide

Regular Price: $9.95
Sale Price: $5.00

Plant of the Week: kitten tails

Kittentails

Besseya bullii (Eat.) Rydb., also called Wulfenia bullii (Eat.) Barnh.

other common names: 
Bull’s synthesis

Besseya: named for Bessey, a well-known botanist

Bullii: named for its discoverer, George Bull

Snapdragon family: Scrophulariaceae

Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest, Second Edition, by Sylvan Runkel and Dean M. Roosa, photographs by Thomas Rosburg

Douglas Bauer on Author2Author

Douglas Bauer, author of What Happens Next? Matters of Life and Death, will be interviewed by Author2Author, part of BlogTalk Radio, tomorrow! Tune in by visiting their website. In the meantime, let us know if you'll be listening by joining our Facebook event.

Interview
Date: Tuesday, December 17
Time: 4:00 P.M.–4:30 P.M.
Location: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/author-magazine

Praise for What Happens Next?
"Douglas Bauer's prose is as bracing as clear, cold water, its depths stunningly visible from the surface. What Happens Next? is a work of extraordinary empathy and great art."—Bernard Cooper

"A literate, thoughtful memoir/essay collection from the heartland."—Kirkus