The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The True Story of America’s First Black World Champion

The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The True Story of America’s First Black World Champion

by Adonia E. Lugo, PhD Foreword, Major Taylor Author and Ayesha McGowan Foreword

Born in 1878, bicycle racer Marshall "Major" Taylor became the first Black sports star to…

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Monsters of the Midwest: True Tales of Bigfoot, Werewolves, and Other Legendary Creatures

Monsters of the Midwest: True Tales of Bigfoot, Werewolves, and Other Legendary Creatures

by Jessica Freeburg Author and Natalie Fowler Author

Grab a copy of this exciting collection of monster tales from the Midwest and discover spooky stories about a whole…

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What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America

What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America

by Thomas Frank Author

In this insightful, funny, and sardonic book, acclaimed author Thomas Frank unravels the greatest political mystery of…

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Hello Cleveland: Things You Should Know About the Most Unique City in the World

Hello Cleveland: Things You Should Know About the Most Unique City in the World

by Nick Perry Author and Jason Look Illustrator

Hello Cleveland unlocks the hidden, larger-than life history and culture of Cleveland, Ohio, possibly the country's…

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Speak In Tongues: An Oral History of Cleveland's Infamous DIY Punk Venue

Speak In Tongues: An Oral History of Cleveland's Infamous DIY Punk Venue

by Eric Sandy Author and Ken Blaze Photographer

Speak In Tongues was a freewheeling, community-run underground music venue in Cleveland, Ohio that operated on a…

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Resist #48: Minneapolis from the Saddle - A Winter Cycling Journal

Resist #48: Minneapolis from the Saddle - A Winter Cycling Journal

by Matte Resist Author

Anyone who's ever visited the Twin Cities in the winter knows that what people mean by 'cold' just about…

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Clevo Style: How Decades of Cleveland Punk and Hardcore Shaped the World

Clevo Style: How Decades of Cleveland Punk and Hardcore Shaped the World

by A. Iwasa Author

Cleveland, Ohio's punk scene has played host and step parent to tens of thousands of kids for over 40…

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Midwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 109 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness

Midwest Medicinal Plants: Identify, Harvest, and Use 109 Wild Herbs for Health and Wellness

by Lisa M. Rose Author

In Midwest Medicinal Plants, Lisa Rose is your trusted guide to finding, identifying, harvesting, and using 120 of the…

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Midwest Foraging: 115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles, from Burdock to Wild Peach

Midwest Foraging: 115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles, from Burdock to Wild Peach

by Lisa M. Rose Author

The Midwest offers a veritable feast for foragers, and with Lisa Rose as your trusted guide you will learn how to safely…

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Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago 7

Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago 7

by Lee Weiner Author

In March 1969, eight young men were indicted by the federal government for conspiracy to incite a riot. First dubbed the…

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How I Learned to Hate in Ohio

How I Learned to Hate in Ohio

In late-1980s rural Ohio, bright but mostly friendless Barry Nadler begins his freshman year of high school with the…

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Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms

Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms

by Teresa Marrone Author and Kathy Yerich Author

Specific to the Upper Midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and…

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World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero

World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero

by Michael Kranish Author

At the end of the 19th Century a young black man called Major Taylor swept the new, hugely popular sport of…

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Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio

Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio

by Derf Backderf Author

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard gunned down unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State…

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Cleveland in 50 Maps

Cleveland in 50 Maps

An amazingly detailed and quirky collection of maps about Cleveland, AKA, the Forest City."Follow the changing…

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$25 Superpack: Flyover Country Stories

$25 Superpack: Flyover Country Stories

by Dan Méndez Moore Author, Bill Brown Author, David A. Ensminger Author, Craven Rock Author and Super Pack! Author

From the heart of the USA, these four books will open your eyes to events, subcultures, and factors of everyday life…

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Chicago Blues

Chicago Blues

by Jeff Stookey Author

Following Jimmy Harper's move to Chicago, he finds himself entangled with the mob and a black drag performer. Not…

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Juggalo Country: Inside the World of Insane Clown Posse and America's Weirdest Music Scene

Juggalo Country: Inside the World of Insane Clown Posse and America's Weirdest Music Scene

by Craven Rock Author and Damon Thompson Illustrator

WHOOP! WHOOP! The Insane Clown Posse calls itself "the most hated band in the world," but with 11 million…

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Punks Around #4: The Minot, North Dakota Punk Scene 2001-2018

Punks Around #4: The Minot, North Dakota Punk Scene 2001-2018

by Joe Biel Author and Alexander Herbert Series Editor

Minot may only be the fourth largest city in North Dakota, but it's a key player in the punk…

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Punks Around #3: The Minot, North Dakota Punk Scene 1989-2000

Punks Around #3: The Minot, North Dakota Punk Scene 1989-2000

by Joe Biel Author and Alexander Herbert Series Editor

In 1999 our show in MInot, North Dakota was canceled but the locals said that we could still come hang out. I gave them…

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The Cleveland Neighborhood Guidebook

The Cleveland Neighborhood Guidebook

by Anne Trubek Author

If you've lived in Cleveland, you know that there's two sides to the city. If you haven't lived there, then…

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How to Speak Midwestern

How to Speak Midwestern

by Edward McClelland Author

Ever been deluded by someone's frequent interjections of "eh?" in a conversation? Or wonder why some…

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Red State Blues: Stories from Midwestern Life on the Left

Red State Blues: Stories from Midwestern Life on the Left

by Martha Bayne Author

A collection of essays from blue voters in the Midwest about their lived experiences of watching as their traditionally…

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The Battle of Lincoln Park: Urban Renewal and Gentrification in Chicago

The Battle of Lincoln Park: Urban Renewal and Gentrification in Chicago

by Daniel Kay Hertz Author

Are you a sucker for politically and economically complex situations? What about compelling battles for equality? If you…

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The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther

The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther

by Jeffrey Haas Author

Fans of the Malcolm X's autobiography will enjoy this expose of Fred Hampton's life and the role that the police…

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An Autobiography of Black Chicago

An Autobiography of Black Chicago

by Dempsey Travis Author

This is a history of Chicago's African-American community through the personal experiences of late civil rights…

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Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter

Six Days in Cincinnati: A Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter

by Dan Méndez Moore Author

This is the graphic history of the 2001 Cincinnati riots, told for the first time from the perspective of the…

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Out of the Basement: From Cheap Trick to DIY Punk in Rockford, IL, 1973-2005

Out of the Basement: From Cheap Trick to DIY Punk in Rockford, IL, 1973-2005

by David A. Ensminger Author

Small town America built the punk rock revolution; but big city scenes have gotten all the coverage. No longer! Out…

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Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse and the World They Made

Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse and the World They Made

by Steve Miller Author

Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse and the World They Made is a vivid journey into the heart of a misunderstood subculture.…

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Detroit: I Do Mind Dying

Detroit: I Do Mind Dying

by Dan Georgakas Author and Marvin Surkin Author

This book chronicles the formation of the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement and the League of Revolutionary Black…

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