Other Local Interest Books

Council Bluffs – 365 Days, 150 Years
Compiled by Kristine Gerber and Ryan Roenfeld
978-0-9773067-4-7
$29.95 hardcover NOW $19.95
Council Bluffs – 365 Days, 150 Years revisits a century and a half of the events, the people and the memories recorded on the pages of The Daily Nonpareil. Organized in the form of a calendar, the book features one key story for each day of the year. The 1952 flood, the 1988 tornado, Presidents Grant, Taft, Eisenhower, Truman and Taft visiting, the opening of the Missouri River Bridge, Mall of the Bluffs and river boat gambling – all of these stories and more are included. It is sure to be a conversation piece in every home.

Toast to Omaha Junior League of Omaha
978-097884290-1
$24.95
The Junior League of Omaha presents Toast to Omaha a beautiful hard cover cookbook featuring 350 tried-and-true recipes from the city’s best professional and at-home chefs along with pictures, menus and memorabilia from Omaha’s well-loved restaurants. Featuring the original recipe for the Reuben sandwich invented at Omaha’s Blackstone Hotel. A perfect gift for your favorite cook or Omaha native.

Nebraska Nonfiction Honor Book Award Winner.

Building for the Ages, Omaha’s Architectural Landmarks
Jeffrey Spencer and Kristine Gerber
0-9745410-1-X
$39.95 NOW $19.95

Building for the Ages, Omaha’s Architectural Landmarks takes you on a historic and visual tour of 155 of Omaha’s significant residential, commercial and governmental structures built from the 1850s through the 1940s. This exceptional resource book provides each building’s history, its architect and style and the role it played in Omaha’s development. Also included is a pullout map to create your own landmark tour, a useful glossary of terms and biographies of Omaha’s prominent architects.