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The poems in Blessed Are the Peacemakers ask what it means to make peace and examine the lengths and limitations of grace.

Offers an account of Kant's understanding of the human animal through examination of a range of published works and lecture transcripts from the 1770s to the 1790s, with particular attention paid to texts concerning anthropology, ethics, and human nature.

Growing Up Chicago is a collection of coming-of-age stories written by Chicagoland authors that reflects the diversity of the city and its metropolitan area. Primarily memoir, the book asks, What characterizes a Chicago author?

The fourteen stories in All Roads explore childhood trauma, addiction, and the reckless materialism of mainstream American culture. Set mostly in Chicago, the stories range from the perspective of a nine-year-old girl intensely observing her new stepmother to a woman trying to make sense of her body after cancer surgery.

Your comprehensive guide to the styles, history, locales, and people who make the Windy City a prime destination for slices and pies. This user-friendly guide is organized by pizza style so you can find the right recommendation for every family member, visitor, and occasion.

Chronicles the improbable turnaround of a drug smuggler who, after being sentenced to eight years in state prison, returned to society to earn a PhD in creative writing and become a tenured professor. Horton's essays highlight the difficulties of trying to change one's life for the better, how the weight of felony convictions never dissipates.

"Angela Jackson returns with a collage of poems that draw on storytelling, the history of the Chicago Black Arts Movement, and a beautiful reinterpretation of Hausa folklore"--

A collection of political love poems rendered through the eyes of Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, an immigrant living in New York City. These poems challenge the injustices of ageism, racism, and oppression with rage, forgiveness, honour, and endurance.

In her third collection, Indonesian American poet Cynthia Dewi Oka dives into the implications of being parents, children, workers, and unwanted human beings under the savage reign of global capitalism and resurgent nativism.