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Last On His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century by Youssef Daoudi
RRP: $50.38Booksplease Price: $46.39On the morning of 4 July 1910, thousands of boxing fans stormed a newly built stadium in Reno, Nevada, to witness an epic showdown. Jack Johnson, the world's first Black heavyweight champion-and most... -
Early Royko: Up Against it in Chicago by Mike Royko
RRP: $33.60Booksplease Price: $30.98Combining the incisive pen of a newspaperman and the compassionate soul of a poet, Mike Royko became a Chicago institution - in Jimmy Breslin's words, 'the best journalist of his time'. "Early Royko:... -
The Great American Burger Book: How to Make Authentic Regional Hamburgers At Home by George Motz
RRP: $41.98Booksplease Price: $30.56The Great American Burger Book is the first book to showcase a wide range of regional hamburger styles and cooking methods. Author and burger expert George Motz covers traditional grilling techniques... -
Graceland Cemetery: Chicago Stories, Symbols, and Secrets by Adam Selzer
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $29.11Chosen for the 2024 Illinois Reads Program by the Illinois Reading Council One of Chicago's landmark attractions, Graceland Cemetery chronicles the city's sprawling history through the stories of its... -
Christmas in Illinois by James Ballowe
Booksplease Price: $31.31"Christmas seems to have been always with us. It is that time of year when we expect good cheer and goodwill, a moment's respite from the year's vicissitudes, solace during difficult times," writes... -
Clear It with Sid!: Sidney R. Yates and Fifty Years of Presidents, Pragmatism, and Public Service by Michael C. Dorf
Booksplease Price: $34.59The son of a Lithuanian blacksmith, Sidney R. Yates rose to the pinnacle of Washington power and influence. As chair of a House Appropriations Subcommittee, Yates was a preeminent national figure... -
Plague Years: A Doctor's Journey Through the AIDS Crisis by Ross A Slotten
RRP: $37.80Booksplease Price: $34.38In 1992, Dr. Ross A. Slotten had the dubious distinction of signing more death certificates in the city of Chicago--and, by inference, the state of Illinois--than any other physician. As a family... -
Howard Stern Comes Again by Howard Stern 9781471186516
RRP: $42.00Booksplease Price: $31.61Rock stars and rap gods. Comedy legends and A-list actors. Supermodels and centerfolds. Moguls and mobsters. A president. Over his unrivaled four-decade career in radio, Howard Stern has interviewed... -
Rottenkid: A Succulent Story of Survival by Brigit Binns 9781960573995
RRP: $29.38Booksplease Price: $26.54A memoir sauteed in Hollywood stories, world travel, and always, the need to belongProlific cookbook author Brigit Binns' coming-of-age memoir-co-starring her alcoholic actor father Edward Binns and... -
Country and Midwestern: Chicago in the History of Country Music and the Folk Revival Mark Guarino 9780226836713
RRP: $33.60Booksplease Price: $31.61The untold story of Chicago's pivotal role as a country and folk music capital. Chicago is revered as a musical breeding ground, having launched major figures like blues legend Muddy Waters, gospel...