"A close look at an urban neighborhood in Chicago, South Shore, and the author's own relationship to that neighborhood from living there as a child and studying it as an adult."--Provied by publisher.

"Thinking of Ernest Hemingway often brings to mind his travels around the world, documenting war and engaging in thrilling adventures. However, fully understanding this outsized international author means returning to his place of birth. Hidden Hemingway presents highlights from the extraordinary collections in his hometown of Oak Park. Thoroughly researched, and illustrated with more than 300 color images, this impressive volume includes never-before-published...

"The Kosher Capones tells the story of Chicago's Jewish gangsters from Prohibition into the 1980s"--

In 1924, University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were young, rich, and looking for a thrill. The crime that came next--the brutal, cold-blood murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks--would come to captivate the country and unfold into what many dubbed the crime of the century. As the decades passed, the mythology surrounding the unlikely killers continued to capture the interest of new generations, spawning numerous books, fictionalizations,...

"A vibrant visual guide to the coolest architecture, art, museums, parks, theaters, bars, restaurants and much more in this exhilarating city"--

High school freshman, Roman Santi, has everything--except the kind of relationship he wants with his father. But when his life gets turned upside down and Roman is forced to leave his home in Hollywood to live with his grandparents in the midwest, Roman thinks nothing could be worse. But his pink-haired friend, Zuzu, and his crush, Claire, introduce him to performance poetry, and his view of the world begins to change.

"On September 29, 2018, before a live audience at Navy Pier in Chicago, international curator Hans Ulrich Obrist conducted his first US Marathon interview session as part of Art Design Chicago, a yearlong celebration of Chicago's art and design legacy initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Obrist, who has undertaken a life-long project of interviewing cultural figures, spoke with more than twenty of Chicago's most innovative and influential...