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Secret History of Chicago Music: Shel Silversteinnew
Everybody knows Shel Silverstein as a cartoonist and author. But how many remember him as a musician? Born Sheldon Alan Silverstein in Chicago in 1930, as a young man he hawked hot dogs at both Chicago ballparks and began his music career with the 1959 album Hairy Jazz.
Chicago Reader |
Plastic Crimewave |
02-08-2010 |
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What's So Funny About Cancer?new
Breast cancer memoirists all seem to agree that laughter is pretty good medicine.
Chicago Reader |
S.L. Wisenberg |
01-12-2009 |
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The Terkel Rules: Translating from Speech to Prosenew
Terkel's books consist of tape-recorded conversations with mostly common people; after a brief introduction from Terkel, each text unspools almost seamlessly, with only an occasional nudge from the questioner. But here's the thing: most people don't talk that way.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Lenehan |
11-03-2008 |
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Stuart Dybek, the Budding Geniusnew
Can the 65-year-old silence critics who say the MacArthur Foundation picks authors who are over the hill?
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
10-01-2007 |
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The Improbable Success of Chicago Review Press, Inc.new
One man's niche is another man's treasure.
Chicago Reader |
Scott Eden |
06-04-2007 |
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A Little Secret About 'The Secret'new
The best-selling self-help book Oprah's thrown her muscle behind appears to contain at least one fabrication.
Chicago Reader |
Julia Rickert |
06-04-2007 |
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Tags: Rhonda Byrne, The Secret
Does Plagiarism Exist?new
Jonathan Lethem and Richard Posner butt heads over the question at a panel discussion.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
03-26-2007 |
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