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A collection on poems on Judaism and related themes.<br />

"A collaborative visual meditation on select components of our built landscape."

A Anthology of short stories, edited by Abigail Beckel and Kathleen Rooney

This book is a collection of tributes, memories and obituaries written soon after the death of Elsie Jacobsen, community leader, activist and well-known Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois volunteer.

Retired seven years, widowed six years, childless, seventy-three years old, depressed, the author set out to find contentment through reflection and writing. Reinventing Myself: Memoirs of a Retired Professor is a series of personal essays recounting that quest and some of the experiences that came before it. Ms. Styne advocates writing for everyone, and hopes to encourage people of all ages, especially her fellow senior citizens, to write.

Book examining the the cycles of individuals as those cycles play into and intertwine in the cycles of relationships. Guides the reader to experience growth and health in relationships.

A guide to eating out for cheap in Chicago

Discusses the liberal renaissance emerging in Iran and the intellectual upheaval that accompanies it.

A work inspired by the author's true experience hiking the Appalachian Trail from New York to Maine with her son and daughter-in-law. Thoughts on trail food, hiking tips, and preparation and training scattered throughout.<br />

<p>Discover the Windy City that has attracted and nurtured writers, editors, publishers, and book lovers for more than a century. Trace the steps of literary figures who called Chicago home, incorporated cityscapes into their writing, and put a uniquely Chicago stamp on their work. People like novelists Ernest Hemingway and Richard Wright, poetry pioneers Harriet Monroe and Gwendolyn Brooks, playwrights Charles MacArthur and David Mamet, journalists Ben Hecht and Mike Royko, and documentarians Jane Addams and Studs Terkel.</p><p> Visit the historic dwellings of writers such as Carl Sandburg, Edna Ferber, and Saul Bellow. Stroll through the neighborhoods of such characters as Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie, James T. Farrell's Studs Lonigan, and Sara Paretsky's V.I. Warshawski. Glimpse into present-day Chicago through the insights of resident authors like Ana Castillo and Scott Turow.</p> <p> <em>Literary Chicago</em> combines anecdotes and excerpts drawn from the city's rich literary legacy with walking tours that guide readers to historic sites, settings from Chicago classics, past and present literary hangouts, and current events for readers and writers.</p>