Chicago Review Press: 838 books
by Elswyth Thane, Leila Meacham
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Elswyth Thane is best known for her Williamsburg series, seven novels published between 1943 and 1957 that follow several generations of two families from the American Revolution to World War II. Yankee Stranger is the second novel in the series.
Williamsburg, Virginia, is once more the scene, but...
by John Manderino
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2010
It’s Saturday, october 27, 1962, the darkest day of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Two children, Ralph and his little sister Lou, are searching for empty bottles in a vacant lot when they discover a rock which—to them, at least—looks quite a lot like Jesus. Ralph immediately declares it a Possible...
by John Manderino
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
This is the funny, poignant story of two brothers growing up in the early '60s. Manderino lightly approaches the underside of the middle American family in a tumultuous period of history.
Murder in Baker Company
How Four American Soldiers Killed One of Their Own
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2010
Using court transcripts, personal interviews, and police records to retrace the key events of the case,this journey to uncover the truth about what happened to Richard Davis provides a disturbing, eye-opening look into the problems of today's military. After surviving tours in Bosnia and Iraq, Davis...
Blasphemy
A Memoir: Sentenced to Death Over a Cup of Water
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013
In June 2009 a Pakistani mother of five, Asia Bibi, was out picking fruit in the fields. At midday she went to the nearest well, picked up a cup, and took a drink of cool water, and then offered it to another woman. Suddenly, one of her fellow workers cried out that the water belonged to Muslim women...
by Geoffrey Ashe
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Geoffrey Ashe skillfully weaves all the different accounts, legends, literature, historical documents into one continuous narrative that recreates in intriguing detail all the rulers and events, real or mythical, that are part of the rich tapestry of early history in Britain.
Howell's Storm
New York City's Official Rainmaker and the 1950 Drought
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
More than half a century ago, New York City felt the increasing effects of drought, which lasted throughout 1949 and into 1950. By February, the desperate city had to try something different. Mayor William O'Dwyer hired a municipal rainmaker. Dr. Wallace E. Howell was an inspired choice. The handsome,...
Ultimate Speed
The Fast Life and Extreme Cars of Racing Legend Craig Breedlove
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
An L.A. hot-rodder with a high school education, a family to support, and almost no money, Craig Breedlove set out in the late 1950s to do something big: harness the thrust of a jet in a car. With a growing obsession that would cost him his marriage, he started building in his dad's garage. The car's...
The Great American Jet Pack
The Quest for the Ultimate Individual Lift Device
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Tracing the remarkable history of a certain kind of flying machine—from the rocket belt to the jet belt to the flying platform and all the way to Yves Rossy's 21st-century free flights using a jet-powered wing—this historical account delves into the technology that made these devices possible...
Screen Schooled
Two Veteran Teachers Expose How Technology Overuse Is Making Our Kids Dumber
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Over the past decade, educational instruction has become increasingly digitized as districts rush to dole out laptops and iPads to every student. Yet the most important question, "Is this what is best for students?" is glossed over. Veteran teachers Joe Clement and Matt Miles have seen firsthand...
The Parent-Teacher Partnership
How to Work Together for Student Achievement
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
With the National PTA’s Standard for School-Family-Community Partnership as a framework, this guide offers advice for resolving common points of contention between parents and teachers, such as the most productive use of a parentteacher conference, the best at-home environment for doing homework,...
Viking Age Brew
The Craft of Brewing Sahti Farmhouse Ale
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
Viking Age Brew brings beer history alive and takes readers on a lavishly illustrated tour of rustic brewhouses fueled by wood and passion. Sahti is a Nordic farmhouse ale that is still crafted in accordance with ancient traditions dating back to early medieval times and the Viking Age. Sahti is often...
Our Way to Fight
Israeli and Palestinian Activists for Peace
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Traveling to thousand-year-old olive groves, besieged villages, refugee camps, checkpoints, and barracks, Michael Riordon talks with people on both sides of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict who fight violence and war through creative resistance. The region remains a symbol of instability fueled by...
Eating the Pacific Northwest
Rediscovering Regional American Flavors
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
From the brisk waters of Seattle to the earthy mushroom-studded forest surrounding Portland, author Darrin Nordahl takes us on a journey to expand our palates with the local flavors of the beautiful Pacific Northwest. There are a multitude of indigenous fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, and seafood waiting...