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Bigger Thomas has grown up in Chicago’s slums, reckless, angry and adrift.A respectable job with the affluent Dalton family provides hope but sets him on course for a catastrophic …

First published in 1968, The Bikeriders explores firsthand the stories and characters of the Chicago Outlaws Motorcycle Club. The journal-size title features original …

UNROMANCE: A story in which two characters absolutely, categorically do not fall in love … right? ?????? It's the ultimate rom-com for …

En hjärtevärmande roman om självbild, systerskap och familj, från den internationellt bästsäljande författaren Danielle Steel.För Victoria Dawson var uppväxten ingen picknick. Med …

'Powerful as [Richard Wright] was - is - as a writer, nobody can surpass him in doing certain kinds of writing... He is courageous - he was able to look into areas that nobody at …

Ernest Hemingway's friend AE Hotchner once described a 'yellowed four-by-five picture of Ernest', shown to him by Hemingway, 'aged five or six, holding a small rifle. Written on …

Frederic M. Thrasher (1892-1962) var bland de första i USA som studerade uppkomsten av gäng och gängkultur. Hans bok gavs ut 1927 inom ramen för den s.k. Chicagoskolan, och …

Home to iconic skyscrapers, atmospheric blues bars and world-class restaurants, Chicago is one of America's most exciting cities. Away from the buzz, sweeping sandy beaches and …

On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day on which the temperature would eventually climb to 106 degrees. It was the start of an unprecedented heat wave that …

The Not For Tourists Guide to Chicago is a map-based, neighborhood-by-neighborhood dream guide that divides Chi-Town into sixty mapped neighborhoods from Gold Coast and Lincoln …