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Compass Guide Chicago •  Jack Schaedler
GUIDEBOOK • 2001 • PAPER
A comprehensive, literate guide to Chicago, featuring maps, essays and beautiful color photography. The book was written by a certified Chicagoan, Jack Schaedler, travel editor of the Chicago-Sun Times for 12 years. (USM35, $21.00)

Chicago's Famous Buildings •  Franz Schulze •  Kevin Harrington
GUIDEBOOK • 2003 • PAPER • 337 PAGES
Subtitled "A Photographic Guide to the City's Architectural Landmarks and other Notable Buildings," this pocket guide includes more than 160 of Chicago's classic legacy of buildings by Adler, Sullivan, Burnham, Root, Wright, and others. Organized geographically, it features Chicago's commercial canter, distinctive suburbs and a few outlying buildings of merit. With a black-and-white photograph of each building and short description. (USM15, $14.00)

Chicago Map •   Borch Maps
2006 • MAP
A colorful, laminated map of the Loop and city center of Chicago and surroundings, at a scale of 1:8,000. (USM19, $7.95)

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AIA Guide to Chicago •  Alice Sinkevitch • GUIDEBOOK • An authoritative, comprehensive guide to Chicago's neighborhoods, buildings and distinctive architecture. (USM25, $32.00)

Eyewitness Guide Chicago •   Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This superb guide to Chicago features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions (USM70, $20.00)

Fodor's Chicago's 25 Best •   Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Chicago, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (GLK06, $11.95)

Frank Lloyd Wright Field Guide, Metrochicago •  Thomas Heinz • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, illustrated guide to more than 100 Wright buildings in the Chicago area. (USM24, $40.00)

Frommer's Chicago Day by Day •  Laura Tiebert • GUIDEBOOK • A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food to hotels, neighborhoods and shopping. With a separate foldout map of the city center. (USM101, $12.99)

Insight Guide Chicago •   Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, illustrated guide to Chicago. (USM33, $19.95)

Chicago and the American Century •  Richard Ciccone • HISTORY • A profile of 100 well-known and influential Chicagoans and their impact of the America in the 20th Century. (USM30, $17.95)

Chicago, Growth of a Metropolis •  Harold Mayer •  Richard Wade • HISTORY • A classic, beautifully illustrated history of Chicago. (USM34, $40.00)

Chicago, The Second City •  A.J. Liebling • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A witty, wonderfully entertaining portrait of the city by the New Yorker writer who lived in Chicago for a year in 1952. His reports about life in the city unleashed a storm of protest, which Liebling gleefully addresses in his forward. (USM81, $15.95)

City of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America •  Donald L. Miller • HISTORY • As blustery and swaggering as the Chicago of myth, this monumental biography of the city takes in the sweep of its history from the days of Joliette, Marquette and other explorers, to the celebrated 1893 Chicago Fair . (GLK05, $18.95)

Nature's Metropolis, Chicago and the Great West •  William Cronon • HISTORY • A masterly thought provoking history of the transformation of Chicago from backwater to economic powerhouse. (USM17, $19.95)

Chicago Architecture and Design •  George Larson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A handsomely illustrated survey of the architecture of Chicago from the building boom that followed the Great Fire of 1871 through the 1992 Harold Washington Library. (USM23, $49.50)

Lost Chicago •  David Garrard Lowe • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A magnificent collection of photographs of grand buildings, now long gone, along with a history of the city. (USM32, $29.95)

Boss, Richard J. Daley of Chicago •  Mike Royko • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A groundbreaking account of the man and his political machine by Chicago's favorite columnist, published in 1970 while Daley was still in office. (USM28, $15.00)

The Adventures of Augie March •  Saul Bellow • LITERATURE • A celebrated tale of a poor Jewish boy, rich in the life and atmosphere of 1930's Chicago. (USM27, $17.00)

Great Lakes Wildlife •  Raymond Leung •  James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. (GLK26, $5.95)

