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The Architects and the City: Holabirds & Riche of Chicago, 1180-1918
• Robert Bruegmann
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A marvelously illusrtated account of the work of the Chicago architectural firm, Holabird & Roche.
(USM21, $85.00)
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The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession
• Mark Obmascik
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year. It's an utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd), likely never again to be equaled.
(BRD29, $14.00)
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The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife
• Christopher W. Leahy
• Gordon Morrison
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching.
(NAM21, $19.95)
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Chicago Poems
• Carl Sandburg
• LITERATURE
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A collection of poems on the City of Big Shoulders, including "Chicago" and "Fog."
(USM94, $2.00)
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The Dean's December
• Saul Bellow
• LITERATURE
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Bellow's novel tells the story of a college dean who witnesses unrest and corruption at home and abroad, first within the political community of Chicago, then under the oppressive communist rule of Romania.
(EUR126, $15.00)
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The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright
• David A. Hanks
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An illustrated introduction to Frank Lloyd Wright's design work.
(GEN201, $19.95)
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Eyewitness Real City Chicago
• Eyewitness Guides
• GUIDEBOOK
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With up-to-date information on what's hot in Chicago, this chic guide lists the trendiest local spots to eat, shop, party and relax. Supported by a website so you'll always be on the inside track.
(USM102, $15.00)
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The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion
• William Allin Storrer
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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This oversize book contains building plans, histories, descriptions and photographs of every building Frank Lloyd Wright ever designed -- almost 450.
(GEN327, $90.00)
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Frank Lloyd Wright: His Life and His Architecture
• Robert C. Twombly
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A biography analyzing Wright's work in relationship to his personal life and political views.
(GEN196, $45.00)
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The Great Chicago Fire
• Robert Cromie
• HISTORY
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A brief account of the 1871 fire that consumed the city.
(USM16, $18.95)
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Great Lakes Birds
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
• FIELD GUIDE
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This fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 species in the Great Lakes region. Laminated and pocket-sized, it's a handy item to take along in the field.
(GLK24, $5.95)
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Great Lakes Trees and Wildflowers
• Raymond Leung
• James Kavanaugh
• FIELD GUIDE
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This laminated fold-out reference illustrates almost 150 plants in the Great Lakes region.
(GLK25, $5.95)
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In the Nature of Materials, 1887-1941: The Buidlings of Frank Lloyd Wright
• Henry Russell Hitchcock
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A quick, yet wide-ranging survey of the life and architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
(GEN199, $27.50)
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Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand
• Kenn Kaufman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year.
(BRD27, $14.00)
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Lonely Planet Chicago
• Lonely Planet
• GUIDEBOOK
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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, $19.99)
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Louis Sullivan and the Chicago School
• Nancy Frazier
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A brief survey of Sullivan and his work with color and black-and-white illustrations.
(USM29, $19.95)
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Making Hay
• Verlyn Klinkenborg
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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The author rhapsodizes on agrarian life in the Midwest as he travels from Iowa to Minnesota to Montana. And make no mistake: the title isn't a metaphor or a pun -- it's the main subject of the book.
(USA17, $12.95)
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Mammals of North America
• Roland W. Kays
• Don E. Wilson
• FIELD GUIDE
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The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico.
(NAM11, $19.95)
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Mammals of the Great Lakes Region
• James F. Parnell
• Allen Kurta
• Scott A. Schwemmin
• FIELD GUIDE
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A detailed, photographic reference manual on the mammals of the Great Lakes region.
(GLK16, $18.95)
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Native Universe, Voices of Indian America
• Clifford E. Trafzer
• ANTHOLOGY
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This sumptuously illustrated cultural history, written exclusively by Native Americans, is published in celebration of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
(USA95, $40.00)
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The Neon Wilderness
• Nelson Algren
• LITERATURE
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A collection of short stories set in Chicago by South-Side native Algren, winner of the National Book Award in 1950 for The Man With the Golden Arm.
(USM95, $12.95)
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Never a City So Real, A Walk in Chicago
• Alex Kotlowitz
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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Alex Kotlowitz presents a portrait of Chicago, interweaving history, anecdote and biography in this brief, street-level view of the city and its everyday people.
(GLK35, $16.95)
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Pocket Guide to Chicago Architecture
• Judith Paine McBrien
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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This pocket guide features 100 of Chicago's architecturally significant buildings.
(USM84, $17.95)
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Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories
• Ronald J. Drez
• David Eisenhower
• HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs and plenty of historical information.
(USA96, $17.95)
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Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul
• Scott Weidensaul
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America.
(USA123, $15.00)
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Sister Carrie
• Theodore Dreiser
• LITERATURE
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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)
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The Slow Food Guide To Chicago, Restaurants, Markets, Bars
• Kelly Gibson
• FOOD
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This generous index of the Windy City's top eateries boasts more than 500 entries of restaurants, cafes farmers' markets and food shops, in the Slow Food spirit of ecological and artesanal food production.
(USM124, $20.00)
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So Long, See You Tomorrow
• William Maxwell
• LITERATURE
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A lyrical classic, evocative of childhood, responsibility and life in rural Illinois.
(USM50, $12.95)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account.
(NAM20, $17.00)
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They All Fall Down, Richard Nickel's Struggle to Save America's Architecture
• Richard Cahan
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An illustrated biography of Richard Nickel and his campaign to save Chicago's architectural heritage.
(USM22, $45.00)
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Time Out Chicago Eating and Drinking, The Essential Guide to the City's Best Restaurants and Bars
• Time Out
• FOOD
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An up-to-date guide on what to do and where to go by the people who publish Time Out Magazine.
(GLK46, $9.99)
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To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession
• Dan Koeppel
• NATURAL HISTORY
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In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species.
(BRD28, $14.00)
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Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright
• Robert McCarter
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An authoritative short overview of Wright's 1908 Prairie-period masterpiece in Oak Park, Illinois in Phaidon's Architecture in Detail series.
(USM98, $29.95)
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The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder
• Peter Cashwell
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes.
(BRD26, $14.95)
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Where Chicago Cityguide
• Where Magazine
• GUIDEBOOK
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A sturdy pocket guide to top city sights, helpfully keyed to overview maps and featuring a detailed downtown PopOut map.
(USM122, $9.95)
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The Wright Style
• Carla Lind
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An illustrated survey of the architecture and interior design of Frank Lloyd Wright.
(GEN198, $50.00)
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Years With Frank Lloyd Wright, Apprentice to Genius
• Edgar Tafel
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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An account of Edgar Tafel's time as an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright.
(GEN197, $14.95)
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