Chicago Review Press: 838 books
Whiskey Bottles and Brand-New Cars
The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
This intimate story of Lynyrd Skynyrd tells of how a band of lost souls and self-destructive misfits with uncertain artistic objectives clawed their way to the top of the rock 'n’ roll world. Based on interviews with surviving band members, Whiskey Bottles and Brand-New Cars shares how lead singer...
Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines
The Life and Music of James Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
In 1970 a scraggly, antiheroic young man from North Carolina by way of Massachusetts began presenting a comforting new sound, a kind never heard before. Within a year, when young ears sought a new sound, there was "Fire and Rain" and "You've Got a Friend," and a new Southern...
In the All-Night Café
A Memoir of Belle and Sebastian's Formative Year
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Belle and Sebastian have been making music to critical acclaim since their formation in 1996. They have played hundreds of gigs and won a Brit Award; their music has been featured in popular films; and their unsettling, often surreal songs, delicate melodies, and alternative approach to pop stardom...
The Book of Klezmer
The History, the Music, the Folklore
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2002
Klezmer is Yiddish music, the music of the Jews of Europe and America, a music of laughter and tears, of weddings and festivals, of dancing and prayer. Born in the Middle Ages, it came of age in the shtetl (the Eastern European Jewish country town), where "a wedding without klezmer is worse than...
Somebody's Daughter
The Hidden Story of America's Prostituted Children and the Battle to Save Them
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
They are America’s forgotten children, the hundreds of thousands of child prostitutes who walk the Las Vegas Strip, the casinos of Atlantic City, the truck stops on interstates, and the street corners of our cities. Many people wrongly believe sex trafficking involves young women from foreign lands....
Duke Ellington
His Life in Jazz with 21 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Celebrating one of the most influential figures in jazz, this comprehensive biography incorporates the legendary Duke Ellington’s talents into engaging activities for children. Enlisting the musician’s gifts as a pianist, composer, and band leader, this interdisciplinary approach shows how to...
Lennon on Lennon
Conversations with John Lennon
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
John Lennon was a highly opinionated and controversial figure with a commanding personality and quick wit. And he made a point of living his adventurous life as openly as possible. Whether he was experimenting with LSD, Transcendental Meditation, primal therapy, macrobiotic diets, or recording techniques,...
Dirty Blvd.
The Life and Music of Lou Reed
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
A tremendously insightful biography of the man who helmed the Velvet Underground and single-handedly created alternative rock This book covers not only the highlights of Reed's career, but explores lesser-known facets of his work, such as his first recordings with doo-wop group the Jades, his key...
by Amiri Baraka
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
The complete autobiography of a literary legend.
On the Real Side
A History of African American Comedy
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1999
This comprehensive history of black humor sets it in the context of American popular culture. Blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and the Amos ’n’ Andy show presented a distorted picture of African Americans; this book contrasts this image with the authentic underground humor of African Americans...
Heroes in the Night
Inside the Real Life Superhero Movement
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Tracing the author's journey into the strange subculture of Real Life Superheroes (RLSHs), this book examines citizens who have adopted comic book–style personas and have hit the streets to fight injustice in a variety of ways. Some RLSHs concentrate on humanitarian or activist missions—helping...
Chasing Lolita
How Popular Culture Corrupted Nabokov's Little Girl All Over Again
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
In the summer of 1958, a 12-year-old girl took the world by storm-Lolita was published in the United States-and since then, her name has been taken in vain to serve a wide range of dubious ventures, both artistic and commercial. Offering a full consideration of not only the Lolita effect” but...
by Aljean Harmetz
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Released in conjunction with the 75th-anniversary DVD release of The Wizard of Oz, this book is the definitive story of how one of America’s most beloved movies was made and a marvelous, unprecedented examination of how Hollywood used to make movies. This updated edition includes numerous photos...
The Underground Railroad for Kids
From Slavery to Freedom with 21 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2005
The heroic struggles of the thousands of slaves who sought freedom through the Underground Railroad are vividly portrayed in this powerful activity book, as are the abolitionists, free blacks, and former slaves who helped them along the way. The text includes 80 compelling firsthand narratives from...