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20 Years at Hull House 20 Years at Hull House Jane Addams Jane Addams's narrative of life in an immigrant urban neighborhood provides students with an introduction to the issues of the Progressive era and the tenets of social activism. This new teaching edi… OL1106688W
Democracy And Social Ethics (The Works Of Jane Addams) Democracy And Social Ethics (The Works Of Jane Addams) Jane Addams Published in 1902, Democracy and Social Ethics is Addams' first book. Originally a course of lectures delivered at “various colleges and extension centres” most of its contents were likely composed … OL1106690W
Free Live Free Free Live Free Gene Wolfe A group of four down-on-their-luck strangers respond to a classified ad offering a strange bargain: live free of charge in an old man's house, and help him to prevent the city from having the buildin… OL14871977W
Subtitle Subtitle Marvin Richard Montney "In this collection, visionary poet Montney opens the doorway to the soul to uncover love's unchartered essence. ... A good writer uses his life as a camera to help influence his writing; a great wri… OL16242069W
Between the lines Between the lines Stephen Young,Joseph Parisi,Joseph Parisi,Stephen Young "Virtually all of the nearly five hundred letters in Between the Lines have never been printed before. Mr. Parisi's introductions and commentaries set the stage for the lively drama of contemporary p… OL17754477W
Happy Are the Peacemakers Happy Are the Peacemakers Andrew M. Greeley ***Father Greeley's fictional detective, the Most Reverend John Blackwood Ryan, auxiliary bishop of Chicago and amateur sleuth par excellence, becomes involved in another mystery with both theologica… OL17890W
A city called heaven A city called heaven Robert M. Marovich In A City Called Heaven, gospel announcer and music historian Robert Marovich shines a light on the humble origins of a majestic genre and its bond to the city where it found its voice: Chicago. Maro… OL20005519W
A cord of three strands A cord of three strands Soo Hong How can low-income, non-English-speaking parents become advocates, leaders, and role models in their children's schools? A Cord of Three Strands offers a close study of the Logan Square Neighborhood … OL20547426W
A catalogue of printed materials relating to the Philippine Islands 1519-1900, in the Newberry Libr… A catalogue of printed materials relating to the Philippine Islands 1519-1900, in the Newberry Libr… Newberry Library viii, 179 pages OL22432566W
Boys Enter the House Boys Enter the House David B. Nelson As investigators brought out the bagged remains of several dozen young men from a small Chicago ranch home and paraded them in front of a crowd of TV reporters and spectators, attention quickly turne… OL25315962W
Al Capone and His Gang (Famous Dead People) Al Capone and His Gang (Famous Dead People) Alan MacDonald Even though he is dead, Al's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Al's secret diary, read the news hot off the press from The Chicago Bugle and flick through Det, Lefty Lane… OL28927W
Design coletivo Design coletivo Mônica Moura Design coletivo apresenta, ao longo da história do design, entre 1800 e 1990, as escolas, os movimentos e os grupos com propostas interdisciplinares, atuação conjunta e colaborativa entre as áreas do… OL34315515W
Thalia Brown and the blue bug Thalia Brown and the blue bug Michelle Dionetti This is a book about a young girl, Thalia, who lives in Chicago with her family. She feels that her family doesn't listen to her. Through drawing a blue bug on the concrete, she begins to take an int… OL3490740W
Chicago Chicago Sarah Walton,Patricia Sullivan Ziff,Tom McNamee 447 p. : 32 cm OL4324215W
A place in Colusa A place in Colusa George Benet Benet's poetic introduction says much: "Hibiscus, bougainvillea, night blooming jasmine boutiques, mosaic tiles, fancy glassware La Jolla, Tiburon, and Carmel screw those places. Gonna move up … OL4624744W
Norman Rockwell Norman Rockwell Maureen Hart Hennessey A companion volume to the first major traveling exhibition of Norman Rockwell's work includes analysis by major art historians, culture critics, and psychologists, as well as 120 illustrations from t… OL535223W
Chihuly Chihuly Donald B. Kuspit,Kathryn Kanjo,Mark McDonnell,Ill.) Garfield Park Conservatory (Chicago,Lisa C. Roberts,Dale Chihuly,Barbara Rose Al meer dan vijftig jaar maakt de Amerikaanse kunstenaar Dale Chihuly betoverende, spectaculaire en expressieve creaties van glas. Zijn stijl is herkenbaar door het gebruik van organische vormen, lev… OL894602W