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Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House. Paul Clemence with Foreword by Dirk Lohan. A revered icon of modern architecture, the Farnsworth House, near Plano, Illinois, is the only private residence designed by famed modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Striking architectural details are captured in more than 70 eye-catch- ing color and black-and-white photos and draw- ings. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 40 b&w & 33 color photos • 96 pp. • 978- 0-7643-2443-7 • HC • $34.95 / £33.99 / 51.95 CAD Ghosts of Springfield and Southern Illinois. Rachel Brooks Posadas. Meet Abraham Lincoln’s ghost relaxing in a rocking chair in his old home and the ghost of murdered abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy, who roams near his monument in Alton Cemetery. The ghost of Reverend Phillip Mercer locks and unlocks doors at the First Unitarian Church and Red is the Lincoln Theater’s most famous ghost. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 27 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643- 3304-0 • PB • $14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Greetings From Indianapolis. Robert Reed. More than 340 vintage postcards dating to the turn of the century showcase the nostalgic quality of this Hoosier city, including Monument Circle, views of Butler University, and the home of President Benjamin Harrison. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215 mm) • 344 postcard images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-2629-5 • PB • $24.95 / £23.99 / 36.95 CAD Collector’s Guide to Crawfordsville Crinoids. William W. Mogan. Concise but in depth under- standing of the Mississippian Age crinoids found in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The information provided will enable the reader to understand the geological history, the classification, and the features that differentiate the crinoid species found at this locality. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 111 photos • 96 pp. • 978-0-7643- 4604-0 • PB • $19.99 / £19.99 / 29.99 CAD Chicago Ghosts. Rachel Brooks. Chicago’s ghosts are an inextricable part of the city’s fabric. Meet the ghosts at Oprah’s studios, the strange hitchhikers along Archer Avenue, the frightened souls from the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, and the feared La Llorona, who just may steal your children! The devil baby and the haunted Hull house will chill you to the bone, as will Resurrection Mary. By the time you're through, you'll know all of Chi-town's greatest supernatural secrets, and you might never look at the city the same way again. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) •18b/wphotos•160pp. •978-0-7643-2742-1•PB•$14.95 / £14.99 / 22.95CAD Ghosts of Northern Illinois. Stephen Osborne. Ghost tales and legends surrounding Chicago, Rockford, Dekalb, Dixon, Byron, and other cities in towns in northern Illinois, with more than a dozen haunted locations to visit. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) • 30 b/w photos • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643- 4023-9 • PB • $16.99 / £16.99 / 24.99 CAD Chicago Crime Stories: Rich Gone Wrong. Bryan W. Alaspa. Discover the most notorious criminals and crimes in Chicago’s history through 18 crime-filled stories. Gain insight on copycat killers and the FBI. Read about the “Trial of the Century” and how legendary lawyer Clarence Darrow became a household name. Explore the mind of the Tylenol Terrorist who paralyzed the country with fear. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 4 b/w photos • 128 pp. • 978-0- 7643-3114-5 • PB • $14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Chicago’s Unsolved Crimes & Mysteries. Bryan W. Alaspa. Chicago is a city filled with history, but it is also filled with mysteries that, to this day, have no answer. People disappear, UFOs are spotted over O’Hare Interna- tional Airport, and the bodies of a notorious serial killer’s victims are still being sought. These tales, and more, will tantalize your mind, haunt your dreams, and keep you guessing • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) • 144 pp. •978-0-7643- 4311-7 • PB • $16.99 / £16.99 / 24.99 CAD Chicago History: The Stranger Side. Raymond Johnson. Strange new discoveries and connections for nine popular Chicago locations explored by a former criminal investigator, author, and local historian. Read about murdered sisters Barbara and Patricia Grimes, one too many bodies located under the 1893 Columbian Expo Cold Storage Fire Memorial at Oak Woods Cemetery, H. H. Holmes and Chicago’s White City, and links between Chicago and the Titanic disaster of 1912. Illustrations by Kimberly MacAulay. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 66 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-4509-8 • PB • $16.99 / £16.99 / 24.99 CAD Paranormal Illinois. Michael Kleen. Why did hundreds of people line up bumper to bumper in rural Illinois to catch a glimpse of a scantily clad phantom along Kennedy Hill Road? What is the real history behind Independence Grove and Devil’s Gate? This painstakingly researched book leaves no ghost unturned. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) •23b/wphotos•192pp. •978-0-7643-3430-6•PB•$14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Chicago Disasters. Bryan W. Alaspa. Whether the disasters came from the earth itself, or from fire, air, or water, Chicago has paid its dues in blood, sweat, and tears. You will be amazed at the courage, senselessness, shock, and horror of Chicago’s disasters. