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Pamela Des Barres was the "Sweetheart of Rock," the reigning queen of L.A.'s wild music scene. A hopeful romantic and the ultimate star-chaser, she lived life in the fast lane. Now she tells...

Entrepreneurship can change your life--and even the world Idea Makers shares the incredible stories of 15 women who changed the world through their entrepreneurship. Author Lowey Bundy Sichol...

Entrepreneurship can change your life--and even the world Idea Makers shares the incredible stories of 15 women who changed the world through their entrepreneurship. Author Lowey Bundy Sichol...

Isaac Newton was as strange as he was intelligent. In a few short years, he made astounding discoveries in physics, astronomy, optics, and mathematics-- yet never told a soul. Though isolated,...

Introduce a new generation of readers to the man who wrote the phenomenally beloved Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. J. R. R. Tolkien for Kids takes young readers through the exciting life...

Junk Drawer Ecology: 50 Awesome Experiments That Don't Cost a Thing (Junk Drawer Science)Author: Bobby MercerPublisher: Chicago Review PressPublication Date: Dec 14, 2021Number of Pages: 262...

There's not need for expensive, high-tech lab equipment to perform physics experiments-you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Turn a plastic cup into a pinhole camera using waxed...

Since rock's beginnings, there have been groupies. These chosen few women who bed, but not often wed, the musicians of their dreams are almost as much a part of music history as the musicians...

Original publication and copyright date: 2010.Author: Randy L. SchmidtPublisher: Chicago Review PressPublication Date: September 01, 2011Number of Pages: 368 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

Charity Selborne, a lovely war widow, and her irreverent artist friend, Louise Cray, arrive in the South of France expecting a conventional holiday. The vistas of Provence delight them, and Charity...

Malört may be the worst thing you'll ever taste. But Jeppson's Malört is no stunt. Known primarily for its intense bitterness--such bitterness that it has been compared to "a forest fire, if the...

While including all the ocean animals kids love, Marine Science for Kidsdelves much deeper into the complete science of aquatic study, including geology, chemistry and biology in both salt- and...

Nineteenth-century America and the world of Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, come to life as children journey back in time with this history- and literature-laden activity book. The...

Mary Anning was only twelve years old when she excavated the skeleton of an animal never known to man. The discovery of the ichthyosaur was the dawn of a new age of science called paleontology, and...

Miles on Miles collects the thirty most vital Miles Davis interviews. Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what Miles Davis thought about his music, life, and philosophy, Miles on Miles...

Mini Weapons Of Mass Destruction 3: Build Siege Weapons Of The Dark Ages (4)Author: John AustinPublisher: Chicago Review PressPublication Date: May 01, 2013Number of Pages: 256 pagesLanguage:...

PopularMechanics.com selection for one of The Best DIY and Home Improvement Books of 2009 We've come a long way from the Peashooter Era: with the advent of modern household products and office...

Sasha, a young computer programmer from Leningrad, is driving through the forests of Northwest Russia to meet up with some friends for a nature vacation. He picks up a couple of local hitchhikers,...

Horror movies can reveal much more than we realize about psychological disorders--and clinical psychology has a lot to teach us about horror. Our fears--mortality, failure, loneliness--can be just as...

Math, history, art, and world cultures come together in this delightful book for kids, even for those who find traditional math lessons boring. More than 70 games, puzzles, and projects encourage...

Michael Bond never intended to be a children's writer. Though an avid reader, he was by no means a model student and quit school at 14. He repaired rooftop radio transmitters during the bombing of...

Is the cinema, as writers from David Denby to Susan Sontag have claimed, really dead? Contrary to what we have been led to believe, films are better than ever-we just can't see the good ones. Movie...

The grandson and great-grandson of Chicago police officers, Chicago Police Detective James Sherlock was CPD through-and-through. His career had seen its share of twists and turns, but on this day, he...

Nothing moves us like music. Music Mavens transports readers around the world (and beyond)--to a jazz performance in Genoa, an instrument lab in London, a Tokyo taiko dojo, a New York City beatbox...

A moving, intimate look at the life of Amy Winehouse by her best friend. The death of icon Amy Winehouse at age just twenty-seven rocked the music world. Through the headlines the world thought they...

A former member of the Latin King gang describes his search as a young Latino for a place to call home, discussing his abusive childhood; his escape to drugs, alcohol, sex, and the streets of...

Author: Peter StaleyPublisher: Chicago Review PressPublication Date: Jun 06, 2023Number of Pages: 288 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1641608447ISBN-13: 9781641608442

In this lively 400-year history, kids will read about Peter Stuyvesant and the enterprising Dutch colonists, follow the spirited patriots as they rebel against the British during the American...

A governess in a French ch?teau encounters an apparent plot against her young charge's life in this unforgettably haunting and beautifully written suspense novel. When lovely Linda Martin first...

With her rigorous, authentic, and insightful biography of Nora Ephron, Kristin Doidge has gotten us all an invitation to sit around that table--to spend time with Nora and be forever changed by the...