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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson Staff Pick An amazing history that recounts the inconceivable events surrounding the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, Larson's tale captures a time and place that vividly come to life. The central characters in this tale are Daniel H. Burnham, the architect... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Coop: A Family, a Farm, and the Pursuit of One Good Egg (P.S.) by Michael Perry Staff Pick Coop is perfect for anyone dreaming of a "simple" life in the country — and for those already living it. Perry is a brilliant storyteller, and this is a funny and poignant account of his unorthodox childhood and his current quest for some cred as a... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Population: 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time by Michael Perry Publisher Comments Here the local vigilante is a farmer's wife armed with a pistol and a Bible, the most senior member of the volunteer fire department is a cross-eyed butcher with one kidney and two ex-wives (both of whom work at the only gas station in town), and the... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Studs Terkel's Chicago by Studs Terkel Synopsis In the tradition of E. B. Whites bestselling Here Is New York, Chicago is a tribute to the “Second City”—part history, part memoir, and 100% Studs Terkel—infused with anecdotes, memories, and reflections that celebrate the great city.... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression by Mildred Armstrong Kalish Staff Pick Those of us who feel like we're "just getting by" will be both humbled and inspired by Kalish's tales of life on an Iowa farm during the Great Depression. Her humorous and heart-warming depiction of a childhood spent working the land and, in doing so... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul by Karen Abbott Staff Pick Take one bordello. Muddle it with a bit of turn-of-the-century Chicago. Add a few characters to the mix, including the Everleigh sisters, John Barrymore, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., William Howard Taft, and Al Capone, and you serve up quite a cocktail... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Old Man and the Swamp: A True Story about My Weird Dad, a Bunch of Snakes, and One Ridiculous Road Trip by John Sellers Staff Pick Another winner from John Sellers, author of Perfect from Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life. This true story about his swampy snake-wrangling adventure with his aging father is hilarious and heartwarming.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Minneapolis and St. Paul in Vintage Postcards (Postcard History Series) by Christopher S Clay Publisher Comments During the first half of the 20th century, communication by postcard was an inexpensive and popular means of exchanging travel stories, news, and gossip across the United States. The postcard, for just a few cents, connected friends and loved-ones... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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That Dark and Bloody River (Mysteries & Horror) by Allan W Eckert Publisher Comments The critically acclaimed, award-winning author of A Sorrow in Our Heart brings to life an event that marked a major turning point in the history of the American frontier--the settling of the Ohio River Valley. "Compelling reading--an epic narrative... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Truck: A Love Story (P.S.) by Michael Perry Publisher Comments The author of Population: 485 returns, delivering a truckload of humor, heart, and...gardening tips? Think Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, complete with stock cars, sexy vegetables, and a laugh track. "All I wanted to do was fix my old... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ghost Town: While St. Louis Sleeps by Eric Post Publisher Comments While every city understandably goes to great lengths to promote a wholesome image of itself to encourage tourism and business, there is often a far more interesting world that lies beyond the brochure photos of stadiums and glass skyscrapers. Only a... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $16.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Images of America #66: Route 66 in the Missouri Ozarks by Joe Sonderman Publisher Comments Route 66 in the Missouri Ozarks picks up the journey west where its companion book, Route 66 in St. Louis, leaves off. As Bobby Troup's song says, Route 66 travels "more than 2,000 miles all the way." But one would be hard-pressed to "Show Me" a more... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Chicago: City on the Make (60TH Anniversary) (11 Edition) by Nelson Algren Publisher Comments “Once youve become a part of this particular patch, youll never love another. Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies. But never a lovely so real.” Ernest Hemingway once said of Nelson Algrens writing that... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps (American Lives) by Ted Kooser Publisher Comments Ted Kooser describes with exquisite detail and humor the place he calls home in the rolling hills of southeastern Nebraska — an area known as the Bohemian Alps. Nothing is too big or too small for his attention. Memories of his grandmother's cooking... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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You Know You're in Michigan When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Great Lakes State (You Know You're in) by Colleen Burcar Publisher Comments You know you're in Michigan when . . . . . . a piston isn't always under the hood of your car . . . pasties are something you eat . . . youse meet da yooper Michigan has its own view of the world. Look through that lens and learn 101 quintessential... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Tender Land: A Family Love Story by Kathleen Finneran Publisher Comments The author describes the relationships and inner workings of a family reeling from the loss of a beloved son and brother, one who gave no indication that his life was so intolerable that he would seek to end it.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $16.60 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Detroit's Polonia (Images of America) by Cecile Wendt Jensen Publisher Comments More than a century has passed since the first Poles settled in Detroit. The first communities were established on the east side of Detroit, but the colony expanded rapidly to the west neighborhoods, and Poles in Detroit still identify themselves as East-... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cities of the Heartland: The Rise & Fall of the Industrial Midwest by Jon C Teaford Publisher Comments Recommended for all who want to learn about the origins of the contemporary urban crisis. --Library Journal Teaford writes a definitive history of the transformation of America's heartland into the Rust Belt, chronicling the development of the cities of... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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This Day in Ohio History by Rebecca Goodman Synopsis This Day in Ohio History is a fascinating day-by-day survey of the state's colorful past. Based on a series of daily features published in the Cincinnati Enquirer to celebrate Ohio's bicentennial, this book offers nearly a thousand anecdotes about the... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Columnist's View of Capitol Square: Ohio Politics and Government, 1969-2005 (Series on Ohio Politics) by Lee Leonard Publisher Comments Lee Leonard covered Ohio politics for thirty-six years. This collection brings together his columns about the major figures, seminal events, and legends from the early 1970s through 2005. The historical digest covers the key issues and trends in Ohio... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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