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Insight Guide Chicago •   Insight Guides
GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 320 PAGES
A comprehensive, illustrated guide to Chicago for the traveler, featuring hundreds of color photographs, excellent maps, and essays on topics of interest. (USM33, $19.95)

Never a City So Real, A Walk in Chicago •  Alex Kotlowitz
CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2004 • HARD COVER • 160 PAGES
Novelist Alex Kotlowitz, originally a New Yorker, traveled to Chicago in search of a story. What he found was much more -- a city of people who he feels characterize the "real" in America. It's a place where he has now lived for 20 years (and counting). He interweaves history, anecdote and biography in this brief, street-level view of the city and its everyday people. A Crown Journeys book. (GLK35, $16.95)

City of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America •  Donald L. Miller
HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 704 PAGES
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 -- which drew more than 27 million people from around the world, the biggest attraction of its day. (GLK05, $18.95)

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. Two Sides. 26x20 inches. (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)

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)

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)

Lonely Planet Chicago •   Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • This practical guide to Chicago features maps, an overview of culture, history and nature, and a good deal of nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (USM88, $18.99)

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, $17.95)

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)

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)

Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture •  Judith Paine McBrien • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This pocket guide features 100 of Chicago's architecturally significant buildings. (USM84, $17.95)

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)

Chicago Poems •  Carl Sandburg • LITERATURE • A collection of poems on the City of Big Shoulders, including "Chicago" and "Fog." (USM94, $2.00)

Loving Frank, A Novel •  Nancy Horan • LITERATURE • Fact and fiction blend in a historical novel that chronicles the relationship between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney, from their meeting in Oak Park, when they were each married to another, to the clandestine affair that shocked Chicago society. (CHI80, $14.00)

Sister Carrie •  Theodore Dreiser • LITERATURE • Dreiser's absorbing first novel follows the fate of a young country girl in Chicago. Originally published in 1900, it's an excellent portrait of the young metropolis. (USM93, $5.95)

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)

The Devil in the White City, Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America •  Erik Larson • LITERATURE • This fascinating account of Chicago's 1893 World's Fair interweaves the true stories of Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor, who terrorized its visitors. (USM123, $15.00)

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	Insight Guide Chicago • Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 320 PAGES A comprehensive, illustrated guide to Chicago for the traveler, featuring hundreds of color photographs, excellent maps, and essays on topics of interest. (USM33, $19.95)
	Never a City So Real, A Walk in Chicago • Alex Kotlowitz CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2004 • HARD COVER • 160 PAGES Novelist Alex Kotlowitz, originally a New Yorker, traveled to Chicago in search of a story. What he found was much more -- a city of people who he feels characterize the "real" in America. It's a place where he has now lived for 20 years (and counting). He interweaves history, anecdote and biography in this brief, street-level view of the city and its everyday people. A Crown Journeys book. (GLK35, $16.95)
	City of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America • Donald L. Miller HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 704 PAGES 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 -- which drew more than 27 million people from around the world, the biggest attraction of its day. (GLK05, $18.95)
	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. Two Sides. 26x20 inches. (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)
	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)
	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)
	Lonely Planet Chicago • Lonely Planet • GUIDEBOOK • This practical guide to Chicago features maps, an overview of culture, history and nature, and a good deal of nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (USM88, $18.99)
	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, $17.95)
	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)
	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)
	Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture • Judith Paine McBrien • ART & ARCHITECTURE • This pocket guide features 100 of Chicago's architecturally significant buildings. (USM84, $17.95)
	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)
	Chicago Poems • Carl Sandburg • LITERATURE • A collection of poems on the City of Big Shoulders, including "Chicago" and "Fog." (USM94, $2.00)
	Loving Frank, A Novel • Nancy Horan • LITERATURE • Fact and fiction blend in a historical novel that chronicles the relationship between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney, from their meeting in Oak Park, when they were each married to another, to the clandestine affair that shocked Chicago society. (CHI80, $14.00)
	Sister Carrie • Theodore Dreiser • LITERATURE • Dreiser's absorbing first novel follows the fate of a young country girl in Chicago. Originally published in 1900, it's an excellent portrait of the young metropolis. (USM93, $5.95)
	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)
	The Devil in the White City, Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America • Erik Larson • LITERATURE • This fascinating account of Chicago's 1893 World's Fair interweaves the true stories of Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor, who terrorized its visitors. (USM123, $15.00)