Nonfiction

A souvenir and guidebook to the Chicago River Architecture Tour.

In the summer of 1934, a baby goat fell off a truck and made its way into a tavern owned by Greek immigrant William Sianis, and an icon was born. Soon the Billy Goat Inn became a haven for police, politicians, reporters, and anyone else hungry for hospitality and the unique atmosphere "Billy Goat" Sianis had to offer. But did Billy really jinx the Cubs? When he and one of his goats were barred from entering Wrigley Field during the 1945 World Series, the Cubs' loss fueled a legend. Today there are seven Billy Goat Taverns, and within this volume you'll be sat down next to luminaries such as Mike Royko, John Belushi, Bill Murray, and Don Novello as you are reminded why the American Tavern is still the friendliest place in town.

The Unofficial Publication of Chicago Critical Mass, Special Art Edition. Selections from the 2003 Chicago Critical Mass Art Show at Handlebar.

Weekly "general interest magazine with a gritty 'from the streets perpsective'" examines local issues and is dedicated to helping "severely impoverished men and women out of poverty."

Family historian Grace DuMelle provides the means to trace your Chicago connections like a pro. She shows you not just what to research, but how to research. Without wading through lots of preliminaries, choose any of the self-contained chapters that focus on the questions beginners most want answered and jump right in! (From publisher)

Essays on unusual local cultural establishments. And a guy in a scary mask shows you how to use a condom.<br />

The newsletter of Chicago Critical Mass, the special Cook Book Issue! Recipes for giving you fuel to bike, how ditching your car for a bike will allow you to eat more chocolate cake, and how to dress for winter, how to give holiday gifts that don't encourage conspicuous consumption, how to transport a frosted cake by bike.<br />

"The Skeleton News is a free monthly newspaper made by non-professional journalists, comic artists, and general revelers working in the grand tradition of of independent publishing. We reject the notion of objectivity in journalism, a delusional luxury that only the most powerful corporate media can afford, and instead delight in our subjective approach to the stuff of our lives and communities." This is the one-year anniversary issue.

A collection of comics, poetry, interviews, screenplays, book reviews, movie reviews and album reviews

Space for Machines #3 is the pseudohistorical story about the shadowy interactions of an astronomer, an architect, and a dancer. Frank Drake, Jack Sherman Baker, and Margaret Erlanger all almost converge on a plot of land in Urbana, Illinois. Illustrated with original photography, ephemera, SETI diagrams and archival material.