Alcohol

Book on and about different liquors sponsored by now shuttered (presumably as a web search did not turn anything else up) Marco Liquor Company. Essays on types of different liqours, proper storage, drink recipes, etc.

A guide to over ninety dive bars in Chicago

Free comic collection featuring guest writers. Subject matter includes cigarettes, beer, the Vans Warped Tour, et al.

This is a zine that uses the story of an alcoholic pig named Arnold Ziffle to parody the twelve steps for addiction recovery. There are large black and white photos of a pig being fed milk by a bottle in a restaurant, which the author has labeled with different kinds of alcohol.

One Man's Life: A Poetic Review is a book of poetry by Chicago native John W. McGuire, Sr. His poems focus on lessons that he has learned in his life, and his faith and love of the American family.

"A Call to Action is a poignant and uncompromising analysis of the criminal/justice system which spends millions of dollars annually, and controls the lives of approximately one million inmates--of which nearly two-thirds are Black and members of other non-white groups. Of particular concern is the over-representation of Black men who traverse the criminal justice system as though it was especially designed for them."

"Shane Bowermaster reaps the land to sustain the family pastime and habit; whiskey. Inspired to try his hand at brewing the beverage of choice, new trade consumes the Bowermaster family, leading them down a path toward one wild and wicked toast. A new legendary drink spreads throughout the region."

A huge index of bars in Chicago, with reviews and reference information.

From the back cover: "Step into the Light" is a collection of poetry that casts a cold, hard eye on the coke-snorting, beer-swilling, pill-popping world of contemporary America as it lurches into the twilight of the twentieth century. This book speaks with a literary tongue that tells the grim story of addiction with honesty and gut-wrenching detail. But it also sings with joy and triumph about recovery, sobriety, and serenity.

A collection of poems, extremely varied in form and exploring experimentation in wordplay beyond Beat poetry.