The history of Chicago's first major league team, packed with photos, stories, and profiles from the archives of their hometown newspaper.The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs is a decade-by-decade look at one of baseball's most beloved (if hard-luck) teams, starting with the franchise's beginnings in 1876 as the Chicago White Stockings and ending with the triumphant 2016 World Series championship.For over a century, the Chicago Tribune

A collection of contest-quality cookies (and other sweets) for your seasonal celebrations!This cookbook gathers together the best recipes from more than a decade's worth of reader submissions to the Chicago Tribune's annual Holiday Cookie Contest. It's an eclectic and delicious mix of recipes both traditional and modern, representing diverse cultures and accompanied by color photos and helpful baking tips.From cookie classics to twists on old standar...

The Chicago Blackhawks' 2015 postseason run culminated in the team's third Stanley Cup since 2010, the sixth championship in the Original Six franchise's history. The road to hoisting the Cup was the bumpiest of Chicago's three titles under head coach Joel Quenneville. The Blackhawks finished third in the NHL's Central Division following a season in which key players, including Patrick Kane and Corey Crawford, missed time due to injury. But the Hawks stormed past Nashville, Minnesota and A...

It has been called the last great American sports story, a quest that has spanned more than a century and captivated millions of fans. In 2016, the Chicago Cubs were at last baseball's champions, breaking the Curse of the Billy Goat and shedding the label of "lovable losers" once and for all. Led by manager Joe Maddon and built around rising stars Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, the Cubs brought the Fall Classic back to the ivy-covered confines of Wrigley Field for the first time since 1945...

"A substantial resource that will allow parents to develop a broader and deeper understanding of the curriculum's philosophy, emphasis, and structure." —Stacy Brown, California State Polytechnic University, PomonaThough used in 185,000 classrooms by almost three million students, the Everyday Mathematics (EM) program often leaves parents perplexed. The curriculum isn't linear, but rather spirals back and forth, weaving concepts in and out of lessons that build over...

(Fake Book). This comprehensive collection essential for Chicago fans features 187 songs: 25 or 6 to 4 * Ain't It Blue * Anyway You Want Me * Baby What a Big Surprise * Beginnings * Colour My World * Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? * Feelin' Stronger Every Day * Free * Gone Long Gone * Hard Habit to Break * If You Leave Me Now * Just You 'N' Me * Make Me Smile * Now More Than Ever * Saturday in the Park * You're the Inspiration * many more. Fake book arrangements for piano, voice...

Indexing A–Z from The Chicago Manual of Style—the undisputed authority for style, usage, and grammar.In this age of searchable text, the need for an index made with human input is sometimes questioned. But a good index can do what a plain search cannot: It gathers all the substantive terms and subjects of the work, sorts them alphabetically, provides cross-references to and from related terms, and includes specific page numbers or other locators or...

A selection of no-fail, simple bread recipes—from muffins to pancakes to sweet and savory loaves from the Chicago Tribune's award-winning food writers.Good Eating's Quick Breads provides a broad selection of quick bread recipes—all of which are made with a leavening agent like baking powder or soda instead of yeast to permit immediate baking—that are easily prepared and always enjoyed.An engaging and helpful introduction to baking quick br...

This first issue of 2012 features articles and essays from internationally recognized legal and education scholars, including an extensive Symposium on understanding education and its issues of policy and law in the United States. Topics include economic structures in education, teaching patriotism, charter and Catholic schools, Amish one-room schools, minority students, empirical work on religious schools, federalism, equal opportunity, and higher-education accreditation.In additi...

Chicago’s architecture attracts visitors from around the globe. The fourth edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago is the best portable resource for exploring this most breathtaking and dynamic of cityscapes. The editors offer entries on new destinations like the Riverwalk, the St. Regis Chicago, and The 606 as well as updated descriptions of Willis Tower and other refreshed landmarks. Thirty-four maps and over 500 photos make it easy to find each of the almost 2000 featured sites. A ...

For thirty years now the Phoenix Poets series has been publishing the best poets working in English, from young poets publishing their first books to renowned masters at the peak of storied careers. This sample presents some of the best poets and poems from those three decades—it’s sure to whet your appetite and get you coming back for more!

Seasonal recipes for summer dining, from cookout staples to cocktails—selected by the award-wining food writers of the Chicago Tribune.All year long, we look forward to a summertime filled with cookouts, picnics, beach trips, and dinner parties on the patio. From the first flower's bloom to the moment the leaves begin to turn, the summer season is always an exciting dash to spend time outside with good friends and family. While the winter months are filled...