University of Chicago Press
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What Did You Hear?: The Music of Bob Dylan
$29.95 Add to cartDiscover a new side of the songs of Bob Dylan by exploring the virtues of rough sounds, peculiar intonation, and a raspy voice.
Folk troubadour, rock star, country crooner–for a musician who adopted- Author: Rings, Steven
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0226842657
- Language: English
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The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy
$25.00 Add to cartA revelatory book that lifts the curtain on America’s most consequential public deception: how the rich get richer using tools the government gave them.
Amid conflicting narratives about the drivers- Author: Madoff, Ray D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0226835200
- Language: English
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Self-Defense: A Myth-Busting Guide to Immune Health
$26.00 Add to cart“Utterly absorbing. Nearly every paragraph brings a revelation.”–Bill Bryson – “Wise, and beautifully written. . . . It will change the way you think about your body and live your life.”—Chris van T… [more below]
- Author: Davis, Daniel M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 0226839370
- Language: English
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Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment
$29.00 Add to cartA collection of essays on themes central to Ghosh’s work: imperialism and decolonization, climate change, and the stories of ordinary people making lives amid these historical forces.
Wild Fictions b- Author: Ghosh, Amitav
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: November 19 2025
- ISBN10: 022684532X
- Language: English
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Riverine Dreams: Away to the Glorious and Forgotten Grassland Rivers of America
$26.00 Add to cartThe inspirational story of grassland rivers–and the people who paddle and protect them.
The North American grasslands that once covered vast areas of the central United States are now our most endan- Author: Frazier, George
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: October 03 2025
- ISBN10: 022683879X
- Language: English
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The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind
$20.00 Add to cartThe surprising story of how declining marriage rates are driving many of the country’s biggest economic problems.
In The Two-Parent Privilege, Melissa S. Kearney makes a provocative, data-driven case- Author: Kearney, Melissa S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 022684160X
- Language: English
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Funga Obscura: Photo Journeys Among Fungi
$28.00 Add to cartAn unforgettable visual journey through the kingdom of fungi, both enigmatic and entrancing.
Recyclers, creators of soil, enablers of life, and food for many–fungi are as dynamic as they are diverse.
- Author: Pouliot, Alison
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0226843726
- Language: English
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Wired Wisdom: How to Age Better Online
$20.00 Add to cartA surprising window into the online lives of people sixty and over–offering essential insights, no matter your age.
Many popular accounts say the older you are, the greater your tech struggles. And- Author: Hargittai, Eszter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 09 2025
- ISBN10: 0226841391
- Language: English
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Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine
$32.50 Add to cartUnearths the religious and cultural roots of a powerful political machine that empowered some everyday Chicagoans but ruled all of the city for decades.
In politics, clout is essential. Too often, it
- Author: Pacyga, Dominic a.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 022673370X
- Language: English
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The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America
$20.00 Add to cartRevealing a history that is deep, broad, and infuriating, The Black Tax casts a bold light on the racist practices long hidden in the shadows of America’s tax regimes.
American taxation is unfair, an- Author: Kahrl, Andrew W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: July 09 2025
- ISBN10: 0226840182
- Language: English
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The Price of Our Values: The Economic Limits of Moral Life
$25.00 Read moreThe economic case for self-interest at the outer limits of being morally good.
Modern life is an exercise in discomfort. In the face of endless injustice, how much selfishness is permissible? How do w
- Author: Landier, Augustin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0226827089
- Language: English
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The Neural Mind: How Brains Think
$35.00 Add to cartOffers an expansive, unified theory of thought that brings together the vast resources of neuroscience, computation, and cognitive linguistics.
What is an idea, and where does it come from? We experi- Author: Lakoff, George
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 24 2025
- ISBN10: 022683588X
- Language: English
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Sound Reporting, Second Edition: The NPR Guide to Broadcast, Podcast and Digital Journalism
$22.50 Add to cartAn indispensable guide to audio journalism grounded in NPR’s journalistic values and practices, with tips and insights from its top reporters, hosts, editors, producers, and more.
A lot has changed- Author: Socolovsky, Jerome
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: December 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0226824667
- Language: English
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The Craft of Science Writing: Selections from “The Open Notebook,” Expanded Edition
$26.50 Add to cartA deeply sourced, inclusive guide to all aspects of science writing with contributions from some of the most skilled and award-winning authors working today.
Science writing has never been so critica- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Carpenter, Siri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 14 2024
- ISBN10: 0226830292
- Language: English
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Why You, Why Me, Why Now: The Mindset and Moves to Land That First Job, from Networking to Cover Letters, Resumes, and Interviews
$16.00 Add to cartA clear, accessible, and fun guide on everything it takes to land a job.
Searching for a job can be hard and demoralizing work. In Why You, Why Me, Why Now, Rachel Toor delivers some good news. The m- Author: Toor, Rachel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 01 2024
- ISBN10: 022682229X
- Language: English
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Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right
$30.00 Add to cartA revelatory and comprehensive history of the gay Right from incisive political commentator Neil J. Young.
One of the most maligned, misunderstood, and even mocked constituencies in American … [more below]- Author: Young, Neil J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0226818055
- Language: English
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Shock Values: Prices and Inflation in American Democracy
$35.00 Add to cartONE OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL’S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2024
How inflation and deflation fears shape American democracy.
Many foundational moments in American economic history–the establishment of paper mon
- Author: Binder, Carola
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 22 2024
- ISBN10: 0226833097
- Language: English
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The Chicago Guide for Freelance Editors: How to Take Care of Your Business, Your Clients, and Yourself from Start-Up to Sustainability
$25.00 Read moreThe definitive guide to starting and running a freelance editing business.
You’ve been thinking about shifting into the world of freelance editing, but you don’t know where to start. In a time when e- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Brenner, Erin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0226833062
- Language: English
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Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back
$26.00 Add to cartA compelling argument that the extractive practices of today’s tech giants are the continuation of colonialism–and a crucial guide to collective resistance.
Large technology companies like Meta, Ama- Author: Mejias, Ulises A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 14 2024
- ISBN10: 0226832309
- Language: English
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Liberty’s Grid: A Founding Father, a Mathematical Dreamland, and the Shaping of America
$30.00 Read moreThe surprising history behind a ubiquitous facet of the United States: the gridded landscape.
Seen from an airplane, much of the United States appears to be a gridded land of startling uniformity. Pe- Author: Alexander, Amir
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 29 2024
- ISBN10: 0226820726
- Language: English
