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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 add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $5.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse more books like this by James Wesley Rawles add to wishlist Already a cult success in the US after publication, reaching the top 40 on Amazon, "Patriots" is a thrilling novel of survival set in a not-too-distant future breakdown of civilization. "Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse" is a thinking man's action-adventure novel set in the near future, as America is torn by a full scale socio-economic ... see all copies from $8.83! new only from $9.49! \| SVS
3	Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets more books like this by Sudhir Venkatesh add to wishlist First introduced in "Freakonomics," here is the full story of Sudhir Venkatesh, the sociology graduate student who infiltrated one of Chicago's most notorious gangs. see all copies from $4.87! new only from $5.49! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Then We Came to the End more books like this by Joshua Ferris add to wishlist 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 $3.62! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Dead Beat: A Novel of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher add to wishlist 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 $3.95! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Lord of the Flies more books like this by Sir William Golding (Read by) add to wishlist In this now-classic tale--a terrifying variation on the traditional boys' adventure story--the brutal behavior of a group of English schoolboys left stranded on a deserted island after an atomic war is an allegory for the defects of society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.40! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Proven Guilty more books like this by Jim Butcher add to wishlist 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 $2.98! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Death Masks: Book Five of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher add to wishlist 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 $3.51! new only from $3.68! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Summer Knight: Book Four of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher add to wishlist Professional wizard Harry Dresden is approached by the Winter Queen of Faerieto find out who murdered the Summer Queen's right-hand man. Soon, Harry findsout that the fate of the entire world rests on his solving this case. see all copies from $2.39! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind more books like this by Dr. Tim LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins add to wishlist In this sequel to the bestseller Left Behind, Rayford Steele and Cameron Williams find themselves pressed into services for the man they believe could be the antichrist. Nicolae Carpathia takes over the United Nations, signs a peace treaty with Israel, and begins to lure the nations of earth together to form one global village. Meanwhile, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Grave Peril: Book Three of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Blood Rites: Book Six of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher add to wishlist 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 $3.71! new only from $4.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Target more books like this by Catherine Coulter add to wishlist A young girl who is mute becomes the target of a gang of venomous strangers who pursue her and her mother into the Rockies, and then on to Chicago. The girl and her mother, Molly Santana, become entangled early on with Ramsey Hunt, a judge who is looking to escape the brouhaha surrounding a courtroom shooting. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	House on Mango Street more books like this by Sandra Cisneros add to wishlist 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 $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Native Son more books like this by Richard Wright add to wishlist 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
16 view cover	Jungle more books like this by Upton Sinclair add to wishlist 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
17 view cover	Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year more books like this by Esme Raji Codell add to wishlist Esme Codell's diary of her first year as a fifth-grade teacher in Chicago's public schools. Ms. Esme's enthusiasm never wavers. Her classroom is an active one, full of projects and activities from storytelling to conflict resolution sessions. Outside the classroom, she endures doubting colleagues, a perplexing bureaucracy, and a principal who at ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days more books like this by Dr. Tim LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins add to wishlist Based on the apocalyptic prophesies of the Book of Revelation, this book tells the harrowing story of commercial airlines pilot Captain Rayford Steele, a wayward Christian who is left behind on earth following the end of the world. The first of 12 books in an astoundingly successful series of Christian action novels shows Rayford's gradual climb ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Raisin in the Sun more books like this by Lorraine Hansberry add to wishlist The award-winning, now classic drama about a working-class African-American family on the South Side of Chicago--their hopes, their dreams, their aspirations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Die Trying more books like this by Lee Child add to wishlist Two armed strangers abduct a dentist, an unknown woman, and ex-military policeman Jack Reacher, who must try to save them all before they simply become pawns in a larger scheme that none of them can fully understand. Reacher must act immediately, though, as the kidnappers plan to act quickly--and lethally. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul more books like this by Karen Abbott add to wishlist Step into the perfumed parlors of the Everleigh Club, the most famous brothel in American history. Culminating in a dramatic last stand between brothel keepers and crusading reformers, this book presents a vivid snapshot of Americas journey from Victorian-era propriety to 20th-century modernity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West more books like this by William Cronon add to wishlist An American frontier study, focusing on the fastest growing city of 19th-century America - Chicago. It shows the land as it was when inhabited by Indians and a few white settlers, and the frenzy of development of the meat-packing industry, the grain emporiums and the lumber markets which followed. see all copies from $4.84! new only from $12.07! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Across Five Aprils more books like this by Irene Hunt add to wishlist The unforgettable story of young Jethro Creighton, who comes of age during the turbulent years of the Civil War, by the Newbery Award-winning author of "Up a Road Slowly." "An impressive book both as a historically authentic Civil War novel and as a beautifully written family story."--University of Chicago Center for Children's Books. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	If This World Were Mine more books like this by E Lynn Harris add to wishlist Four college friends form a journal-writing group in an attempt to weather the various storms of life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Holler If You Hear Me: The Education of a Teacher and His Students more books like this by Gregory Michie add to wishlist In this time of narrowed curricula and high-stakes accountability, Gregory Michie's tales of struggle and triumph are as relevant as ever. Since it was first published in 1999, Holler has become essential reading for new and seasoned teachers alike, and an inspiring read for many others. Weaving back and forth between Michie's awakening as a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.94! \| signed copies \| SVS

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