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	Compass Guide Chicago • Jack Schaedler GUIDEBOOK • 2001 • PAPER A comprehensive, literate guide to Chicago, featuring maps, essays and beautiful color photography. The book was written by a certified Chicagoan, Jack Schaedler, travel editor of the Chicago-Sun Times for 12 years. (USM35, $21.00)
	Chicago's Famous Buildings • Franz Schulze • Kevin Harrington GUIDEBOOK • 2003 • PAPER • 337 PAGES Subtitled "A Photographic Guide to the City's Architectural Landmarks and other Notable Buildings," this pocket guide includes more than 160 of Chicago's classic legacy of buildings by Adler, Sullivan, Burnham, Root, Wright, and others. Organized geographically, it features Chicago's commercial canter, distinctive suburbs and a few outlying buildings of merit. With a black-and-white photograph of each building and short description. (USM15, $14.00)
	Chicago Map • Borch Maps 2006 • MAP A colorful, laminated map of the Loop and city center of Chicago and surroundings, at a scale of 1:8,000. (USM19, $7.95)

	AIA Guide to Chicago • Alice Sinkevitch • GUIDEBOOK • An authoritative, comprehensive guide to Chicago's neighborhoods, buildings and distinctive architecture. (USM25, $32.00)
	Eyewitness Guide Chicago • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • This superb guide to Chicago features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions (USM70, $20.00)
	Fodor's Chicago's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide to Chicago, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights. (GLK06, $11.95)
	Frank Lloyd Wright Field Guide, Metrochicago • Thomas Heinz • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, illustrated guide to more than 100 Wright buildings in the Chicago area. (USM24, $40.00)
	Frommer's Chicago Day by Day • Laura Tiebert • GUIDEBOOK • A compact shirt pocket guide, ideal for a short visit, featuring remarkably good suggestions for everything from food to hotels, neighborhoods and shopping. With a separate foldout map of the city center. (USM101, $12.99)
	Insight Guide Chicago • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, illustrated guide to Chicago. (USM33, $19.95)
	Chicago and the American Century • Richard Ciccone • HISTORY • A profile of 100 well-known and influential Chicagoans and their impact of the America in the 20th Century. (USM30, $17.95)
	Chicago, Growth of a Metropolis • Harold Mayer • Richard Wade • HISTORY • A classic, beautifully illustrated history of Chicago. (USM34, $40.00)
	Chicago, The Second City • A.J. Liebling • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A witty, wonderfully entertaining portrait of the city by the New Yorker writer who lived in Chicago for a year in 1952. His reports about life in the city unleashed a storm of protest, which Liebling gleefully addresses in his forward. (USM81, $15.95)
	City of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America • Donald L. Miller • HISTORY • As blustery and swaggering as the Chicago of myth, this monumental biography of the city takes in the sweep of its history from the days of Joliette, Marquette and other explorers, to the celebrated 1893 Chicago Fair . (GLK05, $18.95)
	Nature's Metropolis, Chicago and the Great West • William Cronon • HISTORY • A masterly thought provoking history of the transformation of Chicago from backwater to economic powerhouse. (USM17, $19.95)
	Chicago Architecture and Design • George Larson • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A handsomely illustrated survey of the architecture of Chicago from the building boom that followed the Great Fire of 1871 through the 1992 Harold Washington Library. (USM23, $49.50)
	Lost Chicago • David Garrard Lowe • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A magnificent collection of photographs of grand buildings, now long gone, along with a history of the city. (USM32, $29.95)
	Boss, Richard J. Daley of Chicago • Mike Royko • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • A groundbreaking account of the man and his political machine by Chicago's favorite columnist, published in 1970 while Daley was still in office. (USM28, $15.00)
	The Adventures of Augie March • Saul Bellow • LITERATURE • A celebrated tale of a poor Jewish boy, rich in the life and atmosphere of 1930's Chicago. (USM27, $17.00)
	Great Lakes Wildlife • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh • FIELD GUIDE • This laminated fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 animals in the Great Lakes region. (GLK26, $5.95)