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A directory of high-end shopping in Chicago. Probably found in hotel rooms.

maritime Chicago is a history of boats and shipping in Chicago.

Gang Leader for a day is the story of Sudhir Venkatesh meeting with a gang leader named TJ and working with him for a decade to learn about the drug business in Chicago.

This is book collecting an assortment of various written work by Lorri Jackson, including letters, poetry, and prose.

It Happened in Chicago is about people and events from the history of Chicago.

"Slaughterhouse tells the story of the Union Stock Yard, chronicling the rise and fall of an industrial district that, for better or worse, defined Chicago for decades." *

Hands on Chicago is a neighborhood guide to the city.

Fiction anthology including poetry, essays and short fiction from the 826CHI Youth Advisory Board (YAB), a group of Chicago area high school students.

In moving from the East Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago to Logan Square, author Marc Fischer began going to a new post office. Much to his chagrin, the level of service at the new post office was not up to his standards. Marc expressed this displeasure in a series of Facebook posts, which have been compiled here in book form.

New Voices consists of student interviews with stories of friends, family, and strangers. The collection is inspired by the work of legendary storyteller, Studs Terkel.