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From the New York Times bestselling author of Because You Are Mine, The Affair and Make Me - Behind the Curtain is a seductive standalone romance, perfect for fans of E. L. James, …

Although much has been written about Al Capone, there has not been--until now--a complete history of organized crime in Chicago during Prohibition. This exhaustively researched …

This pictorial record of the men who worked in the Illinois and Kentucky fluorspar fields from the 1890s to the 1990s shows early and later methods of extracting, hoisting, …

Received the Hal Higdon Journalism Award, recognizing serious journalism about running from the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA, 2007). The first book-length study of the …

In the literary imagination, Chicago evokes images of industry and unbridled urban growth. But the tallgrass prairie and deep forests that once made up Chicago's landscape also …

In this work, Ross Miller makes the historical and political connections necessary to understand how modern city planning and redevelopment really works. By exploring one American …

'A phenomenal, haunting debut.' Gillian Flynn, author of Gone GirlKaycee Mitchell died. And everyone has been lying about it. For years.Ten years ago, Abby Williams left her …

«Det er hett, underholdende og morsomt. Må leses!»Schmexy Girl Book BlogHanna er pen. Hanna er smart. Hanna har orden på alt. Vel, ikke alt. Hun er ikke flink til å date. Hun er …

A landmark reissue of Studs Terkel’s classic microcosm of America, with a new foreword by the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and co-creator of the Division Street …

From 1932 to 1953, during the Black Chicago Renaissance, numerous literary events were held within and for the city’s Black community. In book clubs, public forums, print reviews, …