Nonfiction

Written by the founder of the Anthropology Department at the University of Chicago this book this considers the development of the sophistication of man.

"Originally two separate cemeteries - Forest Home and German Waldheim - now merged into one, Forest Home Cemetery, in Forest Park, Illinois, is a public place created for a very specific, utilitarian purpose. But the essence of the environment, its monuments and landscape design, also makes Forest Home Cemetery a place of beauty, peace and distinction."

This book features the charity exhibition, Cows on Parade, that was displayed around the streets of Chicago in 1999. The statues were sold for charity and are organized by the opening auction price. The book features full color photographs and opening remarks by the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Lois Weisburg.

This independent journal operates under the mission of putting forth scholarly essays about design, while being published quarterly. Distance is also published digitally via MailChimp.

"Objects to fall asleep thinking about" describes this photography collection compiled by Lucy Raven. These objects hail from the store Henry in New York and are photographed in the homes they are now featured in.

"The Chain O' Lakes region has been one of Chicago's premier vacation spots since the 1880s. The nine major lake basins - Catherine, Channel, Grass, Bluff, Marie, Fox, Nippersink, Petite, and Pistakee - are all connected by the Fox River waterway and have for over 100 years been northern Illinois leading destination for inland boaters, fishermen, picnickers, or those just hoping to relax and play at the beach. Luxurious mansions and swank resorts once dotted the more than 6,000 acres of shoreline. Many are gone today; some remain but have been vastly changed, but none are forgotten. Captured here in over 200 vintage postcards are scenes from the chain's heyday, scenes that will seem at once faraway and familiar to the water-skiers, windsurfers, and other-outdoor recreationists who populate the Chain O' Lakes today."

A collection of poems, stories, and essays from River Oak Arts. The Writers Talk feature of this issue has the title "Writers Talk about Telling the Truth."

"The shores of Lake Michigan, with towering bluffs and heavily wooded ravines, have attracted many to Lake Bluff during the past two centuries. The Potowatomis were the first to come, using the ravines for their tribal council meetings. The German and Irish came in 1830s, drawn by the cheap land prices. The 1870s brought the Methodists, who, seeing the beauty of the lake and ravines, purchased 200 acres and formed the Lake Bluff Camp Meeting Association. The summer chatauqua brought thousands of visitors every year to its quaint cottages and hotels. It was in Lake Bluff where Frances Willard, president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, brought together other temperance leaders to form the national Prohibition party, which led to the ill-fated 18th Amendment. In the 20th century, Lake Bluff had retained its charming cottages and tree-lined village streets. It remains today a picturesque and historic northern suburb of Chicago, nestled along the shores of Lake Michigan."