Nonfiction

collection of short fiction, poetry, personal, memoir, and philosophical

This is a story of medicine as it moved from the pioneer care-giving era of the early 1800s to the sophisticated health settings of today. It is the story of the many colorful, caring physicians whose vision helped spawn new ways to educate caregivers and new methods to heal the sick...and of the generations of dedicated health professionals and civic leaders who, over the past 150 year, shaped one of the nation's leading academic health centers. It is the story of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center.

A collection of articles on grassroots urban greening and renewal projects.

The drawings, essays and poems in this book are all written by children and young adults living in the inner-city housing projects of Chicago during the 1990s.

The Chicago Police Department is a mythical and legendary law enforcement unit as well as a closed-door society. This book reveals the officers and their personal stories. The author explores the juxtaposition of work and life for these men and women who don the Chicago Police Star.

Sue Storm has taught thousands of individuals how to improve their lives through Angelic blessings and guidance. She has made the concept of celestial communications very real and practical. Ms. Storm has a large national following through her appearances on The Daily Show, Talk Soup and the Fox Network. Her Cable television series is receiving rave reviews.

Libushka Brown, a Chicago Native, began her performance career at the age of three--at her father's Christmas party--then went on to spend years as a solo dancer with the Chicago Grand Opera and the Chicago Civic Opera, as well as appear on stage, screen and radio, even authoring two children's books. At the age of 97, she published this memoir.

Short, nonfiction stories written by women survivors of the psychiatric system. Organized into three main sections; When the World Can't Face It's Fear We Get Locked Up, It Doesn't Have to Be Forever, Standing Our Ground: The Political Context of "Madness", women tell stories of their experiences of going through treatment and their lives beyond institutionalization.

A catalog and review of more than 300 motion pictures dealing with social and political issues

Chicago Sun-Times staff writer Dave Hoekstra offers a sampler of road trip destinations off the beaten path.