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American Pharaoh
Little, Brown and Company 2001; US$ 9.99This is a biography of mayor Richard J. Daley. It is the story of his rise from the working-class Irish neighbourhood of his childhood to his role as one of the most important figures in 20th century American politics. more...
The Near Northwest Side Story
University of California Press 2004; US$ 15.95The Near Northwest Side Story is a fascinating account of transnational migration as survival strategy, one bound up in kin, region, and gender. Gina M. Perez offers an intimate and unvarnished portrait of Puerto Rican life in Chicago and San Sebastian, Puerto Rico - two places connected by a long history of circulating people, ideas, goods, and information. more...
Life Lines
Oxford University Press 1996; US$ 59.99This text is intended for sociologists and anthropologists interested in ethnicity, community and integration amongst Asian Indian immigrants. more...
Frommer's® Chicago 2007
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006; US$ 16.99You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go -- they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. more...
Once a King, Always a King
Chicago Review Press 2004; US$ 13.99This riveting sequel to My Bloody Life traces Reymundo Sanchez?s struggle to create a ?normal? life outside the Latin Kings, one of the nation's most notorious street gangs, and to move beyond his past. Sanchez illustrates how the Latin King motto ?once a king, always a king? rings true and details the difficulty and danger of leaving that life... more...
Frommer's Chicago 2008
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007; US$ 17.99According to Chicago's Convention and Tourism Bureau, the city had 18.1 million domestic tourists in 2006. Chicago was voted third-best U.S. city by Travel + Leisure readers. more...
Marketing For Dummies
Wiley 2009; US$ 21.99Covers everything from essential marketing principles and techniques to the latest methods and trends Want to sharpen your marketing skills to promote your products and services? Whether you're introducing a new product or jumpstarting your existing marketing plans, Marketing For Dummies, 3rd Edition, helps you get a handle on such basic marketing... more...
Chicago
University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 18.00Chicago has been called by many names. Nelson Algren declared it a “City on the Make.” Carl Sandburg dubbed it the “City of Big Shoulders.” Upton Sinclair christened it “The Jungle,” while New Yorkers, naturally, pronounced it “the Second City.” At last there is a book for all of us, whatever we choose... more...
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Infobase Publishing 2008; US$ 42.00What really happened in Mrs. O'Leary's barn that autumn night in Chicago? Though no one knows for sure, what is certain is someone, or something, ignited a load of hay on fire, and the city of Chicago would never be the same. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 raged for more than 24 hours, obliterating the downtown and sparking a mass exodus to... more...









