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How to Ruin My Teenage Life
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How to Ruin My Teenage LifeHow to Ruin My Teenage Life

In this sequel to How to Ruin a Summer Vacation, EVERYTHING in sixteen-year-old Amy Nelson Barak’s life is going wrong! Her mom got married and moved to the suburbs, and now they are going to have a baby. Amy moves in with her dad in Chicago and signs him up for an online dating service. His first four dates are that night . . .


 
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Tags: going, online, signs, Chicago, dating, Teenage, moves
The Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago: A Biography of William B. Ogden
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The Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago: A Biography of William B. OgdenThe Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago: A Biography of William B. Ogden

William Butler Ogden was a pioneer railroad magnate, one of the earliest founders and developers of the city of Chicago, and an important influence on U.S. westward expansion. His career as a businessman stretched from the streets of Chicago to the wilds of the Wisconsin lumber forests, from the iron mines of Pennsylvania to the financial capitals in New York and beyond. Jack Harpster’s The Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago: A Biography of William B. Ogden is the first biography of one of the most notable figures in nineteenth-century America.  
 
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Tags: Chicago, Ogden, William, Tycoon, Railroad, Built
The Chicago Manual Of Style, 16e
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The Chicago Manual Of Style, 16eThe Chicago Manual Of Style, 16e

While digital technologies have revolutionized the publishing world in the twenty-first century, one thing still remains true: The Chicago Manual of Style is the authoritative, trusted source that writers, editors, and publishers turn to for guidance on style and process. For the sixteenth edition, every aspect of coverage has been reconsidered to reflect how publishing professionals work today. Though processes may change, the Manual continues to offer the clear, well-considered style and usage advice it has for more than a century.
 
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Tags: Manual, century, Style, publishing, style, Chicago
The Companion to the Chicago School of Economics
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The Elgar Companion to the Chicago School of EconomicsThe Elgar Companion to the Chicago School of Economics

Many know the Chicago School of Economics and its association with Milton Friedman, George Stigler, Ronald Coase and Gary Becker. But few know the School's history and the full scope of its scholarship. In this Companion, leading scholars examine its history and key figures, and provide surveys of the School's contributions to central aspects of economics, including: price theory, monetary theory, labor and economic history.
 
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Tags: School, history, Chicago, Economics, Companion
Perspectives on Design Chicago
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Perspectives on Design ChicagoPerspectives on Design Chicago

Chicago features a wide array of residential options, from chic lofts that were originally factories to historical brownstones along Michigan Avenue, up-and-coming transitional neighborhoods, and well-established communities such as Gold Coast and Lincoln Park. These finely crafted residences serve as extraordinary canvases for creativity.
 
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Tags: Chicago, designers, rsquo, Perspectives, architects, Design, Lincoln, These