Chicago Visions and Revisions: You Were Never in Chicago (Paperback)

from lindapanzo

My favorite book of the year, so far!! Sixty years ago, A. J. wrote an essay calling Chicago the "Second City." Apparently, it contained withering criticism of the city. Among the outraged responses from Chicago residents was a postcard that read, simply, "You were never in Chicago." The author o...

from NewsieQ

A humorous memoir about how the author, a columnist/reporter for the Sun-Times, came to be a Chicagoan - interwoven with stories about historical Chicago -- make this a fascinating read. I saw the author interviewed on Chicago Tonight on the local PBS station and thought his book would be interes...

from readaholic12

Halfway through reading the free e-book from the Chicago University Press, I bought the hard cover version so I could hold it in my hand, enjoy the cover, gaze at it on my coffee table, and hand it to family and friends to read, so I could have someone to talk to about this book and this city. I ...

from wealhtheowwylfing

The tale of a reporter's time in modern Chicago, with nuggets of history about the city's birth and development. I loved the insider look into Chicago politics, but there's a strange amount of time spent defending the author's choices, not least in helping his brother get a job.

from RidgewayGirl

Almost two years ago, I moved to the middle of Illinois, making Chicago my nearest big city (unless you want to count Indianapolis and, friends, I do not). I've managed three trips there, of various lengths, and I've enjoyed it immensely, from the way different neighborhoods feel, to the easy pub...