Chicago Review Press: 838 books
The Honeywood File
An Adventure in Building
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
In this first U.S. publication of a richly comic classic—originally published in England in the 1920s—the pitfalls and vicissitudes of home building are presented in sharp and unforgettable detail, in the form of letters to and from the architect—a hapless young man named James Spinlove, who,...
by Ben Ames Williams
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2007
This classic bestselling novel about a man who encounters a woman whose power to destroy is as strong as her power to love evokes Hemingway in its naturalistic portrayal of elemental forces in both nature and humanity. Ellen’s beauty was radiant, and Harland had been so struck with her personality...
The Lords of Folly
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Veteran nature writer Gene Logsdon debuts a brilliantly comic novel set in rural Minnesota in the 1950s. The novel, inspired by the author's ten years studying in vain for the preisthood, follows the sometimes hilarious, sometimes tragic lives of a group of seminarians who realize they no longer believe...
by Ousmane Sembène
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1997
A biting satire about the downfall of a businessman-polygamist who assumes the role of the colonialist in French-speaking Africa.
The Scarlet City
A Novel of 16th Century Italy
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
Although he bears one of the most notorious names in all of Italy, Giovanni Borgia doesn't know his parentage. Hella Haasse uses the Italian Wars as a backdrop for Giovanni's agonizing quest for his identity. Set against the backdrop of the Italian wars, this novel seeks to unravel the puzzle of Giovanni...
US of AA
How the Twelve Steps Hijacked the Science of Alcoholism
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
In US of AA, Miller shares the never-before-told story of how in the aftermath of prohibition America's top scientists helped launch a movement that would give rise to a multi-million-dollar treatment industry and a new government agency devoted to alcoholism that has made available millions of dollars...
Science Arts
Discovering Science Through Art Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1993
Children explore the world of science through art with these open-ended experiments categorized by scientific topic. Hundreds of art activities amaze and delight children as they discover the magic of crystals, light, constellations, plants, and more. A unique approach to learning basic science concepts.
Cutter's Island
Caesar in Captivity
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Most of us are familiar with the Caesar of Shakespeare and Shaw. We know him primarily as the manipulative warlord and statesman. But what about the Caesar of Plutarch and Suetonius historians who dealt with Caesar as a young man? Here, in this stunning novel, written with all the excitement and...
Seized by the Sun
The Life and Disappearance of World War II Pilot Gertrude Tompkins
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Of the 38 Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) confirmed or presumed dead in World War II, only one—Gertrude "Tommy" Tompkins—is still missing. On October 26, 1944, the 32-year-old fighter plane pilot lifted off from Mines Field in Los Angeles. She was never seen again.
Seized...
A Ship in the Harbor
Mother and Me, Part II
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
In this powerful and absorbing sequel to Mother and Me: Escape from Warsaw 1939 (ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Autobiography 2006), the author recalls his flight from the Nazis in Hungary as an 8-year-old boy with his resourceful and determined mother, Barbara.
When the Diamonds Were Gone
A Jewish Refugee Comes of Age in America in the 1940s
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
A rare glimpse into what it was like for a Jewish refugee to come of age in America during World War II, this unique memoir focuses on the struggles of assimilation. After a grueling and dramatic escape from occupied Poland, eight-year-old Julian and his mother arrive penniless in America in 1941...
Loves of Yulian
Mother and Me, Part III
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2011
Loves of Yulian is the poignant conclusion to the three-part memoir recounting the author’s harrowing WWII escape from occupied Poland to America. After fleeing over the Carpathian Mountains into Hungary, eight-year-old Yulian and his resourceful but self-involved mother, Barbara, are on board...
Don't Touch That!
The Book of Gross, Poisonous, and Downright Icky Plants and Critters
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Offering helpful, humor-laced advice on how to avoid getting stung, bit, poked, jabbed, or poisoned-and what to do if it happens-this guide explains everything from rashes to anaphylaxis, tetanus to spider bites, and cat-scratch fever to rabies, all in kid-friendly language. A strong foundation in...
Martin and Bobby
A Journey Toward Justice
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Martin and Bobby follows the lives and final days and words of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy, showing how and where their work intersected and how their initially wary relationship evolved from challenging and testing each other to finally "arriving in the same place" as allies...