Slaughterhouse: Chicago's Union Stock Yard and the World It Made Steampunk FictionFrom the minute it openedon Christmas Day in 1865it was Chicagos must see tourist attraction, drawing more than half a million visitors each year. Families, visiting dignitaries, even school groups all made trips to the South Side to tour the Union Stock Yard. There they got a firsthand look at the citys industrial prowess as they witnessed cattle, hogs, and sheep disassembled with breathtaking efficiency. At their height, the kill floors employed
where artists and scientists gathered
Just as Tim O’Brien’s modern classic
as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators
Kean reminds us
Each chapter starts with an examination of the relationships among people and events that marked particular years as historical stepping stones in the evolution of the conflict
and love… this book is the kind that makes you ache to return to it” (Buzzfeed)
Amos ’n’ Andy through Beavis and Butt-Head
Together they form a comprehensive collection of Tolkien’s own illustrations for his most popular books
opportunity and tragedy
Written for the Screen and Directed by Sam Esmail
A love-averse Korean royal court cuisine instructor is waylaid by a gorgeous professor―and prince in disguise―who will do anything to prove to her that love and happily ever after can be theirs
break bad ones