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1	The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America more books like this by Erik Larson The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke ... see all copies from $2.48! new only from $6.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Chicago Manual of Style: The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers more books like this by University of Chicago Press, Margaret D F Mahan (Preface by) An essential, authoritative reference for all who work with words: writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers. The book covers every imaginable issue regarding style and usage, as well as conventions of editing, manuscript preparation, typesetting, indexing, design, and printing. see all copies from $34.79! new only from $40.43! \| SVS
3	House on Mango Street more books like this by Sandra Cisneros In this novel about coming of age in Chicago, Esperanza Cordero grows up in its inner-city slums and resolves to transcend her background. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Jungle more books like this by Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair's classic work of muckraking fiction tells the unsavory truth about Chicago's stockyards at the turn of the 20th century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Native Son more books like this by Richard Wright Bigger Thomas, a young black man in Chicago, murders two women and is condemned to death. Bigger, whose crimes escalate as the story takes its sad and terrible course, feels--like Dostoyevsky's Raskolnikov in CRIME AND PUNISHMENT--that the act of murder is a kind of existential act, and is the only kind of freedom he has ever known. Wright ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers more books like this by Kate L Turabian, Wayne C Booth (Revised by), Gregory G Colomb (Revised by) This seventh edition of Turabian's "Manual" is a classic reference revised for a new age. It is tailored to a new generation of writers using tools its original author could not have imagined--while retaining the clarity and authority that generations of scholars have come to associate with the name Turabian. see all copies from $12.53! new only from $12.53! \| SVS
7	There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America more books like this by Alex Kotlowitz This bestseller is the moving and powerful account of two remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's Henry Horner Homes. "An extraordinary glimpse into the lives of those struggling for survival and dignity in inner-city America".--Chicago Sun-Times. see all copies from $3.25! new only from $7.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Westing Game more books like this by Ellen Raskin Sam Westing is dead...killed by one of his 16 heirs, all of whom are residents of the Sunset Towers apartment building. Following the instructions laid out in Westing's will, the 16 heirs are split into eight teams of two. Each team is then given four mysterious clues that they must use to discover who among them is Westing's killer. The winning ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Storm Front more books like this by Jim Butcher In this first book in the offbeat Dresden Files, readers are introduced to Harry Dresden, a wizard with a consulting practice in modern-day Chicago. Dresdens profession offers him little money, lots of mockery, the suspicion of his magical colleagues, and plenty of danger. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Then We Came to the End more books like this by Joshua Ferris Every office is a family of sorts, and the ad agency Ferris brilliantly depicts in his debut novel is a family at its strangest and best, coping with a business downturn in the time-honored way: through gossip, pranks, and increasingly frequent coffee breaks. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Sister Carrie more books like this by T Dreiser This novel about the effects of America's repressive moral climate was controversial in its day, and its availability to the public was delayed 12 years because of the "immorality" in Dreiser's sordid, realistic portrayal of the downfall of an innocent young woman who leaves her country town for the big city. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Fool Moon more books like this by Jim Butcher Business has been slow for professional wizard Harry Dresden, who hasn't been able to dredge up any kind of work, magical or mundane. But just when it looks like he can't afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise. see all copies from $3.02! new only from $4.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Deep End of the Ocean more books like this by Jacquelyn Mitchard Beth Cappadora, smart-mouthed and disorganized, has considered herself a good mother of her three children. Then her three-year-old son Ben disappears from the hotel while the whole family is visiting Chicago for Beth's 15th high-school reunion. Beth descends into depression, growing apart from her baby daughter and her disturbed son Vincent, who ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Grave Peril: Book Three of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher Chicago's wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden faces the toughest foe of his career: the ghost of an evil wizard who invades people's nightmares, and who uses other ghosts as lethal weapons. Harry tries to figure out why so many victims have ties to him--and if he doesn't figure it out soon, he could wind up a ghost himself. see all copies from $3.40! new only from $4.87! \| SVS
15 view cover	Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West more books like this by William Cronon In this groundbreaking work, a Yale University professor of history gives an environmental perspective on the history of 19th-century America. "No one has written about Chicago with more power, clarity, and intelligence than Cronon. Indeed, no one has ever written a better book about a city".--Boston Globe. Photographs and maps. see all copies from $8.75! new only from $11.43! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	White Night more books like this by Jim Butcher In Butchers latest "New York Times" bestseller, professional wizard Harry Dresden investigates a series of deaths after he uncovers a conspiracy within the White Council of Wizards that threatens not only him, but those closest to him. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $3.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Dead Beat: A Novel of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher As the seventh installment in the Dresden Files opens, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden's biggest problem is that his roommate, his vampire/incubus half-brother Thomas, won't clean up after himself or feed the cat and dog. But things get much worse fast. Harry has three days to find the Word of Kemmler, the supreme spellbook of a powerful and ... see all copies from $4.44! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Murder List more books like this by Julie Garwood A serial killer targets a beautiful heiress in this romantic thriller. Regan Hamilton Madison, an executive at a family-run chain of luxury hotels, goes to a seminar led by a popular and disreputable psychiatrist, who tells his attendees to write down the names of people who have personally wronged them and whom the attendees would just as soon ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Blood Rites: Book Six of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, takes on a case as a favor to his friend Thomas--a vampire of dubious integrity--only to become the prime suspect in a series of ghastly murders. Original. see all copies from $2.32! new only from $4.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Summer Knight: Book Four of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher Now that his girlfriend has left him, professional wizard Harry Dresden can't pay his rent and alienates his friends. He's soon approached by the Winter Queen of Faerie with an offer he can't refuse--all he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer Queen's right-hand man, the Summer Knight, and clear the Winter Queen's name. Soon, Harry finds ... see all copies from $3.49! new only from $4.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Proven Guilty more books like this by Jim Butcher The White Council of Wizards has drafted Harry Dresden to look into rumors of black magic in Chicago. Malevolent entities that feed on fear are loose, but it's all in a day's work for a wizard, his dog, and a talking skull named Bob. Soon to be a major Sci-Fi Channel series produced by Nicholas Cage. see all copies from $3.48! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Caramelo more books like this by Sandra Cisneros This lively family novel concerns the Reyes clan, including "the Awful Grandmother," Soledad. Her granddaughter Lala delves into her grandmother's history as she recounts various colorful episodes in the family history, concluding that, "awful" though some of her relatives may be, she is blessed to be part of a large, close-knit--and often very ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Death Masks: Book Five of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher Harry Dresden, Chicago's only practicing wizard, is hired by a mysterious priest to find the stolen Shroud of Turin. But first, Harry must deal with the Red Court of Vampires' champion, professional hit men, and the return of his semi-vampire former girlfriend. Original. see all copies from $3.20! new only from $5.25! \| SVS
24 view cover	Match Me If You Can more books like this by Susan Elizabeth Phillips This contemporary romance by bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips is the sixth in the Chicago Stars series. Annabelle Granger is struggling to make Perfect for You, the newly renamed Chicago matchmaking business she inherited from her grandmother, a success. And she is convinced that the key to that success involves ruthless sports agent ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	This Heart of Mine more books like this by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Struggling children's book author Molly Somerville has a crush on Kevin Tucker, the dashing quarterback of the Chicago Stars football team. Luckily, it so happens that Molly's sister and brother-in-law are the team owners. Molly and Kevin meet and have a one-night stand. A pregnancy results, and there is a more or less shotgun wedding. After a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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