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1	The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America more books like this by Erik Larson The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke ... see all copies from £4.91! new only from £9.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Lord of the Flies more books like this by Sir William Golding One of a series of titles first published by Faber between 1930 and 1990, and in a style and format planned with a view to the appearance of the volumes on the bookshelf. Golding's celebrated story is about small boys marooned on a coral island, where life turns into a nightmare of panic and death. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.25! \| first editions
3	Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days more books like this by Dr. Tim LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins Based on the apocalyptic prophesies of the Book of Revelation, this book tells the harrowing story of commercial airlines pilot Captain Rayford Steele, a wayward Christian who is left behind on earth following the end of the world. The first of 12 books in an astoundingly successful series of Christian action novels shows Rayford's gradual climb ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	House on Mango Street more books like this by Sandra Cisneros The story of a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago. Capturing her thoughts and emotions in poems and stories, she is able to rise above hopelessness and create a quiet space for herself in the midst of her oppressive surroundings. see all copies from £4.16! new only from £6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind more books like this by Dr. Tim LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins In this sequel to the bestseller Left Behind, Rayford Steele and Cameron Williams find themselves pressed into services for the man they believe could be the antichrist. Nicolae Carpathia takes over the United Nations, signs a peace treaty with Israel, and begins to lure the nations of earth together to form one global village. Meanwhile, the ... see all copies from £2.09! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Raisin in the Sun more books like this by Lorraine Hansberry In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a black chauffeur, dreams of a better life, and hopes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses some of the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out. ... see all copies from £5.22! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
7	Die Trying more books like this by Lee Child On a Chicago street in bright sunshine, Jack Reacher, is strolling nowhere and sees an attractive young woman, struggling on crutches. Naturally, he stops to offer her a steadying arm. And then he turns around to see a handgun aimed straight at his stomach. Locked in a dark, stifling van racing across America, chained to the woman, Reacher needs ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Then We Came to the End more books like this by Joshua Ferris Every office is a family of sorts, and the ad agency Ferris brilliantly depicts in his debut novel is a family at its strangest and best, coping with a business downturn in the time-honored way: through gossip, pranks, and increasingly frequent coffee breaks. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Lazarus Project more books like this by Aleksandar Hemon, Velibor Bozovic (Photographer), Chicago Historical Society (Photographer) The much anticipated novel from MacArthur Award-winning writer Hemon is a story of historical sweep and contemporary insight crafted in a dazzlingly original style. Illustrated. see all copies from £9.25! new only from £9.25! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Something Wicked This Way Comes more books like this by Ray Bradbury "The carnival rolls in sometime after midnight, ushering in Halloween a week early. The shrill siren song of a calliope beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £3.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Jungle more books like this by Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle, which inspired the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act, stands as a classic of Twentieth-century American literature and social protest. In this accessible and thorough edition by Christopher Phelps, a critical introduction addresses the wide range of issues raised by the text, including early ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Native Son more books like this by Richard Wright Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Wright's powerful novel is ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £2.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Storm Front more books like this by Jim Butcher In this first book in the offbeat Dresden Files, readers are introduced to Harry Dresden, a wizard with a consulting practice in modern-day Chicago. Dresdens profession offers him little money, lots of mockery, the suspicion of his magical colleagues, and plenty of danger. see all copies from £1.78! new only from £5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul more books like this by Karen Abbott Step into the perfumed parlors of the Everleigh Club, the most famous brothel in American history. Culminating in a dramatic last stand between brothel keepers and crusading reformers, this book presents a vivid snapshot of Americas journey from Victorian-era propriety to 20th-century modernity. see all copies from £6.27! new only from £9.18! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Angel Fire East more books like this by Terry Brooks As a Knight of the Word, John Ross has struggled against the tireless dark forces of the Void for twenty-five years. Ross is driven by dreams that show the world reduced to blood and ashes by the Void and its minions. But for all his power, John Ross is only one man, while the demons he battles are legion. Then Ross learns of the birth of a gypsy ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £6.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Fool Moon more books like this by Jim Butcher Business has been slow for professional wizard Harry Dresden, who hasn't been able to dredge up any kind of work, magical or mundane. But just when it looks like he can't afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise. see all copies from £1.89! new only from £5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Division street: America more books like this by Studs Terkel The book that first made Studs Terkel's reputation as this country's foremost oral historian is a unique portrait of America at a time of change and hope. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.95! \| first editions
18 view cover	Sister Carrie more books like this by Theodore Dreiser The text of the Third Edition is based on the 1900 Doubleday Page edition, with detailed annotations that reveal the author's use of real people and places in Chicago and New York. The novel is followed by "A Note on the Text," which discusses the relationship between this edition's text and that of the Pennsylvania Edition (1981), and a "Textual ... see all copies from £1.52! new only from £5.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The Target more books like this by Catherine Coulter A young girl who is mute becomes the target of a gang of venomous strangers who pursue her and her mother into the Rockies, and then on to Chicago. The girl and her mother, Molly Santana, become entangled early on with Ramsey Hunt, a judge who is looking to escape the brouhaha surrounding a courtroom shooting. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Proven Guilty more books like this by Jim Butcher The White Council of Wizards has drafted Harry Dresden to look into rumors of black magic in Chicago. Malevolent entities that feed on fear are loose, but it's all in a day's work for a wizard, his dog, and a talking skull named Bob. Soon to be a major Sci-Fi Channel series produced by Nicholas Cage. see all copies from £2.17! new only from £6.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Ordinary People more books like this by Judith Guest Describes a youth's breakdown and recovery and how it affects his family. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Grave Peril: Book Three of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher Chicago's wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden faces the toughest foe of his career: the ghost of an evil wizard who invades people's nightmares, and who uses other ghosts as lethal weapons. Harry tries to figure out why so many victims have ties to him--and if he doesn't figure it out soon, he could wind up a ghost himself. see all copies from £2.43! new only from £5.70!
23 view cover	Dead Beat: A Novel of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher As the seventh installment in the Dresden Files opens, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden's biggest problem is that his roommate, his vampire/incubus half-brother Thomas, won't clean up after himself or feed the cat and dog. But things get much worse fast. Harry has three days to find the Word of Kemmler, the supreme spellbook of a powerful and ... see all copies from £6.42! new only from £6.42! \| first editions
24 view cover	Summer Knight: Book Four of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher Now that his girlfriend has left him, professional wizard Harry Dresden can't pay his rent and alienates his friends. He's soon approached by the Winter Queen of Faerie with an offer he can't refuse--all he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer Queen's right-hand man, the Summer Knight, and clear the Winter Queen's name. Soon, Harry finds ... see all copies from £1.89! new only from £5.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Blood Rites: Book Six of the Dresden Files more books like this by Jim Butcher Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, takes on a case as a favor to his friend Thomas--a vampire of dubious integrity--only to become the prime suspect in a series of ghastly murders. Original. see all copies from £6.36! new only from £6.42! \| signed copies

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