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The art of the trade The art of the trade Jason Alan Jankovsky The Art of the Trade is a searing portrait of the futures and options industry as seen through the eyes of someone who has participated in this arena for more than twenty years. On one level, it's a … OL11913949W
Michelle Michelle Liza Mundy Presents a portrait of Michelle Obama from her youth on the south side of Chicago and her education at Princeton and Harvard Law School to her relationship with Barack Obama and her views on politica… OL12036898W
Michelle Obama Michelle Obama Elizabeth Lightfoot Michelle Obama, brillante avocate, a eu des réserves quant à la décision de son mari, sénateur de l'Illinois, de s'engager dans la course présidentielle. Mais elle est rapidement apparue comme une pi… OL13749776W
House Rules House Rules Rachel Sontag At an early age, Rachel Sontag realized there was something deeply wrong with her father. On the surface, he was a well-respected, suburban physician. But questioning his authority led to brutal figh… OL14958694W
Radical-in-Chief Radical-in-Chief Stanley Kurtz President Barack Obama surprised many voters during a pre-election interview when he approvingly noted that Ronald Reagan had “changed the trajectory of America” in a way that other presidents had no… OL15571842W
Secret Historian Secret Historian Justin Spring,Sean Runnette Drawn from the secret, never-before-seen diaries, journals, and sexual records of the novelist, poet, and university professor Samuel M. Steward, Secret Historian is a sensational reconstruction of o… OL16799820W
Women building Chicago 1790-1990 Women building Chicago 1790-1990 Adele Hast,Rima Lunin Schultz "Woman have been in the forefront of social reform, education, the arts, and the sciences in America's Second City. Crusading journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett, social reformer Jane Addams, blues piani… OL18800617W
Royko Royko F. Richard Ciccone Mike Royko pulled no punches. A hardnosed reporter with a keen sense of social justice and a murderous pen, he became, in Jimmy Breslin's words, "the best journalist of his time". Royko was by all ac… OL1914317W
Lake effect Lake effect Rich Cohen "Lake Effect is about growing up on the Great Lakes, emerging from the shadow of a father, falling under the spell of an unforgettable friendship, and the pain of looking back on that friendship with… OL1968509W
Lady Q Lady Q Reymundo Sanchez Reymundo Sanchez, a former member of the Latin Kings street gang, recounts the experiences of Sonia Rodriguez, a young girl who became a powerful leader of the Latin Queens, and explores the devastat… OL19943782W
Heartland serial killers Heartland serial killers Richard Lindberg "The chilling true story of two turn-of-the-century serial killers, Belle Gunness and Johann Hoch"--Provided by publisher. OL19949782W
Empire of deception Empire of deception Dean Jobb "It was a time of unregulated madness. And nowhere was it madder than in Chicago at the dawn of the Roaring Twenties. Speakeasies thrived, gang war shootings announced Al Capone's rise to underworld … OL19999544W
Cook County ICU Cook County ICU Cory M. Franklin An inside look at one of the nation's most famous public hospitals, Cook County, as seen through the eyes of its longtime Director of Intensive Care, Dr. Cory Franklin. Readers will be riveted by sto… OL20020279W
Harold, the People's Mayor Harold, the People's Mayor Dempsey Travis,Clarence Page x, 332 pages ; 23 cm OL21158902W
Gangsters and organized crime in Jewish Chicago Gangsters and organized crime in Jewish Chicago Alex Garel-Frantzen "Al Capone. The Untouchables. The Valentine's Day massacre. You may think you know everything about the Roaring Twenties in the Windy City, but in the early twentieth century, the harsh environment o… OL23330211W
On this day in Chicago history On this day in Chicago history John R. Schmidt "Explore the history of Chicago throughout the year with daily entries of historical anecdotes"-- OL23332404W
The Damndest Radical The Damndest Radical Roger A. Bruns Biography of Ben Reitman (1879-1942) OL8061378W