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) •6b/wphotos •128pp. •978-0-7643-3395-8•PB • $14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Chicago’s Haunt Detective. Raymond Johnson. Take a fresh look at Chicago’s ghosts, legends, and psychics from the viewpoint of a West Chicago criminal investi- gator and local historian. Read favorite legends and little-known stories. Who was the fun-loving, hitchhiking, dance hall phantom known as Resurrection Mary? Visit favorite legends and some not so well known stories in a fact vs. fiction supernatural investigation . . . Chicago Style. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) • 56 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3718-5 • PB • $16.99 / £16.99 / 24.99 CAD Indiana: Scenes Indiana: Stories, Lore & History Illinois: Stories, Lore & History Keep Your Mouth Shut. FLEX | KYM. More than 350 photographs combine with previously untold firsthand stories to offer readers a rarely seen look into graffiti art and street culture, capturing the energy and story of an individual in a subculture that has grown seemingly without boundaries. Documenting the urban subculture of graffiti art through an individual's growth from local to international artist, this book celebrates the beautiful yet painful life cycle of the artistic process. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 216 mm) • 358 color images • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-6687-1 • hardcover • $45.00 / £40.99 / 64.00 CAD Strange Indiana Monsters. Michael Newton. There are strange monsters in Indiana. Some are called “hypo- thetical” species by the state’s Department of Natural Resources, while others are merely exotic or overlooked. Indiana creatures will fascinate you as much as the in- trepid hunters who stalk them. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) • 49 b/w photos & illus • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-2608-0 • PB • $12.95 / £12.99 / 19.95 CAD Indiana Ghost Folklore. Tom Baker. Indiana has witches, werewolves, ghosts, ghouls, and Hairy Men galore in this shivery exploration of the dark side of Hoosier history. Take a haunted tour through the halls of Culbertson Mansion! Thrill to true accounts of possession and exorcism! Learn the secrets of UFO contacts in the Hoosier state. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 32 b/w images • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-3334-7 • PB • $14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Ghosts of Kansas. Beth Cooper. Meet the ghosts of Kansas! Visit with a librarian who moves books at the state capitol and prostitute ghosts that have been known to go home with patrons at River House. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 37 b/w photos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3390-3 • PB • $14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Birds and Beacons of Michigan. Kimberly Kotzian, John Kotzian. Birds and lighthouses have impassioned followers, and this is the first book to appeal to both audiences in Michigan, which is home to 129 lighthouses and nearly half the recorded bird species in the entire United States. More than 100 close-up photos invite readers to find and identify colorful birds at 20 iconic light- houses known to be birding hotspots. • 91/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206mm) • 189 color & b/w images • 128 pp. • 978-0-7643-5926-2 • PB • $24.99 / £23.99 / 36.99 CAD Detroit Graffiti. Chris Freitag. Thanks to the city’s street artists, Detroit is experiencing an artistic renaissance despite endemic financial struggles. The author has documented the evolution of Detroit street art culture in more than a dozen neighborhoods in and around this resilient Midwest city between 2008 and 2013. • 12" x 9" (304 x 228mm) • 511 photos • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-4688-0 • HC • $50.00 / £47.99 / 75.00 CAD Kansas: Stories, Lore & History Michigan: Architecture Michigan: Arts & Crafts South Bend Ghosts and Other Northern Indiana Haunts. Stephen Osborne. Meet the ghost of football great George Gipp that still haunts his old stomping grounds at Notre Dame University and the infamous Belle Gunness, who murdered more than 40 people at her LaPorte farmhouse. Haunted roads, unexplained lights, a house that possesses those who dare reside there, and even phantom felines await you in South Bend and the surrounding area. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) •11b/wphotos • 160 pp. • 978-0-7643-3199-2 • PB • $14.99 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD Haunted Hoosier Halls: Indiana University. Kat Klockow. Tour Indiana University’s spooky Bloomington campus and Southern Indiana’s haunted houses and creepy corners. Mysterious Buskirk-Showers Mansion is where one might be locked in the restrooms or find wine glass- es smashed. The Story Inn’s blue lady might stare back at you from a mirror. Meet the paranormal teams who have investigated notorious haunted locations, such as the Crump Theater, where phantom music and fragrances are often experienced, and Stepp Cemetery, with its many legends and scares. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) • 61 b/w photos • 192 pp. • 978- 0-7643-3574-7 • PB • $16.99 / £16.99 / 24.99 CAD Haunted Indianapolis and Other Indiana Ghost Stories. Tom Baker & Jonathan Titchenal. Read about the mysterious mansion of Skiles Test and see the strange, blue, dancing orbs that beckon in the night. Stop for a drink at the Slippery Noodle Inn and catch a glimpse of the spectral bootleggers and outlaws who still call the place their home. There’s more than corn in Indiana; ghosts and fear stalk the fields under the nighttime sky. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 5 b/w photos • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643- 2747-6 • PB • $14.95 / £14.99 / 22.95 CAD ILLINOIS • INDIANA • KANSAS • MICHIGAN | 61