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2020 Winter Gift Sale

November 15th, 2020

Purdue University Press is offering a 40% discount on ALL TITLES through the end of 2020, ending at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31. All you need to do is enter code 21GIFT40 when ordering directly from our website.

From gorgeous coffee-table books on Purdue & Indiana to stirring biographies on some of the most important figures in the space race; books for green thumbs and naturalists to stories of survival in times of war, persecution, or health crisises;  Purdue University Press has plenty of books that would make wonderful gifts for your loved ones or yourself!

Here’s a guide to just a few of our favorite gifts:

Space & Flight

• Dear Neil Armstrong: Letters to the First Man from All Mankind and A Reluctant Icon: Letters to Neil Armstrong edited by James R. Hansen
• John Houbolt: The Unsung Hero of the Apollo Moon Landings by William F. Causey
• Through Astronaut Eyes: Photographing Early Human Spaceflight by Jennifer K. Levasseur
• Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom by George Leopold
• Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA’s Record-Setting Frequent Flyer by Jerry L. Ross with John Norberg

Indiana & the Midwest

• A Round Indiana: Round Barns in the Hoosier State, Second Edition by John T. Hanou
• Memories of Life on the Farm: Through the Lens of Pioneer Photographer J. C. Allen by Frederick Whitford and Neal Harmeyer
• Enriching the Hoosier Farm Family: A Photo History of Indiana’s Early County Extension Agents by Frederick Whitford, Neal Harmeyer, and David M. Hovde
• Scattering the Seeds of Knowledge: The Words and Works of Indiana’s Pioneer County Extension Agents by Frederick Whitford
• A Place Called Turkey Run: A Celebration of Indiana’s Second State Park in Photographs and Words by Daniel P. Shepardson

Purdue University

• Ever True: 150 Years of Giant Leaps at Purdue University by John Norberg
• Purdue at 150: A Visual History of Student Life by David M. Hovde, Adriana Harmeyer, Neal Harmeyer, and Sammie L. Morris
• Heartbeat of the University: 125 Years of Purdue Bands by John Norberg
• Ross-Ade: Their Purdue Stories, Stadium, and Legacies by Robert Kriebel
• The Deans’ Bible: Five Purdue Women and Their Quest for Equality by Angie Klink

Gardening & the Outdoors

• A History of Zinnias: Flower for the Ages by Eric Grissell
• Native Trees of the Midwest: Identification, Wildlife Values, and Landscaping Use by Sally S. Weeks, Harmon P. Weeks, Jr., and George R. Parker
• Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest : Identification, Wildlife Values, and Landscaping Use by Sally S. Weeks and Harmon P. Weeks, Jr
• Possum in the Pawpaw Tree: A Seasonal Guide to Midwestern Gardening by B. Rosie Lerner and Beverly S. Netzhammer
• The Complete Plant Selection Guide for Landscape Design by Marc Stoecklein

Memoirs of Hope and Survival

• Escaping Extermination: Hungarian Prodigy to American Musician, Feminist, and Activist by Agi Jambor, edited by Frances Pinter
• Eva and Otto: Resistance, Refugees, and Love in the Time of Hitler by Tom Pfister, Kathy Pfister, and Peter Pfister
• Finding Edith: Surviving the Holocaust in Plain Sight by Edith Mayer Cord
• Rebuilt from Broken Glass: A German Jewish Life Remade in America by Fred Behrend with Larry Hanover
• Of Exile and Music: A Twentieth Century Life by Eva Mayer Schay

Health & Aging

• The Complete Guide for People With Parkinson’s Disease and Their Loved Ones by Lianna Marie
• Everything You Need to Know About Caregiving for Parkinson’s Disease by Lianna Marie
• Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer’s Journey: A Guide for Families and Caregivers, Fifth Edition, Revised and Expanded by Jolene Brackey
• Shelved: A Memoir of Aging in America by Sue Petrovski
• Changing Seasons: A Language Arts Curriculum for Healthy Aging by Denise Calhoun