Cultural Region/Midwest
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Shoeless Joe
$18.99 Add to cartThe inspiration for the beloved film Field of Dreams, Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella is the story about the beauty and history of baseball, and the power and endurance of a dream.
“A moonlit novel abo
- Author: Kinsella, W. P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 28 1999
- ISBN10: 0395957737
- Language: English
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The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf
$19.99 Add to cartSyrian immigrant Khadra Shamy is growing up in a devout, tightly knit Muslim family in 1970s Indiana, at the crossroads of bad polyester and Islamic dress codes. Along with her brother Eyad and her Af… [more below]
- Author: Kahf, Mojha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0786715197
- Language: English
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Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story
$21.00 Add to cart“A fascinating political, racial, economic, and cultural tapestry” (Detroit Free Press), Once in a Great City is a tour de force from David Maraniss about the quintessential American city at the top o… [more below]
- Author: Maraniss, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 20 2016
- ISBN10: 147674839X
- Language: English
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I’ll Show You
$18.95 Add to cartDerrick Rose achieved an improbable childhood dream: being selected first overall in the NBA draft by his hometown Chicago Bulls. The point guard was a phenom, winning the Rookie of the Year award and
- Author: Rose, Derrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 10, 2020
- ISBN10: 1629378402
- Language: English
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Birds of the Dakotas Field Guide
$16.95 Add to cartGet the New Edition of the Dakotas’ Best-Selling Bird Guide
Learn to identify birds in North Dakota and South Dakota, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela’s famous field guide
- Series: Bird Identification Guides
- Author: Tekiela, Stan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: November 30 2021
- ISBN10: 1647551927
- Language: English
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Hiking Wisconsin: A Guide to the State’s Greatest Hikes
$24.95 Add to cartFully revised and updated, Hiking Wisconsin profiles over 60 of the best hikes in the state. Detailed maps, step-by-step miles and directions, and a superb selection of day hikes and overnight trips m
- Series: State Hiking Guides
- Author: Revolinski, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1493063324
- Language: English
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Gone Missing: A Kate Burkholder Novel
$19.00 Add to cartLinda Castillo’s bestselling series has been called “gripping” [People] and “impossible to put down” [Bookpage] and the “teeth chattering suspense” [USA Today] continues with GONE MISSING–a deeply ch
- Series: Kate Burkholder #4
- Author: Castillo, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 28 2021
- ISBN10: 1250837170
- Language: English
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Every Goddamn Day: A Highly Selective, Definitely Opinionated, and Alternatingly Humorous and Heartbreaking Historical Tour of Chicago
$25.00 Read moreA daily celebration of Chicago’s history, both known and obscure, and always entertaining.
Every day in Chicago is a day to remember. In a city so rich with history, every day is the anniversary of s- Author: Steinberg, Neil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: October 12, 2022
- ISBN10: 022677984X
- Language: English
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Haunted Wisconsin
$19.95 Add to cartGrab a cozy blanket, light a few flickering candles, and enjoy the unnerving tales of Haunted Wisconsin. Gathered from personal interviews with credible eyewitnesses, on-site explorations, historical
- Author: Norman, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 15 2011
- ISBN10: 0299285944
- Language: English
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The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits
$18.99 Add to cartPrizewinning Book: The Dawn of Detroit won both the Merle Curti Prize and the James Rawley Prize, two of the top distinctions in American History Media track record: Hardcover edition attracted major … [more below]
- Author: Miles, Tiya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1620974819
- Language: English
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From Captain Penny to Superhost: Tales from the Golden Age of Cleveland Children’s Television, 1950s-1970s
$15.95 Add to cartIt was the golden age of children’s television in Cleveland. Let’s go behind the plywood sets, costumes, and greasepaint for a close-up look at some remarkable personalities …
Children’s TV once spra
- Author: Olszewski, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 189
- Publish Date: November 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1598511122
- Language: English
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Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States: A Field-To-Kitchen Guide
$24.95 Read moreLavishly illustrated with nearly three hundred gorgeous full-color photos, this engaging guidebook carefully describes forty different edible species of wild mushrooms found around Illinois and surrou
- Series: Field-To-Kitchen Guides
- Author: McFarland, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: April 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0252076435
- Language: English
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The Litigators
$10.99 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – After leaving a fast-track legal career and going on a serious bender, David Zinc is sober, unemployed, and desperate enough to take a job at Finley & Figg, a self-descr… [more below]
- Author: Grisham, John
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: June 26 2012
- ISBN10: 034553056X
- Language: English
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Bad Land: An American Romance
$18.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER – Startlingly observed, beautifully written, this book is a contemporary classic of the American West. – “As good a book as I have read … [more below]
- Series: Vintage Departures
- Author: Raban, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 364
- Publish Date: October 07 1997
- ISBN10: 0679759069
- Language: English
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Birds of Prey of the Midwest
$14.95 Add to cartGet Started Identifying Raptors of the Midwest!
Learn to identify raptors, and make bird-watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela’s famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informa
- Series: Bird Identification Guides
- Author: Tekiela, Stan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 188
- Publish Date: May 05 2010
- ISBN10: 1591932475
- Language: English
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On the Trails of Northern Michigan: A Guide for All Seasons
$24.95 Add to cartOn the Trails of Northern Michigan covers state parks and national forests from coast to coast, leading you through Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, Lee
- Author: Terrell, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 318
- Publish Date: June 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1954786212
- Language: English
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Ghostly Tales of Michigan
$9.95 Add to cartRead 27 chilling ghost stories about reportedly true encounters with the supernatural in Michigan.
A heroic specter saves a dying man’s life. An April Fool’s joke reveals the presence of a dog-like mon
- Series: Hauntings, Horrors & Scary Ghost Stories
- Author: Jacobson, Ryan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1647553059
- Language: English
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Carlos Gomez Freestyles…Heavy on the Style
$8.95 Add to cartLoosely based on the artist’s childhood in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this graphic novel centers on Carlos Gomez and his family–the only Mexican family in their Midwestern town. When invited to parti… [more below]
- Author: Gonzalez, Chuck
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 30 2022
- ISBN10: 1478874139
- Language: English
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Who Is the City For?: Architecture, Equity, and the Public Realm in Chicago
$29.00 Read moreA vividly illustrated collaboration between two of Chicago’s most celebrated architecture critics casts a wise and unsparing eye on inequities in the built environment and attempts to rectify them.
- Author: Kamin, Blair
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: November 21, 2022
- ISBN10: 0226822737
- Language: English
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Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders
$16.95 Read more“An unnerving true crime story of murder, terror, and justice.” –Dallas Morning News
Updated with the latest DNA findings and a new foreword by Gregg Olsen! The definitive book on John Wayne Gacy, wr- Author: Sullivan, Terry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0806542403
- Language: English
