Chicago Review Press: 838 books
America 1844
Religious Fervor, Westward Expansion, and the Presidential Election That Transformed the Nation
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
The year 1844 saw a momentous presidential election, religious turmoil, westward expansion, and numerous other interwoven events that profoundly affected the U.S. as a nation. Author and journalist John Bicknell details these compelling events in this unusual history book. He explains how the election...
by J.A MacCulloch
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
The author compares Celtic mythology and religion with the beliefs of early Scandinavian society. Vikings and Norsemen who raided British shores ruled parts of Britain for centuries. The religion of the Scandinavians was the same as the religious beliefs and practices of their fellow Teutonic and...
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
This work brings together eight Arthur Conan Doyle mystery classics. When first gathered into one volume in 1908, the book was entitled Round the Fire Stories, since the author recommended that they be read ideally "'round the fire upon a winter's night." According to Barzun & Taylor...
Hiwassee
A Novel of the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2005
This Stunning Novel is set near the end of the Civil War in the mountainous farm country of North Carolina—bordering on the Hiwassee River—a region where neighbor turned on neighbor and helpless families were preyed on by deserters from both armies and by violent gangs pretending to be military...
Mother and Me
Escape from Warsaw 1939
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
When bombs began to fall on Warsaw, Julian's world crumbled. His beloved governess Kiki returned to her family in Lodz; Julian's stepfather joined the Polish army and the grief-stricken boy was left with the mother whom he hardly knew. Resourceful and determined, his mother did whatever was necessary...
Middling Folk
Three Seas, Three Centuries, One Scots-Irish Family
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
Telling the stories of those who quietly conducted the business and built the livelihoods that made their societies prosper or fail, this account shows how one Scots-Irish American family, the Hammills-millers, wagon makers, and blacksmiths-lived out their lives against the backdrop of the American...
In the Fields and the Trenches
The Famous and the Forgotten on the Battlefields of World War I
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
From a Hall of Fame pitcher to a U.S. president, learn what an incredible impact World War I made on young men and women When it started, many thought the Great War would be a great adventure. Yet as those who saw it up close learned, it was anything but. In the Fields and the Trenches traces the...
Threshold of Fire
A Novel of Fifth-Century Rome
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
It is 414 A.D. and the once-powerful Roman Empire is in its death throes—split between East and West, menaced by barbarian hordes almost literally at its gates. The Emperor Honorious cowers in the marsh-bound city of Ravenna, where he has moved the government. There is the Prefect Hadrian, a powerful...
Algren
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
The first examination of Nelson Algren in over 25 years, Algren is the definitive biography of one of the best-known writers of mid-20th-century America. Journalist Mary Wisniewski interviewed dozens of Algren's inner circle, including photographer Art Shay and the late Studs Terkel, and examined...
by W.W. Jacobs, Gary Hoppenstand
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
The Monkey's Paw and Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre, Compiled by Gary Hoppenstand, brings together a unique collection of W.W. Jacobs's horror stories never before collected. There are eighteen stories altogether in this collection of the macabre and supernatural. Jacobs's own boyhood memories...
Aesthetes and Decadents of the 1890s
An Anthology of British Poetry and Prose
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
The Aesthetic and Decadent Movement of the late 19th century spawned the idea of "Art for Art's Sake," challenged aesthetic standards and shocked the bourgeosie. From Walter Pater's study, "The Renaissance to Salome, the truly decadent collaboration between Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley,...
Stomp Rockets, Catapults, and Kaleidoscopes
30+ Amazing Science Projects You Can Build for Less than $1
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Kids will learn how things they encounter every day operate by building their own models with this hands-on activity book. Projects include building a working model of the human hand’s muscles, bones, and tendons using drinking straws, tape, and string; using a pair of two-liter bottles and a length...
Exploring the Solar System
A History with 22 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
In this stellar activity book, kids delve into the rich history of space exploration, where telescopes, satellites, probes, landers, and human missions lead to amazing discoveries. Updated to include the recent discovery of Eris which, along with Pluto, has been newly classified as a “dwarf planet”...
Westward Ho!
An Activity Guide to the Wild West
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1996
Take your students on any number of learning journeys: join Lewis and Clark on an expedition; journey into the woods with fur traders; or ride a wagon train to the Oregon Territory as you learn how the quest for gold led to a feverish migration. Experience the excitement of resettlement following...