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Read an Excerpt from “The Monetarists” by George S. Tavlas

September 21, 2023

The University of Chicago has a long, storied history within the field of economics. While Milton Friedman looms large within Chicago’s legacy, The Monetarists explores fellow scholars whose work and lives forever influenced and shaped modern economic thought. Read an excerpt below, introducing the incredible intellectual history that marks the

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What to Read for National Hispanic Heritage Month

September 14, 2023

To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ve put together a reading list highlighting the arts and lives of Hispanic individuals from a range of counties and traditions. With these books, you can explore the work of a brilliant Mexican painter, experimental Latin-American poetry, the life of a visionary biologist who

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What to Read for National Hispanic Heritage Month

September 14, 2023

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Six Questions with Anthony J. Martin, author of “Life Sculpted: Tales of the Animals, Plants, and Fungi That Drill, Break, and Scrape to Shape the Earth”

August 29, 2023

Meet the menagerie of life-forms that dig, crunch, bore, and otherwise reshape our planet. Did you know that elephants dig ballroom-sized caves alongside volcanoes? Or that our planet once hosted a five-ton dinosaur-crunching alligator cousin? In fact, almost since its fascinating start, life was boring. More than a billion years

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Eleanor of Aquitaine Between History and Legend | A Guest Post from Karen Sullivan

August 22, 2023

In Eleanor of Aquitaine, as It Was Said: Truth and Tales about the Medieval Queen, Karen Sullivan invites readers on a literary journey through the stories about the famous medieval queen, in order to discover what even the most fantastical tales reveal about Eleanor and life as a twelfth-century noblewoman.

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Read an Excerpt from “The Rise of the Masses” by Benjamin Abrams

August 11, 2023

August 14, 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of Egypt’s Rabaa Massacre, which sparked the beginning of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s reign of terror. Under el-Sisi’s command, Egyptian armed forces raided two camps of protesters in Cairo—one at al-Nahda Square and a larger group at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square. This horrific massacre claimed

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A Harvest Time Reading List

August 8, 2023

So here it is, August, that time for the abundance you’ve been working on all summer. But now what? What are you going to do with all those tomatoes, string beans, and—worst of all—the dreaded zucchinis? We offer a selection of books that will tempt your palate and inspire you

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Five Questions with Kevin J. Elliott, author of “Democracy for Busy People”

August 1, 2023

As election season draws ever closer, many voters face the dilemma of balancing being informed citizens with everyday responsibilities that impede their ability to participate in our nation’s government. In Democracy for Busy People, Kevin J. Elliott proposes new methods on how we can make democratic citizenship undemanding. Read on

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Five Questions with Sam Stephenson and Alan Thomas about the Work of W. Eugene Smith

July 18, 2023

This year, the University of Chicago Press is publishing new editions of two stunning photography collections by famed American photographer W. Eugene Smith. We sat down with the author and editor of the books, Sam Stephenson, along with the Press’s editorial director, Alan Thomas, who brought these two books to

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The influx of asylum-seekers is putting additional strain on a system that is under-resourced and unreliable, WBEZ analysis shows. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Anna Savchenko, Amy Qin and Cianna Greaves