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The Supper Club Book

A Celebration of a Midwest Tradition

by Dave Hoekstra ...

The phenomenon of the supper club—as unique to the Upper Midwest as great lakes, cheese curds, and Curly Lambeau—is explored for the first time in this attractive and engaging book. Revealing the rich history behind these time-honored establishments, it defines the experience for the uninitiated and reacquaints those in the know with a cherished institution. Painstakingly researched, the book ... Read more

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The phenomenon of the supper club—as unique to the Upper Midwest as great lakes, cheese curds, and Curly Lambeau—is explored for the first time in this attractive and engaging book. Revealing the rich history behind these time-honored establishments, it defines the experience for the uninitiated and reacquaints those in the know with a cherished institution. Painstakingly researched, the book
... Read more
The Camper Book

A Celebration of a Moveable American Dream

by Dave Hoekstra, Jon Sall ...

The Camper Book will captivate all those who dream of waving good-bye to the rat race from the window of their own moveable home, be it a camper, RV, travel trailer, camper van, or tiny camper. Not just for placid retirees anymore, camper culture has sprung up among simplicity-seeking millennials, retro-loving "glampers," sports and movie stars, aging hippies, contract workers, "road-schoolers," ... Read more

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The Camper Book will captivate all those who dream of waving good-bye to the rat race from the window of their own moveable home, be it a camper, RV, travel trailer, camper van, or tiny camper. Not just for placid retirees anymore, camper culture has sprung up among simplicity-seeking millennials, retro-loving "glampers," sports and movie stars, aging hippies, contract workers, "road-schoolers,"
... Read more
The People's Place

Soul Food Restaurants and Reminiscences from the Civil Rights Era to Today

by Dave Hoekstra, Paul Natkin ...

Celebrated former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Dave Hoekstra unearths stories as he travels, tastes, and talks his way through 20 of America's soul food restaurantsDr. Martin Luther King Jr. loved the fried catfish and lemon icebox pie at Memphis's Four Way restaurant. In New Orleans, beloved chef Leah Chase recalls introducing George W. Bush to baked cheese grits and scolding Barack Obama for ... Read more

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Celebrated former Chicago Sun-Times columnist Dave Hoekstra unearths stories as he travels, tastes, and talks his way through 20 of America's soul food restaurantsDr. Martin Luther King Jr. loved the fried catfish and lemon icebox pie at Memphis's Four Way restaurant. In New Orleans, beloved chef Leah Chase recalls introducing George W. Bush to baked cheese grits and scolding Barack Obama for
... Read more
Beacons in the Darkness

Hope and Transformation Among America’s Community Newspapers

by Dave Hoekstra ...

Community journalism has long been a part of the lifeblood of America, but never have the stakes been so high for the people behind it.In Beacons in the Darkness, award-winning journalist Dave Hoekstra interviews the people trying to keep the lights on at community newspapers across the country amid buyouts, declining revenues, fake news, and a pandemic. This book is not another account of the ... Read more

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Community journalism has long been a part of the lifeblood of America, but never have the stakes been so high for the people behind it.In Beacons in the Darkness, award-winning journalist Dave Hoekstra interviews the people trying to keep the lights on at community newspapers across the country amid buyouts, declining revenues, fake news, and a pandemic. This book is not another account of the
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The Chicago Food Encyclopedia

by Maureen Abood, Ann Kathleen Barnds, Daniel Block, Anthony F Buccini, Ellie Carlson, John Carruthers, Julie Chernoff, Cynthia Clampitt, J Peter Clark, Kelsey Coday, Amy Dahlstrom, Bill Daley, Jim Dewan, Robert Dirks, Charla Draper, Megan E Edwards, Monica Eng, Peter Engler, Joshua Evans, Janet Rausa Fuller, Robert Gardner, Michael Gebert, Erik S. Gellman, Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn, Rebecca S Graff, Rita Gutekanst, David Hammond, Eleanor Hanson, Judy Hevrdejs, Judith Dunbar Hines, Dave Hoekstra, Mary LaPlante, Margaret LaPort, Robert Launay, Jennifer Lewis, George Macht, Janine MacLachlan, Sarah Muirhead, Josh Noel, Jennifer Olvera, Clara Orban, Stefan Osdene, Sarahlynn Pablo, Deborah Pankey, Donna Battle Pierce, Penny Pollack, Jack H. Prost, Tia Rains, Chandra Ram, Joan Reardon, Jonathan Rees, Barbara Revsine, Elizabeth D Richter, Mike Rossmeier, Geraldine Rounds, Joseph Schwieterman, Amanda Scotese, Richard Shepro, Alan Solomon, Ellen F. Steinberg, Kay Stepkin, Michael Stern, Jane Stern, Bill St. John, Mike Sula, Arlene Swartzman, Richard S Tan, Andres Torres, Mary Valentin, Lauren Viera, Kimberly Voss, Scott J Warner, Rebecca Wheeler, Philip Wojciak, Leah A Zeldes ...

