Chicago Review Press: 838 books
This Fragile Life
A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Told in a mother’s own words, this is a moving story of a loving African American family that faces the daily crisis of an unpredictable mental disorder. Charlotte Pierce-Baker and her husband did everything right when raising their son Mark: providing emotional support, the best education possible,...
by Phyllis Chesler
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Drawing on the most important studies in psychology, human aggression, anthropology, and primatology, and on hundreds of original interviews conducted over a period of more than 20 years, this groundbreaking treatise urges women to look within and to consider other women realistically, ethically,...
Light Shines in Harlem
New York's First Charter School and the Movement It Led
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
A Light Shines in Harlem tells the fascinating history of New York's first charter school, the Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem, and the early days of the state's charter school movement. Told through the experiences of those on the inside—including a hero of the civil rights movement; a Wall...
American Slave Coast
A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
A wide-ranging, powerful, alternative vision of the history of the United States and how the slave-breeding industry shaped it The American Slave Coast tells the horrific story of how the slavery business in the United States made the reproductive labor of "breeding women" essential to...
Fire of Origins
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
The whole of African history unfolds in this brilliant novel from one of the continent’s major writers. The story is unified by the actions of one man, Mankunku, a “destroyer,” who is born in mysterious circumstances in a banana plantation and whose identity is as variable as that of his land....
by Phyllis Chesler
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Feminist icon Phyllis Chesler's pioneering work, Women and Madness, remains startlingly relevant today, nearly fifty years since its first publication in 1972. With over 2.5 million copies sold, this landmark book is unanimously regarded as the definitive work on the subject of women's psychology....
by Phyllis Chesler
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
LETTERS TO A YOUNG FEMINIST is a visionary message from a leading feminist to the next generation of feminists. Phyllis Chesler discusses basic aspects of feminism, explains feminism's relevance in a world that has taken it for granted and derided it, and helps the next generation reclaim feminism...
Ballots and Bullets
Black Power Politics and Urban Guerrilla Warfare in 1968 Cleveland
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
On July 23, 1968, police in Cleveland battled with black nationalists in a night of terror that saw 6 people killed and at least 15 wounded. The gun battle touched off days of heavy rioting. The question was whether the shootings were the result of a planned attack on white police, or a matter of...
With Child
A Diary of Motherhood
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
This diary of acclaimed psychologist and radical feminist icon Phyllis Chesler was a pioneering work when it was first published in 1979. A look into the second wave of feminism and the era's changing attitudes toward motherhood and pregnancy, With Child—now with an updated preface from her son—remains relevant for mothers today.
Afraid of the Dark
What Whites and Blacks Need to Know about Each Other
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
The definitive guide for anyone who has contact with people of another race—in companies, schools, neighborhoods, or other social situations—this book asserts that race is not the unfathomable mystery it is usually made out to be. In a revealing, accessible, and stimulating discussion based on...
MathArts
Exploring Math Through Art for 3 to 6 Year Olds
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Get ready to create and count in this exciting introduction to math! MathArts is an innovative approach that uses creative art projects to introduce preschoolers to early math concepts. Each of the 200 hands-on projects is designed to help children discover essential math skills through a creative...
Conviction
The Murder Trial That Powered Thurgood Marshall's Fight for Civil Rights
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
On New Year's Eve, 1939, Elmer Rogers and his wife, Marie, were preparing for bed when a shotgun blast sent buckshot deep into Elmer's rib cage. When Marie ran from the room, screaming for help, a second gunshot erupted. The eldest Rogers child grabbed his baby brother and ran while the middle child...