Chicago Review Press: 838 books
A Bigger Field Awaits Us
The Scottish Football Team That Fought the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Each November, about a hundred people with paper poppies pinned to their coats gather around a memorial near a commuter rail station in Edinburgh to listen to a Salvation Army band and remember how more than a dozen members of the local football team, Heart of Midlothian—almost every member of its...
Chrysler's Turbine Car
The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Offering a behind-the-scenes look into the world of automotive research and development in the 1960s, this engaging narrative traces the birth of Chrysler’s alternative “jet” car and reveals the story behind its sudden and mysterious demise. Relying on extensive research and firsthand accounts...
Pedestrianism
When Watching People Walk Was America's Favorite Spectator Sport
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Strange as it sounds, during the 1870s and 1880s, America's most popular spectator sport wasn't baseball, boxing, or horseracing—it was competitive walking. Inside sold-out arenas, competitors walked around dirt tracks almost nonstop for six straight days (never on Sunday), risking their health...
Conversate Is Not a Word
Getting Away from Ghetto
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2010
Funny, sad, and refreshingly honest, this provocative commentary based on the author's award-winning blog explores what is wrong with black culture and what needs to be done to fix neighborhoods and improve lives. The fresh, female voice presents a new perspective-differing from so many other treatises...
Number Sense and Nonsense
Building Math Creativity and Confidence Through Number Play
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
These 80-plus math activities and number games help kids to think critically about math instead of just memorizing rules. The emphasis is on the underlying relationships between numbers and the process of manipulating them. Kids get together and play games with odd and even numbers, prime and composite...
The Many Faces of Josephine Baker
Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
A complete biographical look at the complex life of a world-famous entertainer
With determination and audacity, Josephine Baker turned her comic and musical abilities into becoming a worldwide icon of the Jazz Age. The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy provides...
Publishing for Profit
Successful Bottom-Line Management for Book Publishers
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Publishing in the 21st century is a rapidly changing business, and this highly readable and comprehensive reference covers it all: editorial acquisition and process, the importance of metadata, operations procedures, financial benchmarks and methods, and personnel management as well as product development,...
Financial Intimacy
How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Your Money and Your Mate
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Addressing the common reasons people don't discuss personal finances in detail and in-depth with their partner, this unique approach to managing money goes beyond the superficial to the substantial and significant conversations couples should have about money. In part one, personal profiles of 19...
by Arnold Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
A strong novel about two couples in the process of getting divorced and how divorce is seen in the early 20th century.
Africa for Kids
Exploring a Vibrant Continent, 19 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Africa is brought to life in this imaginative look at the plants, animals, and people that make it such a fascinating continent. Studies of both traditional tribes and modern African cities showcase Africa's diversity, and authentic activities allow kids to dive into the rich culture by making a Maasai...
A Kid's Guide to Asian American History
More than 70 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2007
Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Asian American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have shaped Asian American history. This book is broken down into sections covering American descendents from various Asian countries,...
by damali ayo
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
A hilarious and satirical look at race relations that is almost too close for comfort, this pseudo-guidebook gives both renters and rentals "much-needed" advice and tips on technique. Reframing actual stories, techniques, requests, and responses gathered from the author's more than 30 years...
Mondo Magnets
40 Attractive (and Repulsive) Devices and Demonstrations
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
Surprising and seemingly impossible effects result from the 40 experiments included in this fascinating science resource-all based on real magnetic physics. Each experiment-such as using a common refrigerator magnet to create a three-dimensional image or floating a magnet and carbon sheet in midair-is...
Leaving Mundania
Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-Playing Games
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Exposing a subculture only beginning to enter the imagination of mainstream America, this is the story of live action role-playing (LARP) games. A hybrid of games—such as Dungeons & Dragons, historical reenactment, fandom, and good old-fashioned pretend—LARP games are thriving and this book...