Chicago Review Press
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Once a King, Always a King: The Unmaking of a Latin King
$16.95 Add to cartThis riveting sequel to My Bloody Life traces Reymundo Sanchez’s struggle to create a “normal” life outside the Latin Kings, one of the nation’s most notorious street gangs, and to move beyond his pas
- Author: Sanchez, Reymundo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 286
- Publish Date: October 01, 2004
- ISBN10: 1556525532
- Language: English
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How to Rap 2: Advanced Flow & Delivery Techniques
$19.99 Add to cartThis sequel to How to Rap breaks down and examines techniques that have not previously been explained–such as triplets, flams, lazy tails, and breaking rhyme patterns. Based on interviews with hip-ho… [more below]
- Author: Edwards, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1613744013
- Language: English
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How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC
$16.99 Add to cartClipse, Cypress Hill, Nelly, Public Enemy, Remy Ma, Schoolly D, A Tribe Called Quest, will.i.am-these are just some of the acclaimed artists offering tips and advice in this compelling how-to. Deliver… [more below]
- Author: Edwards, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1556528167
- Language: English
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Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow
$17.99 Read moreA 2017 Michigan Notable Book
After World War II, the American automobile industry was reeling. Having spent years building tanks and airplanes for the army, the car companies would need years more to- Author: Lehto, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0912777737
- Language: English
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Mastering Stand-Up: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian
$16.99 Read moreThis entertaining and sharply written guide–for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers–examines the work of great comedians suc… [more below]
- Author: Rosenfield, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1613736924
- Language: English
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My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King
$16.95 Add to cartLooking for an escape from childhood abuse, Reymundo Sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and then sex, and was left to fend for himself before age 14. The Latin Kings, one … [more below]
- Series: Illinois
- Author: Sanchez, Reymundo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: July 01 2000
- ISBN10: 1556524277
- Language: English
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Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue
$14.99 Add to cartEvery schoolchild knows about Paul Revere’s 20-mile ride to warn that the British were coming. Far fewer know that 16-year-old Sybil Ludington rode twice as far to help her father, Colonel Ludington,
- Series: Women of Action
- Author: Casey, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1613738315
- Language: English
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This Wheel’s on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band
$18.95 Add to cartThe singer and drummer of the Band details, in this book, the history of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s. While their music evoked a Southern mythology with their beautifully crafted,
- Author: Helm, Levon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: October 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1613748760
- Language: English
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You’re the Only One I’ve Told: The Stories Behind Abortion
$19.99 Add to cart“Moving, multifaceted, and deeply human…as eye-opening as it is compelling” –Cecile Richards, author of Make Trouble
At a time where reproductive rights are at risk, these vital stories of diverse- Author: Shah, Meera
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 0897336550
- Language: English
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Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution
$29.99 Read moreAmerica’s founding generation drank a staggering amount of alcohol by today’s standards.
It influenced their politics, built and sustained their relationships, and drove the economy. Booze was not a- Author: Barbier, Brooke
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 09 2026
- ISBN10: 1641606991
- Language: English
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A Death Doula’s Guide to a Meaningful End
$21.99 Read moreMost people don’t know how to have a “good death”–but Jane Callahan does. Years after watching her mother’s traumatic death in a broken health care system, Jane found herself working an unfulfilling
- Author: Callahan, Jane K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1556528264
- Language: English
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Fonda on Film: The Political Movies of Jane Fonda
$21.99 Add to cart- Author: Pressley, Nelson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1556522576
- Language: English
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Gods of the Smoke Machine: Power, Pain, and the Rise of Christian Nationalism in the Megachurch
$30.00 Add to cartWe are entering a new era of religion in America: For the first time, fewer than half the country belongs to a church.
But within that group, growing numbers are consolidating in megachurches, which … [more below]- Author: Latta, Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 9798890680136
- Language: English
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The Twirl of Being a Little Black Girl
$18.99 Add to cartThe Twirl of Being a Little Black Girl is a delightful illustrated children’s book that brings to life a dancing Black girl.
She takes young readers on her journey through history to meet some of the- Author: Reynolds, Valerie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1641608528
- Language: English
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Nellie Bly and Investigative Journalism for Kids: Mighty Muckrakers from the Golden Age to Today, with 21 Activities Volume 56
$19.99 Read moreA Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2016
In the late 1800s, the daring young reporter Elizabeth Cochrane–known by the pen name Nellie Bly–faked insanity so she could be committed t- Series: For Kids
- Author: Mahoney, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2015
- ISBN10: 161374997X
- Language: English
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Flipping Capo: How the FBI Dismantled the Real Sopranos
$28.99 Add to cartS?amus McElearney’s early days on an FBI organized crime squad were full of grunt work.
For months he was mired in administrative tasks, including the transcription of secret recordings of the DeCav- Author: McElearney, Seamus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 9798890680167
- Language: English
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Chet: King Picker and Pioneer of the Nashville Sound
$30.00 Add to cartChet Atkins was one of the most legendary country guitarists of the 1950s, but his influence spans both instruments and time.
The Country Gentleman developed a distinctive picking style that helped p- Author: Ribowsky, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0897336925
- Language: English
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The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy
$19.99 Read more“Adam Nimoy has written about the challenges growing up with his famous father and about their estrangement later in life. The fact that Leonard and Adam found a way to rebuild their relationship shou
- Author: Nimoy, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 0897335554
- Language: English
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Willie Nelson on Willie Nelson: Interviews and Encounters
$19.99 Add to cartCurating the most illuminating interviews with an American icon isn’t easy.
Willie Nelson’s words can be found everywhere: TV, radio, movies, and on the many musical recordings he is responsible for- Series: Musicians in Their Own Words
- Author: Maher, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 0897333632
- Language: English
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When the Band Played on: The Life of Randy Shilts, America’s Trailblazing Gay Journalist
$30.00 Add to cartRandy Shilts was the preeminent LGBTQ+ reporter of his generation.
He was the first openly gay reporter assigned to a gay beat at a mainstream paper and one of the nation’s most influential chronicle
- Author: Lee, Michael G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 0914090305
- Language: English