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The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a far-ranging portrait of an American culinary paradise. Hundreds of entries deliver all of the visionary restauranteurs, Michelin superstars, beloved haunts, and food companies of today and yesterday. More than 100 sumptuous images include thirty full-color photographs that transport readers to dining rooms and food stands across the city. Throughout, a roster of ... Read more

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The Chicago Food Encyclopedia is a far-ranging portrait of an American culinary paradise. Hundreds of entries deliver all of the visionary restauranteurs, Michelin superstars, beloved haunts, and food companies of today and yesterday. More than 100 sumptuous images include thirty full-color photographs that transport readers to dining rooms and food stands across the city. Throughout, a roster of
... Read more

Factory Man

How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town

by Beth Macy ...

The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business.The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations, it was also the center of life in Bassett, Virginia. But beginning in the 1980s, the first waves of Asian ... Read more

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The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business.The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations, it was also the center of life in Bassett, Virginia. But beginning in the 1980s, the first waves of Asian
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The Richest Man in Town

The Twelve Commandments of Wealth

by Randall Jones ...

Secretly, if not overtly, almost everyone in America desires to become rich: to make it big, to enjoy the fruits of the most successful life imaginable. But unfortunately, most of us don't have a clue how to reach these all too elusive goals. Quite simply, there's no definitive road map for getting there, no proven plan, and certainly very little access to those who have become "the richest man in ... Read more

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Secretly, if not overtly, almost everyone in America desires to become rich: to make it big, to enjoy the fruits of the most successful life imaginable. But unfortunately, most of us don't have a clue how to reach these all too elusive goals. Quite simply, there's no definitive road map for getting there, no proven plan, and certainly very little access to those who have become "the richest man in
... Read more

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Our Kind of People

Inside America's Black Upper Class

by Lawrence Otis Graham ...

"Fascinating. . . . [Graham] has made a major contribution both to African-American studies and the larger American picture." —New York TimesDebutante cotillions. Million-dollar homes. Summers in Martha's Vineyard. Membership in the Links, Jack & Jill, Deltas, Boule, and AKAs. An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, and skin complexion. This is the world of America’s Black ... Read more

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"Fascinating. . . . [Graham] has made a major contribution both to African-American studies and the larger American picture." —New York TimesDebutante cotillions. Million-dollar homes. Summers in Martha's Vineyard. Membership in the Links, Jack & Jill, Deltas, Boule, and AKAs. An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, and skin complexion. This is the world of America’s Black
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Overground Railroad

The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

by Candacy A. Taylor ...

This historical exploration of the Green Book offers "a fascinating [and] sweeping story of black travel within Jim Crow America across four decades" ( The New York Times Book Review).Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the "black travel guide to America." At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because they couldn't eat, sleep, or ... Read more

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This historical exploration of the Green Book offers "a fascinating [and] sweeping story of black travel within Jim Crow America across four decades" ( The New York Times Book Review).Published from 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was hailed as the "black travel guide to America." At that time, it was very dangerous and difficult for African-Americans to travel because they couldn't eat, sleep, or
... Read more

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Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be

An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania

by Frank Bruni ...

Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years.Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all ... Read more

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Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years.Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all
... Read more

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The Prize

Who's In Charge of America's Schools?

by Dale Russakoff ...

This New York Times bestseller chronicles how Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Christie, and Cory Booker tried—and failed—to reform education in Newark, NJ.In September of 2010, billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg went on Oprah to announce a pledge of $100 million to transform the downtrodden schools of Newark, New Jersey. There by his side were the city's Democratic mayor, Cory Booker, and the ... Read more

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This New York Times bestseller chronicles how Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Christie, and Cory Booker tried—and failed—to reform education in Newark, NJ.In September of 2010, billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg went on Oprah to announce a pledge of $100 million to transform the downtrodden schools of Newark, New Jersey. There by his side were the city's Democratic mayor, Cory Booker, and the
... Read more
Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County

A Family, a Virginia Town, a Civil Rights Battle

by Kristen Green ...

The provocative true story of one Virginia school system's refusal to integrate after the US Supreme Court declared school segregation unconstitutional.A New York Times BestsellerA Washington Post Notable Book of the YearIn the wake of the Supreme Court's unanimous Brown v. Board of Education decision, Virginia's Prince Edward County refused to obey the law. Rather than desegregate, the count... ... Read more

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The provocative true story of one Virginia school system's refusal to integrate after the US Supreme Court declared school segregation unconstitutional.A New York Times BestsellerA Washington Post Notable Book of the YearIn the wake of the Supreme Court's unanimous Brown v. Board of Education decision, Virginia's Prince Edward County refused to obey the law. Rather than desegregate, the count...
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