Book (b)

My Wicked, Wicked Ways is a book of poetry by Sandra Cisneros. "Here are verses, comic and sad, radiantly pure and plainspoken, that rise like songs from the hearts of men and women." -taken from the book jacket.

Two writers decide to write a book together. They sit in the same room, nose-wrinklingly close, writing, trading pages, expanding each other's stories. ... Their narrative grows increasingly chaotic, linked only by harum-scarum leitmotifs and a mounting scatological lexicon. (back matter)

Sophomoric Philosophy by Victor David Giron is the coming-of-age story of Alejandro “Alex” Lopez, a 30-something first generation Mexican-American who is struggling with finding his direction in life. Alex is an accountant working for a large corporation and is torn between his desire to lead an artistic life and the reality of his mundane, ordinary existence in contemporary Chicago. [from publisher's website]

The Coup is a short comic about two men in prison during a military coup.

A 2009 reproduction of the 1821 gazette.

Collection of stories written by Chicago students from the Harvard School of Excellence.

"Eugene Perkins has written a profound and deeply disturbing book which should be read by every person in this troubled land… Because he has a primary relationship with oppressed black children and because his subject with compassion and an arsenal of new and the social commentator, he reveals nuances and subtleties which are beyond the range of the traditional social scientists."- Lerone Bennet, Jr. Abstract found on the back cover of book.

Ah Mu Weaves a story is the story of a young girl whose family immigrated to the United States.

First Steps: An Introduction to Life in America Cards are a set of large cards bound by a metal ring. They contain similar information to the book form the same series, and can be detached and hung up or taken on their own. All information is included in both English and Karen (Burma, Myanmar, Thailand)

First Steps: An Introduction to Life in America is a manual with information for immigrants settling in the United States. It contains information about food, finances, getting around, and documentation. All information is in both English and Karen (Burma, Myanmar and Thailand).