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Book Riot's 100 Must Read Books in and About Chicago - Page 2

From the original description: Ah, Chicago. The Windy City. The Second City. The Best City in the United States of America. The City with the Best Skyline, Certainly Better Than New York or Whatever. The City with the Best Pizza. The City of Hot Dogs, No Ketchup.
We've got 100 books in and about Chicago. We have fiction, nonfiction, and — bonus! — plays and poetry. Mystery, coming-of-age, adventure, history, sociology, race, class. We have it all. Oh, and a book about the 1985 Bears and another about Michael Jordan, because duh. Ever hear of a swell guy named Barack Obama? He's from Chicago.
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The Old Neighborhood (Bill Hillmann)
The Old Neighborhood
41
Bill Hillmann
The Paris Wife (Paula McLain)
The Paris Wife
42
Paula McLain
Perfect Symmetry (Simone Elkeles)
Perfect Symmetry
43
Simone Elkeles
A Proper Pursuit (Lynn Austin)
A Proper Pursuit
44
Lynn Austin
The Reason for Time (Mary Burns)
The Reason for Time
45
Mary Burns
Secrets of Sloane House (Shelley Gray)
Secrets of Sloane House
46
Shelley Gray
The Silent Wife (A.S.A.Harrison)
The Silent Wife
47
A.S.A.Harrison
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
48
Theodore Dreiser
So Big by Edna Ferber
So Big by Edna Ferber
49
Something Like Summer (Jay Bell)
Something Like Summer
50
Jay Bell
Sophomoric Philosophy (Victor David Giron)
Sophomoric Philosophy
51
Victor David Giron
Storm Front (Jim Butcher)
Storm Front
52
Jim Butcher
Then We Came to the End
Then We Came to the End
53
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
54
Audrey Niffenegger
Vibrizzio (Nicki Elson)
Vibrizzio
55
Nicki Elson
White Collar Girl (Renee Rosen)
White Collar Girl
56
Renee Rosen
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
57
American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto (Sudhir Venkatesh)
American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto
58
Sudhir Venkatesh
Black on the Block: The Politics of Race and Class in the City (Mary Pattillo)
Black on the Block: The Politics of Race and Class in the City
59
Mary Pattillo
Blood Runs Green: The Murder That Transfixed Gilded Age Chicago (Gillian O'Brien)
Blood Runs Green: The Murder That Transfixed Gilded Age Chicago
60
Gillian O'Brien
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
61
Tina Fey
Chicago: City on the Make
Chicago: City on the Make
62
Chicago Flashbulbs: A Quarter Century of News, Politics, Sports, and Show Business (Cory Franklin)
Chicago Flashbulbs: A Quarter Century of News, Politics, Sports, and Show Business
63
Cory Franklin
Chicago Haunts: Ghostly Lore of the Windy City (Ursula Bielski)
Chicago Haunts: Ghostly Lore of the Windy City
64
Ursula Bielski
City Life: Coming of Age in Chicago (John G. Linehan)
City Life: Coming of Age in Chicago
65
John G. Linehan
City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago (Gary Krist)
City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago
66
Gary Krist
Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases (Cory Franklin)
Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases
67
Cory Franklin
Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court (Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve)
Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court
68
Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve
The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America (Ethan Michaeli)
The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America
69
Ethan Michaeli
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
70
Erik Larson
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
71
Barack Obama
Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America (Beryl Satter)
Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America
72
Beryl Satter
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
73
Gangland Chicago: Criminality and Lawlessness in the Windy City (Richard C Lindberg)
Gangland Chicago: Criminality and Lawlessness in the Windy City
74
Richard C Lindberg
The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago (Douglas Perry)
The Girls of Murder City: Fame, Lust, and the Beautiful Killers Who Inspired Chicago
75
Douglas Perry
Gold Coast Madam: The Secret Life of Rose Laws (Rose Laws)
Gold Coast Madam: The Secret Life of Rose Laws
76
Rose Laws
High Rise Stories: Voices From Chicago Public Housing (Audrey Petty)
High Rise Stories: Voices From Chicago Public Housing
77
Audrey Petty
Just Add Water: Making the City of Chicago (Renee Kreczmer)
Just Add Water: Making the City of Chicago
78
Renee Kreczmer
Lost Chicago (John Paulett)
Lost Chicago
79
John Paulett
Meaty (Samantha Irby)
Meaty
80
Samantha Irby
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